Creative Bus Ideas

[Jeremy]

Here's an idea from the Antipodes for keeping your toad close by, OK, under the bed:  http://www.hobohome.com/the_motorhome/moke_in_motorhome.php

You know, I could almost do that with my bus with barely any modification - the rear boot (trunk) is almost long enough front-to-back already, and could easily be extended forwards towards the rear axle if I put the water tanks somewhere else. It's plenty high enough as well I think. The only problem is that I'd never be able to bring myself to drive a Mini Moke, even though you can still buy new ones here from several replica manufacturers.

But the modern electric version - I could live with one of those, especially if you could tie it into the bus battery bank when it wasn't being used (I notice that the battery bank in one of these is 'only' configured to give 48v, which is much lower than most electric vehicles. I reckon you could used 48v on a bus quite easily - 48v inverters are certainly commonplace).





Jeremy

PS - Wow, this thread has really drifted around!

[Scott Crosby]

TJ had this image on his blog. 

[Charles in SC]

I have been expecting something like that from Kyle.

[luvrbus]

Hey Scott I have one of the old TS4 Rootes/Lister engines in the hanger in Scottsdale really is a unique engine I gave a 100 bucks for it on the Texas coast repaired the starter hooked a battery and a fuel supply to it and the damn thing started in about 10 turns, I have a 2-51 GMC (Detroit) that has no valves also it's different   

[TomC]

Look up the Napier-Deltic. Triangular shaped engine with 3 banks of 6 cylinder with 36 pistons. For a design from the 50's, was way ahead of it's time. Now, a very dirty burning engine that could be cleaned up with better piston sealing technology and using common rail electronic injection with up to date after treatment.

The whole reason for the Deltic was a light weight, compact engine that put out a lot of power. But-we have 4 stroke engines that putting out just about the same power to weight as the 2 strokes. Good Luck, TomC