2000 BlueBird Rare Midsize – Ready for Finish Out

This bus is ideal for someone who has a vision of what they want their final build to look like, but would like a head start! It’s a great blank slate for final design and build out. The dirty work and demo has already been done.

2000 Chevrolet Blue Bird School Bus

• ~110,000 miles on odometer
• 28 feet long nose to tail

Engine

• Caterpillar 3126
• Displacement: 7.2L
• Cylinders: 6
• Fuel type: Diesel

Transmission

• Allison
• Automatic

Chassis

• Axles: Single
• Suspension: Spring
• Brakes: Hydraulic
• GVWR: 27,060 lbs

Tires

• Size: 10R22.5

Work Already Done:

• Original bus seats removed
• Original bus windows removed
• Original bus floor removed
• Sub floor framed and installed with insulation and paneling. Ready for final flooring choice to be applied.
• Wheel wells are also framed out and insulated and ready for final flooring to be applied.
• Original bus windows removed
• RV Windows installed
• Bus roof fire escapes removed- Installed skylights
• All decals and stickers removed from outside of bus
• Bus sanded, primed and painted
• Original wall panels and ceiling panels removed
• Spray foam insulation on the inside sides- amateur job
• Wall panels put up
• Ceiling framed out and ready for insulation of choice and ceiling panels of choice  

Costs Put in:

• Used Bus Value: $5,000 to $8,000
  • Based on current market research of similar size and age busses for sale not yet converted at all
• Rv Windows
  • Qty 2 @ $186 each: https://www.recpro.com/rv-window-42-x-12/
  • Qty 2 @ $203 each: https://www.recpro.com/rv-window-teardrop-42w-x-22h/
  • Total Windows Value: : $778
• Skylights: 
  • https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009S7IDG4/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • Qty 2 at $140 Each
  • Total: $280
• Manual Labor and Wood/Materials
  • True cost is unknown, we did spend our weekday afternoons and weekends on this bus for quite a few months. 
  • We didn’t keep track of the money spend on materials we purchased, such as wood, insulation board, paint, primer, sanding pads, drill bits, etc. 
  • We do feel we have priced our bus as a whole fairly with all of this considered.

Disclaimer:

• We did all the work ourselves except for when we contracted someone out to do electrical install.
• We did not like the work they did and pulled our bus from them. We have taken this as a financial loss and have not included it in our pricing for the sale of the bus.
• We have since removed most of the work they did. There is some wiring left in the bus from their work that can be pulled out and replaced. I recommend getting a licensed electrician experienced in bus builds to install and finish any electrical you want if you are not 100% comfortable doing it yourself.