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09-01-2015, 12:46 PM
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#21
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Start your own hive. Then you can eat it free and sell the rest.
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09-03-2015, 12:11 AM
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#22
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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I will get my own bee's when I buy land.
My current land lord says no.
Nat
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"Don't argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and beat you up with experience."
Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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09-08-2015, 08:31 AM
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#23
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. We had a busy weekend working on the bus project. Our biggest goal for the weekend was to lay the floor which we were able to do. My wife picked out the color and pattern. It looks really nice. We're very happy with the selection and how it turned out. On the exterior we sanded the front bumper down and painted it with a satin black. It still had the bus number on it and I was tired of seeing that. I had ordered some simulators as well. Those arrived and we immediately mounted those. The last modification was to the windows.
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09-16-2015, 10:26 AM
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#24
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Began framing out the bus. We were able to frame the bathroom and install the toilet. We also started framing the driver's side of the bus.
I'm probably most excited about my new driver's seat. I thought the bus seat was the most uncomfortable seat I've ever sat in. I plan on driving my bus quite a bit so I figured I might as well treat myself.
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09-16-2015, 12:01 PM
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#25
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 262
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: Amtran
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 71
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I replaced the cabin heater hoses before boxing them in, don't want leaks when I can't get at them, just sayin.
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~Morpheus
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09-16-2015, 12:06 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Interesting you say that. I've had an issue with my coolant tank. We found it bone dry one day, re-filled it and found it bone dry again. We can't find any leaks underneath but had some rust on the floors when we took the rubber flooring and plywood up. We definitely wondered if those hoses may have a leak. Even considered taking them out since my AC units will have a heating core in them.
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09-16-2015, 09:26 PM
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#27
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Use the valves to turn the heater lines off. Then you will be able to figure out if it's coming from somewhere else.
There will be two of them. Usually one at the back of the engine near the top of the block, and one at the bottom rad hose.
Nat
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"Don't argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and beat you up with experience."
Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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09-27-2015, 07:40 PM
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#28
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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I've been posting videos on facebook since beginning my project. I just recently started downloading them to YouTube and sharing. I have fun keeping my friends updated and following my progress. Here's the most recent video I released.
https://youtu.be/RApt0wkuYQs
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09-29-2015, 12:47 PM
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#29
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Finally got the additional storage units for the battery pack and generator installed. Also got the AC units mounted.
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09-29-2015, 02:53 PM
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#30
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Gonvick MN
Posts: 339
Year: 1975
Chassis: Gillig
Engine: Cat 3208t/10 speed transmission
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Quote:
Originally Posted by enoved
Interesting you say that. I've had an issue with my coolant tank. We found it bone dry one day, re-filled it and found it bone dry again. We can't find any leaks underneath but had some rust on the floors when we took the rubber flooring and plywood up. We definitely wondered if those hoses may have a leak. Even considered taking them out since my AC units will have a heating core in them.
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I would not recommend that you rely on the heating part of a roof air conditioner.
I find mine excessively loud for the heat it puts out.
A 1500 watt ceramic heater makes the same heat, costs less, and is quieter.
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09-30-2015, 08:25 AM
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#31
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan N
I would not recommend that you rely on the heating part of a roof air conditioner.
I find mine excessively loud for the heat it puts out.
A 1500 watt ceramic heater makes the same heat, costs less, and is quieter.
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I've definitely decided to keep the current heating system. I also believe that I no longer have a problem with the coolant system.
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10-12-2015, 02:47 PM
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#32
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Here are a few pictures of some of the updates we've made. The bathroom is 85% complete. We had limited room when it came to installing a sink so we had to become creative. Our sink is actually a cake/brownie pan that we bought from a nearby home store.
The light fixer is a bit large but we'll use a very low watt bulb so no one gets blinded.
We've also ran the wiring and installed our panel boxes. We're going to use an electric fireplace to help with warming the interior when the bus isn't running. We hooked it up and within 15 minutes it put out enough heat to warm the back of the bus. Hasn't been that cold here but still!!
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10-12-2015, 05:26 PM
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#33
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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I love creativity.
Nat
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"Don't argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and beat you up with experience."
Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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11-25-2015, 11:19 AM
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#34
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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It's been a while since I last posted but I thought I'd share our progress and where we are currently. The weather is definitely impacting some of the things that we still have left to do. We've hung 95% of our drywall around the bathroom and lift area but because of the cold weather the muddying is taking some time. We even want to sound proof the bus but the instructions says it has to be a certain temperature in order to apply correctly. We aren't expecting any warm weather any time soon so that's on old. Here's the pix.
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11-25-2015, 02:07 PM
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#35
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 18
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what is your ceiling height?
what kind of sleeping arrangements? Or is this just for partying in.
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11-25-2015, 05:09 PM
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#36
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Nice progress pics.
Why in the world would you use drywall in a bus?
I hate having that crap in my house, let alone a bus.
Nat
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"Don't argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and beat you up with experience."
Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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11-26-2015, 07:49 PM
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#37
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Really like the way you trimmed the windows...nice
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11-26-2015, 09:07 PM
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#38
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 50
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: 8.3L Cummins Turbo
Rated Cap: 80
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I like the windows also...thinking about using your design in my bus.
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1992 Blue Bird All American
8.3 L Cummins
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11-26-2015, 10:27 PM
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#39
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by onemanarmy
what is your ceiling height?
what kind of sleeping arrangements? Or is this just for partying in.
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Not high enough. LOL It's only 6'2" because of the step up. We'll have futons mounted in for sleeping. It isn't quite an RV nor party bus. The thought process when designing it was to incorporate a little bit of both.
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11-26-2015, 10:28 PM
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#40
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Waldorf, MD 20603
Posts: 26
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: T444E V8 7.3L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
Nice progress pics.
Why in the world would you use drywall in a bus?
I hate having that crap in my house, let alone a bus.
Nat
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It gives us a cleaner look in and around the bathroom and lift.
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