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8.3 bus swap

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12v MPG in a 3400mpg vehicle

New Project Cummins Swaped Lambo

With the engine in it was time to make a new box for it, we built a frame for it out of 2"x2" steel tube, that we would cover with aluminum diamond plate
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Up next was the wiring, I had no existing harness to work with so i custom made a new harness for the engine, fans & control system and for the new custom made dash. The 6 fans are split into 3 sets of 2, each set of 2 is controlled by its own adjustable control unit. and all the systems are ran through a bussman fuse and relay block.
 
The drivers cockpit was finished out with the steering wheel and column from the same MCI bus that gave us the steering gear box, illuminated rocker switches, and a new Bostrom air seat
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From a combination of age and lots of sharp turns on the battle field the rear suspension was worn out so we pulled the whole thing apart and rebuilt it with new bushings, part of the nice thing is that Hendrickson walking beam suspension is a very simple but strong and easy to work on system
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The end of our work on the bus, including Trucklite H4 conversion head lights, 194 LED replacement bulbs in all the marker lights, Trucklite Super 40's for tail lights and custom made aluminum mirror brackets, at some point it will be going to paint and body shop to have the body worked touched up and get a fresh coat of paint.
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