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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 04-12-2020, 01:05 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
It has been a long time and many things have...

It has been a long time and many things have happened. Jan 2017 Durango my Border Collie and I have been living in the bus for a year and a half. We were headed to Mayland to clean out my storage....
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-11-2015, 05:30 PM
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Views: 211,066
Posted By wmkbailey
Midea 12000 BTU 19 SEER Ducted Mini Split Heat...

Midea 12000 BTU 19 SEER Ducted Mini Split Heat Pump AC (https://heatingandairconditioningdeals.com/product/midea-12000-btu-19-seer-ducted-mini-split-heat-pump-ac)

Here is the 12000 btu system I...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-10-2015, 08:18 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
Hey Somewhere, Sorry I didn't catch up with you...

Hey Somewhere, Sorry I didn't catch up with you while I was in Lafayette. I will be back, but during the week of Christmas.

I plan to install a similar system for AC in my bus. I'm going to use...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-10-2015, 07:57 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
I've been humbled this morning. I was driving on...

I've been humbled this morning. I was driving on HW 64 in Kentucky. Posted speed limit 70 and I wad doing a respectable 66 - 67 mph. I got passed by a school bus like I was standing still.

I guess...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-10-2015, 07:56 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
Covering the front Cab… Finished

Can anyone say scraps. That is all we have left and that is what we used. Doing the roof raised section was easier in smaller sections, but it would have looked nicer if it had all been one piece.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-02-2015, 07:24 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
Covering the front Cab aka My Mud Room

I call the front of my bus the “Mud Room”. I left the rubber floor in, it makes it easy to clean. I can even pour water down it and it drains out the door.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-02-2015, 07:19 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Read my blog on how I did it. It was not to hard...

Read my blog on how I did it. It was not to hard to remove the decals, just took time.

Details on how the work was done. | the journey visvi...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-01-2015, 08:08 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Re-doing the Bedroom finished… for now.

We got all the items I wanted to get done this time around finished. There will always be things to do.

The hardest issue was the fill piece where the roof curves and comes to a point because of...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-01-2015, 08:01 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Hey EastCoastCB I'm heading down south of...

Hey EastCoastCB

I'm heading down south of Tampa FL I will be there on Monday the 01/04/2016. I would be coming through your area on Sunday.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-29-2015, 10:57 AM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Hey Somewhere, I'm in Lafayette right now....

Hey Somewhere,

I'm in Lafayette right now. Will be here until the 8th. I head back for a week to pick up my daughter and granddaughter and come straight back until the 26th. Then I head to...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-29-2015, 10:54 AM
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Posted By wmkbailey
Hey Red, they are not 2 x 2's they are pieces...

Hey Red, they are not 2 x 2's they are pieces used in outside porch railings. they're just the size I'm looking for. I didn't want to use 2 x 4's or 2 x 2's but something bigger that a 1 x 1.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-29-2015, 10:48 AM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
That is good to hear, I was starting to worry....

That is good to hear, I was starting to worry. One nice thing, I wont have to worry about getting paint on the floor :-)
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-27-2015, 09:03 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Thanks Browncrown, it is nice to know someone is...

Thanks Browncrown, it is nice to know someone is still checking out my build.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-27-2015, 09:02 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
Re-doing the Bedroom part tsoi (three)

It is nice to now have a place to put everything.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/580/23334172786_68004e96dc_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BxXJBU)

We also covered the wheel humps, I’m so tired of...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-24-2015, 08:04 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Re-doing the Bedroom part tali (two)

On to day two of the bedroom upgrade. The plan for today is to get the bed platform completed so I can sleep in my bed again, all though the couch was very comfortable last night.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-23-2015, 06:54 PM
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Posted By wmkbailey
Re-doing the Bedroom

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/750/23260721715_5b9e6fb000_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Brthb8)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5672/22633597923_e274d6fc37_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Au477X)

The first...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-21-2015, 06:56 AM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Thanks Auwyn, I found something very similar...

Thanks Auwyn,

I found something very similar at Walmart. I put one on the frig and one on the microwave. I use the microwave to store all the stuff I usualy have sitting on the counter when I'm...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-18-2015, 05:35 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Wicked ride

What a wicked ride this morning. I got up to drive two hours before I had to login for work. I took 219 south to pick up US 50. Then I came to this 9 degree down hill, max speed 30 mph with 25 - 15...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-17-2015, 08:11 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Update to Power Panel & Installing Kitchen Cabinets

My power panel is, or was a rats nest.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5810/23115410181_4ee570ccae_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BdCw7R)

When I got my bus back in July of 2013, I knew I wanted to...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-17-2015, 08:02 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Yes Durango is enjoying the Bus Life.

Yes Durango is enjoying the Bus Life.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-14-2015, 08:02 AM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Storage, Closet and Dresser

Storage is one of the biggest problems with an RV, there is never enough. I’ve created a 30″ x 36″ space across from my bathroom to be used as a shower.
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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-13-2015, 12:02 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
Road Trip

I was sitting in the bus this morning, it is a day off. I was thinking I would like to go over to the Waffle House for breakfast, but it is cold and windy and I'm too lazy to walk the block to get...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-13-2015, 11:58 AM
Replies: 451
Views: 541,815
Posted By wmkbailey
I will be heading back home to Indiana next...

I will be heading back home to Indiana next Tuesday through Thanksgiving. I do have heat :-) We will figure out a time and place to meetup again.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-12-2015, 04:52 PM
Replies: 451
Views: 541,815
Posted By wmkbailey
Hey porckchop long time no see. I've started...

Hey porckchop long time no see. I've started working on the bus again and I'm living in it full time. I hope to head out on my own next fall. Hope to run into you when I get out there.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-12-2015, 04:41 PM
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Views: 325,391
Posted By wmkbailey
The Construction Starts Again.

It is good to be back working on the bus. All these things I want to get done, but where to start. After the Halloween weekend with my granddaughter that was an easy choice, the bathroom.
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