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Old 09-15-2011, 01:58 PM   #41
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So i scored a wood stove off craigslist today only $75 bucks!!!

heres what it looked like when i bought it
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Old 09-15-2011, 02:00 PM   #42
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And heres what it looks like after an hour of wire brush, and Rustoleum High Heat paint
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Old 09-15-2011, 03:51 PM   #43
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I dig the old stove. Looks great!
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Old 01-09-2012, 03:56 PM   #44
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Soo once again ALOT has happned since my last post, I moved AGAIN haha and am now FINALLY alowed to park my bus at my house i have great property and a awsome workshop for all my tools and stuff ahaha Here are some pics!
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Old 01-09-2012, 04:01 PM   #45
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Old 01-09-2012, 04:06 PM   #46
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Old 01-09-2012, 04:11 PM   #47
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Old 01-09-2012, 11:30 PM   #48
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Old 01-09-2012, 11:33 PM   #49
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Here is my awsome little workshop
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Old 01-09-2012, 11:37 PM   #50
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Lastly heres a pic of me and my partner in crime haha, she has been with me everywhere in this journey
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Old 01-10-2012, 06:52 AM   #51
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Looks like you have a great place for your bus and lots of room to work. And love your "partner in crime", she's beautiful.
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Old 01-10-2012, 07:46 AM   #52
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Mikey, Congratulations on getting the wood stove in your bus. I had one just like that one in my first bus. It will certainly heat up the place.

Your dog is beautiful. She reminds me of my first dog that was part Collie and part Coyote. She was the smartest dog I have ever had. Here is a pic. She lived to be 15 years old.


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Old 01-16-2012, 12:05 PM   #53
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I got my Dinettes Built and they are Great! thanks Jespers!!
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Old 01-16-2012, 05:21 PM   #54
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Won't be long you'll be serving dinner there and then a sleeper for someone Bet you're beautiful dog is already eyeing that up as a place to curl down and get comfortable. Nice work.
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:45 AM   #55
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Nice! I'm looking forward to seeing how you upholster the seats and finish the table. This could be overkill, but you might want to screw a 2x2 board across the width of the underside of the seat bottoms to act as bracing to prevent bowing. It would also probably help to straighten the bow that you already have in that one seat bottom in the rear seat. And if you get a nice tight fit against the sides of the seat when the lid is closed, it would act as additional lateral bracing as well and keep everything lined up properly. Just chamfer/round off the ends a bit on the side that faces down so it will easily slide into place when you close the seat.
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Old 01-17-2012, 01:32 PM   #56
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Ya i have been pondering something like that, i know the only 1/2'' sheets home depot had were super curved and bowed : ( so i obivously put the bow up therefor when people sit on it in time hopefully it will correct its slef? we will see. Thanks tho for the idea

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Old 01-27-2012, 09:56 AM   #57
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I built another bench, and extended the one that houses my water tank just to flush things up, heres some pics
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Old 01-27-2012, 09:57 AM   #58
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hahaha oops wrong pics that was my first bus, 1977 VW
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Old 01-27-2012, 10:02 AM   #59
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Lets try this again
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Old 01-27-2012, 10:08 AM   #60
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I Also started to put up some paneling that i garbage picked/collecting for a wile now
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