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05-20-2020, 01:26 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Airplane bus
Guess I'll just start where I'm at and fill in as we go. Two years deep in this bus and probably a year from being (mostly) complete if there is such a thing.
Currently building the access channel covers in the bathroom. They carry ductwork and water lines.
Simple cheap pine sanded,cleared
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05-20-2020, 01:27 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Not exactly sure how to rotate pictures?
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05-20-2020, 02:55 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 7,000
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Form&function
Not exactly sure how to rotate pictures?
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Ah, I was going to ask how that ceiling toilet worked.
Convert your pics to PNG format (and make sure they're rotated the way you want them to be) before posting them.
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05-20-2020, 03:42 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Had to build a seat base because I wasn't capable of cutting a huge round hole in porcelain.
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05-20-2020, 03:44 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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[QUOTE=musigenesis;387792]Ah, I was going to ask how that ceiling toilet worked.
Convert your pics to PNG format (and make sure they're rotated the way you want them to be) before posting
Got it,thanks
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05-22-2020, 12:27 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Refinished this 100 year old door. The led staining looks pretty cool. Way too much work though and set me back two weeks.
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05-22-2020, 12:30 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Metal door frames with rubber seals so they dont rattle.
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05-22-2020, 09:28 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 7,000
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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What is led staining? Door looks good, as does the whole bathroom.
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05-22-2020, 12:50 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Sorry, lead paint staining the wood in spots.
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05-22-2020, 12:55 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Originally I was going to build my shower walls out of red cedar covered in epoxy. After a brisk learning curve with the epoxy I realized it wasn't in my budget or time frame so I scrapped that idea.
Not wanting to waste the test panel I cut it up into the coffee table/side table.
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05-22-2020, 03:11 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Some folding hinges I stole from a rotted fifthwheel.
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05-22-2020, 04:53 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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I sure like this epoxy stuff.
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05-22-2020, 05:01 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 7,000
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Way to repurpose failure!
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05-25-2020, 12:28 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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I put buttons on the seats. You can buy these from Wally world. Pretty easy to do and comes with the little punch.
Just slid the fabric over a piece of would so it could be punched.
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05-25-2020, 12:30 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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It's a little industrial but doesn't bother me.
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05-25-2020, 12:37 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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I really like these grommets and they're cheap.
Easily purchased at any harbor freight. Works well for privacy.
These hooks are welded on but they make all kinds of hooks.
Has a reversible insulating pad,white on one side and dark on the other.
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05-26-2020, 04:18 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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In a way, I like that you started at this point in your build. There are MANY build threads showing rough-in, insulation, etc. Not many showing the finishing touches.
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05-27-2020, 04:21 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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All right, I'll bite. What is the "airplane" angle?
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05-27-2020, 09:51 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 127
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Quote:
Originally Posted by musigenesis
Ah, I was going to ask how that ceiling toilet worked.
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Not worth a schidt.
Sorry I couldn't resist!
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Mike
Remember "Drive Fast, Turn Heads, Break Hearts"
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05-27-2020, 10:20 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Altus OK
Posts: 46
Year: 1978
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Neoplan
Engine: 8.3, 653
Rated Cap: 36k
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elliot Naess
All right, I'll bite. What is the "airplane" angle?
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The guy that started the bus was a aircraft mechanic and its built like a military cargo plane.
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