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by **SeanF** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:08 pm

I guess I've never posted my skoolie project here.
So here it is -- only 10 months into it. It's been a great experience.

http://seanf.smugmug.com

by **SeanF** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:39 pm

Adding birch paneling to the interior. Also found some nice looking and high-quality folding steps for accessing the rear door. Good price too. Link is at my website.

Looky here, see Bus Conversion Log, December 24, 2005 update.

We started working on the bus 1 year ago today -- come a long way, but still lots to do!

by **Eric von Kleist** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:38 pm

Happy anniversary! :-)

See -- once you get the fundamental stuff down, the other stuff comes together pretty quickly!

Looks good!

by **SeanF** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:23 pm

Thanks Eric. It's been a fun year.

by **SeanF** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:04 pm

We replaced the front folding doors with a door from a 1982 Vogue RV. Dig the round window.

Complete conversion log here.

by **Eric von Kleist** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:50 pm

That looks cool! It reminds me of the Yellow Submarine!

by **SeanF** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:31 pm

Thanks Eric. Yeah, it definitely has a nautical feel to it.

On a related note: For windows, we'll probably go with small RV-style windows...but for a while I was eyeballing (and still am, don't tell the girlfriend!) some boat windows.

They're a bit small (usually maxing out at 7" x 14" glass size for rectangular models, 8"-10" diameter for round ones), but talk about cool! (not to mention waterproof)

Here are some:

http://www.newfoundmetals.com/catalog/pg15.html

http://www.becksonmarine.com/opening.html

Unfortunately they seem to have hull thickness limits around 1.25-2 inches. My "hull" is just under 3".

by **Eric von Kleist** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:22 am

There's a lot of boat stuff that can be translated into the bus environment. You might try some boat salvage yards if you live near any large bodies of water.

by **SeanF** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:23 am

Added 2 windows. These are JC Whitney sliding windows, of which they've recently run out of stock (they only have driver's side models). We installed the 2 we have on hand.

Complete conversion log here.

by **SeanF** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:08 pm

Almost a month since our last update.

We installed oak flooring:

Cleaned up a freebie sink/counter unit:

Constructed a sit-down shower enclosure:

The whole story can be found here.

by **Eric von Kleist** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:04 pm

Man, that's looking NICE! I really like your floor!

by **SeanF** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:56 am

Thanks Eric. The floor was quite easy -- probably the easiest thing we've done.

That was nice.

by **trx** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:37 pm

Your conversion looks more like a small cabin than a bus! Great looking floors.

Chad

by **Griff** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:45 pm

That DOES look nice! Hey, have you tried having someone in socks stand at one end while you accel / decel to see if they would slide from one end to the other? :lol:

by **SeanF** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:34 am

Thank you for the comments.

No doubt they would slide like crazy. :lol:

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