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Old 08-14-2016, 09:53 PM   #161
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Oh it's great to watch the bus drive away down that open country road.

I am finally finished with my setup and plan to start prepping for a drive. Going to take a week to figure out how to secure everything and fasten what needs to be, etc.

Looking forward to driving again. Has been two months since i first drove it home.


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Old 08-15-2016, 08:29 PM   #162
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Great scene isnt it? I love taking that thing for a drive, even though it may only be a 1/4 mile at a time its enough to keep me going on the project. If i didnt get to drive it while the work was going on i probably wouldve lost the passion to keep going.

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Old 08-15-2016, 09:06 PM   #163
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Won't be long before I drive off into the sunset

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Old 08-15-2016, 09:15 PM   #164
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Won't be long before I drive off into the sunset


I'm right behind ya!!!!!!!

Well, a bit back behind ya.........



Well, were the HECK did MM go ANYWAYS?!?!!?! I know HF is slow, but jeesh!!!!!
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Old 08-15-2016, 10:28 PM   #165
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im all about driving... ive put over 5k on my bus in 3 months.. and an 1000 or 1200 mile drive awaits me in the next few days... depending on if I visit a friend or 2 on the way back to ohio with it..

I just plain love driving the bus... i get lots of comments about driving a school bus with the words 'DEV RANDOM' across the top.. lots of Geeks give me thumbs up when they see me...

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Old 08-15-2016, 10:32 PM   #166
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M1031A1 that picture is beautiful! didn't know bus sunset pictures were so popular. lol.
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Old 08-16-2016, 02:19 AM   #167
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M1031A1 that picture is beautiful! didn't know bus sunset pictures were so popular. lol.

Yep, and no joke. HF is SLOW! Had her out yesterday to get the blanks for windows I ordered from Blumenthal's Sheet Metal over where Tango has his art shop, BTW gave a "Shave and a Hair Cut" sound out on my air horns as I went by....... LOL! The ONLY time I was able to keep up with traffic was when it rained and everyone ELSE slowed down.......

Yep 45 m.p.h. @ 2K r.p.m. can be a bit stressful on I 19 in Houston.......

So sing it with me........



I can never seem to hit the right key when I sing it.......
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Old 08-16-2016, 10:02 PM   #168
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That is pretty damn slow, but as long as you get there... lol. we're curious to see our speeds when loaded.
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Old 08-17-2016, 03:19 PM   #169
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cant you run that cat comfortably at 2500 to be able to get 55-60 MPH?
or is 2k about all it likes to do?

I dont drive mine fast.. but I do go 60 and feel comfortable on even 70 MPH zones with it...
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Old 08-21-2016, 09:26 PM   #170
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All emergency light holes are covered, as well as stop arm holes and the rear door window on the bottom. The black trim we had previously taken off to inspect for rust is back on too, the rivet gun worked perfect.



-more videos coming.

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Old 08-23-2016, 08:37 PM   #171
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Hot bus and a damn hot girl to ride in it with you, how can it get any better?!?!
I'll be sure to post some pics of mine when I start my build, maybe in a thong laid out on the hood!! Oh you thought I meant pics of the bus.
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Old 08-23-2016, 08:49 PM   #172
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Thanks. lol. she's into this project as much as me if not more, so it does get better.
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Old 08-23-2016, 08:58 PM   #173
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Like into the bus project more then she's into you? I guess that could be better, depending on how you look at it. Mine's into the bus project as well, hopefully as much as she's into me, hopefully not more though, might be a lil weird.
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Old 08-26-2016, 08:29 PM   #174
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Burlking: I got a 97' Amtran, what do you suppose the gauge of the floor is? What was your original floor's thickness?
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Old 08-26-2016, 11:26 PM   #175
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The wife or significant other has to be involved or things go down hill in a hurry. Good to your's is involved.
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Old 08-27-2016, 06:57 AM   #176
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Ntrain - Our floors thickness has to be 14ga or 15ga, we replaced wheel well area with 11ga and its beefy as hell.


JA - She's very involved, she has learned how to weld, grind, cut, rivet, bondo, you name it!



Update today: going to go get more bus supplies today. Getting the last of the rivets and seam sealer, the body filler for the emergency holes and the transition, and FINALLY getting the bus sealed up will be done. hopefully this rain only lasts until noon.
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Old 08-27-2016, 08:16 AM   #177
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Burlking: So you used thicker sheet metal flooring around the wheel wells. Also what size and more importantly thickness did you use for the squarestock? I'm thinking of replacing all the "hat" and c channel subfloor cross members with squarestock.

Also was the original metal floor welded to the walls of the bus in anyway or is the floor only stitch welded to the crossmembers underneath?

Basically I would like to use the same gauge sheet for the floor but use squarestock for the crossmembers and beef up that way.
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Old 08-27-2016, 08:32 AM   #178
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My floors are 14ga , I think.
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Old 08-27-2016, 08:34 AM   #179
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And the squarestock used? gauge and size? TY!
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Old 08-27-2016, 06:32 PM   #180
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Not sure if this will really answer your question but my floor has c-channel pieces riveted end to end then the chair rail up top is stitch welded every so often to the c-channels and somehow then the bus ribs that form the shell of the bus are attached to the chair rail and the c-channels i believe (too lazy to go check right now.) Then to hold it to the frame of the bus the c-channels are bolted with these clamp like devices as you see in this picture to the right.




I'd like to say its 1 3/4" X 1 3/4" and 1/16" thick square-stock but honestly i don't remember, my dads fabricating buddy got it for me and it turned out to be perfect. We had measured (with the rubber buffer in place) from the frame of the bus to the bottom of the C-channel pieces for the square-stock then laid the 11ga on top, worked great.


hope this helps somebody.
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