Sadly we have to find a new home for our converted
1967 GMC4107-1010 - 8V71/4spd.trans. With life, changes come & this is one of them.
Here's you tube links for videos too:
Cold Start Bus:
https://youtu.be/sVso4wIWRSICold Start Generator:
https://youtu.be/nZ9EChSmiv8Asking $18000.00(includes ALL parts equip., Manuals for bus) or make a offer. Please read sorry its long but hopefully answers a lot of questions. SERIOUS INQUIRIES FOR RV PLEASE! Location Milaca, Minnesota 56353
Contact Linda #612-968-0226 (leave message)/Text/ or email: BusBiz1313@gmail.com
*The BUYER of RV will have 1ST CHOICE of ALL PARTS & EQUIP. we have for the Bus: AFTER bus is sold if anything is left it'll be available at that time PLEASE NO CALLS FOR INDIVIDUAL PARTS.
Let me also state this is not a “fancy to the eye” conversion it’s more utilitarian we’d describe but what was converted was done in a quality way & even though this coach has the wear & tear of miles & miles on it we took care to do preventative maintenance to avoid problems(& have all work orders service records going back to 1986) so may not be as pretty but certainly functional & READY to USE as RV its fully converted we lived in it between our previous move for approx. a month or so. When last winterized all systems worked I’m not going to add water until there is a serious interested buyer so I haven’t fired up the water pump or hot water heater but I don’t expect any issues & I will ck. should someone serious be interested.
We have not done anything to the exterior the paint was done by the band that purchased it but it will need body work as is common with these busses the areas around D-windows etc… need fixing before painting & there are some rain leakage around front cap skylight. Good news we have ALL the parts needed for the coach. Literally we have good used Front Cap, d-window frames, most all body panels-doors, replacement glass some new some used including new windshields etc… I also have literally tons of parts for other components such as brakes, complete front axle, suspension, electrical, body channels-rubber etc… I have a spare 8v71new style standard block should our engine ever fail & we need a good core/I have spare transmissions for parts, I have brand new clutch plates, I can’t even begin to list every item here I've included some rough pictures of parts as example, we wish to sell the bus & ALL PARTS including a engine stand/trans. stand & a VERY heavy duty cherry picker capable of lifting an engine block basically anything we have for the bus can go with it. including numerous manuals for 4104/4106/4107/4108/4903/4905 these are maintenance & parts manuals & electrical diagrams. We were in the charter business running these busses for 30yrs. One collects many items over that time frame!
I have run AC & generator/inverter etc… to make sure that’s all okay. It will need added house batteries as I only installed 2-6v deep cycles-new on 8-16-21 so I could test everything(normally there are 8 ). The coach starting batteries were new 5-20-2020. Generator battery is new AGM 12v on 8-16-21. Tires are good tread but are aged over 10yrs so need replacement.
This bus was a greyhound then when retired went to Minot, ND for many yrs. Then our company (Robinson Coach Inc.) bought it in 2/1986 we ran charters with it till 3/1993 put 204897miles on it then sold it to a band(3/1993) we‘d recently installed a good used(stand tested) engine.
We ended up with it back for non-payment. At that point my hubby & I decided to buy it from our company(1994) & have it converted. 2 retired men that had built a few bus rv’s (Jim Conroy RIP :-( & Lloyd Hanson) & owned their own converted busses also 1 of which was a retired MASTER ELECTRICIAN did the conversion for us it was near $40,000.00 to convert including purchase of bus. It was finished between 1997-1998approx. We have all maintenance records going back to 1986 & Minots records prior to our ownership of mileage etc..
I can provide any photos details that I may have not included just ask.
Sadly we only put approx. 20,000 miles on it since our conversion to much work not enough play.
Items we added or upgraded:
*Air Throttle installed/*Backup Lights & Alarm(when you want them)/*Bay Heaters/*Lights & plug ins & hot-cold water faucets in Lower bays/*installed pvc tube from rear to front in case wires have to be run from front to rear/*Left access available to starter/upper manifold-head etc../*added on engine vent tube tank to prevent oil drips/*Stainless Steel framed tailgate/*Installed Spin On Oil Filter/*Installed Shepherd Strg. Gear/*Wabasto for cold start & heat for RV(left original heating for when running down road)/*2-Roof Air/*10K Diesel Generator/*2-20#? propane tanks for hot water & stove top/*Fantastic fan at rear/*added a roof vent at front/*full sized house refrigerator(albeit installed good used)/upgraded in floor thermostat to honeywell for adjusting coach interior heat/
*NOTE: only stove top works the oven does not. Currently no microwave in bus but could be provided/*Fresh water tank 180gallons approx./
* Since we ran GM’s commercially for 30+yrs. & know the likely “common” breakdowns, before bay tunnels were inaccessible from conversion we added fittings in front bay tunnel on the fuel lines & ran new aeroquip lines from front bay to rear engine compartment for the future should the original steel fuel lines fail (which is very common) this way should it happen we just hook them up they’re all set to go. We also made a point of keeping access to items that are important for maintenance.
We did everything we could to be sure we wouldn’t have mechanical breakdowns. This bus shifts great, & engine runs great. It is a old coach so its not perfect & someone can still customize interior as we didn’t finish front half because we wanted it open. In Fact the new plywood flooring we covered entirely with plastic & put down rubber interlocking floor mats because I didn’t want 1 drop of anything to get spilled onto the new flooring & we had dogs & wanted to completely protect the floor from dirt & water.
Here is main component info(note all work professionally done & all needed associated parts replaced at the same time such as seals/brgs/gaskets/bushings etc..:
Mileage on bus hubometer currently 82765
*AIR COMPRESSOR:5-9-1996 at 59261miles-New Rebuilt 700compressor & had rear air tank repaired & pressure tested.
*ALTERNATOR:2-8-1991 at 005922-Installed Rebuilt.
*BRAKES:
FRONTS-Left & Right: 4-30-1991 at 14554miles-Linings turned to match drums/new studs/drums measures: 14-5/8”
REARS-Left & Right-4-22-1991 at 14554miles-Linings turned to match/new studs/Axles also done welded turned etc../(LR drum measures 14-¾”
5-9-1996 at 59261-Right Rear installed 1/8oversized rollers/installed new E3Application Valve.
*WHEEL BEARINGS:
FRONT- Left & Right: repacked: 11-4-1998 at 62803. 11-4-1998 at 62803-RF outer only brg-race replaced
REAR-Left & Right: repacked: 10-26-1994 at 59261 ALL brgs. races all replaced new.
*CLUTCH: 5-9-1996 at 59261-New Discs/Plates
*Differential:8-31-1990 at 161459miles(hubometer changed 166447)-Installed rebuilt 4106 diff.(current total miles on it 87753)
*DRIVE LINE: 5-9-1996 at 59261miles-New Ujoints & balanced
*ENGINE: 8-9-1991 at 28003miles: Rebuilt Blower
2-15-1993 at 38839: Installed good used engine from Unit#381-Test Ran on stand prior to install/Rebuilt Water Pump/New Engine Mounts/Replaced all 8 rocker arms/At this time also while engine removed had C&J bus repair reinforce Bulkhead to prevent future problems.
5-9-1996 at 59261miles: New Fuel Pump installed/Tuned Engine
6-13-2004 at 72275miles: Installed new injectors/compression test/eng. oil/filter changed.
*EXHAUST: 5-9-1996 at 59261- Installed New Muffler & all pipes EXCEPT-pipe from muffler to upper manifold not available at that time.
7-4-2002 at 75560- new upper pipe from muffler to upper manifold replaced.
*HEATING: 5-9-1996 at 59261miles-Installed Rebuilt Blower Motors/Rebuilt Circulating Pump/Heater Core Flushed & pressure checked.
*FAN DRIVE: 2-15-93 at 38839- Rebuilt drive & new seals installed.
*RADIATOR: 5-9-1996 at 59261-New Core installed put nal-cool in cooling system.
*SUSPENSION:
FRONT: 5-9-1996 at 59261-New Shocks/All new Radius Rod Rubbers upper & lower/All new Air bags installed.
REAR: 10-23-1989 at 139411(hubometer replaced at 166447)-Radius Rod Rubbers Lowers only replaced.
10-9-1990 at 164114(hubometer replaced at 166447)-Right Rear Radius Rod Bracket Repaired/All New upper Radius Rod Rubbers installed.
5-9-1996 at 59261- All 4 Air Bags & new plates installed/Right Rear Beam Cracked C&J bus repaired/New upper Radius Rod Mounts.
*STARTER: 6-6-2001 at 72275miles- new starter installed
*STEERING: 11-4-1998 at 62803-New king pins installed/New end assy. Drag link at Pitman Arm/Alighnment-toe in done by bauer.
1996?After we owned replaced booster cylinder with Shepherd Steering Gear/replaced all associated parts & rebuilt pwr. Strg. Pump.
*TRANSMISSION: 5-9-1996 at 59261-New rebuilt transmission installed/New clutch & plates/New bushings in Oil pump drive gear & thrust ring machined back to specs rebuilt/new release shaft & bushings etc.. bell crank levers rebuilt as needed.
*TIRES: All Tires were previously Goodyear Lease tires bought out from our company-(Leased tires are built differently than retail most of our fleet tires lasted well into 200000miles).
The tires are ALL over 10yrs old so have aged out in spite of looking very good. Will need replacement for long distance driving & safety.
Fronts(LF-BG378/RF-BG377) have 35000miles on since new in 2001
LRO-BG242-1993-97000 miles on.
LRI-
RRO-BG158-1989-67,000miles on.
RRI-
