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Finally got some Monstaliner (Cloudy Daze) sprayed on the roof. It is much cooler to the touch than the yellow paint was. I love the texture produced when it’s sprayed with a Shutz gun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m thinking about painting my roof white and the rub-rails green. Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They will be fixed closed and glued in place with 3M automotive seam sealer. I figure that will be the best way to make sure I don’t have another leak source. I’m probably going to keep the rear emergency exit hatch. The bus will have at least two Maxxair fans to start with, one in the wet bath...

I’m going to use flat tempered glass from a local glass shop. It is easy to source and won’t get scratched from tree limbs. I’ll probably put Rain-X on them to help them shed water. I’m sure they’ll need cleaning often. My thoughts were that they could be easily and quickly replaced nearly...

Got the bathroom skylight frame in place and built some rooftop deck mounting pads. I will be welding carriage bolts head-down to mount the uni-strut to. The deck and any future solar panels will be easily mounted to the uni-strut. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I recently bought an Eaton 8LL transmission complete with clutch housing, low-mileage 2-disk clutch, all linkages, clutch pedal, and rear support strap. It has 10 forward gears, 3 reverse, and an 18.81:1 low-low. I still need a 14” flywheel, pilot bearing, new clutch brake and a 2”-10...

I’ve been posting a few pics on Instagram of my new off-roqd light housings I made for the front end. They were designed to hold the Lightforce Blitz 240s which are 10” in diameter. They are nearly 7” deep and I didn’t want the to stick out the front that far. That is why I recessed them 6” into...

I appreciate the feedback on the water tanks. I can see were having two separate tanks could be beneficial as far as having a backup. If you get a leak in one or a pump goes out it would be cool to have a separate tank and pump. I can get a better weight distribution out of two smaller tanks as...

We made a little headway on the bus today. We got the angled side-skirt applied on the driver’s side and added about 40 rivets along the bottom edges. We applied the remaining (10) hammock bolts to the tops of the window posts. I’m not sure if I mentioned it before, but these (24) 1/2” bolts...

I didn’t get any work done today because I was too busy playing. I wanted to see how muck flex the bus could handle, which turned out to be about 36” corner to corner. We also held one of the mountain bikes up to the back to see how many could fit. I will be building a 7-bike rack using Lolo...

Well I’m glad I did the shakedown run before painting this beast. I didn’t really like having the first passenger windows behind the driver’s seat raised even with the rear windows. It makes it feel a little claustrophobic and hinders the driver’s view a little bit. It also pits the co-driver’s...

I called my insurance agent before picking up my school bus and I think he insured it as an RV right off the bat. He said that another option would be to insure it as a “VAN”, not like a passenger van but a moving van/box truck. You might try one of those options. Also, call around to different...

I got the bus road worthy again and took it back to the CAT Scales. I got some fuel while I was there and met someone else who was bringing a bus home. The weight differences from the first time I weighed it came from having the windows and (4) bus seats installed along with the room raise and...

I’ve been looking at water tanks online and have found two options that I like. I will outline the pro’s and con’s. 210 gallon (97”x30”x17”) Pros-high capacity, lowest center of gravity, less expensive $690 Cons-will stick out farther than the side wall by 1-1/2”, can’t have underbody storage...

I had a little bit of spare time yesterday so I decided to change the driveshaft angles on the bus. It has three sections and the rearmost section was the only one that was horizontal. The front (2) sections had a little bit of fall towards the rear of the bus. I changed it so the middle section...

I did a little bit of maintenance to the bus this afternoon. I’ve never messed with oil bath hubs before but they’re pretty simple. The front driver’s side seal was cracked and it appears like it has been filled with grease before. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I really like your rig IdaSHO, it’s very unique with all the angles. I hope I got enough Monstaliner too. I think I bought 8 gallons but I plan on coating 100 square feet of the roof with matching door jamb paint. It’s cheaper per gallon and covers 120 square feet per gallon with two coats. That...

Basically, I’m trying to style the bus after a MAN Kat1. Sure it’s still a bus and is a little longer than one of these. I think the departure angle is proportional to the breakover angle when compared to one of the purpose-built off-road camper trucks. It will be able to take me further into...

Got some POR-15 on all the rear fab work I’ve done. I got all the wires pulled into the new bumper as well. Time to wire the rear lights and enclose the floor raise transition as the rear. Then I will mount the driver’s seat and take it back to the scales. I will visit the scales twice in the...