1969 international loadstar 1600 superior coach

[somewhereinusa]

What's the open area in the back?
I see you already have the important part, speakers and beer.

[fook]

well honestly i ran outta the tounge and groove squares so its now a spot to take off your muddy shoes outta the weather, it will soon have a piece of all weather carpet, and yes the stereo was first to go in, then beer then floor lol..

[fook]

i got some framing done today,still not sure how to go about the bunk beds tho..sorry for the sideways pic i also have some leaks from the drip edge, thinken bout rollin on some kinda weather proofer on the roof then rollin the rest with paint?

[lornaschinske]

Originally Posted by fook

... also have some leaks from the drip edge, thinken bout rollin on some kinda weather proofer on the roof then rollin the rest with paint?

Go for an elastometric roof coating. I use "Snow Roof" brand that you can get at ACE Hardware or Sherwin-Williams Paint stores. There is a primer (use the primer) plus the white top coat. For 40 ft bus it will take about 4 to 5 gallons top coating. You can also use the KoolSeal or Henry's brands of Elastometric roof coating. Just make sure you get the white. You roll it on and it will seal small leaks. Bigger ones will need to be "patched" (Snow Roof makes a patching tape that you embed in the primer). The reason you get white is that it will drop the heat gain on the roof dramatically. It help provide a thermal break so that the rivets will not act as a heat sink. In other words... no icicles hanging off the ceiling in the winter. Buying the stuff from home improvement stores will be cheaper than buying the same stuff (different name but same stuff) from an RV store. You don't paint this stuff with paint.

[fook]

thank you very much for the help ill pick some up , im waiting for a good break in the weather but will show some pics thanks again!!

[fook]

well ive finished some cabnets and overhead storage ill show some pics soon!!

[fook]

well i shouldn't have said finished,instead work in progress!!lol..and were back to the rain,those pesky leaks suck,igotta keep tarping it!but were moving ahead slowly

[fook]

hi guys, quick question on door openers, a buddy of mine said he once saw a school bus with a keyless entry on the front door and the bus driver could also close it manually? any one ever here of this? that would be sweet as of now i have to go out the rear door and close the front from the inside just gettin old up and down the ladder lol... any help thanks fook..

[fook]

here is some more interior work, so a little at a time im finding the finish side of things a lot harder than framing, ive done very little of both so i think it looks good for very little experience....

[sdwarf36]

Originally Posted by fook

hi guys, quick question on door openers, a buddy of mine said he once saw a school bus with a keyless entry on the front door and the bus driver could also close it manually? any one ever here of this? that would be sweet as of now i have to go out the rear door and close the front from the inside just gettin old up and down the ladder lol... any help thanks fook..

I got rid of the handle+ linkage for the door + rigged up a linear accuator. I have a toggle switch inside + a hidden one outside.

You could rig it up with a remote if you want easy enough.

[fook]

thats a good idea but id like to leave the hanle so i could do it manually just in case the battery dies for some reason!

[fook]

hello again! i have another probobly dum question? my bus tops out at bout 52 to 54 on a flat straight away, wondering if there is a regulater or something,id like to do at least 60 or 65 on the freeway its an old inernational 345 ?

[Skunky Bus]

I'm jealous!

Superior buses rock! So does your cabinet work. Looking forward to seeing more! How did you get the paneling to fit the roof curve so well?

Good luck!

[fook]

superior busses do rule and thank you for the cabnetry comment and the curves on the overhead i did the old fashiond way with a piece of cardboard, all 4 were different tho, so a lot of trial and error...

[fook]

here are some updated pics

[fook]

and more

[fook]

we still have the sink bunks and rear platform shower and tow bar..plus some wiring lol..

[fook]

[fook]

well got the sink in and one bunk about finished, just gotta do the same to the other side . still praying for better weather so i can sno coat and paint!!!!

[fook]

beds are done!! now getting ready to snow coat and paint!!!