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Need some clarification
Good day I have been lurking here for a while as the wife and I are looking at getting a bus to convert. Must say the knowledge here is impressive. I really feel like a duck out of water. We really want a Prevost as the styling is unparalleled. Also being a Canuck it’s nice to be able to buy something homegrown. I located a bus that is ready for conversion but, I am having some difficulty determining the exact specs of it. The seller says it is a 1976 LeMirage with a silver 92 and an allison auto. I did some research on this bus and found it was owned by Pacific Western Transportation in Alberta. On their site it is listed as a Prestige. It was delivered December 1975. I was under the impression that all Prestige units had the roof step. It’s confusing as this one does not have the step and it has square headlights. I have attached some pics of the bus. If anyone can shed some light on this it would be greatly appreciated. I am thinking of going to have a look at it next week. It is a 10 hr drive so it would be nice to know what I am looking at.
Thank you,
Dean
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Dean, the pics did not show up.
I have said this on the BCM and or the BNO site but I will say it here. In today’s economic climate you can buy a professionally converted Prevost with all the goodies found in a professional conversion for a whole lot less than you can convert one yourself. If you want to do a conversion for the satisfaction, even then you have an excellent starting point because all the expensive stuff is usually in place.
As to your pictures if you are having trouble posting them email them and we can put them up.
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I agree with Jon, If you look in the used bus sales on this site and google searches you could find a late 80’s or early 90’s for a lot less then a buying a shell. It is just as much fun refurbishing one as doing one from scratch. the added bonus is you can use it from day one. Professional converter general build there buses so that you can work on them fairly easy. I bought a home conversion for my first bus and it was a nightmare just running a wire from back to front. Keep looking and a Prevost is a good base vehicle to start with and keep.
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Dean, welcome to PC
You must be a tinker wanting to take on a bus remodel.
FWIW….if you can find a bus that needs repair but at the point of purchase is driveable. With the talents on this board I think you would be happier from the get go. Many of the PC guys are taking things apart daily and I’am amazed at the help with any project available here.
This way you can use the expertise of PC members, tech contacts, parts suppliers and so on. I’ll admit I like to work on our bus …..BUT the fun comes using it.
just saying
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Hi and thanks for the welcome. Sorry about the pics. I placed them using my Iphone. For some reason they didn’t come up. I will try again from my PC. As far as a ground up conversion, I really like the satisfaction of starting from nothing then building it up. I have done this on vehicles and recently on a 1978 Airstream. I really like the challenge. I know it would be alot easier to find a partial conversion and start from there but, finding something like that here for a decent price is like finding hens teeth. I can get a great deal on this unit as it is owned by a metal recycler who will sell it to me for the price of scrap metal. It would be a shame to see her crushed. You can tell by the pics that it will need some serious love. As long as it is mechanically sound I can deal with the rest.
Thanks again,
Dean
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Good luck. Look forward to watch this move forward.
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No way I would tackle that job!
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That thing looks like it was rode hard and put away wet many, many times. I wouldn’t buy that with someone else’s money!
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can tell by windows etc. Might be a tar sands bus from that area.No big problem with that. In states would pass but it is differant where your from with the problems importing a shell to convert. A basic bones conversion would be intresting but keep in mind you will never recover the cost. At best with the age 10 to 15 grand with luck and a real nice conversion inside. All the outside skin is interchangeable thru the 80’s Just need to check ribspacing. Ck rust around bottom of bays and around engine cradle. not good for engine to fall out. simple here not everyone has a unlimited $$$ Bob
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