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03-27-2018, 02:39 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 172
Year: 1993
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: GMC
Engine: GMC
Rated Cap: 42
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Great job on this build! I do have a question for you. When you were talking about your homemade gray tank you said
"Used a end cap then drilled in a 3" male adapter to run the drain."
Did you spin weld an adapter to the PVC end cap or did you drill a hole in the PVC end cap and put in an adapter?
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03-27-2018, 04:08 PM
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#42
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JA Savage
Great job on this build! I do have a question for you. When you were talking about your homemade gray tank you said
"Used a end cap then drilled in a 3" male adapter to run the drain."
Did you spin weld an adapter to the PVC end cap or did you drill a hole in the PVC end cap and put in an adapter?
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I really wish I had takes pictures but I welded a female adapter to the in side of the cap then I spun in the male after the female dried for about 48 hours
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03-28-2018, 01:55 PM
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#43
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Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 172
Year: 1993
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: GMC
Engine: GMC
Rated Cap: 42
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Thanks for the information. I have a piece of 10" pvc irrigation pipe that I was thinking about using for a tank but I have not seen it done before and I could not figure out how to attach the fittings so I put that idea on hold. Now you have got me inspired to give it another try.
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03-28-2018, 01:57 PM
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#44
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JA Savage
Thanks for the information. I have a piece of 10" pvc irrigation pipe that I was thinking about using for a tank but I have not seen it done before and I could not figure out how to attach the fittings so I put that idea on hold. Now you have got me inspired to give it another try.
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Yeah there you go think outside of the box. When I get home from work I'll try and remember to post a better detailed picture
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03-28-2018, 03:06 PM
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#45
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Without any baffling, there is going to be one heck of a lot of force in the water moving back & forth or side to side. Think great big hydraulic hammer.
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03-28-2018, 03:11 PM
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#46
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Without any baffling, there is going to be one heck of a lot of force in the water moving back & forth or side to side. Think great big hydraulic hammer.
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Hey Tango you are totally right. I honestly really only plan on taking the bus to real camp grounds for now. So I plan on having my tanks empty for traveling for now anyway. But thank you for your comments. And I have to tell you I am a big fan of your build. I can't wait to see the finished product. With the level of detail you have been doing it's going to be one for the books.
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03-28-2018, 03:29 PM
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#47
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Thanks for the kind words Josh. One solution would be to cut and cap the 10" pipe into short (2"?) lengths but cross connect several to form a self baffled unit. Near as I can tell, a 2' length of 10" pipe would hold about 8 gallons of water. A "row" of 5 would give you around forty gallons.
Just a thought. There would still be sloshing, but it comes back to the old E=MC2 thing. Limit the mass & velocity and the energy becomes manageable.
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03-28-2018, 03:49 PM
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#48
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Thanks for the kind words Josh. One solution would be to cut and cap the 10" pipe into short (2"?) lengths but cross connect several to form a self baffled unit. Near as I can tell, a 2' length of 10" pipe would hold about 8 gallons of water. A "row" of 5 would give you around forty gallons.
Just a thought. There would still be sloshing, but it comes back to the old E=MC2 thing. Limit the mass & velocity and the energy becomes manageable.
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That is a good point the more baffling the better for sure.
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03-28-2018, 04:46 PM
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#49
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: pa
Posts: 2,502
Year: 98
Coachwork: 1. Corbeil & 2. Thomas
Chassis: 1 ford 1998 e350 4x4 7.3 2 mercedes 2004
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke & MBE906
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definitely wild **** is going to happen at light speed
later j
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05-10-2018, 07:37 PM
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#50
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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I don't know how I missed your build but well done! I wish I'd done my counter top like you did.
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05-21-2018, 07:29 PM
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#51
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 39
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05-22-2018, 09:10 AM
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#52
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Huntington Beach CA
Posts: 40
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: Ford 7.3
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I like what you have done.
I really like the skylight idea.
I will be stealing that one.
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05-24-2018, 07:48 AM
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#53
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New Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 2
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I really like the platform on the back---Great to mount Bicycle Racks on. Your project looks great.
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