87 Wayne Lifeguard international S1700 CXXVI

[proconsul100]

i removed another bus window, insulated my blanked out windows,and built and carpeted my interior walls today. im waiting on my RV DVD/mp3/WMA entertainment unit to arrive tomorrow, then i can get to work installing that



my space heater

[proconsul100]

I received the used wall mount RV entertainment system today





i dont have the wiring harness that goes with it, but i have this handy label, so i should be able to tap into the appropriate connections:

[travelinwithus]

Looking good. I like the multi-player. That should work great in your skoolie.

[proconsul100]

it works! i hooked it up to a computer power supply 12V, it played a DVD and i picked up an FM station

[Tango]

Somehow you have managed to up my eight-track! Sweet!

[proconsul100]

Originally Posted by Tango

Somehow you have managed to up my eight-track! Sweet!

its hard to beat an 8 track. I used to own a 76 Caprice with one in it. I bought a bunch of 8 track tapes at goodwill, I loved it until one got jammed in there. I had to listen to the same 8 track over and over from then on. I begin to long for variety

[Diesel Dan]

Originally Posted by proconsul100

its hard to beat an 8 track. I used to own a 76 Caprice with one in it. I bought a bunch of 8 track tapes at goodwill, I loved it until one got jammed in there. I had to listen to the same 8 track over and over from then on. I begin to long for variety

Many years ago a friend of mine's car stereo once claimed my cassette copy of CSNY's "Deja Vu" for quite a long period of time. Great album, but after a while anything will get old.

[mightybus]

Many years ago a friend of mine's car stereo once claimed my cassette copy of CSNY's "Deja Vu" for quite a long period of time. Great album, but after a while anything will get old.

True saying. But what's weird is I have yet to tire of Melonie of the 'Oesch's die Dritten' family.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvP-Jen_ ... jwtUZd10pg

I might be her greatest American fan.
This set was posted in 2009. Her newer stuff even makes me more enamored.
I hope Accordion Knows of these folks or gets to follow this link.
Sorry to be off topic.

[Accordion]

A beautiful girl with an amazing voice. A talented family. Those are diatonic button accordions which are similar to the ones that are used for playing Cumbia music, which is Mexican music.

[cschlessman]

Originally Posted by mightybus

True saying. But what's weird is I have yet to tire of Melonie of the 'Oesch's die Dritten' family.

I might be her greatest American fan.
This set was posted in 2009. Her newer stuff even makes me more enamored.
I hope Accordion Knows of these folks or gets to follow this link.
Sorry to be off topic.

Oh my gosh what a voice, my wife has compatition for my heart

Chuck

[mightybus]

Originally Posted by cschlessman

Oh my gosh what a voice, my wife has compatition for my heart

Chuck

I know what you mean.
I am a professional musician with music theory in college. I believe she is a living goddess(small G).
Here is her newest utube;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s01gAbXTfyY

I am so sorry for this thread derailing and will, if it's ok with everyone, start a 'Oesch's die Dritten' thread in everything else.

[thommassey]

Hey proconsul100, Does the system say on it how many watts it will use?

[proconsul100]

Originally Posted by thommassey

Hey proconsul100, Does the system say on it how many watts it will use?

i only see where it says "12v DC negative ground. the manual says the amp is 18 Watts per channel 108 Watts total
here is a link to the manual

http://www.jensenheavyduty.com/download ... manual.pdf

[proconsul100]

did some more work on the bus this weekend, unfortunately the light was bad so i couldn't get really good photos of all of it.

i built and carpeted the interior wall behind the drivers seat


i also installed the speakers into the section of metal i removed carpeted weeks ago. i should have enough room for a 32 inch flt screen between the speakers. do you guys keep or remove the big rear-view mirror? it only seems necessary for monitoring kids.if i remove it i will have more room for the tv.


i ran the wires in the the small section next to it through the wire chase, then i cut a square hole using my dremel for the media center.


i will have to build a frame out of wood to make up the difference in depth.


i also cut wood and covered the windows removed from the bedroom area, but i didnt get to carpet them, and i didnt have enough light to photograph them

[Tango]

Lookin' good...and will likely sound good too.

Lose the mirror but keep the visor. It can be hung from a couple of fabbed tabs. That big windshield lets in a lot of light & glare and decent sun visors that size are real pricey. I'm shopping around for the same type myself as an add on.

[ol trunt]

If it will be possible to see out the rear of the bus a small mirror might be a good idea--we are all so acustomed to checking that location that we might miss something behind us while we refocus on the outside mirrors (of course real truck drivers would just laugh at us). Since it won't be possible to see out of the back of my bus I plan on installing a rear facing camera and putting the monitor where the inside rear view mirror used to be.

[proconsul100]

Originally Posted by Tango

Lookin' good...and will likely sound good too.

Lose the mirror but keep the visor. It can be hung from a couple of fabbed tabs. That big windshield lets in a lot of light & glare and decent sun visors that size are real pricey. I'm shopping around for the same type myself as an add on.

thanks, this is a good idea. i will keep the visor and mod up some tabs for it. i think im going to remove the big mirror and add a small one from a car. i would also like to get a backup camera.

[proconsul100]

installed my 3 window skin today





i painted the inside of the metal caulked, insulated and foamed the cracks




i also received my marine battery selector switch today

[proconsul100]

i started running wires for the media center in the bus, and ended up pulling the entire console apart and removing unused safety devices and flasher wires, i also tracked down mt coolant leak in the console and fixed it i think.

not sure what this is supposed to do, but all it does now is take up space:



i think this is my heated mirror device i accidentally disconnected last time in the console:


still messy, but less crowded in here


running the wires


2 of the 4 pieces of wood are mounted that will make up the frame for the media center

[thommassey]

Skins look clean... nice job.