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05-08-2017, 10:07 PM
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#61
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,751
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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what a cool lookin bus!!!
the heater vent thing made me laugh... reminds me of that scene from apollo-13.. "round pipe square hole".. duct tape the HECK out of it!
-Christopher
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05-08-2017, 10:13 PM
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#62
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
That was a lot of work. It's looking really good to.
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Thanks Robin, we are staying strong everyday!
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05-08-2017, 10:23 PM
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#63
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
what a cool lookin bus!!!
the heater vent thing made me laugh... reminds me of that scene from apollo-13.. "round pipe square hole".. duct tape the HECK out of it!
-Christopher
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Thanks Chris, haha yeh we are by no means professionals! But hey there is air flowing, our budget has blown out the window and we have make what we got work!
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05-09-2017, 01:29 AM
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#64
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Winlcok, WA
Posts: 2,233
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You have done a lot of work in a very short period of time. The results look very professionally done.
One concern I have with both of the luggage bins you built behind the rear axle. I would have built them much closer to the axle. I hope you don't discover why the tip of your exhaust pipe is munched by doing the same thing with your luggage bins. It will be a particular problem when going through curb cuts when the bus is at an angle with one side going up and one side going down all at the same time.
Back in 1980 we got two new IHC chassis buses with deep fender skirts that were the same depth the length of the bus. After both buses bashed the skirts at least once we trimmed them in an angle from the rear axle to the bumper.
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05-09-2017, 06:28 AM
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#65
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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Sweet bus. Absolutely sweet.
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05-14-2017, 09:07 AM
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#66
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Can you tell me about how you designed and constructed the screens? I'm in south Florida and I'm running the air on my bus now because the damn mosquitoes. I'd rather have the windows open and fresh air!
Thanks!
Sandi
www.thismidwifetravels.com
Living full-time on my skoolie!
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05-31-2017, 08:32 PM
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#67
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cowlitzcoach
You have done a lot of work in a very short period of time. The results look very professionally done.
One concern I have with both of the luggage bins you built behind the rear axle. I would have built them much closer to the axle. I hope you don't discover why the tip of your exhaust pipe is munched by doing the same thing with your luggage bins. It will be a particular problem when going through curb cuts when the bus is at an angle with one side going up and one side going down all at the same time.
Back in 1980 we got two new IHC chassis buses with deep fender skirts that were the same depth the length of the bus. After both buses bashed the skirts at least once we trimmed them in an angle from the rear axle to the bumper.
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Thanks man, that means a lot!
We appreciate your concern, and we did take that into consideration when planning and building them. The pictures do make them look a lot lower than they actually are. On all of our boxes we made sure to not go any lower than any of the existing parts of the bus. The rear boxes are a little higher than the exhaust. Haven't had any problems yet, but we have yet to drive through any mountainous terrain. So who knows what will happen down the road, good thing I'll have my cut off grinder and plenty of tools for any repairs!
I'll make sure to let you know if we bang them up!
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05-31-2017, 08:45 PM
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#68
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WanderWoman
Can you tell me about how you designed and constructed the screens? I'm in south Florida and I'm running the air on my bus now because the damn mosquitoes. I'd rather have the windows open and fresh air!
Thanks!
Sandi
www.thismidwifetravels.com
Living full-time on my skoolie!
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Hey wanderwoman! Sorry for the late response... We just purchased some home screen building materials from our local lowes. You purchase the frame, screen, frame holders, screen tool, rubber gasket and four springs per window. Cut the frame to the size of your window, insert frame holders plus springs to each 4 corners of frame. Cut out the screen an inch or so bigger than the frame, roll in the screen with your screen tool and rubber gasket. Trim excess screen and pop her in! We will be adding an extra foam gasket on each side of the screen from the inside where there are open spaces on the the frame. The reason for this is the screens don't fit perfectly, probably because it's an old bus!(:
I'm sure there better ways to do it, but we haven't seen any others yet, so good luck, and thanks for asking!
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05-31-2017, 09:03 PM
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#69
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Bus progress
Howdy folks, well this month has been another mad house, and we are getting unbelievably close to "finishing" our bus and taking off north, then further north into Canada, then Montana for the sugar beet harvest, then who knows where we will go...
Im just going to blast a whole bunch of photos your way, and if anybody wants to know how we did something just ask!
Went to the local dmv Theft and Fraud and had our bus inspected, and retitled as a house car, surprisingly easy. We are in the middle of figuring out our insurance, and will have an update on that subject in a few days.
We have a few odds and ins as far as completing the bus, but our list gets smaller and smaller everyday. As of today, we are completing our electrical system.
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05-31-2017, 09:21 PM
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#70
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Battery box planning, fuse holders installation, and disconnects installation.
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05-31-2017, 09:29 PM
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#71
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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More picture.
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05-31-2017, 09:29 PM
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#72
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Nice job. Gotta like that disconnect.
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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05-31-2017, 09:38 PM
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#73
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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More Pictures...
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05-31-2017, 09:46 PM
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#74
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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More pics!
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05-31-2017, 09:55 PM
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#75
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Damn nice cabinet work.
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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06-01-2017, 10:33 PM
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#76
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Damn nice cabinet work.
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Thanks Robin, we do appreciate your constant support since the time we started to post on here! I'm looking forward to seeing your fishing rig come to fruition.
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06-01-2017, 10:43 PM
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#77
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indian Trail, NC
Posts: 73
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International
Engine: 9.0L v8 IHC
Rated Cap: 54 passenger
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Here is some pictures of batteries being hooked up. Thanks to mollie's grampa's fountain of knowledge and wisdom, we were able to set up our electrical system correctly and efficiently.
Mollie and Alex got our front and rear hasp locks put on as well.
This is a bittersweet moment for all of us, because we have moved our bus out of the back yard and have no plans of moving her back in. She sits proudly in our driveway ready for us to explore the unknown.
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06-02-2017, 05:51 PM
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#78
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,108
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 65 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theradiumdial
Hey wanderwoman! Sorry for the late response... We just purchased some home screen building materials from our local lowes. You purchase the frame, screen, frame holders, screen tool, rubber gasket and four springs per window. Cut the frame to the size of your window, insert frame holders plus springs to each 4 corners of frame. Cut out the screen an inch or so bigger than the frame, roll in the screen with your screen tool and rubber gasket. Trim excess screen and pop her in! We will be adding an extra foam gasket on each side of the screen from the inside where there are open spaces on the the frame. The reason for this is the screens don't fit perfectly, probably because it's an old bus!(:
I'm sure there better ways to do it, but we haven't seen any others yet, so good luck, and thanks for asking!
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Thank you! Are the screwed in or the just snapped in?
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06-02-2017, 07:04 PM
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#79
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Support?
Support? It's more like I'm impressed. I wish I could keep pace. You passed up my build long ago. I've been learning from you for a long time now. Yours is one of the faster builds I've seen. My build quality suffers a little in comparison.
Quote:
Originally Posted by theradiumdial
Thanks Robin, we do appreciate your constant support since the time we started to post on here! I'm looking forward to seeing your fishing rig come to fruition.
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Nobody's Business
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06-02-2017, 07:24 PM
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#80
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theradiumdial
More picture.
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Question then maybe a comment, Is that a rear tire in the top picture where the storage door is open?
What I'm getting at is just from looking at the pic it looks like you hinged the panel on the wrong side, You want your doors hinged so if you forget to latch or the latch breaks the wind stream will hold the door close. May be that way just that the pic doesn't show exactly.
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