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11-03-2015, 09:25 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Buckeye Bus
Yesterday started a Re-model on my Thomas International School Bus.
Up till this point, Bus has had queen bed, two bunk beds, full size couch, kitchen area with sink, stove/oven, small refrigerator, Room A/C. There was a bathroom sink area that is not plumbed in yet.
Has a power inverter that needs replaced, and a 7k Onan generator.
Will be uploading plans for my build but demolition has started.
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11-03-2015, 09:47 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Tomball, TX
Posts: 313
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC/2000
Engine: Cummins 5.9TA
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Pics or it didn't happen
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11-03-2015, 09:56 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Buckeye Bus
Still trying to get my pictures to upload...keeps failing.
Pictures are jpg and not over the file size.
Not sure what the problem would be.
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11-03-2015, 10:36 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioBusBoi
Still trying to get my pictures to upload...keeps failing.
Pictures are jpg and not over the file size.
Not sure what the problem would be.
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Host them on a site like Imgur, Photobucket, or even Facebook, and copy and paste the links here using the [img] tag
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11-03-2015, 02:30 PM
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#5
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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11-03-2015, 02:31 PM
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#6
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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11-03-2015, 02:40 PM
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#7
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Thanks Scooter, That was entirely too complicated.
Anyways i will take some pictures of the demolition tonight. I had some moisture by one of my wheel wells in the back, I am taking up all of the old rubber and flooring material in order to put down new and Stop some of the rust.
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11-04-2015, 07:18 AM
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#8
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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11-04-2015, 07:28 AM
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#9
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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All of my electrical has been ran on one side of the bus( Where the ac unit is), and my electrical panel is bolted to the floor underneath the bunks. I am going to be moving the panel to the wall and running the wires in conduit. To this point everything has been just laid along the floor underneath cabinets where it wasnt bothered.
A buddy of mine is coming to get the full sized couch, I have a replacement RV sleeper sofa in order to save space and create another area to sleep.
Sorry about the photo quality my phone doesnt take great photos. I have decent lighting which was all replaced with LED bulbs.
Anyone have any good recommendations for integrated Push buttons? That way passengers can turn lights on whenever needed. I am ordering magnetic push lights for the ceilings As well. In the past we have also used Battery Powered push buttons hung on the wall.
Having a blast tearing things up.
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11-04-2015, 07:52 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 18
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what is the inside center height on your bus?
Looking forward to the renovation, this is the type of bus I'm in the market for.
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11-04-2015, 08:13 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Center Height
I am 6 ft tall and i can stand upright in the center of my bus with a little wiggle room.
Once i replace the flooring material it should be around the same, minus a little due to Insulation and underlayment etc.
The bus i have was the mechanics bus at a school sale. It runs great and has plenty of power. Like many articles on this site the highway gear isnt as fast as i would like but it doesnt have a problem pulling through the mountains.
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11-04-2015, 02:12 PM
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#12
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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I am Open to suggestions on the bus name as well as some direction on setting up my plumbing.
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11-04-2015, 03:26 PM
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#13
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,830
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioBusBoi
I am Open to suggestions on the bus name as well as some direction on setting up my plumbing.
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Call it "Amish Paradise"
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11-05-2015, 06:24 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Amish Paradise
Haha  I like that.
Pretty fitting for the area i live in also.
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07-08-2016, 10:00 AM
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#15
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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I've done a terrible job of updating, but I found a rooftop AC and have that installed currently.
My phone took a dump on me and had all my photos but we are going camping this weekend so I will post some more pictures.
I am pretty happy with is so far, also picking up a retractable sunsetter awning I found on craigslist. Hopefully I can mount it while we are camping....see how that goes.
The only thing I really need to finish is my kitchen cabinets , countertop and kitchen table area.
Pictures soon to follow.
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07-12-2016, 10:23 AM
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#16
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Updated Pictures
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07-12-2016, 10:24 AM
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#17
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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07-12-2016, 10:25 AM
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#18
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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07-12-2016, 10:27 AM
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#19
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 20,056
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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I want those movie theatre seats!!!! where do you get those from? that would be perfect for my build out...
O-H.....!!!
-Christopher
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07-12-2016, 10:31 AM
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#20
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast Ohio
Posts: 34
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 466
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Update
I picked up the Movie theater seats from a local dollar store that was shut down. They are very comfortable, and fold up obviously to save space.
There is an extra set in the Aisle that wont be there normally but I had them installed because I was hauling a large number of people for a wedding party. (Cup holders work excellent)
Eventually im thinking of having the extra movie theater seats removable with nutserts so they are easy to install and remove.
A Kitchen table area is almost completed for inbetween 2 sets of movie theater seats. (cant really see in the photos)
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