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Magic School Bus

Buying

Greg Archambault, Florida school bus dealer
http://www.bgasales.net/inventory.html
http://www.floridachurchbus.com/
http://twitter.com/bgasalesdotnet

Advice

Protip: 5.9L Cummins engine, Alison transmission, regular maintenance schedule

• http://busforsaleguide.com/school-bus-for-sale.htm
• Ten Commandments of Bus Buying
• PreSale Checklist
• http://www.vonslatt.com/
• http://www.schoolbushomestead.com/Bus%20Conversion/130686
• http://www.sbsales.com/

How do we drive the damn thing?

• http://www.mezziah.org/burningman/bus/howtodrive.stm
• Florida CDL handbook
• Driver Education Course

Mods and Design

• Lot of links here
• Jake's School Bus Conversion
• BruinGilda the Aeroswine
• S-caper
• Metamorphobus

Fuel Efficiency

How should the weight be distributed?

Flat front vehicles have a lot of drag, increasing fuel consumption. What are some ways we could mod it to reduce fuel consumption?

• http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Low-Drag-Car-Aerodynamics/A_109778/article.html
• http://www.recumbents.com/car_aerodynamics/
• http://www.edmunds.com/advice/fueleconomy/articles/106954/article.html
• http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003076/posts