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01-17-2012, 02:14 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/AT545
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
Boy, you guys really are twins! I love the look of the short buses, plus the flexibility in terms of parking and access. But two people living in a short bus full time?! Seems pretty tight to me, but then again y'all originally shared a womb, so I guess you're used to living in close quarters with each other!
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01-17-2012, 02:56 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elk Plain, WA.
Posts: 513
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DTA360
Rated Cap: 16
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
Nice Shorty... I'm a foodie type myself... Should be an excellent adventure for the both of you...
A few friends have that same Honda, really quite...
Looking forward to seeing the progress...
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01-21-2012, 07:16 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New England
Posts: 1,009
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Ward Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/MT643
Rated Cap: 77
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
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Originally Posted by native
Still need to paint the bus, the only problem is that we have that oak tree that just drops gobs of ****. Haven't found anyone locally that offers a decent price either, so it's looking like we'll just do it.
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Redneck paint shelter: string a big tarp above the bus to keep the glop from the tree off.
You DO want to paint everything above the windows white or silver.
Also...that's a Carpy...are the roof welds OK?
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01-25-2012, 11:42 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
so any ideas what final side color/colors will be?
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01-30-2012, 11:18 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Eastern Washington
Posts: 234
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE
Engine: 3208TA Cat 250HP
Rated Cap: 84
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
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Originally Posted by igloo
Painted the actual bus this weekend. I used 2 cans of paint (Behr paint). Here's a shot with just the 1st coat on:
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Behr I thought made only housepaint... is that what you guys used? Type of paint, Latex? Acrylic?
Did you spray it? Roll it?
Came out good!
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02-08-2012, 12:17 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 63
Chassis: Chevy Van G30
Engine: 6.2L
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
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I'm really interested to see how sustainable living like this is. Frankly, after all the work we've done so far... I regret not getting a full sized Skoolie. Much easier on the layout...
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Angie and I have been living in the bus for 4 months now and honestly it feels like home. Sometimes I regret not getting a full size bus because the shuffling things around everyday gets old.. but being able to drive around easily (at least once we've dropped the trailer with our host) and park where ever has been invaluable. If I could change anything on ours... I would move the veg. oil tank underneath the bus as I had originally planned, then we would have room for one of those little cast iron wood heaters. Sleeping in the cold is one thing, but being cold day and night for weeks is miserable.
Also, if you haven't figured out what you want to do for your fridge, our solar set up has been the best investment I think I made for this project. 2 90watt panels, 2 90amh batteries and a 12v chest style fridge. Installed it last Sept and haven't touched it or had any problems since. May not be the cheapest route but it powers itself and we've never run out of room for food in it. You can look into the stick-on flexible panels too if you don't want to bolt on the framed kind. Anyway, best of luck!
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06-01-2012, 09:14 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Rated Cap: 36
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
I think my bus is the exact same kind as yours, same size, except mine is a '92. And your upholstery looks almost exactly the same as mine, too! I didn't see this thread until today. Nice bus!
How long did it take to paint the outside? I want to paint mine, but I have the same problem with trees that drop crap all over, and it's also parked in the street because it doesn't fit in our driveway. I was thinking about driving it up to my brother's place up north because he's got a lot of space I could use to paint, but I'm wondering if it's something that could be done in a weekend.
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06-01-2012, 06:57 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 784
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Genesis
Engine: Detroit
Rated Cap: 14
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
Nice lock! How well does it keep the door from bending?
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06-22-2012, 02:37 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Kelso, WA
Posts: 253
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT360
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
Nice bus! Really digging the front door lock. We just bought a 93 Carpenter and were wondering where you got your window screens from?
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06-27-2012, 12:19 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
Use the aluminum frames and press in rubber inserts.
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06-27-2012, 09:36 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
I've been called many things, but rarely a gentelman. Let's not go setting the bar too high for me.
I got my led bulbs from this guy on ebay. They come from china but mine arrived in a week or two.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-BA15S-1141-1 ... 2a143681c8
The bulb in the picture replaces an 1156 single filament incandescent bulband draws 2 or 3 watts if memory serves.
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06-28-2012, 12:30 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
Howz the light they put out???
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06-28-2012, 09:53 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
My side-by-side test showed the LED bulb giving off noticeably more light than the 12 watt incandescent bulb. Not a huge difference but a great deal considering I'm getting more light for 1/4 the power. I'm sold on LED lighting and when the prices come down I'll be converting my house lights too.
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08-20-2012, 10:17 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Oregon/Philippines
Posts: 1,660
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
i use the m16 base led ones on eBay.
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03-12-2013, 06:33 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: Twin Bus - '91 Carpenter w/ 7.3L International
cool to see trip on schedule, if your near where TN/NC and VA touch shoot me a PM Maybe do lunch or something, good luck have fun and post pics somewhere so we can stay in our cubicles and day dream with ya'll
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