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Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 02-01-2024, 07:34 PM
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Posted By 1964 Carpenter
YouTube channels found in the main prep for conversion

I subscribed to both Detail Geek and WD Detailing as they show several how-tos on detailing cars and some of those can be useful in preparing the bus for the conversion work. Some would even include...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 09-05-2023, 07:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 265
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
YouTube Car detailing videos and Trick my Truck may be useful for your bus work

There are some car detailing channels on YouTube that may be useful as what I find is that removing iron contamination from the vehicle before polishing may give the paint a super glossy shiny look...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 09-05-2023, 07:24 PM
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Views: 255
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Electric soiled tank dump switches on the switch panel

When I was looking at a switch panel on the Carpenter buses, I think right where it says "extra" and there are two or three locations for your extras which would be your accessories such as soiled...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 02-01-2023, 07:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 906
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Carpenter buses are a childhood memory

Special School District of St. Louis County bought many fleets of Carpenter buses. My first bus I rode was a Carpenter Vistaramic school bus and it sat on a Ford B600 chassis. It had a 6 cylinder...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-25-2023, 08:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,059
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Door names on the buses

I heard that some people called the "inward-outward" door the "scissor" door. But I like the inward-outward" better. The jackknife door is what some people would call it the accordion door as it...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-24-2022, 04:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 522
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
History behind the Carpenters of the 1960s

Carpenter was one of the very few creative bus builders of all time. The Vistaramic buses they built were something. And you would only see the creative design on the conventional models. The bus...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-24-2022, 04:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 446
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Cleaning the weather stripping with window cleaner

You know when you stomp on the washer button on the floor, the cleaner not only cleans the glass but also the rubber blades. But the weather stripping also made of part rubber as well. Also you may...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 09-07-2022, 05:27 PM
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Views: 725
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Carpenter's 1960's design for Skoolie work

When it comes to stuff such as your water tank management, or extra lighting, the switch panel on a Carpenter school bus of the early 1960s was well designed. There were some items marked as...
Forum: Plumbing, Water and Waste 01-06-2022, 07:00 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 844
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Gauges and dump switches for dumping soiled tanks

International, GM, and Ford often different styles of gauge panels. GM would sometimes have an area under the dash for extra gauges like for amps, etc. International I liked because on the old...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-06-2022, 06:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,925
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Wheelchair lift for lifting large bags of groceries

Sometimes when we come out of the grocery store, those bags can get to be pretty heavy. And if they are almost too heavy to carry up the steps, having the lift onboard could come in handy. Heavy...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-28-2021, 09:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 812
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Glare reduction panel

Sometimes when it comes to driving your schoolie, sometimes those trips has to have night driving involved. When the bus arrived at the school bus garage ready for work, they often came with no...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 11-28-2021, 09:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,540
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
History of the Carpenter buses after the beginning of the 1950s

The 1950s really came upon a new era and Carpenter went into full swing bringing in a new design of buses. The Premier had the door that could have confused a school bus buyer between a Carpenter...
Forum: Plumbing, Water and Waste 11-28-2021, 08:52 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 622
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Electric dumper and gauge on the panel

In the early 1960s, Carpenter had a nice panel and had room for some extra switches to operate more stuff such as the generator, etc. International had a good gauge cluster design for soiled water...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-18-2020, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 776
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Wheelchair lifts on your skoolie can be really useful

Eventhough you might not be in a wheelchair but that lift can come in handy for like buying a new vacuum cleaner, or lifting something that might be heavy to carry up the steps such as heavy bags of...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-18-2020, 12:19 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 664
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Campgrounds in Fenton and Eureka

Babes RV Park is 6.3 miles south of I-44. There are two places in Fenton to get propane. I think some where in downtown Fenton there should be some and Road Ranger sells some. If you prefer Road...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 10-18-2020, 10:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 710
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Armor all is good for shift boots and door seals

No skoolie should be without Armor All. It makes your bus stand out. By leaving doors open, you can really detail your door seals. If your skoolie still has a manual transmission such as a 4 speed...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 08-19-2020, 06:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,053
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
N95 masks and heavy duty resporators are very useful for painting your skoolie

Lowe's and Home Depot are good places to shop at to get a painting respirator or an N95 mask. they are very useful as they can keep all the fumes away from you for when you get out your air brush...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 04-01-2020, 05:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 929
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
What made the Carpenter buses of the 1960s so great

The Carpenter was the bus that was one of the best ever built. Both they and Superior. As you can see, Carpenter really had a good windshield defogging system. The weird thing about converting a...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 04-01-2020, 04:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 994
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
An overnight place in Fenton for your schoolie

There is a place where you can park your schoolie once you are ready to take it on the road. The address number is 128 Babs Lane, Fenton, Missouri and it's called Babs RV park. It's only 18 minutes...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 09-18-2019, 03:34 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 880
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Bunny suits for protection when painting your schoolie

Sometimes it's best to dress up in a "bunny suit" which is really like an overall that covers your entire body. You need to have a heavy duty mask and a bunny suit to go along with it would give you...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 08-10-2019, 05:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,276
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Skoolie road trips for other bus nuts

We know how cool our skoolies look. But what about showing off our skoolies and for any other skoolie fan who wants to learn about what it is like to ride in a skoolie. I would love to ride in a...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 05-27-2019, 01:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 799
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
National ATHS shows could also be a place to get tips on conversion

Right now, the ATHS (National Truck Historical Society) is having their National convention in Reno, NV. 99% of the time, there may be a session on some conversion projects you may have for your...
Forum: Plumbing, Water and Waste 05-15-2019, 05:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 773
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Electric soiled waste dumper plus location of dumping switch

Sometimes when it gets nasty outside like rain when it's time to empty the soiled water tank. I saw an idea mentioned in National Bus Trader magazine. You can have some electrical wires running up...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 04-13-2019, 03:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 652
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Safety equipment for converting your skoolie is a must

Eventhough we are saddened to see the CMT show "Trick my Truck" be taken off the air, but the ATHS National truck shows may also have some answers to finding out what type of heavy duty masks and...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 04-13-2019, 03:40 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 990
Posted By 1964 Carpenter
Check to get a list of stops that has soiled water emptying stations

Sometimes, when taking your skoolie on the road and if you don't have a composting toilet, you need to find out what stops do have a soiled water emptying station I am not sure but I think that...
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