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10-03-2015, 08:21 AM
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#241
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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Looks good, what did you line the floor with underneath the plywood?
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10-03-2015, 09:05 AM
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#242
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Piersg
Looks good, what did you line the floor with underneath the plywood?
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I used db-3 ;)
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10-06-2015, 04:30 AM
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#243
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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More progress:
Carpeted stairs
Started to lay sticky tiles
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10-10-2015, 09:37 PM
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#244
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 3
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Hey skoolie_nOObie, we're in Pembroke Pines too! We're over near North Perry Airport - no bus (yet), but we do have a 1986 21' Toyota Sunrader that we're restoring (and bugging the neighbors with our late-night antics). Cool that we're neighbors - you're bus is way cool!
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10-11-2015, 03:07 PM
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#245
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Oregon
Posts: 45
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: IH Loadstar 1600
Engine: 345 v8
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Looks awesome! I just bought a 78 International/Carpenter Shortie. Also just successfully read your entire thread for inspiration/ideas!
Keep up the good work
This site is amazing...
Trask
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10-12-2015, 07:53 AM
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#246
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trask97140
Looks awesome! I just bought a 78 International/Carpenter Shortie. Also just successfully read your entire thread for inspiration/ideas!
Keep up the good work
This site is amazing...
Trask
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I'm glad what I'm writing is helping someone!
Best advise I can give is to read read read, and use the knowledge to make the skoolie yours
And have fun with it! This might or might not be your first bus, and you might want to give up at times (I wanted to quit when I was removing the seats!!!). Don't. If working with your hand is something you enjoy, you've found the perfect hobby.
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10-17-2015, 02:50 AM
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#247
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Oregon
Posts: 45
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: IH Loadstar 1600
Engine: 345 v8
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Aye, first bus. Been reading a lot. My idea from when I randomly bought the bus late August, to right now after reading many of these threads... greatly expanded. Haha.
I love hard work. Plan on taking my time and doing it right.
Cheers!
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11-03-2015, 05:28 AM
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#248
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Fridge for our bus!
Was pretty ugly and rusty.
Nothing some sanding and a can of paint couldn't fix!
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11-03-2015, 06:33 AM
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#249
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Nice, I've got a couple of those little fridges myself.
Its great to see yall still enjoying the bus!
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02-19-2016, 07:52 AM
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#250
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Hello, everyone!
Apologies for the long absence but i finally have some progress to show!
Pictures in the next posts, stay tuned....
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02-19-2016, 07:53 AM
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#251
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Bus all primed...
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02-19-2016, 07:55 AM
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#252
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Pictures a little dark, but you can tell the color scheme [emoji12] and BTW the orange will be on the rims, too!
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02-19-2016, 07:57 AM
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#253
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Recycled an old bracket....
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02-19-2016, 08:00 AM
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#254
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Bending and leveling pipe to make new mirror mounts
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02-19-2016, 08:03 AM
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#255
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Semi-final product. Not too bad, for first try!
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02-19-2016, 08:04 AM
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#256
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Aaaand we finally have a generator!!!!!
It's the inverter/quiet gen from ryobi I picked up at the "big orange box". Have researched for quite some time, and this imho was the best option for me as for performance vs price. Haven't fired it up, yet....
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02-19-2016, 10:16 AM
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#257
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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I like your bus. Don't see too many 5 window buses.
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02-19-2016, 05:03 PM
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#258
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Yep, that's a cool lil bus, yall.
You should come up in it some weekend and I'll grill you something.
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02-19-2016, 05:12 PM
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#259
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
Posts: 172
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP
Engine: CAT 3116
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skoolie_n00bie
Aaaand we finally have a generator!!!!!
It's the inverter/quiet gen from ryobi I picked up at the "big orange box". Have researched for quite some time, and this imho was the best option for me as for performance vs price. Haven't fired it up, yet....
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I've been looking at that unit as it is half the cost of the Honda, but some of the reviews were less than stellar. I will be interested to see how it works out for you. So far, all my Ryobi tools have been problem free and have worked well, hopefully the generator is the same for you!
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02-19-2016, 05:16 PM
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#260
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 447
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Ward
Chassis: International
Engine: Navistar 5.9 Diesel
Rated Cap: A butt-load...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Piersg
I've been looking at that unit as it is half the cost of the Honda, but some of the reviews were less than stellar. I will be interested to see how it works out for you. So far, all my Ryobi tools have been problem free and have worked well, hopefully the generator is the same for you!
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Exactly....! Very little (but very bad) bad reviews, so I took the plunge. I also have the ryoby pressure washer (2800psi max, I think) and besides having to clean the spark plug once, worry free after cleaning our deck twice, cleaned the house once, my in-law even used it for her deck....and I'm almost positive the engines in ryoby units are Hondas. Not sure about the electrical....
I'll keep you posted on performance ;)
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