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Old 05-11-2014, 07:04 PM   #281
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Re: Model 05 Silver Eagle

did some painting. got this rad color in a gallon at home depot . I'd like to paint the out side of the bus in groovy colors like this when I start on the paint outside.


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Old 05-27-2014, 08:44 PM   #282
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home depot has a unit called gree 27 SEER >>> http://www.homedepot.com/p/GREE-Ultra-E ... ifications

I'm buying that to cool the bus. only 350 watts.
Looking at the specs it says 5.7 amps at 230 VAC. How do you get 350 watts? 5.7A x 230V = 1311 Watts. This is most likely running amps too and the LRA (Locked Rotor Amps) would be much higher. sometimes 3 to 4 times as much.
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Old 05-27-2014, 08:52 PM   #283
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Nice looking bus.
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Old 05-27-2014, 08:55 PM   #284
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did some painting. got this rad color in a gallon at home depot . I'd like to paint the out side of the bus in groovy colors like this when I start on the paint outside.
Nice colour. Did you get the rebate address?
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Old 05-28-2014, 07:05 PM   #285
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The color looks great with your interior We like the idea of having the metal on the ceiling because it's easy to keep clean, allows for the use of magnets for our lamp shades, ceiling drapery, etc. and it's strong/reinforces the roof integrity and provides a strong attachment point for stuff. It is an energy drain no doubt (especially since we didn't do anything in the way of thermal barriers or added insulation/spray foam), but we plan to do an insulated roof rack.
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Old 06-19-2014, 10:11 PM   #286
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Put an 8000btu unit in the front of my bus. this baby works pretty good. I built a duct to vent up trough the roof.



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Old 08-12-2014, 09:59 AM   #287
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I been doing some work staining and building the kitchen. All tounge and groove boards . All that orange crap is going. I'm t&g and staining the whole interior. Soon I can start painting then setting GPS for Hollywood,CA. ETA 6 months.


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Old 08-12-2014, 10:29 AM   #288
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why Cali?
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Old 08-12-2014, 05:42 PM   #289
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I see all these people on TV and I think it cant be that hard to act on TV and it looks better than driving truck! I worked in Hollywood as an actor (mostly background and behind the scenes,stand in etc) from the time I was 18 to 26 then whent into trucking now I'm 29 and not getting any younger! I'm in the Screen actors guild union. Heres a link of me as a human lamp on an adult swim show eagle heart http://video.adultswim.com/eagleheart/m ... ctory.html . I want to go back to take acting classes and keep auditioning.
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Old 08-12-2014, 09:14 PM   #290
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Love the color. We are going to leave our metal ceiling too. I like how it cleans. We are going to go with the Bus Kote on the roof to cut down on heat.
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Old 08-13-2014, 10:18 AM   #291
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I see all these people on TV and I think it cant be that hard to act on TV and it looks better than driving truck! I worked in Hollywood as an actor (mostly background and behind the scenes,stand in etc) from the time I was 18 to 26 then whent into trucking now I'm 29 and not getting any younger! I'm in the Screen actors guild union. Heres a link of me as a human lamp on an adult swim show eagle heart http://video.adultswim.com/eagleheart/m ... ctory.html . I want to go back to take acting classes and keep auditioning.


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Old 08-13-2014, 11:27 AM   #292
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I have a great command center at my use.i lived in this bus in hollywood for a few years.those are pics in my first postings before coming to new mexico.
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Old 08-13-2014, 06:49 PM   #293
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I want to go back to take acting classes and keep auditioning.
Have you tried getting work with the local thespian group? That would allow you do get some more experience in front of a live audience. There are people on some of the RV forums who work at the many living history museums who need re-enactors. Apparently they pay pretty well. One couple talked about working at Westville. We may have seen her at the time that we visited the place in 2007. Being comfortable working in front of a live audience would also be great for character tour guide jobs or story telling gigs.
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Old 09-01-2014, 02:21 PM   #294
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did some repainting and some more work. its about finished up inside.It takes alot of work and money to get this far.



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Old 09-02-2014, 12:27 PM   #295
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Re: Model 05 Silver Eagle

Can you give me more details about the A/C ducting. I assume you mean the warm exhaust and not the cool conditioned air. What are you going to do with condensation out the back of the unit?
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Old 09-03-2014, 05:58 PM   #296
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I am going to put a drain pan under it. and a hose that runs out and down.i use it every day it works great. The hot air exahast out the back and out the roof and the cold air blows inside! I will be upgrading next year to a mini split system. and will use this as a back up.
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Old 10-26-2014, 03:08 PM   #297
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Update :
I been working on the interior by adding tonge and groove boards and staining them in the kitchen. they came out very well.I will proceed with doing the entire inside in these to give it that cabin feel. they add another layer of insulation from heat/cold and noise. I installed a 20,000 btu procomm blue flame heater in the back of bus that heats the whole bus nice. Installed a sunforce 1000watt pure sin wave inverter , and a progressive dynamics converter. heres a few pics of what I have been up to the past 2 months. 99% of battery charging takes place from the 12v generator I built.

almost 99% of anything I buys comes from amazon fyi including parts for my car. always check amazon first.

sunforce inverter is pure sine wave.includes wireless remote control to turn unit on and off.

12v generator. built by me. Honda 5.5hp powers a 105a,p delco 30si alternator. I also have installed a 100amp shunt and meter to monitor amps output at the alternator.must use dual belts or will chew up using only 1 belt. I will upgrade the charging to a balmar 90amp with the smart charge regulator. thy sell the whole kit for about 800. on amazon and put this alternator back on the bus.dual pulley on engine ordered thru amazon.









12v generator







Can be started from inside bus. located under front of bus cab area



Procomm blue flame ventless heater.located in back of bus,fueled from 150 gallon tank under bus.

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Old 10-28-2014, 06:03 AM   #298
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Looks great. Like the generator build. But please route the exhaust from the honda either into the bus exhaust or out and away from under the bus.
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Old 10-29-2014, 03:41 PM   #299
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Looks great. Like the generator build. But please route the exhaust from the honda either into the bus exhaust or out and away from under the bus.
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I need to pickup a welder. Im going to use coduit pipe to make the exhaust. When i run it i turn all the fantastic vents on for air flow. It smells inside a bit. Not good. A welder is on my list maybe for next week.
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Old 10-29-2014, 06:28 PM   #300
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If you get a welder...get a decent one. And migs are the easiest to learn & use in my book But, everyone I know who bought a cheapo, Harbor Fright flux core mig soon dumped it a bought a "real" gas-shielded welder. The uses for any bus builder/converter are never ending. And the deals on quality unit like Hobart & Miller are better now than they were 10 years ago.

Just my dos centavos. Best of luck. (from a guy who owns & loves his 2 Millers)
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