I got the chance to shoot this 2013 Ford E-450 Thomas School Bus recently for Four Wheeler magazine. It belongs to Steven Merrill, who works at the go-to Ford E-series 4x4 van specialist Ujoint Offroad in Fletcher, North Carolina.
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@josephvalentjr767716 годин тому
Excellent build.
@BitzerDogTaylorsVersion139 місяців тому
I ACTUALLY WISH this were my bus to school every day
@reidcrosby62418 місяців тому
Most folks dont know just how COOL the 5r110 tranny is. I have had two 2014 6.8s with that tranny ....LOVE it!! The mountain descents are the awesome thing when you hit that "tow" button on the end of the gear shifter. It'll put you into the windshiled.
@fmxman1564Рік тому
nice bus! props for doing it!
@828findadventureРік тому
Very nice build.
@bobmoss45787 місяців тому
What an amazing build congratulations
@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsportsРік тому
That is one cool 😎school 🚐 bus!!
@rspurdieРік тому
I’ve been watching this bus for a while. Really cool spotlight video 🤙
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
Thank you! It’s such a cool build.
@chrisnaaa3378Рік тому
can you please tell me where you saw the build? thanks
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
@@chrisnaaa3378 I’m not sure if this question is for me, but the only place I believe that Steven has uploaded photos of the progress is on his Instagram. (@steven.merrill)
@davids2885Рік тому
@@chrisnaaa3378, you can also see it on the UJoint UKposts page.
@alexl2981Рік тому
Very cool & practical.
@sixyonex7385Рік тому
Nice, Buses can be a very good platform to build out.
@jdtankvideos2584Рік тому
You have the totally awesome UKposts channel keep up the good work my friend and totally awesome school bus
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
Thank you! I appreciate the compliment.
@richardkamara5532Рік тому
Thank you Mansour for mentioning the price.
@user-dg6ub6xp9j9 місяців тому
Amazing
@kevinfenton2781Рік тому
Great Great job as usual 👍👍🍺🍻
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
Thank you!
@savagewagon60385 місяців тому
Pretty sure I saw this bus in black mountain a few days ago. Very nice
@Ali_Mansour_Editor5 місяців тому
That was most likely him. He lives around that area.
@gouchmcdougal7831Місяць тому
Looks great!!! Luke 9:62
@D_Cali_Life8 місяців тому
4th Child ? wow, i'm 32 and can't even have my 1st lol and own several vans and schoolies lol
@johnluniewski17916 місяців тому
Sold❤
@Thesaltymedic36Рік тому
I know it snowed ❄️ but you’re still going to school 😂
@HighCountryRamblerРік тому
Does this mean no more snow days? Curious why your running your rear tires so deflated? Also considering the swap from dual rear wheels to single, did you have to add a wheel spacer or anything else? Lastly, what's the rating on those rears? Thank you nice work boys...
@stevenmerrill739Рік тому
we deflated the rear tires after attempting to drive out of the pit with no success so we aired down to around 20psi and she crawled right out no problem, i did add 2' wheel spacer to the rear with a little extra backspacing on the wheels to fill out that wheel well, and by rating i assume you mean weight rating witch if i remember correctly is 3500lbs, and that is how i'm able to run singles in the rear.
@mattg315311 місяців тому
What is the towing capacity for this bus? I’m looking at doing a build and wanting to be able to tow my jeep. Just can’t find any answers on towing capacity online for busses.
@Ali_Mansour_Editor11 місяців тому
A stripped E0450 cutaway van for that year had a towing capacity of 10,000 pounds. With that bus body, it likely cut that in half. I know that's the case with most motorhomes on the same chassis.
@hilostateofmind2 місяці тому
How much did the 4x4 conversion cost?
@Ali_Mansour_Editor2 місяці тому
He works for the company that sells the conversions. Pricing depends on a few different things. You can actually see all of the price breakdown here. www.ujointoffroad.com/products/e-series-4x4-conversion/
@FluffyCookie_18 днів тому
What lift kit did you use for it
@Ali_Mansour_Editor18 днів тому
The bus was built by Ujoint Offroad. It uses their six inch lift 4x4 conversion kit.
@FluffyCookie_18 днів тому
@@Ali_Mansour_Editor thank you, I really like the build
@aminghasemi6121Рік тому
Anyone knows how much does this (4wheel conversion) cost here on this bus???
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
It depends on what parts you need and if you are going to do the conversion yourself. You can find parts pricing on Ujoint's website here: www.ujointoffroad.com/products/e-series-4x4-conversion/
@D_Cali_Life8 місяців тому
Anywhere from $10,000 - $25,000 depending on lift, springs, dana 60 vs dana 60 wide. Usually buses you want the wide track axle due to the weight.
@IntuitiveUniversityРік тому
Why are the tires so soft?
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
He aired down. They place we were shooting the video was very sandy.
@nwobodougochukwu9616Рік тому
I like tho bus. How can I get it? I live in Nigeria
@rndmprsn3532Рік тому
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
@industrioususРік тому
You have to build it. Me too.
@paulfmurphy617Рік тому
why an open rear diff?
@Ali_Mansour_EditorРік тому
It's on his list of future upgrades. For most of the camping/wheeling adventures he takes his family on now, he can get away with an open rear diff for now.
@grandpawolt13494 місяці тому
How’s the mileage?
@Ali_Mansour_Editor4 місяці тому
I believe he said he only gets around 7 or 8 miles per gallon.