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Chopper Scott
Hero Member
Posts: 1303
MCI 7
Before and after pics
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June 06, 2010, 06:09:32 PM »
You won't mistake my old 7 for a Prevost but I am trying to spruce it up some. Anyways I've been coming home with a black face lately and some of you know what that entails. The po had an aluminum painted bumper that was rather ratty looking so I had a stainless one bent up and polished it and then the rear ss of the bus. Not mirror perfect but a huge improvement.
Before
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Next on the list will be the window awnings but they may have to wait until I have more time. I don't need them just laying around in boxes until I can find time later this summer.
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Seven Heaven.... I pray a lot every time I head down the road!!
Bad decisions make good stories.
Tom Y
Hero Member
Posts: 1073
80 5C With Cummins L10 in Progress
Re: Before and after pics
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June 06, 2010, 07:14:38 PM »
Looks GOOD. Tom Y
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Tom Yaegle
jmblake
Jason & Martha Blake
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Posts: 650
Re: Before and after pics
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June 06, 2010, 07:18:45 PM »
Lookin good Scott, Every little thing make's a big difference in the apperance of these big old buses, My dad polished mine while I worked on every thing else and I didn't envey what he did. I also would like to get window awnings, maybe someday. Keep up the good work. Jason
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http://s630.photobucket.com/albums/uu30/jmblakebus/
http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv270/cccabinetry/
1981 MCI9 50 Series, North Western Pa
NewbeeMC9
NewbeeMC9
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Posts: 1208
1981 MC9 8V71, HT 740
Re: Before and after pics
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June 06, 2010, 07:56:12 PM »
Sweet,
You'll look good when your leaving
also
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robertglines1
steam nut
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Posts: 4557
Re: Before and after pics
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June 06, 2010, 08:00:59 PM »
;DNice
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Bob@Judy 98 XLE prevost with 3 slides --Home done---last one! SW INdiana
Greg Roberts
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Posts: 137
Re: Before and after pics
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June 06, 2010, 08:12:45 PM »
Very nice!
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muddog16
Example is more powerful than reproach. ~Aesop
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Posts: 506
Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 06:11:54 AM »
Scott, that dark, dark dirt from polishing takes about as much time to clean off as it does getting on you! Nice job..........the bumper was well made.......what thickness of stainless did you end up using for the bumper.......?
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Pat
1982 Prevost LeMirage
8V92TA/HT754
http://prevostlemirage.blogspot.com/
Gary LaBombard
"Rustless Money Pit"
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Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 08:57:50 AM »
Scott,
Really nice looking Coach, you have a site for looking at more photos of your workmanship etc.? Again, Nice looking coach to be proud of.
Gary
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Chopper Scott
Hero Member
Posts: 1303
MCI 7
Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 10:35:10 AM »
I used 16 gauge Pat. I had my steel supplier bend it for me and kept the drop as I want to do some other stuff with the tailights. I did ask that if there was a good side to the sheet to put that on the outside. When I got it they had done exactly the opposite.
The inside was perfect and the outside looked like it had been drug down a gravel road!!!! A lot more work!! Sometime I'll get around to getting more pics up in Photobucket or such Gary. I'm what one would call computer challenged at some things!!!
Thanks for the compliments...... even from you Newbee!!
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Seven Heaven.... I pray a lot every time I head down the road!!
Bad decisions make good stories.
Sam 4106
Hero Member
Posts: 679
Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 01:42:35 PM »
Hi Scott,
WOW! Looks really good. Do you know what model bus your taillight assemblies are from?
Thanks, Sam MC8
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1976 MCI-8TA with 8V92 DDEC II and Allison HT740
muddog16
Example is more powerful than reproach. ~Aesop
Hero Member
Posts: 506
Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 01:49:58 PM »
Scott, when you order stainless ask for the polish grade and make sure the good side is plastic coated and protected when it gets to you. Same goes for any nice grade of aluminum, some fabricators know the difference, if they don't find a new supplier. I have a precut sheet for the front of my prevost that I haven't put on yet, its a 16 gauge, mirror polished sheet, it came packed in 3/4" plywood with steel bands around it! This is a super #8 mirror finish. The supplier was this link here, the guy was excellant to work with!
http://www.mirroredstainlesssolutions.com/index.htm
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Pat
1982 Prevost LeMirage
8V92TA/HT754
http://prevostlemirage.blogspot.com/
Chopper Scott
Hero Member
Posts: 1303
MCI 7
Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 07:10:39 PM »
Pat, I did ask but my supplier didn't have it so being the real smart guy I am I did it the hard way.
I have now idea what lights I have Sam. They were there from the po. They really don't look like somebody did something custom but then again they don't look like something that was original. I'll be doing something different down the road with led's since I already have done the 24 volt to 12 volt relays for the trailer. When does this ever end!!!!
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Seven Heaven.... I pray a lot every time I head down the road!!
Bad decisions make good stories.
Kwajdiver
MCI-9 "Kwaj Diver"
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Posts: 1155
Re: Before and after pics
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June 07, 2010, 07:24:00 PM »
I love the paint.
Bill
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Auburndale, Florida
MCI-9
V-6-92 Detroit, Allison 5 spd auto
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
buswarrior
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the old one: '75 MC8 with an 8V71 HT740
Re: Before and after pics
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Reply #13 on:
June 07, 2010, 07:49:03 PM »
Those are MCI 96/102A style tail lights on the MC7.
Nice polishing job!
happy coaching!
buswarrior
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Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift
Chopper Scott
Hero Member
Posts: 1303
MCI 7
Re: Before and after pics
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June 08, 2010, 05:12:35 AM »
The stripes are Dupont's chrome illusion Bill. They change colors as you walk around it.
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Seven Heaven.... I pray a lot every time I head down the road!!
Bad decisions make good stories.
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