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03-12-2017, 10:54 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Epic Trails Video Logs
We bought a 1999 66 passenger Bluebird Transit style bus with a 5.9L cummins and 150K miles. We are going to try and upload videos every Sunday of the project. We are in week two so far. We have kept a very quick pace that we hope we can keep up for as long as possible.
1st Video: http://youtu.be/vGX2u3BPyKI
Week 2: http://youtu.be/VRmlQ3XJoNU
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03-20-2017, 08:43 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Epic Trails - Boards, beds & bedlam
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03-20-2017, 09:53 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Welcome MasterMerck
We love to see a good plan come together.
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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03-21-2017, 12:51 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Thanks! It won't be the prettiest princess at the ball, but it will be our home away from home. Will be posting weekly...hopefully.
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03-21-2017, 03:11 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
Posts: 592
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Startrans
Chassis: Ford e-350 single wheel
Engine: 5.4 litre
Rated Cap: 12
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Good to see some more Ohio people on here. I will be watching your updates.
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03-27-2017, 03:57 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Another Week
Another week has passed! How is that possible? Well short video for this week. Lots of grinding and prepping the floor. Click the grinder going to heaven for the video. 
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04-03-2017, 10:43 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Month-a-versary!
We have had the bus for a month now! Time is flying. This week was about the bunks and flooring.
Details and video about this week:
Epic-trails-bus-conversion-week-5-flooring-bunks/
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04-04-2017, 11:30 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 37
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Definitely will be following you guys' progress! Glad to see someone else in Ohio. I'll definitely have questions as it goes along.  Congrats and good luck!
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04-04-2017, 11:36 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonnichols
Definitely will be following you guys' progress! Glad to see someone else in Ohio. I'll definitely have questions as it goes along. Congrats and good luck! |
Happy to answer any questions....Now if I can just find someone with the right answer! 
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04-04-2017, 08:02 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: USA
Posts: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterMerck
Happy to answer any questions....Now if I can just find someone with the right answer! |
Really enjoying the videos. Your family has some really good energy!! keep posting!!
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04-05-2017, 08:43 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LincolnEcho
Really enjoying the videos. Your family has some really good energy!! keep posting!!
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Thank you. Will do.
It is taking more energy to get everything recorded, edited and posted than I originally anticipated. Oh well. "Maximum effort!"
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04-11-2017, 07:58 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 6 – Couches, Partying and Family
New post & video are up for Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 6.
http://zircher.com/2017/04/11/epic-t...rtying-family/
We had some fun this week!
Nick
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04-17-2017, 02:29 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 7 – Hanging bunk and Cabinets
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04-17-2017, 02:57 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Nice cabinets and flooring. Keep up the good work.
Is there a special purpose for the hanging bed?
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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04-17-2017, 03:12 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Nice cabinets and flooring. Keep up the good work.
Is there a special purpose for the hanging bed?
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Only one corner is hanging. It is screwed to the side wall and the built wall. The reason is so I don't have any legs underneath in case I need to get something larger through the door it leaves it available.
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Nick Z.
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04-17-2017, 03:28 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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I've thought of hinging a bed frame to the wall on one side while hanging it on the isle side so it could fold up against the wall.
It's often so hard to get some items inside the bus.
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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04-17-2017, 04:56 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
I've thought of hinging a bed frame to the wall on one side while hanging it on the isle side so it could fold up against the wall.
It's often so hard to get some items inside the bus.
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I thought about doing that too but decided against it. Went back and forth for a week thinking about that, but in the end decided on more sturdy.
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Nick Z.
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04-17-2017, 05:25 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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I agree. I ended up not wanting a fold up a bed or anything else that had to be moved around for day versus night use.
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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01-18-2018, 08:14 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Ft Loramie, OH
Posts: 52
Year: 1999
Coachwork: BlueBird
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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Finally had time to post a new video!
The bus isn't ready yet/
This isn't a build video, but a trip video.
Nick
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01-18-2018, 08:20 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,829
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterMerck
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I like it. A lot of fail, but at least you're honest about it!
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