Project Niles Skoolie

[NilesSkoolie]

Hey Bansil, it runs yep. It came from 120km away and the people i paid to deliver it had to drive home so it was easier for them to tow it and drive the tow rig back. it was cheaper to pay the delivery then to get a specials permit and insurance and fuel.

[NilesSkoolie]

Update from yesterday...





960 pounds of metal seat frames (i will hold on them for a few weeks incase i need some metal bits)


Now onto removing the rubber and plywood. and to shop for a RV door!

[TheHobbits]

Bus sure looks nice ..... & sure nice to see another Canuck Skoolie Ey !! ...
Have to ask though , did you guys take the bus for a test drive ? .
In Manitoba we can get a 7 day temp tag for $30
Looking forward to your build

Frodo

[NilesSkoolie]

I drove it at the yard to make sure it functioned. Probably April i will pull all the brakes apart and change the pads and rotors and prep it for safety. I'm lucky i am mechanical and one of my best friends is a mechanic. I already have found some things that need to be fixed but that's to be expected from a 14 year old bus.

[gbstewart]

wow looks good, glad you got it home. now heres what I can tell you what I had to do, Im in ontario too, I got my from iron range buse lines that supply all the buses in my neck of the woods, It was 100kms from my home. I got insurance that would be good for a year so that i could convert it but it had to be done in that time frame, I had the pink card with me, I got the paper work for the bus, it was saftied all ready , whent over to the mto office and regestered as a motorhome, no problem, put the plates on and drove it home when i had conversion done I had to get a inspection done for the propane and a appraisal done. this all for insurance they can be real jerks, they wanted to charge us $1800. for year after the converstion, we called around and most companies wont insure converted school buses, we did started to panic then we got incontact with allstate the said they insure us if we gave them a car as well no problem gave them the bus DW van my truck and the house best deal around, but they where out to lunch for our motorcycles so they are with TD Insurance. so you better check your insurance, I have told other people to go to allstate, and they said they wont insure them
Also, if you did not get the saftey with you bus, I suggest you do it before you start modifying anything on the bus.

where abouts are you? Im north of thunderbay
gbstewart

[TheHobbits]

Me left to get our bus ey ....
Will call school division Monday .. Don't want to get left behind LoL ......

Will we have a Canadian Skoolie grand convoy !!! .?

Frodo

[bansil]

I see,glad it worked out.
Good luck with project and keep pics coming

[NilesSkoolie]

GB i am from Hampton which is about 10 mins out of Oshawa (40 mins east of Toronto. Thanks for the info because the insurance always concerned me.
I will make some calls this week. I am going to call the garage that does the safety and ask them about what i should or should do prior to bringing it in. I plan on moving the door to mid way back on the bus but i can't see it being an issue as long as it sealed from exhaust getting in.


Well today was a long long day! Grinding the heads off the bolts for the seat brackets was not fun or removing the screws holding down the edging. They seemed never ending lol At least it is done and i can remove the old plywood floor and rear heater.

Here some images from today:
My Daughter hanging out while i work...




And were done for the day!


Put LED lights in isle too.

Chris

[LuckyChow]

Congratulations! It looks like you've got a nice bus and everyone is having fun. The day you get all the seats out and see all that space is a good feeling, eh! You're looking at endless possibilities. Take your time and have fun with the conversion. I look forward to following it online.

[bansil]

Whats the junglejim set out the passenger window ultra4 car ?

[NilesSkoolie]

lol yes its another buggy. Its one of my friends i am helping him work on. It's gota go home soon so i can make room for my wood shop setup for the bus.

[eyedeal.ink]

lookin good, definitely don't envy working in the snow, looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.

[NilesSkoolie]

Quick little update. Rear rad and hosing is removed and 1" coupler to rout the coolant back installed. Old plywood is removed up to to behind the drivers seat. RV door is ordered and will be ready for pickup on Sunday. This weekend, grind clean and possibly paint the metal flooring.

I did a video today but learning how to upload it to the web is taking longer than expected!!

[NilesSkoolie]

Inside and Engine running:
http://youtu.be/V03HHM4fUV8

[NilesSkoolie]

Walk around the outside:
http://youtu.be/1D0jKcZaW7Y

[NilesSkoolie]

Wow, the flooring part sure sucks. We finally got our first coat of oil based primer on today and doing the bonding coat tonight so it will be dry for Monday so we can do the plywood flooring. Tomorrow off to pick up the RV door for the side so it will give some good curing time.

I got some free seats from my friend out of a 2004 TJ Jeep. I am a Jeep guy so they will work perfect!!!!

[NilesSkoolie]

Got up extra early this morning to warm the bus up. Painted the rustolium rust bonding paint before we left to go on a 2+2 hour trek to pick up the new door.
Home now with the door but the paint still is not dry but getting there, should be good to go on plywood tomorrow.





New Door

[NilesSkoolie]

Thanks PT, no i haven't gotten the insurance yet. I am going to get it changed to a Motorhome first at the DMV so the ownership shows Motorhome not a bus. I should have a majority of the conversion done by June. Tomorrow i have to get a hold of a few heavy mechanics to make sure moving the door midway back will not effect safety. My friend is a regular car mechanic and said that as long as it sealed and securely fastened that it will be fine but I want a second opinion on that before i have it done.

This is the form i have to fill out and provide images and receipts. You have to have 4 out of the 6 on the list done prior to the change.

[NilesSkoolie]

Well after having a discussion with a few RV / heavy equipment mechanics we decided to go ahead with the door moving. They said as long as it was sealed and installed properly that it would have no effect on the safety.

Soooooo no turning back now!!!

A little more triming to do on the inside then we will start fabricating the stairs and inner section.


My Dad and I, hanging out helping me today.

[JakeC]

Good progress!! Getting the floor painted made mine feel "official".