1972 GMC New Look Bus - Will it Run & Drive 3 Hours Home? TDH3302
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2022
- Daniel and I found this bus in Blue Ridge, GA and we took a trip on the motorcycles to go check it out. We took a second trip with tools to verify the engine was good. The last and final trip was to get the bus fully running and attempt to drive it two hours back to the shop. This is the journey of our 1972 GMC Fishbowl City Bus - follow along!
UPDATE 2024: The bus is for sale if anyone would like to purchase it. We really wanted to overhaul the bus and take it to shows, but if any breakdowns occurred on the road that we weren't able to fix we wouldn't be able to afford a massive tow bill to get it back to the shop.
www.resurrectedgarage.com/shop
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I really love your old school fishbowl bus. I really love old city transit busus
Thank you.
The GMC new look buses were a common site in many United States 🇺🇸 and Canadian cities.
I drove Fish Bowls for about 8 years before NJ Transit switched to Grumman Metros. You couldn't kill those buses. A lot of our GMC's went to Puerto Rico as shuttles. A lot of memories flooded back watching your video.
Glad you enjoy. Thanks for commenting
man i bet those FishBowls were built way better than the Grumman/Flxble Metros
@@joenichols7194 Oh, they were but they had no good ac and the shifters hung up between gears if you were sloppy shifting! If I wanted O.T. on a Grumman Metro, I would just take a corner or curve to the right at a slightly higher speed. Tank was close to empty and it would stall from fuel starvation.
I enjoyed riding the TTC Fishbowls so , in the early seventies in Toronto. They were magnificent, majestic beasts. And quick off the line, too!
Oh how I wish I was still young and crazy. Reminds me of when I left home with an old Ford and bald tires with Boots in them. But I made it all the way to california 2780 miles and sold the car for three times what I paid for it. It was a 1949 Ford Convertible with a Custom Hollywood top.
I'm sure that made for an adventure
The company I worked for from 1998 for the next 23 years I drove bus. We had these 1972 GM buses and used them 2mtimes a day until about 2007 when they all were retired. They had multi million miles on them. Good buses
Wow! That's really cool!
Long after I got into the transit business fishbowls were a thing of the past, I only drove preserved ones.
What a nice looking 1972 GMC Fishbowl Bus you’ve got there and it goes from 0-60
Thank you, we are excited about it!
Nice video love those old busses. Thank you God Bless
I bought my replacement wedding ring in Helen GA. I like that town. We live in MI.
Nice bus !
That town looks indeed like the south of Germany !
Greetings from the north-west of Germany 🙂
Cheers, Ard
That town is actually Helen Georgia in the USA. The architecture is certainly meant to resemble a German town, interesting to hear they got it right from someone from that side of the world
What a great adventure! Looks like you all had a great time.
Just watched your video. I do belive this old bus was a shuttle bus at the Universty of Georgia back in 1977.
From the info we have been able to find on this one it is very possible.
Nice bus i love that kind of adventure.i know you guys restore that gem. I'm working on my 1985 flexible Dina mexican bus awesome big toy
This video is truly awesome and it's great to see you guys rescuing a bus this would be a great camper or motor home
We are certainly looking forward to getting the inside built out to use it for just that
Excellent. I had a '68 Fishbowl with a 6V71 and 2 speed automatic. It would go up any short steep hill, but the long grades were slow. We used it as a motor home for about 10 years. Now we are converting a 2002 MCI. Enjoy your project!
They were great busus
Cool bus. Love it.
Thanks 😊
Awesome 💯
Thanks
Thank you for saving that beautiful old lassie.
Really enjoyed your video! Thank you for keeping it clean!
Thanks for watching!
Great video. Especially since you are in Georgia. Good luck!
She offered a very powerful hand and controlled the camera the whole time. That's finesse.
Great video, thank you.
Great Video... Took me three years to restore my 1969, it was very difficult to find parts, but well worth it in the end. You guys have one big learning curve with that bus, good luck! Oh, and not too much either, it'll do damage.
No wipers or seat belts driving in a rainstorm. Brilliant
It was never our intention to drive in the rain. When we checked the weather there wasn't supposed to be any rain, but GA weather does what it wants. Brittany wore her seatbelt (she didn't want to fall out the door) and Daniel is wearing it 25 minutes in.
I'm not going to post a Doogie Downer comment. I was young and foolish at a certain point in my life. Then I look back and realize what a fool I had been. I'm pretty sure a check stop by a trooper, had he checked the tires for date and condition you may have been fined BIG time. But all went well ( or so it seems ) and you did make it safe but please no more risky trips. Other than that what a great model to convert to a coach. She's not long on wind being a city bus so keep an eye on the weight you put into her. Unless of course you perform some upgrades. Happy trails !
This guy gets it
That’s a nice rare fishbowl y’all guys have with a TuraFlo engine.
Even more rare is a gas-powered one. Only 13 built.
This is my favorite video so far! Such a cool old bus i hope to see if not yall someone restore it into a nice RV.. I died laughing at Daniel bouncing on that seat lol
Cool looking old bus Great job guys
I like the Dale Earnhardt stickers on it . Also great job getting it running & home too !
Thanks 👍
these 2 stroke detroit diesel are amazing.
they run forever.
they like fuel and they like their oil but that engine sound makes it all worth it!
long live the two strokes!
This one is a Toro-Flow, it didnt get the Detroit since it is only a 29 foot bus, but we are on the look out for a Detroit
toro-flow now there is a rare engine never talked about ive never seen one!
it makes your bus quite rare. i assumed they all had 2 strokes detroit.
i didnt know busses got thr toro-flow
i thought only 60's and early 70's medium duty trucks did
very interesting!
@frankleonard6570 I have never even heard of that engine. More familiar with the two stroke Detroits. Is a lot of them in various trucks and busses here in Michigan.
@@carlbernard4197 GMC used to make big-block gas V6's for the medium duty trucks; the Toroflow was a diesel conversion of the 478.
love that little bus
I'm a tram and I approve this video!!!!
We live in North Georgia and go to Helen Georgia about once a year but I was born in 1969.. and as a little kid grew up in Staten Island New York which is part of New York city. And I remember clearly my mom taking me on buses just like this with the fish bowl opening in the back. I don't know if your bus had it but when we wanted to stop there was a wire we had to pull down on to make the bell ring. But anyway, great video I enjoy your content
Always nice to see local fans in the comments section. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I like your channel man everything you work on is pretty cool so keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Please more of that really cool bus.
Cool old bus :)
BUEN TRABAJO MUCHACHOS!
Me gusto mucho! 👍
New subscriber from England. Great channel.
Thanks and welcome
Great job, I hope you kept it.
LOVE TO RIDE THE BUSES HERE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI!
Sweet!
That was cool.
buen video muchas gracias, desde Colombia
Wow! Thank you!
I guess you can always put in a newer CUMMINS ISB and ALLISON. Parts could be hard to find for that old TOROFLOW. Looks nice and hope you enjoy it. I love how those blue jays were cheering you on.
I love these old Bussesand i still laugh that now they are like 40 years Old we still call the the “NewLook” Busses i have a good freind who’s son is named after the Father and despite the Son being way over 6 feet tall and nearly 200 lbs he is still Little David i’m almost 60 years old and my Hometown used the FishBowl Models when they were new and i had to take Public Transportation to High School , those Old Detroit Two Strokers area BulletProof motor and it sounds like yours is still a good Runner BTW i’ve seen a few of these models converted intoMotor Homes and they look fairly Sharp
cool looking motorhome. thats what i see..
I just subscribed. You two make a great team. Keep up the great work 👍🙏
Thanks for the sub!
Ônibus GM muito bonito 👏👏👏
take your right boot off curl your toes over the top of throttle pull it back simple old school tricks
Thanks for the tip
何年放置されてたのかわからないけど、自走出来るんだから凄い！
I would love to have that 1973 ford F150 truck !
If it's the blue one at the start of the video that's our shop truck; it's actually a '77. We've did a few video's on it in the past if you want to check them out. We've had it since we were 15 years old (we are almost 30 now) and it's been driven all over the US. 🙂
@@ResurrectedGaragewas two years old when your shop truck was born. 😊
Wow this is super cool! What are the plans? Such enthusiasm by all of you. I loved it. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Nice
I had a 1970 Baby Fishbowl like yours. So easy to drive. Have you restored it? What's it look like now?
We have one update video showing the interior tear down so far.
The way it was bouncing, it looked like the air ride wasn't aired up.
We had a pretty substantial air leak. We have to get all that fixed before we start using it. I'm working on a follow up video now. There will be many updates as we go along with the project.
@@ResurrectedGarageThat I'd probably why two of the rear tires blew out. The suspension was oscillating too much causing the drive axle to jump and stress the tires the boom 💥 they give out. Seen it with tractor trailers. 😊
Did anybody else think in the thumbnail the tail lights when the rear hatch is up look like old drivers hats you’d see a bus driver wearing
Ah! I didn't think about that, I see that now.
Very cool! I saved SDM 5302 457
You didn’t have enough air in the system that’s why you are bouncing. 120 PSI is needed always. Good luck on your new toy. You need to find out what keeps buzzing also. Is it the air, low oil or low water?
It's the air, it built up enough to just turn off the buzzer through most of the ride. Fixing all the air leaks is next on our to - do list now that it is at the shop.
Your bags aren’t building up. Your leveling valves are stuck from sitting for so long. Check your air bags and leveling valves repaired. You can replace them your self. U S Coach in New Jersey has the parts. The man name is Luke Bonagura.
Thanks for the contact, the bus wouldn't build over 90. It has some major air leaks we are going to address now that it's at the shop. Once we get the air leaks fixed, new tires, and go over some things it will be much better.
Your very welcome. Keep us up to date on the progress please.
Them tires are good enough to go to California on.
Yep!
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I saw this bus on FB marketplace for sale about a month ago. I am glad y’all bought it. The bus runs well. Are you going to convert the bus into an RV?
The plan is to build it out as an RV and use it for traveling to out of town shows. Rod Run, Lemons Races etc
That's where Brittany found it and decided we needed it. Thanks, it took the guys a couple of hours to get it to that point. The older couple that had it previously had already started and added in some appliances and a bathroom. We want to start fresh and re-do it.
I am happy you have chosen this piece of History to restore, and, repurpose as an RV, I think you will be HAPPY with it a long time!!
Maybe look to put a turbo 471 detroit in it...
Guaguas buenos 👍
Gracias!
how nice it would be to convert it into a self sufficient camper
Did you have dry rot on the tires before you started your drive?
Yes, the outside rears on the back gave out on the way back. We’ve replaced the back tires since and working on getting 2 new fronts.
Nices
Earnhardt sticker increases the value of the bus.#3
What is the overall length of this bus bumper to bumper?
I'm guessing by the looks of front end..air bags r shot.. looked low at gas station.. that explain some rough ride bouncing.. I have a fishbowl... I'll be parting out.. I may have some parts depending on what u may need.. I'm in NC
That could be useful, give us a call at the shop number 706 870 1323
As a former Transit Driver..The Reason you have no wipers or the door does not close.. You have no air pressure that's why it's terrible bumpy. Not sure what your air gauge is reading or how your brakes are working?
Air was blocked off to everything but the brakes. Unblocked the line to the front and fixed some leaks and now wipers and suspension air up
50 miles per hour with no air in the suspension…with a blowout.
Tell how many miles did you drive from where you picked it up to go home
Around 100 miles
Can I have that bus to live in for me and my wife
We are working on building it out so that we can take it to races, swap meets, and car shows and stay in it.
I can't think of the movie Speed
Pull into another fuel stop and get some wiper blades on it
You guys are so cool! God bless y'all!
Wow! Nice job, Dan. Getting that beast back home must feel fantastic! You guys are inspirational!
I love you guys!!
Thank you! Looking back it was an incredible journey but one of our biggest stressors of "please get back to the shop" to date. Phew!
Way to go to drive it first then see if the brakes work.
🤣🤣
Really cool bus sucks it doesn't have a Detroit 6 or a 8 in it
E não é que o busão roda bonito!? 😊
It surprisingly does, we still have a few kinks to work out.
Run it home get out of that pickle park before smokey shows up.
Noisy ass Detroit hahaha all the way in the back and still loud. Stay healthy Good Luck 👍
Are you going to video the restoration process? I think that would make an interesting video series, I know I'd like to see it..
Thanks, yes we are planning on making a video of the process.
@@ResurrectedGarage LOOK UP ( SCOTT ) BUS GREASE MONKEY ,,, HE KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT BUS ....
Awesome Trump sign. Except for pence
Ho How are things going with the bus?
Well seems you can do your own thing in usa,huh,no check of anything before driving on public hwy,with crap tires,ok guys good luck at least it's home ok cheers from Australia ok
#murica
in film speed 1994
BIBLE Belt, Boy's and Girls, Pay attention.
Get some alcoa aluminum wheels
Those are on the wish list
@@ResurrectedGaragethey are quite pricey but are worth the money 💰 🤑
You guys are very lucky to have made it home safe. You're also in way over your head with that thing. The Toro Flow diesel has a really bad reputation, finding parts for the Toro Flow is going to be a nightmare, and outfitting it with a Detroit is going to be next to impossible because the Detroit setup is a transverse setup with an angle V Drive Allison Transmission.. The Toro Flow is not transverse mounted. The bell housing is GMC only NOT SAE so transplanting another more reliable engine in that bus would be another challenge. Best thing to do is to cruise around locally with it because if you think you're going to cruise the United States with that thing, well you are going to leave it someplace on the side of the road and catch a Greyhound back home.
The bellhousing is a very standard #2 pattern. The Toro-Flow only needs good, clean fuel and occasional head bolt re-torquing to live a longer life than a Green Leaker.
A gmc bus with 6 lug wheels?!
Yes, it's an odd duck.
@ResurrectedGarage I'd say.. having a toroflow is even more rare in my opinion. She's a unique old girl.
You are SO LUCKY that Toro Flow runs, It is probably one of the worst Diesel engines every made. It is converted from the 478 gasoline V-6.
Another Gm diesel like the 5.7 litre in the 1983 Buick LeSabre? That was made using a 5.7 l gasoline engine.
Hello, you need new, windshield wipers
I, recommend that you, go to the store
And get, some new windshield, wipers for your new bus.
They are on the to do list. No air was making it to the wipers in this video so they didnt work regardless of the condition of the blades
wonder why u lot drive on the wrong side of the road, your steering wheel is on the wrong side too, and your diesel nozzle is green, here in the UK green is petrol, and black is diesel. oh and all your light switches are down for off in your house.
Welcome to video content from the USA.
Not all light switches are down, here in North America. Take staircase light switches as an example. If one light switch at the top of the stairs is down (off), the other light switch at the bottom will be up(off).
i though this was a bus video on repair not a fukin religious ceremony
Our business is Christian centered business, that's where our name comes from as well as the cross instead of a T in our name. Because of that, in all all of our videos I have added a very brief Bible verse. (We live in the US so we are fortunate to be able to have freedom of speech, religion, etc etc while many others don't - it's what makes each of us unique). This video is mainly an overview of how the guys got the bus home, not so much as a how to. We've stumbled across a guy called the "Bus Grease Monkey" who does more videos geared toward that. So those might be cool to check out if you haven't yet. 🙂
-Brittany
vous auriez pu le laver
Totally irresponsible what you guys did!!!!!! Driving on public roads with a vehicle that you do not know. It has air suspension judging by the bumpy ride, they seem not holding air. What about the brakes, brake lines and so on. And last but not least: the tires! They might blow up while driving at highway speeds. If a front tire goes, you won’t be able to keep a BUS on the road. I know, I’m a bus driver and I’ve been there! You brought yourself in serious danger, let alone other people on the road. Quite embarrassing watching this. Bye, Willem, Holland.
Hey they got it from point A to point B with someone following them behind for this very reason . All was good !
Titled in 2018.. I've driven stuff farther that hadn't been road ready way longer.. u have ni idea what steers were like.. only tires that matter.. I've driven one my buses with throttle sticking like that,. Used a load bar to pull it back up.. damn karens
Oh well, you seem to be proud huh…..ever thought about others on the road? And what you might have caused if……Obviously no use ranting at deaf people. Remember, YOU are responsible for anything that might go wrong. NO insurence will cover the costs either…
Unplated uninsured bad tires no turn signals, unfit to drive. You are lucķy it wasn't a front tire that blew out. I drive busses and schedule 5 vehicle check exist for a reason, it saves lives.
Whatever you do stay away from Scott and Tyler. Tyler is a hack and Scott is delusional.
Seems like lots of people like them and go to them. I've never seen any complaints
@@dougc190 ya youre not very bright ive seen your vids
@@redneckrickem9436 thanks for the views I'm glad you like them... But you still didn't answer my question. It wasn't a dick question it was a serious one.
@@redneckrickem9436 So I guess your not going to answer my question? Love it when someone talks s*** and then doesn't back it up with receipts.
@@dougc190 what's the question? I don't see a question mark in any of your dumb comments 🤔
So it would be best to leave religion quotes out of your videos as most people don't realy believe in religious magic mythology. Same thing as believing in magic santa cluse, easter bunny, tooth fairy etcetera.
Just wondering how its Ok to endanger the the public by putting a untested death trap like that onto the road
*LOOKS LIKE THE BUS "FROM HELL" ... SUPER ...*
*AND HE DRIVES GOOD ..*