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06-15-2011, 02:23 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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the big yellow beer can
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06-15-2011, 02:35 PM
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#2
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
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06-15-2011, 03:21 PM
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#3
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,485
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Re: the big yellow beer can
howdy from Sask! you must be in Ontario?
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06-16-2011, 01:46 AM
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#4
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
nope we are in kelowna bc and howdie right back at ya
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06-22-2011, 12:43 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
i don't mind a little snow but i hate the cold.....lol
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06-22-2011, 12:49 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
im thinking about cutting out most of the floors and redoing the supports then fixing marine grade plywood down to the supports. what do you guys think ?
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06-22-2011, 01:41 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
here is a video of whats been done so far... not a whole lot.
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06-22-2011, 07:55 AM
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#8
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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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Re: the big yellow beer can
Crown buses were built with marine grade as the flooring so that is an option you could do. My bus is a 1976, and after 35 years, the flooring is still in great shape. It also makes for easy attachment to the floor of all the cabinets and stuff you'll want to put in later. Lot of work for you, but it can be done...but then skoolies are used to doing the work
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07-13-2011, 03:11 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
well i decided to patch the rusted areas and ive just about finished the repair work to the floors. i painted the back half of the flooring and started laying down the rigged foam. i decided that even though i'm not tall at 5 foot 8 inches that i would only lay down 1/2 foam and as i got a killer deal on 7/16 inch osb, i'll be going with that over top the rigged foam with a vapor b. any more height then that would start to get a little tight. i wish i could raise the roof but as i have given myself a dec 2011 deadline i just dont have the time to do that kind of a project. we are looking at moving down from kelowna bc canada to moran kansas shortly after dec so we will be living in the old girl for a short time. if anyone has any suggestions please post them as this is my first conversion and i'm winging it...lol
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07-13-2011, 03:14 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
the biggest thing i could use help on guys is things like what kind of wire to use, gen set size, and how to keep the old girl warm.
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07-13-2011, 09:09 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 3,588
Year: 1986
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: 40 ft All American FE
Engine: 8.2LTA Fuel Pincher DD V8
Rated Cap: 89
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Re: the big yellow beer can
Quote:
Originally Posted by jolly_rogger
the biggest thing i could use help on guys is things like what kind of wire to use, gen set size, and how to keep the old girl warm.
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Genset size depends on what you are needing to power. Heater depends on where you will be living in it at and how much insulation/heat leaking windows you have. We are keeping our original bus heat and plumbing a fluid heater inline with a hot circulating pump. As for the wiring we are taking a tip from Fred Hobe (bottom of the first page) and using 12/3 heavy duty extension cords plus the wiring we pulled and saved from the Eagle. We kept a pile of our extension cords from when David was working construction and brought them out with us. We have more than enough to wire the skoolie.
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07-17-2011, 04:16 PM
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#12
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
what kind of paint has everyone been using ?
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07-17-2011, 06:50 PM
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#13
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 3,588
Year: 1986
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: 40 ft All American FE
Engine: 8.2LTA Fuel Pincher DD V8
Rated Cap: 89
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Re: the big yellow beer can
Quote:
Originally Posted by jolly_rogger
what kind of paint has everyone been using ?
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Body Paint: ACE Rust Stop custom tinted in Turquoise Bay (A37-4)
Rub Rails: Rustoleum Hammered Copper & Rustoleum Hammered Black
Bumper: Rustoleum Hammered Black
Roof: Henry's Elastometric Roof Coating (white)
Using paint brush and roller. All paints are unthinned.
Paint job in progress...
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08-14-2011, 02:56 PM
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#14
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
okay guys things are starting to get along now ive done most of my sub flooring replaced just about all the windows i wanted removed with sheet metal and i even have the shower stall inside and some walls !!!! yahooooo i'll get some video soon and post some pics. im still strugling with a cheap paint option for the bus electrical and plumbing as i know nothing about that...lol
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09-08-2011, 10:52 PM
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#15
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
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09-08-2011, 10:55 PM
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#16
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
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09-08-2011, 10:56 PM
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#17
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
the old girl is coming along
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09-09-2011, 11:38 AM
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#18
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,485
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Re: the big yellow beer can
that sir, is a lot of updates !!!
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09-11-2011, 07:37 PM
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#19
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
Year: 1967
Coachwork: blue bird
Engine: ford 391
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: the big yellow beer can
thanks guys, the bath tub though is very small and more for the kids then us.
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