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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 04-08-2018, 07:44 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Not an update update! I tried to move the...

Not an update update!

I tried to move the bus backwards to do some work to her, but can't. She hasn't moved in about 5 months, and started up great, but won't build air pressure and the brakes are...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 04-08-2018, 07:37 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 951
Posted By Tippyman
Sat for a while, now air pressure doesn't build and brake beep inop?

I've got a 2000 AmTran, 72 passenger, FE bus, 215 hp DT466E, Allison 2000 push button trans, yadda yadda.

Worked fine before it sat for about 5 months. It starts up fine, but the air pressure...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-30-2016, 07:46 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Got the last panel up for the back wall! ...

Got the last panel up for the back wall!

Template made:

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_169202_bd9edfaf6bcd92aa1d162ac66ca875a5.jpg

Cardboard, woohoo!
...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-29-2016, 02:13 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Thanks man! Honestly I've slacked off a lot...

Thanks man! Honestly I've slacked off a lot lately, kinda lost the fire so to speak. I'm not sticking to any kind of schedule or expectation.

Today I got one more panel cut and burned on! Super...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-26-2016, 09:41 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Been a while, but finally got my new welder, and...

Been a while, but finally got my new welder, and more importantly some motivation and time! Got one of three panels cut out and put up.
...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-18-2016, 07:12 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Made the framework for the back wall, and also...

Made the framework for the back wall, and also made the A/C unit mount.

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_159540_537bc7ee9571dd2e9a76eaddb5dcee23.jpg...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-29-2016, 02:22 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Came with the bus. 😁

Came with the bus. 😁
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-29-2016, 02:20 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Nah, it'll stay the way it is. The jeeps wheels...

Nah, it'll stay the way it is. The jeeps wheels go all the way to the wheel tubs, but my racecar would hit the bumper on the wheel tubs. So the racecar actually sits further back than the jeep does.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 05-29-2016, 10:20 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Long awaited update! I notched the frame and...

Long awaited update! I notched the frame and dovetailed the rear! Went way smoother than I expected. First I cut the body to make sure it wouldn't bind up.
...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-20-2016, 05:07 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Got my ramps, so I made the groove on the end to...

Got my ramps, so I made the groove on the end to slide the ramps into.

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_136600_deb2459c496a02b492f1110015b3b513.jpg...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-10-2016, 04:03 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
It's not my design. I did research on it and...

It's not my design. I did research on it and that's how the majority of welding websites did it. You want rounded edges to eliminate stress points. The holes are to allow plug welds for extra...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-09-2016, 06:59 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Got some upgraded pix from the usual doodles:...

Got some upgraded pix from the usual doodles: MSPaint!

How I plan to notch the frame:

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_135640_05bb8e6e3d6d969ab20344055972eb33.png

How I...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-09-2016, 11:47 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
I heated a couple of sections up with a torch...

I heated a couple of sections up with a torch last night and rewelded. You can definitely see the penetration. So either the torch heating the frame is working, or it's not heat treated. Either way,...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-08-2016, 08:02 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Heated the crap out of the frame til it was...

Heated the crap out of the frame til it was starting to glow, then welded it. It went much better! You could see the frame getting "eaten" by the puddle as it went along. Did a couple of 4" stretches.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-07-2016, 03:09 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Thanks man!

Thanks man!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-07-2016, 02:49 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Thanks man! I'll do some reading. Maybe I'll need...

Thanks man! I'll do some reading. Maybe I'll need to get the torch out and heat it up and make another pass.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-07-2016, 12:08 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Made a couple little braces for the D-ring...

Made a couple little braces for the D-ring mounts, then burned them on. I also boxed in the rear bumper tube so crap doesn't get in it.
...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-06-2016, 07:15 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Since the floor of the bus is 4" above the main...

Since the floor of the bus is 4" above the main bars of the extension, I used some 4x6's for my decking boards. Big? Yes. Sturdy? Hell yes. Rough estimate of what it'll look like:
...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-03-2016, 07:34 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Other side finished: ...

Other side finished:

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_134949_98bb76f30fa143c6d6ace3bc4996e710.jpg...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 02-01-2016, 08:32 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Would have gotten the extension's main frame done...

Would have gotten the extension's main frame done if it weren't for the rain. I made the right side of the frame. Made a little spacer to make it meet the floor support for a little extra rigidity....
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-31-2016, 10:04 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Got more bus work done! Got the main bars welded...

Got more bus work done! Got the main bars welded and made some supports for the main bars on the extension. It looks super simple, but took way longer than it should have. Everything on a bus isn't...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-25-2016, 09:59 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,326
Posted By Tippyman
Posted mine for free on craigslist. "You haul...

Posted mine for free on craigslist. "You haul 'em, you keep 'em."

Some guy making treestands came and grabbed them all.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-24-2016, 05:04 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Got the two main bars and the main back piece...

Got the two main bars and the main back piece tacked on. I used a piece of 1/4" flat bar (that was the plasma guide for cutting the floor) to bridge the gap and welded the bar to the top of the...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-18-2016, 07:32 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Being as it so so damn cold, and that we're...

Being as it so so damn cold, and that we're supposed to get snow on Friday and Saturday, and that I work until it's dark everyday, I figured the best way to work on the addition was to back that ass...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 01-10-2016, 07:16 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 60,717
Posted By Tippyman
Rough idea of what I'm thinking: ...

Rough idea of what I'm thinking:

https://www.skoolie.net/attachments/photobucket/img_132942_2946cd9534d1bf691f26ea1cfaf056da.jpg

Good thing about a plasma cutter is you can do long cuts along...
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