Under cloud and under star

[mysty]

Sure! Here's the underside of my diverter. The pipe is just superglued into it under the flange. I bent it a little so it would go straight down into my jug (since the hole is at an angle). I used little nuts and bolts to attach it to the wooden lid - the bolt heads are just under the toilet seat. I ran a bead of caulk along the other end, but I'm not sure it really matters. I don't expect to pee so much that it overflows my diverter!



The rim from the top of my sacrificial bucket has a curve carved out of it to support the diverter. This also has the added benefit of locking a plastic garbage bag into place to make disposal of my compost a bit easier.



Here's a shot looking from the back of the toilet towards the front to show how it sits in there.

[TAOLIK]

Yes yes yes yes yes! Thank you! This is really great stuff, so simple, so cheap, so smart!

[mysty]

Before and...


After!

I’ve been busy fighting the rust throughout the whole bus, and that includes the part underneath that’s been exposed to 30 years of salty road slush. It’s taken a lot of hot, dirty work to get this far, but it’s almost ready for primer. I know there's still a little visible rust in the after photo, but I've hit it with the heavy duty wire wheel on my grinder, sprayed it with phosphoric acid, wirebrushed it by hand, and given it a gentle sponge bath with an auto cleaner/degreaser.


Here’s one of my lovely assistants, modeling the sexy PPE we used when grinding rust under the bus. As you can imagine, this gets pretty warm in the Georgia heat, but it beats getting rust and grime in your eyes/nose/ears/hair/mouth/bra/etc.

On another positive note, I ordered my steel for the roof raise today, and should have twenty-six 36" lengths of 2" channel ready to pick up tomorrow. The plan is to get it raised this weekend. Hooray!

[Njsurf73]

Originally Posted by mysty

Before and...


After!

I’ve been busy fighting the rust throughout the whole bus, and that includes the part underneath that’s been exposed to 30 years of salty road slush. It’s taken a lot of hot, dirty work to get this far, but it’s almost ready for primer. I know there's still a little visible rust in the after photo, but I've hit it with the heavy duty wire wheel on my grinder, sprayed it with phosphoric acid, wirebrushed it by hand, and given it a gentle sponge bath with an auto cleaner/degreaser.


Here’s one of my lovely assistants, modeling the sexy PPE we used when grinding rust under the bus. As you can imagine, this gets pretty warm in the Georgia heat, but it beats getting rust and grime in your eyes/nose/ears/hair/mouth/bra/etc.

On another positive note, I ordered my steel for the roof raise today, and should have twenty-six 36" lengths of 2" channel ready to pick up tomorrow. The plan is to get it raised this weekend. Hooray!

Could you send your assistant my way. I have some rust that needs attention!!
Looks great.

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[Robin97396]

That's impressive rust removal. About the most cleaning I'll do down there is pressure washing.

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

That's impressive rust removal. About the most cleaning I'll do down there is pressure washing.

Mine isnt rusty like that one, but I did the same thing just because my sorta ocd thing. My entire bus is getting the wire brush/ospho treatment.

Way to go yall!!!!

[Robin97396]

I already used up all my OCD getting the foam carved down so I could put in an interior.

My frame actually still has paint on it with still readable grease pencil makings. I should give it a car wash. I'm pretty sure this bus won't rust out before I do.

[mysty]

It's a gorgeous day for a roof raise!!!

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by mysty

It's a gorgeous day for a roof raise!!!

It is! Are you goin for it this weekend?

[mysty]

Yep! I got a welding lesson!!! It's so fun! We're just about ready to make the first cut. Waiting for hubby to return with some clamps.


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[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by mysty

Yep! I got a welding lesson!!! It's so fun! We're just about ready to make the first cut. Waiting for hubby to return with some clamps.


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Can't have too many clamps!!

This is cool, I love to see folks WINNING!

YOu'll feel so triumphant and badass once you get it done!!

[Robin97396]

The triumphant feeling is real, until you stand back and consider how much more there is to go. It's all worth it.

[mysty]

Happy Easter!


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[Njsurf73]

That looks great. The Easter Bunny took care of you!

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[EastCoastCB]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mysty]

Supports are going in. We changed methods a little and that's helping it go a bit faster.



Here's what we did with the front. There's plenty of room for a sleeping loft up there now. Also, the back doorway is finally tall enough that I don't bump my head! Yay!


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[Robin97396]

That's looking great.

Your trees are already leafed out. Ours are just starting to bud.

[djthe3rd]

Nice ! Looks great ! Did you drill the rivets out for the front cap ? If I lift my roof I'll have to release the front in the same fashion. Glad you went the route of lifting the whole roof !

[mysty]

Originally Posted by djthe3rd

Did you drill the rivets out for the front cap?

Nope, we cut just in front of the rivets, leaving the support attached to the roof that we lifted. That way, when we reskin the front panel, we'll have some nice sturdy channel to attach to. We'll shore up those front two ribs with more steel supports, but they are a different size than the hat channel used throughout the rest of the bus, so I need to pick up some different sized steel. Luckily, there is a really cool place called "Metal Supermarket" about 10 minutes from my house - they have all sorts of shapes and sizes of metal, and they cut it to length for you and everything.

[EastCoastCB]

I love it!
What are you using for the rib extensions? Sorry if you've already mentioned that, I can't recall.