Fall Driving Video of Our '48 GMC Silverside Bus to Visit Renner Bus and Bus Tour of a 4104!

Last fall we took Gus for a drive to visit John and his buses.
Jason does a quick bus tour of the famous Renner bus. A 1947 GMC PD 3751 Silverside conversion of a Greyhound bus. Learn more about the Renner Bus with the next 2 links!
Interior done by Paradise Coach!
Classic coach conversions/paradise coach interiors
Silverside Project 1
• Silverside Project 1
1947 Greyhound restored by grandfather’s love
• 1947 Greyhound restore...
Bus with Us!
Follow us on Facebook: / buswithjasonandangie
Silversides reproduction parts: www.pd3751.com
Instagram: www.instagram....
1948 GMC Silversides PD3751-834 Greyhound Bus. Join us on our restoration journey and subscribe! We will be documenting the restoration & art deco RV conversion while retaining as much of the original features as possible. We plan to travel the country in this beautiful bus when it is ready!

[@Mjr1348]

Old busses are so fascinating to me. Thanks for sharing.

[@strayhound61]

COOL!

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Looks like fun. Thanks Jason!

[@charlesmair26]

You are a lucky man Jason that bus sounds really good..!

[@motortowncuriosites7005]

I know I sound like a broken record but you picked the right bus. not to knock anyone, but when I watch the ongoing issues with both of the busses that Sage has and all of the issues I watch on BGM, Gus is a gem. I know you did a lot of prep work to get to where you are but even still you are light years ahead. You and Scott should start a bus driving school, the the two of you make driving one of those look easy,

[@BusWithUs.]

I did get some tips from Bus Grease Monkey when I visited! I'm far from perfect but actively learning :)

[@SilversidesSage]

Don't kid yourself, I'm a way better driver than Jason...

[@BusWithUs.]

@@SilversidesSage You do ok. 😜

[@GinosGarageUSA]

@@SilversidesSage One word- mailbox.. haha I think you guys did great driving these buses for the first time. I still have not driven something with three on the tree.. but one day I will.

[@busnutbiker]

Looking good. thanks for video. glad my 4104 was never capped though. I much prefer the original body lines. imo

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Great video Jason, Gus sounded fantastic. That old Detroit was purring like a kitten! What a beautiful day and some fantastic buses. Thank you for sharing.

[@BusWithUs.]

You wouldn't even know it's missing a valve bridge :)

[@stantheman489]

I notice the tight steering and sure footing on Gus as you travel on the straights. I get the fever every time I see one of these drivers perspective videos, a very fine cruiser Gus is!

[@BusWithUs.]

Gus is quite well mannored on the highway and a pleasure to drive. However he can be a bit of a bear with the manual steering in town.

[@stantheman489]

@@BusWithUs. It's almost funny when passengers are eyeballing the attractions or the the restroom entrance as you pull in somewhere and you the driver are searching for the perfect spot to park with the least amount of bicep workout when you eventually pull out and on the road again. It's a true art!

[@dttprice]

Your camera picks up the engine sound nicely. Back when I was driving busses, I enjoyed driving at night when my passengers were quiet, and I could hear that Detroit singing! I’m driving a truck with a Cummins now, and it just isn’t the same.

[@davidstone1655]

Thanks for the ride! A pleasant change of scenery from the snow

[@josephcorriveau9113]

Great video i like old busses my self

[@robertironside3166]

Gus is a Rock Star... You been watching Tyler aka Indiana Diesel's progress on the interior of his 3751? He's already got himself a little slice of heaven in terms of a Bedroom and Bathroom... Love that you've been going after the windows and mechanicals first [solid choice and I get it being from Ontario myself]. You going to white cap it and paint it Burgundy or Maroon? Like the polish you've been getting up on it. There's this polishing kiit out there for doing aluminum wheels and fuel tanks on Semi's... very impressive. Two thumbs up on the work you've been doing. Congrats! Gus as I say is a winner for sure :-)

[@BusWithUs.]

Yes we follow both Indiana Diesel and Bus Grease Monkey! Our focus is getting Gus sealed up and the mechanicals solid, then start on the interior. No point spending money on the inside till its water tight! We're going with the original Greyhound livery and white roof.

[@pasqualegiggio7286]

Hello Jason. Nice video, familiar countryside. Guess that was the day I met you and Gus at your local airport? Sounds good on a southern Ontario bus rally, hopefully will have the Canuck safetied and plated by then. 👍🏻

[@BusWithUs.]

That was the day! Would be great to see your bus rolling around.

[@bruceknowling415]

Great view of the A pillar :-(

[@BusWithUs.]

I was hoping to catch the rear view, but it was just bit off the right angle.

[@HFX1955]

That other Silversides is a true beauty. You can easily see how Gus has the potential to match it. Do you have any information on it as I don't remember any being mentioned in the video?

[@BusWithUs.]

That is the Renner bus, the interior was done by Paradise Coach. I'll be doing a full live tour of it in the coming weeks.

[@ronaldlipp1293]

When you go to neutral instead of using the motor to help hold you back puts a lot more where on break shoes

[@BusWithUs.]

If you use them :) Hill wasn't that big.

[@busoldmanphil7293]

Clutch plates and installation are a hellova lot more expensive and trouble than brake blocks. Below 15 KPH engine braking is useless and down shifting in that speed range just causes excessive clutch wear. Jason is exercising good bus handling. He just needs to slow down shifting. He gets ahead of the engine RPM.

[@chrisrogers6502]

Hi Jason any plans for a Gus / Buses update?

[@BusWithUs.]

We hope to relaunch the channel in spring. Gus was put on hold last year. You will also notice our channel is demonetized. No more ads! We are doing this for the bus community and to document Gus as we go for ourselves.

[@uliwehner]

Fun trip to take us on. So what was the fuel mileage? One thing i noticed: feels like you shift up too early into 3rd and fourth. You seem to drop just below the powerband. Gus is falling on his face a little? Newer tachs mark the powerband in green and the top in orange. You want to take it up high enough where you don't drop below the powerband.

[@BusWithUs.]

I take it all the way up to the governor in 2nd and 3rd everytime. There is a big gap between the gears as it only has 4. The governor is also low, as it needs a new spring (it's turned all the way in).

[@uliwehner]

@@BusWithUs. gotcha. Not critiquing anyway. Just something i notice as a former truck driver from decades ago...

[@BusWithUs.]

@@uliwehner Forgot to mention we're getting between 9-10 MPG.

[@sebc58]

Awesome bus. Manual shift on the column?

[@BusWithUs.]

4 speed on the column

[@sebc58]

@@BusWithUs. That's so great. What a classic. Best of luck with her

[@rodneyhendrix1292]

Hi, Just a quick question, the roof "update?" is it only for owners vision,functionality, headroom increase? Good looking bunch of Toys....

[@BusWithUs.]

I believe on the 4104/6 it is purely for looks. It seems to have been a popular thing years ago to modernize the look.

[@soillife1]

So where are you located?? I see dairy Farm's and farm countryside. I saw a Trump sign.

[@BusWithUs.]

Most of the country footage is near Beachville, ON.