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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-16-2014, 05:38 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_85894_1a2e6ad49ae7cb7f6b7dcbc213b8ceb3.jpg...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-15-2014, 02:14 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Sorry, forgot to add that the floor and walls were covered in a safety flooring sheet material and we made the bathroom into a wet room with a shower and drain in the floor (into a tank).
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-13-2014, 10:47 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

The toilet is a porcelain 'drop through' type so when flushed the waste drops through the floor into a large tank slung under the bus... there is then an electric pump out. We went for marine systems...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-13-2014, 06:34 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Have done a few more improvements including interior doors and full fit out of toilet/shower/hot water system etc.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 09-24-2013, 03:55 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Just used our bus for a street festival in Barnsley.

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_80482_598d48b0fd84af64f61ea53d20e9e2e7.jpg
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-15-2013, 11:16 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Thanks... I get it.. sounds like they will be getting teams to fit out School Buses so could be fun to watch. Not happening until July apparently.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-15-2013, 10:28 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Just had an enquiry to use pictures of our bus interior on this US TV show.

https://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-design-star/show/index.html

Anybody know anything about it?
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 03-09-2013, 02:39 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Our latest outing in the snow...

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_73736_44e528add30af5d9b702abcd7ab638a8.jpg
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-10-2013, 01:31 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

I had worried about that but the cables are very, very tight and so they travel really well. The design is great that you can change where they point and light.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-10-2013, 12:52 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Had some new lights fitted. The units are from IKEA, 12v directly wired into the leisure battery and have replaced the standard bulbs with LED ones. The power is fed via the cables that support them....
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-04-2013, 03:41 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

I have seen double deckers in New York but I have to say it cost us a small fortune to ship ours over so with the height issue of a double decker I think you would have to win the lottery!

The...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-01-2013, 04:02 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Hi there. Glad you like our bus. We keep trying to make improvements and are just refitting the bedroom area so will post pictures when we have them.

In the UK we are registered as a motorhome...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-28-2013, 04:26 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Spellinfg was never my strong point.. Farrari it is!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-25-2013, 10:44 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

My drivers seat was looking very tatty so just had recovered in 'Farrari Red' leather with white piping. Very pleased with the job!
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-21-2013, 03:16 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

It's been a busy year! Here is our bus at the Tramlines Festival in Sheffield where we we staging a street entertainment festival.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-20-2013, 02:14 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

And here is our bus at an 'inland beach' event that we staged in Birmingham (UK).

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_72157_a7fdb1792b4e38c3cb55c088b3d28751.jpg
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-20-2013, 08:55 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Here is a side picture of the stage setup. I know it seems slightly mad but it works really well and the acts enter stage via the side emergency exit door which is up off the ground.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-20-2013, 08:49 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Sorry not posted anything for a while - needed to get my head around Photobucket.

Here is our bus in full 'stage/green room' mode at this summers Freedom Festival in Hull (east coast of UK).
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 09-13-2012, 06:21 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Just trying to upload some new pictures and getting the message "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

Anybody got an ideas please?
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-29-2012, 03:31 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Here is one of my favorite pictures from the trip.. in the mirror of my bus you can see Arc de Triomphe and Cartier!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-27-2012, 03:56 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

With only a few days notice we have just done a job with our bus taking it to the centre of Paris for United Nations / UNESCO. See pictures below.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-07-2012, 01:55 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

It comes in a roll 1.2 metres wide. Easy to cut and just use contact adhesive.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-07-2012, 12:05 PM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

I have gone for a checker plate rubber material like below. Will post pictures when all finished.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-07-2012, 05:04 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

Thanks Tango. It's worked out really well. Just working on new rubber flooring in the front drivers cab area at the moment.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 04-30-2012, 12:41 AM
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Posted By ScottinEngland
Re: Our American School Bus in Sheffield, England.

I had the post made by a friend who has a small engineering workshop and then bought the bracke that clamps to it on the net. The post is hollow with a hole in the back it the top so the 12v power...
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