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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

Another view of the CAT. All belts and pulleys were replaced.
Caterpillar 3126/C7 (diesel)
(260–300 hp or 190–220 kW)

Solar BMS from Electrocacus.com We use 2 Dssr20s and 4 305 watt panels, 2 each in parallel. 8S 200wh batteries.

So battery voltage 24v x [9.45A...

4 305w 60 cell Saraphim panels from SunTan solar. https://store.santansolar.com/product/seraphim-305w/
With shipping from PHX to ORD they were $720.

Moved the bus to a new spot. Deck, panels and internet antenna are shown. We have more than enough power to work out of the bus now. At present were...

Added the InstiConnect Dual Sim internet system to the bus. I added a 100gb Att and Verizon card. So far its been working better than expected. I can...

This is a temporary mock-up. The exterior of that same DC fan with bug screen. Made it look like a boat porthole. The window can close shut...

Protopye of a automotive 10" DC fan, 900 fcm fan. Chinese thermister starts the fan at 80deg, speed is further regulated by the lower power dial. I...

Flip up table. This was a easy build from old public library tables. I used 2 door hinges underneath.

I will finish this later, just showing the 2x6 boards which hold the deck. This turned out to be a great simple design for mounting the deck and...

Bus deck showing the 4, 60 cell panels.

Solar BMS from Electrocacus.com We use 2 Dssr20s and 4 305 watt panels, 2 each in parallel. 8S 200wh...

Standing on the new bus deck, which use reclaimed 2x12x8 boards.

As the panels get hot, insulation under the panels prevents the bus roof from heating up. It may also assist in ceiling insulation. Deck will start...

Backside of 305 watt panels. Panels bolt down for now, later I will add a quick-release.

Tiltable panels using discarded garage door hinges.

Painting the roof rack. This is the mount point for the solar panels and deck.Were almost at the 1 year mark when we started this project.

Our custom roof rack spans the length of the bus. Using 2x6 pressure treated exterior grade lumber and steel brackets screwed to the bus ribs using...

8s 200Ah Lithium iron cells. Insulated. I will add 2, 15 watt heater pads on a thermister to turn on at 45 degrees. Charging cells below 32 degrees...

Lots going on here. Three fuse breakers, from Left, 85a Main, 50a Solar, and 50a DC. Victron 24/1200watt inverter. Victron IP67 charger.

Chinese 8s200Ah batteries in bottom box. Victron 24/12 1200watt inverter, Victron Orion DC-DC 50watt 24/12 controller, Victron 24/12 Smart Battery...

Wall panels are public library reclaimed tables. Top of windows, is the wiring channel which runs front to back of bus. Floor shows the front...

Wall panels from a public library, which were old tables we cut down. Walls are r12 insulated.

Electrodacus BMS. This is a Open Sourced BMS, from electrodacus.com and Dacian who is out of Canada. The BMS runs about $150 and the 2 DSSR20's which...

Rear 5kw diesel heater. A standard Chinese diesel air heather much like this one: https://alturl.com/668em. Very easy to set up. We have 2 each with...

12 gal central diesel tank for diesel bus heaters. I decided not to tap into the bus fuel line. The fill on the tank is on the same side as the bus...

5kw heater connected to 12 gal exterior fuel tank. We have 2x 5k heaters. We have two heaters connected to a central fuel cell. Fuel lines are 5 foot...

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