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We painted all the patched areas yesterday except for where I removed the cabinet door on the right side (it needs more work). Looking at the weather and the time of the year, yesterday was probably the last day to paint outside. The main push was to finish the top of the cab where we are...

Thanks for the tip on the Krylon, that may come in handy. I'm not shooting for perfection but would like it to look ok from a distance. George says no one will look past the tires.

Started on the body work yesterday, need to get moving on it before cold weather gets here.

Installed the new scene lights.

The custom wheels from Staz got the track width front to back pretty much dead on, that is why we went with the steel wheels, they are not crazy heavy (possibly lighter than the aluminum mwraps) even with the tires mounted. One of these days I will weigh the spare before I make the bumper /...

I can't remember exactly, we were looking at a couple different options (modified MWRAP wheels and others) but I'm thinking $400-$450 each.

Still patching holes, this time in the cab. Used .125 aluminum round pieces cut from scrap with a hole saw without the pilot bit. Used 3M panel bond again for adhesive. Looks like I will be painting the roof of the cab.

We worked on the Ambo Friday and managed to get a little done. Modified the bump stops to prevent the wheel wells from contacting the tires if the air suspension dumps. Finished up the dash wiring and started on the wiring closet for the camper. We also started patching unused light openings...

We are planning on a Coleman Mach 8 rooftop unit for ac and a Suburban 16k propane heater, probably put a Honda 2000 watt generator on a slide inside a cabinet to run the ac when parked. The inverter should run the ac going down the road (International Alternator is 275 amps).

We found when the ambo sat for a week or more the suspension would leak down. With the suspension dumped we could see cracks around the circumference of the bags where they were folded. There is a legible number on the bag or bellows but the top was so rusty we couldn't read the actual part...

Thanks, keeping some of the existing openings will reduce the amount of body work needed. I couldn't stand to paint over the existing lens, it was either fill the holes or find a practical replacement.

Time to install the tires and wheels; they are just a little larger. Looks more aggressive, hopefully it will deter people from pulling out in front of us, if not there’s still the air horns and finger.

My friend ordered Continental MPT 81’s (335/80R20) and had Stazworks build custom wheels. One of the cabinets would interfere with our soon to be larger wheel openings and it had to go. Welded in tread plate to shorten the box so it will be useable from the inside and welded in a plate to...

We completely gutted the inside of the box and cut some of the cabinets out to maximize interior space.

Our push now is to remove all emergency lighting and get the brake, signal, backup and tail lights rewired so we can have the vehicle inspected (annual safety inspection is currently expired) so we can take it on a beer run or 2. To replace the red lights on the front of the box I made aluminum...

Medtec hacked up the dash for the Mux Screen and the Climate Control was in the floor mounted console. I wanted it the way International designed it, so I pulled the dash. Welded in a plate where Medtec cut the opening for their screen. This is the new dash panel. We need to find a new...

My friend bought an International Medium Duty Ambulance and brought it to my shop. We are converting it into a wannabe Earthroamer. It’s a 2007 with 7.6 litre, 85K miles. We’ve been working on this for several months as time permits. We are lucky to average four to six hours a week so this...