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08-18-2016, 03:50 PM
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#81
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slaughridge85
You guys are nuts. I'd go crazy if I couldn't stand up straight in my own home... Also, remember to check out residential storm doors as well. Most are Laminated and or Tempered glass, and my door opening was exactly 36x80... a very common door size.
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Hmmm, good info to know, thanks. I'll have to measure my door this weekend. My only requirement is to have glass on the top and also the bottom, similar to the bus door I have now, so that I can see the car in my blindspot that is driving beside me.
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08-18-2016, 07:47 PM
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#82
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Thinking it over.... In a typical day, I sleep 6 hours per 24 hours, I'm not inside 12 hours per 24, and I sit and relax 5 hours per 24, and fix meals 30 minutes per 24 hours, 15 minutes per 24 hours walking through the house, toilet duty 15 minutes per 24 hours...
My roof is 6 inches above my head... I got this!
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08-18-2016, 09:41 PM
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#83
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Hempstead Tx
Posts: 213
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: t444e
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To be fair I won't be living in mine.
For the lock on the current door you could build up with a couple pieces of bar stock then use a larger plate to mount the lock on, with the 3 o'clock bolt going through the whole stack and the door.
Do you have power where your bus is?
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08-19-2016, 05:54 AM
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#84
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiliChzPoopTart
To be fair I won't be living in mine.
For the lock on the current door you could build up with a couple pieces of bar stock then use a larger plate to mount the lock on, with the 3 o'clock bolt going through the whole stack and the door.
Do you have power where your bus is?
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That might be a viable option. I'll give that some thought. Yes, I have a 3500 watt generator that provides power to all my tools.
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08-20-2016, 02:11 PM
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#85
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Hempstead Tx
Posts: 213
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: t444e
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So you make even more noise then me
Nevermind removing the seats, you shoulda paid them folks to remove the ceiling panels. Mine were 44 rivets in each end. oof.
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08-20-2016, 03:30 PM
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#86
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: WNC
Posts: 96
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Your bus is 35ft long?
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08-20-2016, 05:46 PM
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#87
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiliChzPoopTart
So you make even more noise then me
Nevermind removing the seats, you shoulda paid them folks to remove the ceiling panels. Mine were 44 rivets in each end. oof.
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Yeah, if I had the extra money I would have paid them to do that too, but I figured I could do that myself without an extra pair of hands like the seats would have taken. I'm lucky in that there are very few rivets in my bus and the side and ceiling panels are held in with screws that a #2 square drive can take out.
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08-20-2016, 05:47 PM
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#88
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainHooligan
Your bus is 35ft long?
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No Capt, it's 40 feet.
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08-20-2016, 05:57 PM
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#89
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Made some good progress today even though it was incredibly hot in the bus. I had a good friend loan me an old windows a/c unit. My bus is so poorly insulated that it only made about a 5 degree difference but it was good for me to stop and take a break in front of it to help cool me down from time to time. I was going to make a stand my self out of wood but for $39.00 this heavy duty plastic utility stand was just too good to pass up and was put together in about 5 minutes. Plus it has extra shelves for storage for all my tools.
Also was able to get the lock installed on the front door after some careful measurement. I'm happy with the way it turned out.
Got one ceiling panel down and also started attacking the floor.
Enough for one day. Tomorrow is relaxing with wings and beer .
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08-20-2016, 08:58 PM
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#90
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Hempstead Tx
Posts: 213
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: t444e
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wow. Ok, that lock worked out very sexy, I love it.
Never mind the window unit, get a good fan, keeping the air moving helps a LOT.
You are REALLY lucky your panels are held in with screws not rivets. That said, #2 squares are some striping SOBs, make sure you are bottomed out and have some ass behind it when you pull them. I work awful hours, but if you wanna burn the midnight oil I can lend a fist after 10pm any weeknight to knock out the demo.
GREAT progress.
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08-20-2016, 10:38 PM
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#91
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,758
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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wish i had a folding door so I could use a lock like that... my doot splits in the middle.. I hate having to jump out my side door and crawl back in just so I can have locking doors...
-Christopher
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08-20-2016, 10:39 PM
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#92
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,758
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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my pabels are screwed in too.. I took one down and it was still a PITA.. and ten getting it back up was a pain because the oles didnt wasnt ot line up like they once did
-Christopher
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08-21-2016, 06:39 AM
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#93
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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I really appreciate the offer Chili but I'm up at 4:30am every morning during the week so my bed time is usually 9:30pm. I've planned on a year and a half to get the conversion done so I'm in no hurry. Plus I retire at the end of December so I'll have 5-6 days a week to work on it then . Slow and steady wins the race.
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08-21-2016, 07:12 AM
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#94
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
wish i had a folding door so I could use a lock like that... my doot splits in the middle.. I hate having to jump out my side door and crawl back in just so I can have locking doors...
-Christopher
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Hey Christopher, if your doors are the way I think they are watch this YouTube vid. This guy mounted a security deadbolt on his bi-fold doors. Start at the 1:42 time mark to go straight to the lock photos. Hope this helps. All in all this guy did a great job on his bus all by himself. If you have free time all his vids are worth watching.
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08-21-2016, 09:06 AM
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#95
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Hempstead Tx
Posts: 213
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: t444e
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January it is then
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08-27-2016, 07:02 PM
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#96
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Made lots of progress today. Got the ceiling completely removed and folded in half to transport to the dump.. Those panels are about 40 pounds apiece and made of steel. Makes perfect sense to have that kind of construction to keep the kids safe in an accident and or rollover. Next is to remove all that useless and nasty fiberglass insulation.
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08-27-2016, 07:04 PM
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#97
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Thought the surveillance system was interesting. Must have had some bad kids riding that bus since they needed to videotape them. Too bad the VHS recorder wasn't older, I could have sold it as an antique....lol.
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08-27-2016, 08:59 PM
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#98
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyboyHPD
Made lots of progress today. Got the ceiling completely removed and folded in half to transport to the dump.. Those panels are about 40 pounds apiece and made of steel. Makes perfect sense to have that kind of construction to keep the kids safe in an accident and or rollover. Next is to remove all that useless and nasty fiberglass insulation.
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Can you tell if you've got that black tar roof adhesive coating?
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Until I met a man with no feet
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08-28-2016, 06:54 AM
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#99
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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I was going to look and then completely forgot to do it yesterday. I'll get to it next Saturday when I go back to the bus. If I do I'm not sure if I'll go to the trouble of removing it. I may just put the poly-iso insulation right over it.
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08-28-2016, 10:24 AM
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#100
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Almost There
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 77
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Hey looks great! We've got similar construction and haven't had a problem with adhesive on ours.
Are you planning on removing the windows behind your countertops? How tall are they?
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