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Old 05-23-2017, 07:44 PM   #1
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The shalom home

Greetings everyone. And a big thank you to all the posters who post great information here. I am a new bus owner and extensively used info from this site before deciding on the bus I bought. I wanted a dog nose for ease of maintenance, a mid size bus so the wife would drive it, mechanical injection to avoid electronics, and to have at least the seats removed to make the conversion easier. Here she is.

Wife named it the shalom home




I plan to occasionally post updates on the conversion and chime in for help as needed!
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Nice looking bus. So how far along are you and what type of build are you planning?
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Old 05-23-2017, 09:26 PM   #3
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Shalom Yaw'll! --- Best of luck on the build and keep the pix coming.
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Old 05-23-2017, 09:57 PM   #4
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Old 05-24-2017, 07:15 AM   #5
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Welcome! Looks like a sweet bus and I'm looking forward to your build photos!
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Old 05-24-2017, 08:59 PM   #6
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Thank you everyone for the warm welcome.


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Nice looking bus. So how far along are you and what type of build are you planning?
We just got the bus this weekend so we are in the pondering/planning stage. The guy we got it from was using it as a camper for motorcycle rallies and it has 120v electrical system on it for use with the generator or shore power for 30 or 50A.
We plan on building it to live in while we build our custom off grid home so the build will be for self contained use for temporarily permanent living.
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Old 05-24-2017, 10:00 PM   #7
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I'm big on temporary permanent living spaces. It's amazing how many people are building buses across the country.
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Old 05-28-2017, 08:14 PM   #8
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So I spent the day replacing the electrical outlets. One was loose in the cradle so I knew it was bad. When I took it off it fell to pieces in my hand. Yikes...





I replaced them with heavy duty commercial outlets and cleaned up some of the other wiring.


More to come as the adventure continues!
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:32 PM   #9
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Here are the pics I forgot.
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Old 05-28-2017, 10:48 PM   #10
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So my next project is tint/window covering. I know many people like skinning their windows on the outside with sheet metal but I like the "school bus" window look and lay out and have decided to keep it that way and do all my covering from the inside. The windows that I plan on keeping for use I am just going to tint with 2.5% tint. The ones that will be covered by walls I am using spray can bedliner. The main reason for doing this is to save on time and money, possibly give the window a little more strength, and to get an air tight seal around the windows. Here is the started project. Let me know your thoughts about doing this.
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Old 05-28-2017, 11:42 PM   #11
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It's about what works for you. Honestly, from the outside how does that look different than putting on limousine window tint? Except if it was window tint you'd be able to see out.

I tend to move my floor plan around from time to time, so I cover and uncover windows as needed when I change my floor plan. My windows were already tinted, but I use the shiny mylar side of rigid insulation panels against the windows to block thermal differences and light. I did think about painting my windows, but rigid insulation panels over the windows has been much easier to change around.
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Old 05-29-2017, 07:32 AM   #12
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That is a good idea if your changing the floor plan. Interesting...

I do plan on insulating the windows I will not be using before the walls go up. Not sure what kind yet.
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Old 05-29-2017, 08:56 PM   #13
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So I worked on some tint today. Was able to get 4 windows done before I ran out. Would have been 6 if I hadn't made a mistake cutting the film.

I decided to go with some 2.5% I picked up at Oreilly auto that happened to be the exact size width wise for my windows

It had been many years since I last tinted a vehicle. I quickly remembered why I had someone else do my last 4 cars. lol. But have to watch my spending....
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Old 05-29-2017, 09:12 PM   #14
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My next little project was to seal all the windows because some of the seals were obviously bad. I didnt want to invest the time and money sourcing new seals so I did a "silicone seal". I took the window trim off and silicone sealed the upper and side portions where the windows mount into the bus. Just like you might do a house window. I then used some flowable silicone to seal the individual panes in the frames. I used this product on my mud truck with great success so Im giving it a shot on the bus.

Im only about a third of the way done but Im getting there. One quick lesson Im learning working on a bus is with the word "more". They take more of everything. More time, more product, more work, etc!!! But it will be worth it in the end....
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Old 05-31-2017, 08:36 PM   #15
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So today I worked on the rubber seal for the folding front door. I have no idea where to buy one, or even if they are still available, so I improvised with a garage door seal I got at Lowes. It is the perfect width and cost $15 for 18'. Im not sure of the durability so I guess only time will tell. Has anyone else tried this or any other route?
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That looks perfect.

People have usually been getting the door seals from bus parts places.
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Old 05-31-2017, 08:44 PM   #17
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Do you know any of those places of hand? I know of only one used parts place and it is in Dallas
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Old 05-31-2017, 09:11 PM   #18
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I don't recall where it was. It was one of the major bus parts places located centrally in the US. Someone else will likely remember where. I have got to learn to write things down.

Meanwhile what you did looks good. You've made a good seal around the door. It may not last 20 years, but so what. I've got to wonder about that flexing all the time, but it lasts as long as it lasts.
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