Diesel Dan's Skoolie - Page 13

lornaschinske · 11-17-2011, 11:26 AM

MMMMMM... good leche. Stay thirsty my friends! (Puss-in-Boots)

gbstewart · 11-17-2011, 09:23 PM

I perfer molson canadian beer

but Ive been known to have a good old budweiser

your bus is looking good, are you planning any trips this summer?(2012)

gbstewart

lornaschinske · 11-17-2011, 09:53 PM

When I was a kid (8 yo), we went to the Budweiser brewery (Bush Gardens) in Tampa. My parents could not convince me that beer was not made from fermented horse urine. Place smelled like a barn on a hot day (fermenting mash), and they had all those beautiful horses! I don't drink beer needless to say.

Diesel Dan · 11-18-2011, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by gbstewart

...your bus is looking good, are you planning any trips this summer?(2012)

gbstewart

Thanks man! Yeah, this summer we will definitely be taking a road trip. It will either be a medium length trip to New Mexico for a family reunion, or a longer trip up to New England to visit other family and friends. Not sure yet which trip we'll take, but I doubt we will have enough time to combine them into one trip.

Next steps on the Magic Bus will be finishing the overhead cabinets in the living area and also the wall unit that will go behind the sink. Once that is all done, the bus will have all it's basic interior structure complete. All that remains after that is trim, a few odds and ends, plumbing and WVO conversion. Although really, I don't think I'll ever run out of things to build into this bus.

Diesel Dan · 11-27-2011, 01:02 AM

So I couldn't live with the first cabinet I built and ended up tearing it down. I'll reuse most of the parts, so no biggie. It was designed to be light weight, but I just felt like it was too wimpy. Plus I was hitting my head on the front corner. Here is what it looked like:

I really liked the simplicity of Rudy's (Accordian's) design, so I did the same thing except I didn't use metal angle brackets, but rather used the cabinet dividers to hold the face onto the bottom. The cabinet is attached using 2x2 runners. I used cabinet grade 3/4" plywood. I haven't made the doors yet. I have a collection of cabinet doors from craigslist finds, so will just cut some of those down to size and paint them (most likely maroon color to match the curtains). You will see that I angled the front of the cabinet to prevent the frequent head-banging I was previously experiencing. I really like how it came out. My carpentry skills are barely passable, so I'm happy when I put something together and it looks decent. I'm especially proud of how I managed to not butcher the angle and scribing of the front of the cabinet. I will add trim here and there later to cover any gaps. Okay, enough talk. Here's the pics:

Next, I'm working on building a narrow cabinet to occupy the area behind the sink. I'll have a corner shelf for a 2.5 gallon water dispenser, and behind all that will be cabinet doors that open to shelves for dish soap, sponges, cleaning supplies, etc. The cabinet that will be obstructed by the water jug will be for lesser used items. I think I'll just strap the water jug on with a bungee cord unless I come up with a better idea.

browncrown · 11-27-2011, 11:09 AM

The new cabinets look nice DD. I am going to have to add some more to the Crown this winter. One thing I have found,never enough storage space inside

wtd · 11-27-2011, 11:21 AM

Man, like that end piece. I could have driven 3M stock up a coupla points with all the sanding disks i"d have needed to get that fit.

Tom

lornaschinske · 11-27-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by browncrown

The new cabinets look nice DD. I am going to have to add some more to the Crown this winter. One thing I have found,never enough storage space inside

That is because, no matter how much space you have, your "stuff" will expand to fill than overflow any and all space! It's the "Rule of Stuff".

Diesel Dan · 12-04-2011, 12:33 AM

This past week I've been working on a hutch to go behind the sink. It acts as a backsplash, and has shelves/nooks for storage of dish soap, sponges, hand sanitizer, etc., as well as an area for hanging stuff. This structure also holds the drinking water container. I'm going to install eyelets and use a bungie cord to hold the water container in place. I'm also going to install hooks in the open area for hanging kitchen implements, towels, or whatever. I may fill in the screw holes with wood filler before staining, or I might just leave them how they are - I kind of like the rustic look. I don't know why it took so damned long to build this thing, but I guess I spent a lot of time sanding the crappy looking wood I had, and also I generally only have a couple hours per night to work on the bus.

Next, I'll build the front upper cabinet to mirror the one I built for the passanger side. Then I'll make an upper cabinet to attach to the top of the sink hutch and mate with the front upper cabinet. Then it will be time to stain everything and finally, make the cabinet doors.

Accordion · 12-04-2011, 06:05 AM

I like the hutch. Nice looking pine wood. Great idea to have a water jug there.

thommassey · 12-08-2011, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel Dan

It folds into a box that hangs on the wall. .. It's not perfect, but I'm pleased with how it came out.

Just curious, at the risk of sounding ignorant,it appears you do not use that area for add'l sleeping... Why would you need the table to fold away? Storage while traveling? Thx...

Diesel Dan · 12-08-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by thommassey

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Originally Posted by Diesel Dan

It folds into a box that hangs on the wall. .. It's not perfect, but I'm pleased with how it came out.

Just curious, at the risk of sounding ignorant,it appears you do not use that area for add'l sleeping... Why would you need the table to fold away? Storage while traveling? Thx...

I already have sleeping space for 5-6 people, and I figure that's about as many people as I really want sleeping in my 3/4 size bus. So additional sleeping is not on my list of priorities. The table folds up so I can have more floor space when I want it. The other night, for instance, I was hanging out with a friend in the bus, and we're both pretty tall guys with long legs. I initially had the table up but then folded it into the wall box to show him how it works. The space instantly felt less cramped. Normally I will be in the bus with 4 other people (my family). So having the option to either open up the space or have an easily manifested table seemed like just the thing for my situation. Fun stuff!

thommassey · 12-08-2011, 09:49 PM

makes sense to me...

Diesel Dan · 12-09-2011, 01:17 AM

The past few nights I've been making upper cabinets for the driver's side:

Diesel Dan · 12-09-2011, 01:27 AM

I plan to get a boom box with an mp3 player stereo input and CD player, but for now I just have computer speakers/subwoofer that I can plug into either my laptop or mp3 player:

Here I am spending a few minutes with the bus guitar. It's a piece of crap kid sized guitar I picked up used for like $35, but it's better than no guitar out there at all, and [edit]: I don't want my nicer guitars banging around in the bus, and a full size guitar would be too big for a "bus guitar"

Accordion · 12-09-2011, 06:27 AM

Hmmm, wearing a hat and jacket when you're playing the guitar! Must be getting cold in Austin. It is a big music town. Someday you will most likely score on another guitar. Guitars are cool. I played for 35 years.

Do you sing also? Keep on pickin'.

Is that a sheet that you covered the couch with?

Diesel Dan · 12-09-2011, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Accordion

Hmmm, wearing a hat and jacket wen you're playing the guitar! Must be getting cold in Austin. It is a big music town. Someday you will most likely score on another guitar. Guitars are cool. I played for 35 years.

Do you sing also? Keep on pickin'.

Is that a sheet that you covered the couch with?

Like I said that's my "bus guitar". Also doubles as camp fire guitar. I've got several guitars, in fact too many. Probably 8 or 9 including all mine plus my wife's and the kids' guitars. Ridiculous. And I'm not even a "real" musician. Not that that stops me or anyone else in this town from getting up on stage!

I do sing and have written several songs, and have performed in public a few times, but it's really more of a hobby than anything else. A creative outlet. Against my better judgement I'm going to post a link to some amateur recordings I've made in the past when I was playing more frequently and hosting jam sessions: www.soundclick.com/danbrown. Lately the bus has been my main creative outlet.

The sheet on the couch is just an effort to keep it clean while I'm working in there, but I do prefer the green color to the nasty faded cheezy 1980's print brown fabric thats on there. Eventually I'll put a more permanent cover on that couch. We've had a bit of a cold snap the past few days here in Austin, and I was running back and forth between the bus and my workshop getting that cabinet assembled and fitted, hence the outerwear.

thommassey · 12-09-2011, 11:34 AM

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Are those side by side double bunks with a rear bathroom?

browncrown · 12-09-2011, 02:01 PM

Cabinets look like they are moving right along. Inside of the bus looks really comfortable.

Diesel Dan · 12-09-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by thommassey

Are those side by side double bunks with a rear bathroom?[/quote]

Yes. If you look through the earlier part of my thread you will see how I built the bunks so the upper bunk moves up and down on pulleys so the bottom bunks serve as seating when traveling. The back room is a bathroom and utility/storage area. I still haven't finished building it out, but it's about 75% done.

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