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09-17-2015, 01:00 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: WA
Posts: 31
Year: 1997
Chassis: International 3800 AmTran (wish it was a TransAm)
Engine: DT466E
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Originally Posted by Snurbalurb
Hey I'm doing the same thing, do you have to remove the white panel below which has the lip? Or just leave that lip there and frame around?
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On top of that apparently being part of the overall structural integrity (see post above) I think you will probably want that lip to help secure furniture and other things. It is perfect for it. It even has pre-drilled holes for you (where the seats were!)
Either way, the metal panels on mine didn't go below that. As long as I unscrewed/grinded off the screws at the bottom, they end right above that chair rail.
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09-17-2015, 04:20 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snurbalurb
Hey I'm doing the same thing, do you have to remove the white panel below which has the lip? Or just leave that lip there and frame around?
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For the love of all that's unholy in R'lyeh, leave the chair rail in place. It's the single most important structural piece that holds a bus together.
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09-17-2015, 08:21 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 7
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Thanks guys, I just now need to figure out how to frame around it, I just pulled the ceiling and insulation. You guys know of a thread to find out how to frame around the rail? It's my first bus, my first wood working project, first electrical and first anything about a bus/rv
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09-17-2015, 08:38 PM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snurbalurb
Thanks guys, I just now need to figure out how to frame around it, I just pulled the ceiling and insulation. You guys know of a thread to find out how to frame around the rail? It's my first bus, my first wood working project, first electrical and first anything about a bus/rv
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If you strap the entire interior with 2x4's running horizontally like I did, you get a perfect thermal break, a place to screw the interior to, and it bridges over the chair rail.
It also makes space to run wires, plumbing, ect.
That's how Jasty did his.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f27/ar...rust-8870.html
And I did mine.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/th...ime-10138.html
And there are 4 or 5 others that did as well.
IMO it's the best way to do a interior. I would not think of doing it any other way.
Using 3/4 plywood strips doubled up works better than 2x4's. Unlike the 2x4, the plywood will not warp, pull loose, split, ect.
Nat
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09-17-2015, 09:13 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
If you strap the entire interior with 2x4's running horizontally like I did, you get a perfect thermal break, a place to screw the interior to, and it bridges over the chair rail.
It also makes space to run wires, plumbing, ect.
That's how Jasty did his.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f27/ar...rust-8870.html
And I did mine.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/th...ime-10138.html
And there are 4 or 5 others that did as well.
IMO it's the best way to do a interior. I would not think of doing it any other way.
Using 3/4 plywood strips doubled up works better than 2x4's. Unlike the 2x4, the plywood will not warp, pull loose, split, ect.
Nat
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Nice, exactly what I needed to know, appreciate that natster
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09-17-2015, 09:19 PM
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#26
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snurbalurb
Nice, exactly what I needed to know, appreciate that natster
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You bet, glad I could help.
Nat
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