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4 months 2 weeks ago - 4 months 2 weeks ago #249910 by V8Ian
With V10 Isuzu busses? 
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu_Super_Cruiser
A friend is considering one, converted to a motorhome. 
Apart from the usual rust issues in a 25 year old bus, I'd be specifically concerned with service and repair parts. I reckon economy may also be an issue with sixteen plus, litres displacement. 330hp would certainly get you to the next free camp quicker than the rest of the grey nomads. 
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4 months 2 weeks ago #249911 by jon_d
I have an Isuzu engine and gearbox in my Bedford.    The Dandenong Isuzu dealer (parts/service) are incredibly helpful.  Maybe give them a quick ring to ask about parts availability.

Also, find out if the bus is a grey import. Will make it harder to source parts and a mechanic.  Remember, a breakdown in a vehicle that size is going to cost a motza to have it towed and repaired.

BUT, the first thing I'd do is find out if there are replacement windscreens. A broken screen  will, and has, put many a motor home of the road.  Anything curved is at risk.   Some Bedfords, lots of Mercs, Hinos and the like.
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4 months 2 weeks ago #249912 by Brocky45
Curved windscreens can be VERY hard to find. The man who bought my Diamond T 921 China closet tractor finally found a race car shop in Iowa who could make them out of Plexiglass, for about $500 a piece, Heard that Terry Klenske paid $7000 for the pair in his 921???
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4 months 1 week ago #250045 by mammoth
there is a business in western Sydney that does custom bent glass. Ron Toy got screens for his Thornycroft made in Vietnam.
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