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Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

02-05-2021, 05:29 AM

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Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

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Posted By ComfortEagle

I am so sorry for missing this post. You likely...

I am so sorry for missing this post. You likely found your answer by now, but FWIW, if I understand you correctly, the front section of our door opened inward also. Removing the hardware from the...

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

11-07-2020, 07:45 PM

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Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

It was a 1.5X4" tube; I cut the end off to make...

It was a 1.5X4" tube; I cut the end off to make it a U. The inner diameter matched closely to the thickness of the door....

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

11-07-2020, 05:44 PM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

Finally (2 years later...) getting around to...

Finally (2 years later...) getting around to finishing up the front door. I am trying to get the bus weathered-in for the "long and cold" southern Maryland winter. ...

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

10-24-2018, 06:33 AM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

Bottom corner? Leg slicer?

Bottom corner?

Leg slicer?

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

10-22-2018, 06:00 AM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

Thank you for your comments. You are right about...

Thank you for your comments. You are right about the aluminum; it is not free. And the only place I could find the 1.5 X 4 inch aluminum tube I needed was online; also not free...

However, that...

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

10-21-2018, 05:08 AM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

It's been a while but I finally did some more...

It's been a while but I finally did some more work on the door. I installed the 1.5X4 inch aluminum channel on the door and installed the locks.

For door lock and latch, I used:

Schlage Z-Wave...

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

05-05-2018, 02:08 PM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I...

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

I cut the long piece of channel down to rough length today and did a test fit.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t5LKgkC/0/X3/i-t5LKgkC-X3.jpg
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Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

05-05-2018, 05:03 AM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

Here are a few of the aluminum pieces I bought to...

Here are a few of the aluminum pieces I bought to trim out the door. They are 1.5" X 4" rectangular tube (.125" wall thickness). I used a table saw to turn the tube into U-channel (the pieces on...

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

05-03-2018, 08:23 AM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

The aluminum I ordered should be here today so...

The aluminum I ordered should be here today so hopefully this weekend I can make some headway with the door project. In the meantime I have been working on:
1) Reinforcing the stairs and
2)...

Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's

04-22-2018, 02:32 PM

Replies: 24

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Views: 10,687

Posted By ComfortEagle

Gillig Phantom Front Door Rehab

Although the air operated door would have been cool to keep, the fold in mechanism and the big gap at the top and bottom of the door were unacceptable. During my frigid December drive home from CA...

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