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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 09-11-2014, 06:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,807
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: The Living Bus Project

Dburt,
From what I gathered from a brief perusal of their sites, I believe that one of their aims is to promote renewable biofuels, and the greener the better. So one reason to avoid the waste...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 09-06-2014, 07:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,676
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Starter problem with my Ford E450 V10

It's alive, aahahhaa! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Man, I put that new starter in (used the super Loctite so those 2 bolts will really hold), also changed out the battery cable clamps as well as...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 09-06-2014, 01:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,676
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Starter problem with my Ford E450 V10

Thanks again Bansil, and nice diagram, that simplifies it ;?D. So far nothings worked so I'm guessing I've got a dead starter. Unfortunately when I went to take it out, after removing the first...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 09-04-2014, 11:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,676
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Starter problem with my Ford E450 V10

Lol, yes it certainly is entertaining round here Opus, but don't sell yourselves short, while everyone's got an opinion, good advice is priceless :mrgreen:

Thanks Bansil, I'll give that a try...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 09-03-2014, 11:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,676
Posted By Lightfoot
Starter problem with my Ford E450 V10

So I've been starting my E450 every 3-4 days just to keep the battery charged (let it idle for 15 - 20 min), and it hasn't had any problems, always starting up right away.
Then yesterday I tried to...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-03-2014, 01:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

MAN, those are great old buses! I'd love to get my hands on one of those, do the interior in an art deco motif and the outside in an antiqued gold finish, lol, THAT would be the cats pajamas 8) 8) ...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 09-01-2014, 11:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,199
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Ahhh, the things you can find on the Internets...

Here's one, both funny and disgusting at the same time, lol, but warning, this may hurt your eyes :lol:

https://youtu.be/GgzbmYQ6M7w
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-31-2014, 10:42 PM
Replies: 222
Views: 33,343
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Fortifiying Your Bus Against Intruders Or Attack?

Hey Thjakets,
Yeah I hear ya, it's just that the subject of the NRA really gets under my skin. I've been a gun owner all my life, used to be a fairly avid hunter when I lived in Alaska (not so...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-31-2014, 09:53 PM
Replies: 222
Views: 33,343
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Fortifiying Your Bus Against Intruders Or Attack?

Returning to the original topic, while it may have been mentioned, I've seen some homemade armor constructed from multiple layers of fiberglass woven fiber and resin. I had a similar thought, but...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-31-2014, 09:29 PM
Replies: 222
Views: 33,343
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Fortifiying Your Bus Against Intruders Or Attack?

Although I highly doubt it, I hope most folks will come to realize exactly WHAT the NRA really is and why they exist. I was a card carrying member back in the late 70's, and back then they were...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 08-31-2014, 07:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,199
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Ahhh, the things you can find on the Internets...

This one made me laugh, I think it fits to a T ;?D

https://38.media.tumblr.com/c67416f44a9df1592ba53910b65d3cea/tumblr_mkt3k9dJtA1qzbs6po1_r1_500.jpg

And this is right on the money.... imho of...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 08-31-2014, 01:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,199
Posted By Lightfoot
Ahhh, the things you can find on the Internets...

So much funny stuff, just thought I'd share a few because we all need to laugh more and cry less ;?D

Laughing bride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTyD9pQK07s

The juggling otter....
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-28-2014, 10:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,807
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: The Living Bus Project

Bill, this looks like a great project, I admire the quality of your craftsmanship. It takes some courage to dive in and commit yourself and your family to promoting such important ideas, but also...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-28-2014, 09:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

Thanks Thjakits, and I do understand about the shadow thing, but if you noticed in the pic I posted earlier, there's space between the sets of panels and that is what I'd like to do - the center...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-28-2014, 08:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,736
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Cutting/resizing bus glass

That's exactly why, but most right-wingers, like yourself, wouldn't understand the fundamental principle that is being violated by the courts decision to allow such a travesty, and sadly that's the...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-23-2014, 02:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

One thing that I'm unsure of is if I went the latter route and just bolted the deck through the roof into the roof trusses, would sandwiching the fiberglass between the deck strut and the roof truss...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-22-2014, 03:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

Ah, I see, well guess we're talking about 2 different systems, but with the 1 ton weight capacity that I'm planning on I don't think something like that would work. I thought you were suggesting, as...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-22-2014, 02:59 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

Hey Mel,
Well I've got some re-siding to deal with which will conflict with my ability to attach the vertical studs/supports to the outside of my transit. Plus I'm thinking you either deal with just...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-22-2014, 02:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

Hey Bansil, yeah that looks like some products I've seen online, also found something called Eternabond that seems to have some good reviews, so that's one possible route. I was hoping to find some...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-22-2014, 02:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

Yes I understand many folks are hesitant to make perforations in an otherwise perfectly sound roof, lol, but that said, there are many people and companies that do so and there's lots of examples,...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-21-2014, 02:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,603
Posted By Lightfoot
Punching holes in my roof - best way to seal em?

I'm planning on building a deck on top of my transit bus which will be multi-functional - the front half will support a solar-panel array while the back half will be for storage and as observation...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 08-20-2014, 10:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,578
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Looking for a short bus

Look for auctions in your area, there may be school districts or local transit authorities who are selling them cheap. Mine came from an auction, although via a 2nd party, and the one good thing...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 08-15-2014, 11:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,278
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: The Russbuss, another transit bus conversion ;?D

I even came up with a solution I think will work for the observation turret. Of course the dome is straight forward enough, but I'd like to get one that sticks up quite a bit, enough so that at least...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 08-15-2014, 11:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,278
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: The Russbuss, another transit bus conversion ;?D

Sweet, great job on your conversion SD! I am going to have to borrow your idea of flipping the window upside down, I just swapped out the 3rd window back on the drivers side, the one with the...
Forum: Alternative Fuels | Electric, Propane, Wood & Biofuels 08-10-2014, 08:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,597
Posted By Lightfoot
Re: Got to camp ground and have no power

Wow, I had no idea that this problem existed, lol, thank goodness I read this before wiring mine. Thanks again Lorna, always so much useful info in one of your posts ;?D
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