Our bus

[EricW]

My girlfriend and I are converting a 97 bluebird we won on an auction this January. I have been getting invaluable help from these forums and figured I'd post a few pictures.

Bringing the bus from Seattle to Michigan



Gave these away for free on CL if they took them all



Ripped up the floor

[EricW]

Ripped out the walls





Ripped out the ceiling and cleaned the floors



Primer

[EricW]

Painted floor





Insulated floor



Sub floor




Insulated walls and attached studs

[EricW]

Freshwater



Bed



Grey water tank



Where it is going to be once I run plumbing



Ac



Took a break



Canceled some winders



This was before canceled winders



Pooper



Where the wood stove will go

[zelseman]

Great looking build! Where did you get your Grey water tank from? I like that style of tank!

[Brad_SwiftFur]

Originally Posted by zelseman

Great looking build! Where did you get your Grey water tank from? I like that style of tank!

Looks like a salvaged road tractor fuel tank and brackets.

[slaughridge85]

Thats a hell of a start on your build. Keep up the good work.

[milkmania]

love the progress!
what is this black underlayment?

[EricW]

The grey tank is a fuel tank from a semi truck. 110 gal I think. The black underlayment is roofing felt.

[EricW]

Wood stove. Half inch concrete board with 1 inch spacers and steel heat shield

[Tango]

Man I wish I had room for a wood fired stove. Not even room left for one of the tiny-toy ones that have to be fed hourly. Too bad the pellet stoves are so danged expensive.

[miltruckman]

Hi Eric, did you make it to MI? How os the build coming?

Bill
Birch Run, MI

[milkmania]

Originally Posted by Tango

Man I wish I had room for a wood fired stove. Not even room left for one of the tiny-toy ones that have to be fed hourly. Too bad the pellet stoves are so danged expensive.

On the plus side....
You can survive the winter with 4 candles & a cigarette lighter!

[EricW]

Originally Posted by miltruckman

Hi Eric, did you make it to MI? How os the build coming?

Bill
Birch Run, MI

Yes I drove from Renton WA to Kalamazoo MI in 3 days. Been back since January. I'm in Kzoo if you're ever on the west side of the state. I am currently working as much as possible cuz it's cold out and OT is approved. Just a quick note about my lifestyle. I work for a big corporate cell phone company that im not super fond of. A few years ago I was in a financial hole and was able to make good money at the job so I took it. I was able to make my way out of the hole and with the extra money I'm making now I am trying to have a few years of freedom traveling and living out of a bus. Sept 9th of 2017 I will be vested with my 401k so I'm not taking off til then. I will work more on the bus when it warms up this spring but whatever I don't finish I will be able to crank out when I quit my job

[Vireo]

Looks amazing! All the hard work will be worth it once your enjoying the wonders of life on the road

[miltruckman]

Sounds like a great plan. If you want to see a TC2000 "mostly" converted stop in to Birch Run (between Flint and Saginaw) and I can show your ours. We hope to use it for the first time this spring.


Bill

[EricW]

Wood stove installed. 3 ft removable extension on top. Double wall black pipe goes up to cathedral box with 18in class a pipe and the dektite rubber flashing as recommended by someone on the forum. Had a nice toasty fire.

[Tango]

Now that looks like a chimney done right. Enjoy the fire!

[miltruckman]

I am envious. Its too cold here in MI to work on the bus this weekend. I too was unable to save the space for a woodstove. I did get the roof hatch replacement bolted on last weekend though. It is a Lewmar 70 marine ocean hatch. As soon as it warms up a little I'll install the inside screen and shade.

Bill

[BurlKing]

you are doing great work in a couple months time. agreed with tango, superb stove pipe/chimney setup with the flashing. exactly how it should be done.