I went to issaquah and I’ve already got the bus converted to a vehicle type “MH” and have plates. No inspections no nothing. I got the run-around from kent licensing, as they were demanding an emissions test (try wedging a 40′ bus in the emissions stalls!) and scale weight. I’m considering removing all the bucked […]
Month: July 2014
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.
Ceiling panel removal progress
Got the ceiling panels removed. That’s a lot of rivets. I think I’ve got my cut lines figured out. Sorry for the shaky ms paint line. My intention is to ramp it up to keep a neat looking “face” on the front of the bus, and on the rear, ramp down directly into the giant […]
Ceiling panel thoughts
So I guess I’m pulling down the interior roof panels. I thought about leaving them up until after raising the roof to get more rigidity, but decided they’d just get in the way more. Also since there will be a height transition in the front, they will get in the way for that too. I […]
Seats out
Took about two and a half hours. Started at 7 pm. It wasn’t too bad. Grossest part? Reaching between the seat and the wall to find the bolts.Stinkiest? Setting dried up pine-sol on fire with the grinder.Most satisfying? Popping out the bolts through the floor with the air chisel.Hardest seat? The rear right seat next […]
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 […]
Priorities
4 kids, a house we’d rather eventually downsize from, a side business rebuilding Unimogs, and an actual full time IT job. I think it’s all about prioritization, and I’d like to make a large push to rearrange a few things in my life so my family becomes higher on the list. Not sayin’ this is […]
Licensing and paperwork and fixing.
I’m leaving it at the service dept. for a few days for some work – new batteries and a front left hub bearing and seal replacement. I stopped by the DOL and I need to get it weighed and emissions tested first before converting the title to an RV. I know it’s probably been talked […]
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 […]