New Project! - Page 4

Alex and Angie · 12-17-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nate1191

What are you going to use for insulation?

Sorry we missed this question. We are planing on having professionals come in and put spray foam insulation throughout the bus in the spring.

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Originally Posted by thommassey

You guys are doing a fine job in short order...

Thank you! : ) We are really happy with the way the project is going so far.

We have been working on the sheeting for the bus over the last while. We originally were going to re-use the ceiling panels on the sides of the bus but Alex was not able to weld the thin metal without it warping. We decided to buy all new sheets for the sides and re-use the ceiling panels elsewhere.

We also had a piece bent to shape that will be the back panel of the bus. Alex is working on getting the back ready to be riveted in today. We hope to have take two of sheeting the sides this week. We have all our side panels welded, painted and ready to be installed : ).

We also have a new post on our blog:
http://angieandalex.blogspot.com/201...king-away.html

gbstewart · 12-17-2011, 02:21 PM

Its looking good, but I have to be honest, I think that before you cover in the walls, you might think about have the body tech that is going to pass your ontario saftey look at it, just in case theres something they dont like, before I personaly i would have a hard time putting my lic on the line to sign the saftey, Im sure you wont have problems, but your going to a lot of work and taking a chance with the MtO saftey. I dont mean to scare you, but after over 30 years in the trade , I tend to be a bit picky of what I put my name and lic on.

gbstewart lic auto tec, lic aircraft tec, lic small engine tec, and all around good guy!!

pipopak · 12-17-2011, 02:49 PM

I would add some X-bracing (red) or gusset plates (green) at the back as shown to help prevent lateral sway that could cause ripples on the rear sheetmetal:

gbstewart · 12-17-2011, 05:07 PM

good point about the cross bracing, strongly recommend it, this is my point about getting some one to look at it before people get to far in there builds.
you have to keep it safe, if you do get into a crash, the last thing you want is for your bus to collasp around you. thats why Im not a big fan of roof raise, a bus is one of the safest things on the road, a bluebird is build to roll on is roof and sirvive in one pc.they build all this saftey into the bus, but dont put seat belts for the passengers to wear figure that one out?

gbstewart

mightybus · 12-17-2011, 05:13 PM

Yep, all those licenses is one reason kanaDUH is a communist country. Live free or die.

gbstewart · 12-17-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mightybus

Yep, all those licenses is one reason kanaDUH is a communist country. Live free or die.

haveing a license dosent mean a whole bunch, just makes you legal, one of the best car builders and painters that I know have never went to any schools, and there are better skoolie builders then me, im proud of the licenses that I have,(never been unemployed) and wish I could get one more(welding) , but for now Im spending time trying to find the camp grounds in the US that will let a skoolie in been on line trying to book and been turned away so far 18 out of 20, funny thing here in canada we just show up at anycamp and they welcome us, I guess thats 1 good thing for a communist country

p.s, not trying to start a peeeeing contest, just my 2 cents

gbstewart

pipopak · 12-17-2011, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gbstewart

but for now Im spending time trying to find the camp grounds in the US that will let a skoolie in been on line trying to book and been turned away so far 18 out of 20, funny thing here in Canada we just show up at any camp and they welcome us, I guess thats 1 good thing for a communist country

gbstewart

Also when things get uncomfortably hot here (Vietnam-era drafts, etc) there is people who runs there until the situation cools off.

lornaschinske · 12-18-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by gbstewart

..I'm spending time trying to find the camp grounds in the US that will let a skoolie in been on line trying to book and been turned away so far 18 out of 20...

Use http://www.campgroundreviews.com and look for the places where they comment on the workers who stay there or the "permanent" residents" if you are looking for monthly stays. For Public parks use http://uscampgrounds.info/ or http://www.ultimatecampgrounds.com/

I have a "workaround" that was given to me by someone in the FL state park system on how to stay well past the 14 day limits but you have to pullout for 24 hours and book thru reserveamerica

Jarlaxle · 12-18-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pipopak

I would add some X-bracing (red) or gusset plates (green) at the back as shown to help prevent lateral sway that could cause ripples on the rear sheetmetal:

Honestly, I would add X-braces AND gusset plates! That is a BIG area!

As for insulation: you want to insulate the floor with sprayed foam from beneath. Very effective, not expensive (available at any hardware store), and does not lose any headroom!

Jarlaxle · 12-18-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gbstewart

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Originally Posted by mightybus

Yep, all those licenses is one reason kanaDUH is a communist country. Live free or die.

haveing a license dosent mean a whole bunch, just makes you legal, one of the best car builders and painters that I know have never went to any schools, and there are better skoolie builders then me, im proud of the licenses that I have,(never been unemployed) and wish I could get one more(welding) , but for now Im spending time trying to find the camp grounds in the US that will let a skoolie in been on line trying to book and been turned away so far 18 out of 20, funny thing here in canada we just show up at anycamp and they welcome us, I guess thats 1 good thing for a communist country

p.s, not trying to start a peeeeing contest, just my 2 cents

gbstewart

Skip commercial parks and go for state/county parks, or BLM land.

Alex and Angie · 12-18-2011, 04:22 PM

The area you are all talking about that is open is going to be the access for a small greenhouse we are building off the back. We are not just leaving a big hole for no reason. lol.

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Originally Posted by gbstewart

Im not a big fan of roof raise
gbstewart

Thanks for your opinion, it has been made clear.

timbuk · 01-09-2012, 02:27 PM

you are doing a exelent job lotsa work going on there!

Alex and Angie · 01-13-2012, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by timbuk

you are doing a exelent job lotsa work going on there!

Thank you! : )

We now have both sides of the bus and the rear sheeted in. We are working on finishing the riveting on the sheets and then will be moving on to finishing the front of the bus. We are waiting on rivets we ordered to arrive and are working on framing in the generator box.

There are several updates to our blog detailing or progress:

angieandalex.blogspot.com

gbstewart · 01-14-2012, 09:41 AM

looks good, lots of work, looks like the weather is holding up for you, I have to much snow and its cold so I cant get anymore work done on my bus. looking foreward to seeing the herb garden your planning

Im green with envey that you can still be working on you bus in jan,
keep us posted

gbstewart
warmed up today -23c windsheild -33c been all week!!

Tango · 01-14-2012, 10:15 AM

A & A --- you guys are doing a great job and (more importantly) appear to be having fun with it. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see what you do with the front cap.

Alex and Angie · 01-14-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gbstewart

looks good, lots of work, looks like the weather is holding up for you, I have to much snow and its cold so I cant get anymore work done on my bus. looking foreward to seeing the herb garden your planning

Im green with envey that you can still be working on you bus in jan,
keep us posted

gbstewart
warmed up today -23c windsheild -33c been all week!!

Thanks gb!

Oh my goodness! I fell so bad that you have to deal with such cold weather! We just had our first real snowfall here and it looks like they are calling for the weather to go back up to 6 degrees next week so our luck is holding out.

It's nice that we only have to tarp up the front and the back to keep the snow out, we got those side sheets in just in time!

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Originally Posted by Tango

A & A --- you guys are doing a great job and (more importantly) appear to be having fun with it. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see what you do with the front cap.

Thanks Tango, we really are having a great time. We are looking forward to the challenge of the front cap, fingers crossed that it goes well!

We will keep you guys updated! : )

MikeyBskunk · 01-14-2012, 10:54 PM

WOW your bus makes mine look small haha, and mine is a full 40 FT!!!!!! Looking good, keep on truckin'

Mikey

bus-bro · 01-14-2012, 11:52 PM

Please, let's not start who has the bigger bus. I've only got a 35 footer.

Tango · 01-15-2012, 09:22 AM

Don't feel bad...with the bumpers off, two of mine could fit inside theirs.

Alex and Angie · 01-22-2012, 05:05 PM

Hi guys!
We added a few videos showing what we have been working on to our blog.
angieandalex.blogspot.com
We are waiting for some rivets we ordered to come in so we can finish riveting our side panels on. Alex has been working on framing in our generator bay and has started working on the bay that will hold one of our heaters and give us access to the release valve for our sewage tank.
[flash=560,315:3dtr8ush]http://www.youtube.com/v/YMX4LtgSNu4[/flash:3dtr8ush]
[flash=560,315:3dtr8ush]http://www.youtube.com/v/wEY1RoKFu_M[/flash:3dtr8ush]

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