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Old 11-26-2015, 12:51 PM   #41
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So what's the best way youve found for removing the spotwelds? I was thinking air hammer with a chisel bit.
Yep, that's my method.

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Old 11-26-2015, 01:23 PM   #42
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Anywho, got the last of the ceiling down.



Got the rear door wiring all taken off and labeled for easy reassembly:


Where I discovered the welds, haha:
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Old 11-27-2015, 01:17 AM   #43
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Your last pic didn't load right.

So I posted it for you.



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Old 11-27-2015, 10:11 AM   #44
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Spot weld cutter will take'em out without wrecking the metal around the tack.

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Old 11-27-2015, 11:49 AM   #45
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Spot weld cutter will take'em out without wrecking the metal around the tack.

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I think I'll try the air hammer first and see how it goes. The panel will be covered anyway, and i think it will be much faster. If it tears stuff up then I guess I'll have to go with the cutter. I really don't want to do that much drilling.
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Old 11-27-2015, 12:55 PM   #46
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Check my thread, I just sheared mine off... at least for now.
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Old 11-28-2015, 03:22 PM   #47
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The interior is coming along nicely. And by coming along nicely, I mean it is being destroyed. We had some nice 70* weather here today so I finished up what I started last night and even started on the floor.

Last night I got the "dividers" (if that's what you want to call them) that separate the driver's compartment both ripped out and started taking the wall panels off.

Dividers gone:



Windows for one section out:


Ready for demo:


My weapon of choice:


I found that if you had the panel just right like this, they would come out cleanly.



If you didn't, you ate the metal. It's hard to care when it's getting covered by spray foam and wall anyway.


One down!


More windows out:


Another panel down, and then called it a night and put the windows back in.



This morning I started by taking all the remaining windows out:




If every skoolie owner has a "wtf am I doing moment", this was mine. Once the windows were out it stopped looking like a nice bus, and started looking like a piece of scrap metal. I began second guessing myself for a second, then grabbed another beer and kept going.



I then began working on the floor. Rear heater wrapped up on the dash because I didn't feel like making a coolant mess yet:


First glimpse of plywood.


Ripped up the vinyl! Wood is destroyed, and in some places soaking wet.





Big 'ole pile of crap outside the back door:


I'm done for today; bruised and bloody, it's time for dinner and more beer.
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Old 11-28-2015, 08:14 PM   #48
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Exactly what I did, seemed easiest.
Thanks for the great pics!
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Old 11-28-2015, 09:34 PM   #49
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Awesome! Looks like a great project. Are you planning on hauling your Jeep with this thing up on the deck? You can flat tow it real easy you know. I have a Rubicon as well. Looks like you have a great bus there.
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:01 PM   #50
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Awesome! Looks like a great project. Are you planning on hauling your Jeep with this thing up on the deck? You can flat tow it real easy you know. I have a Rubicon as well. Looks like you have a great bus there.
I'm planning on dovetailing the rear of the frame and emulating this:

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Old 11-29-2015, 10:31 PM   #51
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Update-ish:

Bought a Hypertherm plasma cutter. It's going down...
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Old 12-02-2015, 08:49 PM   #52
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Got the plywood up. That crap was WET. It came up in surprisingly large chunks considering how rotted, slimy, and smelly it was. I used a 5 foot prybar and basically rammed it under a sheet as far as I could, and pried it up. There's a bunch of rusty screws and bolt heads sticking up where they pulled through the plywood. So, I have to grind them down and then clean the floor, and the interior is done!

First piece up! I retained this piece so it would be super easy to trace the new one around the dog box and steps.




Floor up then swept:




What I thought was rust seems to be more like muddy water. It should clean up fairly easy.



Then I sat in the bus for a while drinking beer and imagining where and what to cut...




Then did some more super legit doodling...
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Old 12-03-2015, 12:25 AM   #53
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"...drinking beer and imagining where and what to cut..."

This is a vital component of any Skoolie construction!
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Old 12-06-2015, 10:56 PM   #54
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Looking good. About to start on my jeep hauler. Who knows, we might run into each other in Moab one day. Lol
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Old 12-07-2015, 02:14 PM   #55
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Well the doodle looks to scale.

...and when you get his many beers in ya you should be ready to start.

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Old 12-07-2015, 02:52 PM   #56
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Proud of the gap filling ability here:



Looks good enough to me!






Nice use of the seat legs

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Old 12-08-2015, 05:02 PM   #57
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Then I sat in the bus for a while drinking beer and imagining where and what to cut...

Seeing this pic made me think that you might consider not putting the end cap at the back edge of the roof and sides, but further up. That way the nose of your jeep is under the roof so the air drafts over the Jeep cleaner,
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Old 12-08-2015, 07:10 PM   #58
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Seeing this pic made me think that you might consider not putting the end cap at the back edge of the roof and sides, but further up. That way the nose of your jeep is under the roof so the air drafts over the Jeep cleaner,
I am doing that. I have 80" before the windshield A-pillar, so I'm using that as a sort of tunnel to drive the nose into. (Also doubles as a patio to hide in or work on the Jeep when it's raining.) I'm actually only cutting like 4 or 5 feet off the bus. The back door will sit inside the "tunnel."

Speaking of cutting, I actually made some progress tonight in regards to the plasma:





I didn't fry myself, so getting the air lines from my compressor plumbed is next.
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Old 12-08-2015, 07:23 PM   #59
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"...drinking beer and imagining where and what to cut..."

This is a vital component of any Skoolie construction!
I like that I am not the only one who just sits in the bus and drinks beer while I decide what to do next.
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Old 12-09-2015, 09:57 AM   #60
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"...drinking beer and imagining where and what to cut..."

This is a vital component of any Skoolie construction!
I like that I am not the only one who just sits in the bus and drinks beer while I decide what to do next.
We ought to start a club..... or maybe a support group would be better.
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