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Bringing her home and getting ready to back her up into the driveway so we can start the transformation.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1108
Here she comes!
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1112
Finally, she's home!
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1113
Proof that she is, indeed, a fully operational school bus.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1195
Jim and Colin are smiling because the first seat has officially been removed. The fun begins!
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1200
A panel in the floor reveals that it is, indeed, fuel tank access. We must remember this when we build around it.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1203
We removed the seat cushions and backs before taking the frame out. Things seemed to move much quicker this way.
Date: 08/05/2009
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Burning some Super Hit incense to make it smell more like "home" and less like a bus.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1205
This is me (or should I say, the top of my head) as I work hard at removing the screws holding the seats to the siderail of the bus.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1209
One side down, one side to go.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_1211
We piled up the seat frames because we intend to recycle them. They'll be great for undercarriage storage, mounting water tanks, and 100 other possible projects down the road, I'm sure.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8112
Once all the seats were removed, this is what was left behind. Yuck!
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8118
Jim and Lauren take a moment and reflect on what the bus looks like without any seats. First major job is out of the way and many more to come.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8120
The seat cushions are loaded on the trailer and headed to the dump. Our first dump run - how very exciting!
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8125
Next big job ---- removing the rubber floor.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8129
One side of the bus no longer has rubber floor.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8224
It took quite a bit of muscle power and time, but all of the rubber flooring is finally gone. (Well, except from the driver's seat area. We'll get to that eventually.)
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8234
Here I am giving Fernie her first bath with the pressure washer.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8237
Our daughter got in on the bath action, as well.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8239
The pressure washing removed quite a bit of rust and dirt and grime. She looks so much better now, don't you think?
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8277
I didn't get many pictures, but Jim spent quite a bit of time grinding the really bad pitted rust spots on the floor. Once that was done, we applied a rust converter and let it set for a day. Then we pressure washed it off and was amazed at the amount of
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8295
The floor gets a good coat of rust inhibitor primer for good measure.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8298
Next job is painting the ceiling inside the bus. We ordered some Thermacels (http://www.hytechceramics.com/insulatingadditive.html) to add to the paint for insulation.
Date: 08/05/2009
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IMG_8301
A look at the roof before we started painting on the insulated coats.
Date: 08/05/2009
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