1991 Blue Bird All-American 8.3L Cummins for a family of FIVE!

This 40-foot 1991 Blue Bird All American has been fully converted into a very capable off-grid home on wheels, complete with all the amenities that make it feel like home wherever your adventures take you.  We purchased this bus in 2018, overhauling a vast majority of the mechanicals, converting it and living in it full time all over the USA for 3 years.  Now that we have settled in the mountains of western North Carolina, it’s time for this fantastic bus to set sail again on new adventures with new occupants.  Mechanically, it’s in great shape and the quality level of the conversion is high.

Mechanical

The current mileage (ODO Reading) of this vehicle is 231,078 Miles and the running Hours is 13,160. The actual mileage of the rebuilt engine is estimated to be under 50k miles.

• Cummins 8.3L (Rebuilt and overhauled 2019)

• New Allison Automatic Transmission (2019)

• New Compressor (2021)

• New Brakes, Diaphragms, Lines, etc – Comprehensive replacement, (2019)

• Replaced all hoses, clamps, connectors (2019)

• Installed custom hydraulic filter system protecting the compressor (2019)

• New fuel tank sensor (2019)

• New Turbo (2021)

• New Seals and gaskets (2020)

• New Oil Pan and seal (2020)

• 60 gallon fuel tank

Interior

• Reupholstered drivers air-ride seat

• Convertible sofas

  • Custom cushions and Sunbrella upholstery

  • Converts into dining area with storable table

  • Converts into spare queen bed

  • Hide-away lap belts for 4 (connected directly to frame)

  • Additional lap belts and car seat anchors on each side (two total)

  • Under sofa storage, storage cabinets on each side

• Dwarf 4kw tiny wood stove – Heat source

  • Anchored to concrete counter and frame for safety

  • Wood storage

  • Dwarf Heat Shield

  • Tiled and insulated surround

  • Includes removable roof vent and driving cap

• Dometic Penguin II 13.5k BTU Air Conditioner

  • Modified with EasyStart for lower startup amps

• Galley-style kitchen

  • Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawer (Dishwasher)

  • 24” LP Gas Range w/oven

    • Rear and front anchored for safety

  • Magic Chef 10.1 cubic foot refrigerator

  • Large double stainless steel sink

  • D-ring connections for secure transit (bungees included)

• Separated Bathroom/Shower

  • Nature’s Head composting toilet

  • Medicine cabinet with storage and magnetic closure

  • Under sink storage with electrical outlet

  • Fully tiled shower with roof raise skylight dome

• Water Service Management Closet

  • 4-stage filtration

    • Spindown sediment

    • 2-stage replaceable 10” filters

    • UV lamp

  • Rinnai On-demand LP Gas water heater

• Electrical Management Closet

  • Properly grounded

  • Full control and monitoring over all shore-power, battery, and solar energy

  • Victron Quattro 48V/3000VA/35A-50A/120V Inverter/Charger

  • Victron BlueSolar 150/70 48V MPPT Charge Controller

  • Victron Colour Control GX

  • Victron BMV 712 Smart w/SmartShunt

  • Midnight Solar Solar Panel Breaker and Combiner with Lightning Arrestor

  • Custom Panel for DC Breakers and Battery on/off switching

  • Breaker panel for all internal electrical runs

  • Progressive Industries EMS surge protection

  • Control for roof-mounted cellular wifi service (wingard/TOGO)

  • Connection to battery tinder for main engine batteries

  • Lots of copper

Bunks

• 3x 6 ft bunks with custom organic mattresses and storage cabinets

• 11 main storage drawers

• 5 small storage drawers

• Rounded rectangular porthole windows

Primary Bedroom

• Queen size Purple Mattress

• Two additional drawers

• Two built-in closets

• Rear window hatch for emergency exit and/or ventilation on a nice day

• Two round porthole windows and one window above rear window hatch

Water + Grey Water Storage

• 100 gallon fresh water tank and pump system

  • Located below queen bed

  • Accessible by a removable side panel

  • Easy fill from the outside

• 100 gallon gray water tank located in the passthrough storage bay

  • Reinforced with turnbuckles mounted directly to the frame

Battery system

• 8 Fullriver deep cell marine AGM batteries (DC400-6)

  • 48V total 415 Amp Hours

• Mounted to a custom locking frame and reinforced with turnbuckles mounted directly to the frame ensuring safe transit.

Propane – Fuel source for hot water and cooking

• Two removable 20lb tanks secured to storage bay

• Automatic switching

• Remote sensors for monitoring fuel levels inside living space

  • App available

Solar Panel Array

• 6x 375 watt solar panels

  • 2250 total possible watts

  • Wired in a combination of series and parallel to optimize charging in partial shade

Other Improvements and notes

• All interior lights are LED

• Engine bay lighting also LED

• Shore power connection on both sides of bus

• 3-camera blind spot and rear view system

• New Windshields (2023)

• New Mirrors (2023)

• All new interior paint (2023)

• All countertops refinished (2023)

• New hinges for main bus door (2023)

• All electrical safety concerns were taken very seriously

  • Ample amounts of all the appropriate breakers and protection was incorporated into the system to ensure proper safety throughout.

• LED upgrade for head lights low/high beams

• All running lights and turn signals converted to LED

• Front hitch for Bike mount

• 3-trumpet train horn as main vehicle horn (roughly 140-150 dB)

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