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Our bus, WildThingTheBus on Instagram

A 2005 Thomas Saf-t-liner
with a Cat C7 and Allison auto trans 250k miles. Purchased July 2020 from LasVegasBusSales and Alex whom I highly recommend.
https://www.lasvegasbussales.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHFO2Jc0hTc&list=LL&index=67&t=6s
Parts list: https://www.thomasbusonline.com/mytbb/parts/NonC2BOMReport.aspx?bodyno=730352&vin=1T7YL3C21611 60709&level=1&plant=1#

Bedroom now has a queen mattress, bed tilts up on 2 hydraulic arms below is the 5 gal hot water tank and 55 gal fresh water.

Shakeout drive #1.
Parked at our friends winery.
Casualty was a diesel heater due to power outage w the solar system.
I would discover 2 weeks...

April 2023. Shakeout drive number 1. Chicago to Washington IL.
We visited a friends winery.
Good points. Bus ran great. Just has a oil filter...

The finishing touch of our table came from my wife who took a map and covered it with 1/8 inch laminate.

To make the table fold down, I used two garage door hinges. This frees up the floor space for conversations or floor storage.

I rescued this piece of wood from a dumpster and decided to make the table in the bus just a little larger. The table is locked in place by a piece...

Saddle blankets on the kitchen windows. We will use leather straps to roll up the blankets when were driving.

We found a solution to window coverings! Blinds and drapes were too expensive for so many windows. We wanted the window coverings to provide privacy,...

Queen bed platform holding itself up with two hydraulic struts. All the wood you see covering the engine is from reclaimed baseboards. All windows...

Added hydraulic struts to assist with lifting up the bed which is pretty heavy. These have a 100lb capacity. Worth the money. Amazon. $29 for a pair....

I finished the queen size bed platform, using 3/8 inch plywood. Drilled for ventilation. This is then u-bolted onto a bed frame. I had to extend the...

Winter is here, it's about -10 outside. So before it got cold, I lined all the bus windows with 1" bubble wrap. The bus seems like it retains heat...

Spent a little time on the roof of bus sealing up the front of the panels. This section wasnt boxed so closed it off. Did the same on the back. The...

Closeup of the push button ignition. Amazon, 20$.

For Racing use only push button start. Works great and it was a rather easy to wire. I have a chat on it here with diagrams if anyone is interested....

Another common replacement item for a 2005 Thomas SafTLiner are wiper blades. Here's where I got mine from. Order 2.
https://tinyurl.com/mtzb7vw8

One PAIR of tyre covers. Two boxes gets you all four wheels.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GASW86?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Gut got our tire covers. What else can I say. They do what's expected, are form fitting, and not expensive at $34 a pair.

I used reclaimed 5 inch Pine baseboard to cover up the steel plate and all the bolts.
Btw, all the wood used on the entire bus project is reclaimed,...

Door swings open with ease using the existing front hinge and the air opener still works. Center section of the door has a 1/8 steel plate which the...

Dead bolt lock shown is a 1 1/4 drilled thru the door right between the window panes. The wood trim is purely ornamental not structural.

Bus door is done. I bolted the two halves together using steel bed rails. One rail at the top and one at the bottom of the door. Four lag bolts each...

Pantry closed door stained with metal grate to allow warm air to exit. I might add a fan to the base to allow for more air circulation eventually.

Pantry is done. This was going to be a coat closet till we realized we had not planned for a pantry. Milk crates are two deep for can storage or...

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