Bus Eleven
Hello, all!
I'm beginning my journey here with retired Bus 11 of the Alexandria, Va school system. It's a 2001 Thomas Saf-T-Liner with a Caterpillar (D6?) Diesel engine and an Allison 3060 automatic transmission. It has 105k miles.
Back story:
My apartment caught fire and nearly killed Rachel and I. We ended up without a place to be, as our landlord is a rich, apathetic, bourgeois jerk. We broke the lease, bought a 20ft bell tent and set up an off-grid base camp on the James River in which to live and test the amenities and systems that will be transplanted to the bus when structural work is complete.
At the time of this post, I have removed the seats. I intend a 16-18" roof raise. I will be removing most of the windows, however, keeping a few that will be reoriented vertically for the galley and sleeping quarters. I also intend to re-fabricate the port-side emergency door to increase its height and add a linear bearing mounted cantilevered deck with awning.
My background is ex U.S. Coast Guard, aboard the cutter Red Birch (WLM687), heavy industry rigging with Torrence Rope and Sling (Richmond, VA), millwright, welding and pipe fitting, residential carpentry, plumbing and electronics.
All advice will be appreciated and considered.
-Conley
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