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Old 05-07-2018, 05:18 AM   #1
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Bain Bus

Not the greatest name but Bain is my last name and that's what everyone's calling it.. so I quess it's stuck... It's a 98 Thomas with a 466 and a Allison, last night me and the wife started pulling seats so I can officially start my build thread... Good news my insurance agent is one of are good friends and she showed up last night to get some free bus seats off us for there camp...
We will full time in this bus in 2-3 years when were empty nest'rs, i'm tired of mowing grass...LOL My name is Jon and my wife is Missy and were happy to join the schoolie community...




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Old 05-07-2018, 07:46 AM   #2
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Welcome!!

I see from the picture you found the angle grinder. That thing is going to be your friend on the demo of the insides. I used mine to remove more then half the bolts holding everything in place.

Again welcome to the community and post lots fro all us to see
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Old 05-07-2018, 11:59 AM   #3
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Cool I have a the cousin to that bus
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Old 05-07-2018, 12:46 PM   #4
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When we were researching the schoolie world and deciding on what bus we wanted, I was sure I was going to do a roof raise on the bus. When we bought a bus and got it home and I did some hard measuring I found the bus is already 12 ft 2in before a rooftop A/C. Now I'm short at 5ft 5in but as you can see I have plenty of head room...

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Old 05-07-2018, 03:45 PM   #5
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As a short person I would seriously consider the benefits you would get from a roof raise considering the time, labor, and cost involved.
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Old 05-08-2018, 07:06 AM   #6
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Seats are out and I went through and pulled every screw out of the ceiling panels but 3 to hold it up till I'm ready to drop them.. Got lucky and every screw came out, I used a square headed nib.

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Old 05-14-2018, 05:11 AM   #7
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Didn't get any work done to the bus, but did get the teardrop out for a weekend of fishing and hiking in a WV state park..







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Old 05-14-2018, 05:46 AM   #8
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Looks awesome
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Old 05-14-2018, 01:46 PM   #9
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nice pics, beauty area
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Old 05-14-2018, 06:13 PM   #10
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Thanks, it's Audra State Park in WV. Probably the nicest campground we've ever stayed at... Absolutely beautiful.. Worked some today on stickers and removing the reflector tape. Wow thats some glue on that stuff....



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Old 05-14-2018, 06:30 PM   #11
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Nice bus! I been also working on decals and glue on my bus. That is some serious sticky stuff!
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Old 05-14-2018, 06:42 PM   #12
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Nice bus! I been also working on decals and glue on my bus. That is some serious sticky stuff!
Does acetone shift the glue, because I have a gallon of that sitting around?
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Old 05-14-2018, 07:24 PM   #13
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Thanks, it's Audra State Park in WV. Probably the nicest campground we've ever stayed at... Absolutely beautiful..
Thanks.....was going to ask and forgot. Definitely adding that to my Destinations list.
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Old 05-14-2018, 08:41 PM   #14
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Enjoyed the read so far. Congrats on the bus. And greetings from Morgantown! I just graduated from WVU and am hoping to make my bus purchase this summer. Glad to see fellow WV'eers on the forum.

Cheers!
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Old 05-15-2018, 04:28 AM   #15
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Enjoyed the read so far. Congrats on the bus. And greetings from Morgantown! I just graduated from WVU and am hoping to make my bus purchase this summer. Glad to see fellow WV'eers on the forum.

Cheers!
My Daughter is at Fairmont, she should have graduated this year but we moved her from Concord last year and she lost some credits for her Chemistry degree... Good luck on finding a bus.
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Old 05-15-2018, 04:43 AM   #16
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I wanted to put all my energy/resources to painting the bus by the end of summer, for me that will be the most challenging part. Now that I've been getting serious I find I'm going to have to have a lot of things done on the inside before paint, so I'm going to shift gears and put all my attention to the inside. Except removing safety tape I'm going to try and spend 1 hr on them a day till all the exterior is sticker free...
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Old 05-19-2018, 08:00 PM   #17
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You bought a Thomas with the higher roof option. Interior headroom is about 6'7" (judging by mine). I'm 6'3" and fit fine even after adding 3/4" to the floor. No need to raise the roof unless you like big projects or transport basketball players.

Did you get the 4 speed 643 Allison or one with an overdrive? Mine's a 1993 with a fully mechanical 466 and an Allison 643. Not a computer on the bus ...

Look forward to your build
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Old 05-20-2018, 03:33 PM   #18
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Yea after I got it home and measured it I knew I didn't have to raise the roof... Couldn't anyway and keep it under 13 ft... I do have the 466 but I haven't crawled under it and looked at the trans #... This bus hit all the other points we wanted so I bought it, I've always assumed it has the 545 Allison. If that's even the right number, I'm a noobie in the bus world for sure...
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Old 05-22-2018, 08:46 PM   #19
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I finally got all the gravel done around back, and the pad done to set the bus on... Now it's finally around back and in front of the garage so I can get serious.... 14 tons of gravel all shoveled by hand...I'm to old for this....



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Old 05-22-2018, 09:10 PM   #20
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It's gonna get serious now! Looking forward to the build.
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