{"id":4027,"date":"2015-04-01T13:25:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T17:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4027"},"modified":"2017-09-15T13:05:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T18:05:01","slug":"1954-chevy-school-bus-with-a-turbocharged-cummins-diesel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4027","title":{"rendered":"1954 Chevy School Bus with a Turbocharged Cummins Diesel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This bus served some school district well for many years but now it is serving Bones Fab as a shop truck and rolling billboard. At it’s core is a 1954 Chevy C4500 school bus with a Wayne body. It originally sat 33 passengers but most of the seats have been removed for storage space. The drivetrain consists of a 5.9 L, 12 valve Cummins diesel inline-six, a New Venture 4500 five-speed manual transmission and a narrowed Dana 70 rear end. The engine is making around 500-600 horsepower thanks to a BorgWarner turbocharger. The bus rides on 1980’s Chevy C30 suspension and Ride Tech air bags.<\/p>\n

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Source: Bones Fab<\/a> and Speedhunters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This bus served some school district well for many years but now it is serving Bones Fab as a shop truck and rolling billboard. At it’s core is a 1954 Chevy C4500 school bus with a Wayne body. It originally sat 33 passengers but most of the seats have been removed for storage space. 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