I also stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one time. Here’s a detail of how I inserted the rectangular tubing into the existing body hoops. The technique was to have the rectangular tubing extend as much as possible into the old structure, then set the flat bar shims in flush to keep everything snug. Once […]
metal
Skoolie roof raise
Got the roof jacked up. Lots of welding to do. If you want to visit, bring hot dogs we can cook them on the new metal. I think this view from the outside is pretty telling about how much taller a roof raise makes the bus. I think it looks great.
Roof raise lines
Which cut line is better? I prefer the straight back instead of the uh “fast back”, but the straight back will be a bit more work to pull off. Straight back “Fast” Back I’ve read in a few places that endcaps are not really supposed to be messed with. When looking at it closely, I see a number […]
Removed the inner wall skins.
Look at all that fiberglass insulation. I’m thinking an 18″ lift on the roof, because the windows are 30″ tall, and a nice even 48″ would be easy to work with the sheet metal pieces.
Got the bus home!
I picked up the bus today, some new batteries and a hub seal and bearing replacement (the front left oil was water contaminated) The DOL in Kent wants to see a Washington State Patrol inspection before they’ll issue me a title change from bus to RV. I was thinking of “shopping” around to some of […]
Cargo Dinner Design
We went out for dinner last night, and all three girls were drawing their bus design ideas on the back of the kids menus. I hope they’re this enthusiastic when I’m removing dry rotted plywood and a grillion bus seats. After the comments about the insulation, I’m considering pulling one or two panels to inspect […]
New Bus
I purchased a 1998 Blue Bird All American – I knocked the price down a bit so the place I bought it from would do a hub seal repair and fresh batteries. I am planning on building an RV. We drove it around the block and it seemed to run good, without any hard shifting […]