So we had time to work on the bus. We got a lot of work done, but not as much as I hoped. We started by ripping up the rubber from the floor. We removed quite a bit of the rubber. We removed the second piece of plywood. Then I decided to try remove the plywood with the rubber still on. It works, you just have to use a razor blade to cut the rubber at seam when you get the plywood free.
We removed all of the floor except at the very front of the bus. I have to remove the driver's seat. We will get to this maybe next week.
The floor looks amazing. 98% rust free. Some of the pictures look like the floor has rust, but it is just dirt and mud. We really lucked out. No weak spots. The little rust is very superficial and can be sanded off.
Next we removed the metal channels above the windows. Then we started removing ceiling screws. We removed quite a bit the first night. So many screws. Some screws come out easy and others wouldn't budge. I just left the ones I couldn't get. On day 2 all we did was remove screws. We spent 6 hours straight just removing screws in the ceiling and the walls.
We have probably 3/4 of the screws out. We are so sore and couldn't keep going. Both of our arms hurt from holding the drill up to the ceiling. We also ended up both having battle scars. Jose has a gash on his leg and a cut on his hand. I have two bruises on my leg and quarter sized blister from holding the drill.
This was our starting picture.
Jose removing the center piece of rubber.
Removing more rubber.
Me popping out the nails holding the plywood.
Floor.
This is what we have left of the floor to remove.
The side channels removed.
Me removing ceiling screws.
The amount of ceiling screws removed the first night.
The amount of screws removed the second day.
Just a cool pic reminding us that she carried students not too long ago.
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