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[yellowxj]

That was in the van. Not quite long enough for 6'2" me and my 5'10" wife. We will make some foot rests/ottomans to add to it.

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[Squirrel]

Great lookin mini-bus! Looked around quite a bit and yours is the closest to the 78 gmc short bus I just picked up. Might have to swap design ideas. lol Only real difference is I don't have the side door and the rear is a double.

[yellowxj]

So should i leave my project in the wood frame garage(enclosed pole barn w/ cement floor) w/ trees around or park it in the middle of a 5 ac. open pasture for the hurricane? I'm in Ocala so we could still see significant winds.

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[cadillackid]

depends on whether you think the wood building is solid... last guidance I was looking at have Ocala in the 50 MPH gusts arena.. which is strong buts most buildings see that in thnderstorms down here... if the building seems rickety id put it outside though away from all trees and anythign that can be a projectile.. and prepare for it to be wet inside..
-Christopher

[yellowxj]

Building is stronger than a regular foundation built garage. The bigger risk is the water oaks all around. I dont know what speed wind gust could tip a light bus in the pasture either...hmmmm.

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[yellowxj]

Hurricane Matthew sure messed up my weekend. Between working in the emergency Operation Center and helping a friend in st. Augustine recover all I got was a couple hours tonight.
Nothing but a moderately high winds at my house and a pool full of leaves. I got the pallet wood mostly done on one side.

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[yellowxj]

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[1olfart]

I'm loving the pallet wood. Was it simply cleaning, and sealing it, b4 installing?
Keep the pics. coming

[yellowxj]

Some pieces get sanding to various degrees. Wiped with a dry cloth to get dust off. Since I'm plowing ahead on the project without wifely input, each piece is up with two screws. She can paint, stain, seal, etc at her liesure. I dont mind it the way it is.

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[yellowxj]

Testing the folding bench. Eats up a lot of room. Thinking about building storage on either side of it to act as arm rests or a place to lay your drink and cell phone while heading down the road.

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[yellowxj]

Or with a full size bed behind it.

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[yellowxj]

It will be a tight fit for whoever sleeping in the fold-down bed if I keep it this way.

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[white123]

looking good

[1olfart]

Would it work if you rotate the bench/bed to a side wall? It may be too deep, when in bed mode, but worth a try, if it fits your plans.

[Low594]

Im so glad you got that bench and took those pics! I was just looking at a nearly identical one for my bus and now realize it wouldnt work the way I wanted. Back to my plan of a sliding slat bench/bed, which will sit along the drivers side wall.

[yellowxj]

I think I am ditching the van bench seat and building in seats. Also going to get rid of my bus AC system.
It's too big to mount under the bus and takes up too much room inside on my short bus. Any idea what it's worth? I have two of the covers but one of everything else.

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[cadillackid]

its probably not worth a ton though im sure a member here could benefit from it...

unless someone knows what they are doing with it, then it could be worth something..
what kind is it? transair? red dot? Thermoking? almost looks like carrier?

-Christopher

[yellowxj]

It says Carrier on the covers. I wish I had the room for it we have two of them on a full-size bus at work and they freeze you out.

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[cadillackid]

Originally Posted by yellowxj

It says Carrier on the covers. I wish I had the room for it we have two of them on a full-size bus at work and they freeze you out.

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if you are going to travel on the road alot you would be wise ot make room for it.. if you are going to be parked most of the time then the space is better suited to getting a shore or genny style electric A/C going..

im guessing thats a tie-in to your dash air? or is the compressor and bracketry just not in the pics? you can run the dash air without this if you disconnect the tie-in piping..

I know trans-air the extra tie-in piping easily unscrewed so the dash air was easily put back together.. (assuming your bus is a cutaway style)..

the dash air could also likely handle a small evaporator unit installed in the back.. niothing too big or you'll over-run the radiator condensor if it has one...

if it doesnt have a front radiuator condensor you'll have ot install ione to make the dash air work..

-Christopher

-Christopher

[yellowxj]

So sad the only thing I got done today was this little shelf in the back. But I did rebuild the oil pump on my Jeep also so that was something. I'm going to see what else I can get done tonight.

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