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Old 11-03-2015, 08:25 AM   #1
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Buckeye Bus

Yesterday started a Re-model on my Thomas International School Bus.

Up till this point, Bus has had queen bed, two bunk beds, full size couch, kitchen area with sink, stove/oven, small refrigerator, Room A/C. There was a bathroom sink area that is not plumbed in yet.

Has a power inverter that needs replaced, and a 7k Onan generator.

Will be uploading plans for my build but demolition has started.

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Old 11-03-2015, 08:47 AM   #2
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Old 11-03-2015, 08:56 AM   #3
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Buckeye Bus

Still trying to get my pictures to upload...keeps failing.

Pictures are jpg and not over the file size.

Not sure what the problem would be.
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Old 11-03-2015, 09:36 AM   #4
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Still trying to get my pictures to upload...keeps failing.

Pictures are jpg and not over the file size.

Not sure what the problem would be.
Host them on a site like Imgur, Photobucket, or even Facebook, and copy and paste the links here using the [img] tag
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Old 11-03-2015, 01:30 PM   #5
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Old 11-03-2015, 01:31 PM   #6
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Old 11-03-2015, 01:40 PM   #7
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Thanks Scooter, That was entirely too complicated.

Anyways i will take some pictures of the demolition tonight. I had some moisture by one of my wheel wells in the back, I am taking up all of the old rubber and flooring material in order to put down new and Stop some of the rust.
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Old 11-04-2015, 06:18 AM   #8
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Old 11-04-2015, 06:28 AM   #9
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All of my electrical has been ran on one side of the bus( Where the ac unit is), and my electrical panel is bolted to the floor underneath the bunks. I am going to be moving the panel to the wall and running the wires in conduit. To this point everything has been just laid along the floor underneath cabinets where it wasnt bothered.

A buddy of mine is coming to get the full sized couch, I have a replacement RV sleeper sofa in order to save space and create another area to sleep.

Sorry about the photo quality my phone doesnt take great photos. I have decent lighting which was all replaced with LED bulbs.

Anyone have any good recommendations for integrated Push buttons? That way passengers can turn lights on whenever needed. I am ordering magnetic push lights for the ceilings As well. In the past we have also used Battery Powered push buttons hung on the wall.

Having a blast tearing things up.
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Old 11-04-2015, 06:52 AM   #10
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what is the inside center height on your bus?

Looking forward to the renovation, this is the type of bus I'm in the market for.
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Old 11-04-2015, 07:13 AM   #11
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Center Height

I am 6 ft tall and i can stand upright in the center of my bus with a little wiggle room.

Once i replace the flooring material it should be around the same, minus a little due to Insulation and underlayment etc.

The bus i have was the mechanics bus at a school sale. It runs great and has plenty of power. Like many articles on this site the highway gear isnt as fast as i would like but it doesnt have a problem pulling through the mountains.
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Old 11-04-2015, 01:12 PM   #12
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I am Open to suggestions on the bus name as well as some direction on setting up my plumbing.
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Old 11-04-2015, 02:26 PM   #13
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I am Open to suggestions on the bus name as well as some direction on setting up my plumbing.
Call it "Amish Paradise"


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Old 11-05-2015, 05:24 AM   #14
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Amish Paradise

Haha I like that.

Pretty fitting for the area i live in also.
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Old 07-08-2016, 09:00 AM   #15
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I've done a terrible job of updating, but I found a rooftop AC and have that installed currently.

My phone took a dump on me and had all my photos but we are going camping this weekend so I will post some more pictures.

I am pretty happy with is so far, also picking up a retractable sunsetter awning I found on craigslist. Hopefully I can mount it while we are camping....see how that goes.

The only thing I really need to finish is my kitchen cabinets , countertop and kitchen table area.

Pictures soon to follow.
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Old 07-12-2016, 09:23 AM   #16
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Old 07-12-2016, 09:24 AM   #17
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Old 07-12-2016, 09:25 AM   #18
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Old 07-12-2016, 09:27 AM   #19
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I want those movie theatre seats!!!! where do you get those from? that would be perfect for my build out...

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Old 07-12-2016, 09:31 AM   #20
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Update

I picked up the Movie theater seats from a local dollar store that was shut down. They are very comfortable, and fold up obviously to save space.


There is an extra set in the Aisle that wont be there normally but I had them installed because I was hauling a large number of people for a wedding party. (Cup holders work excellent)

Eventually im thinking of having the extra movie theater seats removable with nutserts so they are easy to install and remove.

A Kitchen table area is almost completed for inbetween 2 sets of movie theater seats. (cant really see in the photos)
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