Bailey Bus Bunedoggle - Page 6

Sojakai · 04-29-2010, 05:13 AM

Put a back and armrests on it and you shouldn't have a problem unless your standing. Put a cupholder in the armrest. If your standing, I suggest you try riding trains to figure out what works. But resting the bottom of the kneecaps on the edge of the toilet box, kinda kneeling in an upright position, with a hand on the wall will improve aim during alot of movement.

bunedoggle · 05-13-2010, 11:50 AM

I'm now registered and insured. YES! My title showed up yesterday. I took it to my insurance company this morning. They had told me before that they didn't think they would be able to insure it under Commerce (my normal carrier) but I guess they changed their minds. She told me it would be about $400 per year. Not too bad.

I hit the RMV 15 minutes ago and now I have my plates in hand.

Honestly at this point I don't care what I'm paying as long as I'm registered and insured. Looks like I'll need to take her out for a celebration trip to the ice cream shop or something tonight

Lot's of progress by the way, just haven't been updating much. Most of the progress is behind the scene's stuff. My black water and gray water tanks are in and I'm working on plumbing.

Being registered is going to be great incentive to get ready for vacations this summer!

Seeria · 05-13-2010, 04:20 PM

Looking good and grats! Cute little child-laborers you have there

Not sure I want mine near the bus with paint, they keep coming up with the most scary color schemes.

bunedoggle · 05-13-2010, 09:52 PM

Maiden voyage went brilliantly.

I took her out and about with the family and dog riding along. Everyone loved it. She rides fantastic!

Visited some friends and got some ice cream (even stopped at Lowes for a few parts). Only negative thing I can say is the front suspension is a bit squeaky, but I think some grease should fix that. Plenty of heat, that's for sure. In fact I noticed when I relocated my batteries into the engine compartment that there was a valve on the coolant lines to turn them off, which I'll definitely do during the summer.

I took her out on the highway for one exit. Acceleration above 45 is slow but she'll do 65 without complaint.

All my framing was nice an quiet. I was wondering if it would be squeaky but I didn't hear a peep from anything in the back (except the kids cheering and laughing).

You get the best looks from people. A mixture of curiosity and confusion I think

I'll try and take some more pictures this weekend to prove I'm making progress ;) Hopefully I don't use up all my free time going on joy rides.

bunedoggle · 05-14-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smitty

Glad to hear the ride went well & no problems! lol...I gotta ask, what flavor ice cream....I'm a fan of Moose Tracks or Butter Pecan

Smitty

I went with a mocha frappe. Wife had the chocolate frappe. The kids had bubble gum, chocolate chip and chocolate (oldest to youngest).

The best ice cream is ice cream served with a side of triumph

BUSBOZO · 05-15-2010, 11:53 AM

CONGRATS ON GETTING IT INSURED!!!! Maybe I will look into where you got yours insured!!

That squeaking is most likely the leaf springs. There should be grease fittings on them.

Where did you go for ice cream?

bunedoggle · 05-28-2010, 12:36 AM

Hey all,

Things are still coming along great. Just haven't had time to post.

Check out the updates at my site:

http://bunedoggle.com/skoolie

bunedoggle · 05-28-2010, 09:53 AM

Here's a few pictures of my progress.

bunedoggle · 06-15-2010, 02:02 PM

Ventured out this past weekend. Not done of course, but I figure it'll be good to get some experience taking the bus out on trips so I know what we'll need/want most.

Weather was rainy but the family had a blast.

Here's the bus at the campground:

I've also been busy working on the conversion still of course. Here's are some thumbnails of the things I've been working on. The high resolution pics are at my site http://bunedoggle.com/skoolie

I've got a door on the bathroom. The power cabinet, paint, lights, kitchen cabinet doors, windows screens, shades.

I'm going to post some details on the screens I made. I think they came out pretty darn good and they work great. Also cheap and easy!

bus-ted · 06-15-2010, 03:00 PM

Your bus is really sharp- quality work. Magnifique!

crazycal · 06-15-2010, 07:54 PM

Awesome.

Redbear · 12-04-2010, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenmonkk

. . . How did you get it noterized? This means like an official seal right? Please tell me more about this as I will need to do this soon! . . .

Zen, a Notary Public is just a witness pre-approved by the Commonwealth to certify it is you who signed the document. The customer service rep at my bank will do it for free. Someone at the Town offices may be certified to do it, and might charge five or ten bucks. Every lawyer's office will have them. The most I've heard of was $45 for a notary to travel to a hospital or nursing home to witness a patient's signature.

Just make out your statement but don't sign it, go to any notary and show your ID, pay a fee if they ask, sign it in front of them, and they will put their official stamp and signature on the document to say they know it was you who made the signature.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bunedoggle

. . . . Anyone who lives in Massachusetts will tell you that dealing with the Registry of Motor Vehicles can be challenging and daunting. . . .

I "ain't skeeered" - my after-school job in high school was being a messenger for an insurance agency. My job was to go to RMV and stand in the lines five days a week to file sales tax and plates for our customers. (This was before titles, but adding them is no big whoop.)

pipopak · 12-05-2010, 08:22 AM

Those water lines under the heather are too exposed IMHO. I would put a 90 fitting on each to go parallel to the ground and then another 90 to go up.

browncrown · 12-05-2010, 12:26 PM

The intoerior looks really nice and I love the pics of you camping and enjoying the fruits of your labor...Happy Busing

bunedoggle · 01-03-2011, 12:37 PM

Hey all,

Happy New Year!! Haven't been here in a long time. Figured I'd stop by and say hi and check on everyone's progress. So many great posts!! Hope everyone had a great holiday.

Here's the latest addition to my bus, an LED destination sign. This was a Christmas present from my wife...

Pictures don't do it justice. Check out the video at my site:
http://www.bunedoggle.com/skoolie/

It's 16x96 LEDs and 40 inches wide. You can program it to display text in any font or bitmaps. It can transition by scrolling left, right, up, down and it has some transition effects too. Once it's programmed via USB it keeps it's program, even when it's turned off.

We brought the bus to a New Year's Eve party at a friends and slept in it overnight. It was awesome to be able to party then just sleep it off on the driveway

Yet another great reason to own a Skoolie!

Seeria · 01-03-2011, 01:58 PM

heh yeah saw that on the blog today. Love it!

yankeflyer · 01-04-2011, 10:00 AM

Too cool and a great blog site.

kimberlink · 03-06-2013, 07:50 PM

I just requested to look at your Document that you took to the DMV to get your title

bus-bro · 03-06-2013, 08:58 PM

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bunedoggle · 04-19-2015, 04:36 PM

Hi all,

After 5 years it's time for our skoolie to find a new home. Our kids are teenagers and camping with the family isn't cool anymore.

I posted our bus on Ebay for $2000 with no reserve and put it up for sale in the Classified section of Skoolie.net.

Let me know if anyone is interested. It will likely be sold one week from today. It would be a great deal even at $6000.

Ebay: 1993 Thomas Bus RV Conversion No Reserve | eBay

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Y6u7Pq1Ld_0

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