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Old 09-30-2018, 03:16 PM   #21
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I didn’t peel the second side off. Thanks. Now they’re crystal clear.

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Old 09-30-2018, 04:33 PM   #22
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My doors are just rectangular glass. I’d imagine you can get safety glass cut to size anywhere. I think the trouble comes when looking for rounded corners or curved glass.
I need a rear door, nothing related to glass.
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Old 10-06-2018, 03:49 PM   #23
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Broken windows

Kids broke my emergency exit window and the plexiglass door windows again. Caught them this time but they fled before the police came. I parked it at the car lot I work at for a couple days while I repair it. I have to figure out a way to make it break proof and break in proof for the city.
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Old 10-06-2018, 03:55 PM   #24
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My doors are just rectangular glass. I’d imagine you can get safety glass cut to size anywhere. I think the trouble comes when looking for rounded corners or curved glass.
Actually, any reputable automotive glass shop should be able to fab replacements for you.

Have you considered installing flattened expanded metal covers or perhaps some bar stock over the windows?
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Old 10-06-2018, 07:50 PM   #25
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Kids broke my emergency exit window and the plexiglass door windows again. Caught them this time but they fled before the police came. I parked it at the car lot I work at for a couple days while I repair it. I have to figure out a way to make it break proof and break in proof for the city.
First thing my granny said when I got my first bus was "the little hoodlum kids will break all the windows out in no time if you park it in town".
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Old 10-06-2018, 07:54 PM   #26
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First thing my granny said when I got my first bus was "the little hoodlum kids will break all the windows out in no time if you park it in town".
I’m going to cover it in chicken wire, cameras and spikes. We’ll see who wins this battle 😶
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Old 10-06-2018, 08:22 PM   #27
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In other news got my Pa title back converted to Motorhome.
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Old 10-10-2018, 05:28 PM   #28
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Their mom and dad will pay if you work it right, you saw them didn't you?
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Old 10-10-2018, 06:59 PM   #29
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I saw them. Just haven tracked down where they live yet. The captain of the police district has lent his help. We’re going to get to the bottom of this.
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Old 10-28-2018, 12:21 PM   #30
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Some progress finally

Got 3/4 of the seats out so far after having some setbacks with the water pump replacement and vandalism.
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Old 11-04-2018, 12:21 PM   #31
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Front divider

Got all the seats out finally. 🤗
Should I leave the front divider in place or remove it?
I have a IC Fe300. I see some Bluebird builds have a structural tie in connected to the front divider. Any known issues if I take these out?
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Old 11-09-2018, 02:31 PM   #32
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Progress

All the seats are scrapped. Started taking the plywood subfloor out. It’s screwed to the sheet metal but it’s pretty spongy so I think a pry bar and some time will get the job done. Floor looks pretty solid underneath.
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Old 12-14-2018, 01:01 PM   #33
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Floor Help

I’m stuck at the subfloor. First piece popped right up with a pry bar. I only have a couple hours a week to work on the build so don’t laugh at my next statement. I’ve been trying to pry up the second piece of plywood for three weeks. I cut the screw heads off and everything. It’s not glued down. It’s just magically attached at this point and won’t budge. Should I cut it? What’s the opinion of the experienced group?
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Old 12-14-2018, 01:03 PM   #34
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I'd set a circular saw at jsut a hare short of the thickness of the plywood. Makes some cuts, pry out the old stuff.
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Old 12-14-2018, 01:40 PM   #35
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I’m stuck at the subfloor. First piece popped right up with a pry bar. I only have a couple hours a week to work on the build so don’t laugh at my next statement. I’ve been trying to pry up the second piece of plywood for three weeks. I cut the screw heads off and everything. It’s not glued down. It’s just magically attached at this point and won’t budge. Should I cut it? What’s the opinion of the experienced group?
I BATTLED with mine.

I started with a 30" crowbar and a circular saw. I sectioned a portion up with the saw and the tried to pull it out with the crowbar. Ha Ha....

A buddy came by with two 4' long bars with a claw hammer looking end.

We found that not cutting the plywood worked best for us. He would pry a corner up and I would slide my bar in and pry then he moved ahead of me and did the same. Repeat as needed.

I spent 8+ hours solo and made a small dent. The two of us working together finished the job in less than two hours.
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Old 03-10-2019, 04:04 PM   #36
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Progress

Finally making some progress on the floors. Still have to re calk the windows. Have a couple leaks.
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Old 04-07-2019, 04:35 PM   #37
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Floor

It’s been a long time coming but I got 99% of the plywood up and the ospho sprayed on all the rust. No major areas of concern as far as rust too so that’s good. Btw the ospho is absolutely awesome. Wish I had known about it before. Put it in a pump up big sprayer. Works on everything that’s rusty.
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Old 04-23-2019, 10:43 AM   #38
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Storage tanks

Got a few barrels from facebook market place.
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Old 04-23-2019, 10:46 AM   #39
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New parking spot

$100/mo at the storage lot right up the street from my house. #score!!
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Old 04-25-2019, 07:16 PM   #40
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