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11-26-2018, 08:01 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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Mini Mobility bus build starting!
Well, I got the old girl home, stripped out the non essentials and I am beginning my build.
I am starting with the washroom, sourced a combo shower pan, bought a low profile toilet (I am making it a wet bath), dug out my old shurflo pump, a instant hot water heater (I know, I know) and started by cutting off brackets underneath the bus for my black water and grey water tanks.
Anyone have thoughts on the best way to affix the actual shower pan? I want the bottom to float, but thought I should?? screw?? the lip in?
Because the drains are so close, I may have to drop the drain end of the blackwater tank so I can plumb in the grey. I haven't got that far...I am focusing on making the framing strong like bull
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11-26-2018, 08:05 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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Annnnd none of my pics attached. lol
pics coming...hopefully!
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01-19-2019, 05:02 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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Hope this works... My stinking camera started making the pic HEIC format instead of jpeg, hence the issues with my pics.
That being said, you may have to skip forward...
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01-19-2019, 05:05 PM
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#4
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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sorry, all the pics are sideways!
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01-23-2019, 03:54 PM
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#5
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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hehehe. Clearly not exciting enough for you folks.
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01-23-2019, 03:56 PM
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#6
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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The reason I bought a mobility bus:
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01-23-2019, 04:00 PM
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#7
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 9,552
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Sideway pics is a site issue. One of your pics is correct.
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01-23-2019, 04:02 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Year: 2008
Chassis: G3500
Engine: 6.6 Duramax
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They are correct everywhere until they get uploaded.  I will delete.
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01-23-2019, 04:05 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 9,552
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JAAB
They are correct everywhere until they get uploaded.  I will delete.
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Why delete? sideways is better than none at all.
I just posted a pic on my thread and it oriented correctly.
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01-23-2019, 05:04 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Unity, NH
Posts: 443
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT466E (195hp, 520tq)
Rated Cap: 29,000
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Nice work on the build! Glad to see the wheelchair lift getting some use.
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Dave
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01-23-2019, 05:26 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Swansboro,NC
Posts: 1,606
Year: 86
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford B700
Engine: 8.2
Rated Cap: 60 bodies
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If people cai'nt read sideways pic's the how will they ever deal with the slanted exterior walls in a lot of skoolies.
Pics look like good work.
I would second gues the diamond tread stuff at the stove top cause only mechanics degrease and a scrub brush will truly get it clean after burgers,steaks or other things.
The cleaners and scrub brush or any other kitchen safe cleaner is gonna take the pretty coating off of it and scratch it to dull quick if cleaned sanitarilly.
I have worked with a lot of diamond plate and the aluminum looks good at first but after that factory coating wears off you can only pressure wash it with hot water to get the grease off/steam? Anything else scratches and dull's it.
I have even stained true stainless steel?
Chlorination water testing of a huge building?
Had to flush the chlorine to everything but the farthest point was a 4000$ kitchen sink.
The farthest point from the water source that was also the test point?
I put the chlorine to that double 4-story building at the water source entrance.
Passed the test just fine but the stainless was stained and the govt wanted a brand new sink?
They paid for one.? The one installed? Company ate that? Now I disconnect any thing like that and flush it somewhere safe and they get a water sample out of the supply pipe to the sink and not the actual sink itself.
Sorry my past experiences caught up? I would re-think the tread in the kitchen idea if it were me? But it ain't.
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01-23-2019, 05:32 PM
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#12
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 9,552
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Roger bus 223
If people cai'nt read sideways pic's the how will they ever deal with the slanted exterior walls in a lot of skoolies.
Pics look like good work.
I would second gues the diamond tread stuff at the stove top cause only mechanics degrease and a scrub brush will truly get it clean after burgers,steaks or other things.
The cleaners and scrub brush or any other kitchen safe cleaner is gonna take the pretty coating off of it and scratch it to dull quick if cleaned sanitarilly.
I have worked with a lot of diamond plate and the aluminum looks good at first but after that factory coating wears off you can only pressure wash it with hot water to get the grease off/steam? Anything else scratches and dull's it.
I have even stained true stainless steel?
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Buy an International, they have flat sides all around.
I would powder coat the diamond plate to an agreeable color. Much tougher than paint, cleans easily.
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01-23-2019, 10:06 PM
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#13
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 132
Year: 2006
Coachwork: IC
Chassis: IC FE 9 Window
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 29850
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I love the toy hauler look.
Any details on your folding bed? It looks like a cool option, I had been researching Murphy bed kits for my nine window.
Some questions: Will it end up completely vertical? Queen sized? Is it mounted over the wheel well?
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01-24-2019, 06:56 AM
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#14
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
Posts: 592
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Startrans
Chassis: Ford e-350 single wheel
Engine: 5.4 litre
Rated Cap: 12
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Does that hot water heater need to be vented outside? I love shuttle buses.. Use mine to haul my trailer for ATV trips.
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