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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

09-12-2016, 09:12 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

I wasn't worried about breaking any school bus...

I wasn't worried about breaking any school bus land speed records, my most basic goal would be able to maintain 55mph on most hills. If I am able to do a little better than that and drive 60-65 mph...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

09-12-2016, 08:18 AM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

Unfortunately not very fast. My brother inlaw is...

Unfortunately not very fast. My brother inlaw is a diesel mechanic and he adjusted it to have a little more power and wants to do new fuel injectors. With the original injectors we can maintain...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

09-10-2016, 09:27 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

8.1.16 - Painting the Roof

We bought the white paint and clear coat from Bus Kote, paint does it's job on reflecting heat and ended up using more than we thought. Pretty thick stuff so plan extra just in case :).

First...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

09-10-2016, 01:28 AM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

7.29.16 - Sub floor

On to the sub floor! First we laid down 6 mil poly as a vapor barrier between the metal floor and the sub floor. Then we cut 2x4's for bracing and support before fitting in the pieces of 1.5" foam...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

09-09-2016, 10:46 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

7.17.16 - Priming Floor

This was a very exciting day when we finally got to stop removing and demo'ing and start the very beginning stage of construction prep. We started with priming the floor...rustoleum rust...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

07-26-2016, 08:37 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

6.29.16 - Rivet, Wall, & Ceiling Removal

Dirty, sweaty, and tiring is what I call this process! However I'm extremely glad we went the whole 9 yards and removed floors, wall panels, and ceiling panels. We are planning on having our...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

07-25-2016, 11:37 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

Hooray indeed! We fell in love with the flat...

Hooray indeed! We fell in love with the flat noses right away!

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

07-25-2016, 10:48 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

3.30.16 - Start of Demolition

For removal of the seats I went the route of an impact driver and broke the heads of the bolts by tightening them. Had started out with one person under the bus holding the nut while someone inside...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

07-25-2016, 08:04 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

3.20.16 - Homecoming pictures

Thanks again for the help, I think I finally figured it out.

Passenger Side Exterior
https://www.skoolie.net/forums/members/11044-albums979-picture13722.jpg" alt="3 20 16 Skoolie Passenger...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

07-25-2016, 05:32 AM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

Sorry about that! Been trying but kept running...

Sorry about that! Been trying but kept running into trouble. Usually I'm the guy people ask tech questions but now I'm off to an embarrassing start on the forums :). Started uploading them into an...

Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects

06-24-2016, 01:26 PM

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1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

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Posted By bjornj

1993 Blue Bird in NW IA

I've been coming to this site since early 2016, we purchased our bus in March and have since been working to turn it into our RV-traveling oasis. Love coming here to see everyone's builds, ideas,...

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