eBay PT 40 - Anyone familiar?

[mbulriss]

Ryan,

> 1. Big concern is the capacities.
Unknowledgable consignment seller guessing at specs. Trust Vintage
Birds specs.

> 2. Would converting to roof mounted units be a reasonable
> weekend project?
NO. Absolutely not. There are no skylights visible on the roof
pictures of this bus. Skylights would have made it a little more
feasible. Lack of skylights means a huge task. Wiring would be an
entirely another pain. You gain no storage space by removing the
cruise airs (without fabricating a new bay - see driver side picture),
so why even consider replacing the cruise airs?

> Any thoughts on the cruise-air systems from someone
> who has owned them?
Our cruise airs in our 83 PT40 worked wonderful. You could hang beef
in the back bedroom. If there is a problem with them, they can be
repaired.

> 3. I love how some of these coaches have a pair of sofas up front.
> I'm guessing it would be trivial to replace the two front chairs &
> mini-table with another sofa?
Much easier project than question number 1. In fact, I have a brand
new Villa J-lounge sofa matching that interior, that I bought for the
83 and never got around to installing.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> I have some other concerns on this, wondering if someone can help
> clear them up. I've got a dialog going with the seller but it appears
> to be a consignment thing with an RV dealership - the seller is not
> the owner - so I'm not sure he knows much about this coach.
>
> 1. Big concern is the capacities. Seller says 100 gal fresh, 40 black,
> 60 grey, and 210 fuel. Vintagebirds.com tells me an '85 PT should have
> 136g fresh, 82 grey, 82 black, and 300 fuel. I'm guessing either the
> seller is misinformed (most likely) or the coach has had significant
> modifications for a reason I probably don't want to hear. Since you
> folks know much more about these Birds than I, can you think of any
> normal reason this coach would have smaller capacities?
>
> 2. I already asked my A/C question but I'll put it here again: Would
> converting to roof mounted units be a reasonable weekend project, or a
> huge undertaking? Any thoughts on the cruise-air systems from someone
> who has owned them?
>
> 3. I love how some of these coaches have a pair of sofas up front. I'm
> guessing it would be trivial to replace the two front chairs &
> mini-table with another sofa?
>
> Thanks to all for your time,
>
> -Ryan
>
> On 9/1/06, Ryan Wright wrote:
> >
> > Interesting - I was wondering about the A/C units, as the
description said 3 but I couldn't see 3 on the roof. Now I know why.
> >
> > Would it be possible to convert to roof mount units without
extraordinary effort - is it likely the bus came pre-wired for that?
Or would this be a major undertaking?
> >
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
>