Holiday the Shuttle Bus

[Kyz1]

Demo Day 1

The dark spots on the wood floor is carpet. It was glued down pretty strongly. There is some water damage here and there; the worst is near the front passenger door.

 

[tx2sturgis]

I think I see a future shuttlebus restomod!

 

[Malamute]

Looks like a good size. Ive looked at some like it online.

I keep seeing the wheelchair lifts and wondering if they could lift my motorcycle into the back. Length would be a factor with the weight rating and extra leverage.

 

[Kyz1]

It's a good size for me. It's 22 feet long, and about 6 foot of head clearance inside. I'll probabaly lose a couple inches, but it will still be plenty for me.

The chairlift weights 400 pounds, the capacity is 800 pounds. Mine will be coming out. The gross weight of this vehicle (E350) is 12,500 pounds.

 

[Malamute]

It's a good size for me. It's 22 feet long, and about 6 foot of head clearance inside. I'll probabaly lose a couple inches, but it will still be plenty for me.

The chairlift weights 400 pounds, the capacity is 800 pounds. Mine will be coming out. The gross weight of this vehicle (E350) is 12,500 pounds.

That would be enough for the motorcycle. That answers that question. Thanks!

I think it will make a nice nomadic home

 

[NctryBen]

That’ll be a great place to call home!!! Look forward to seeing the progress…

 

[user 22017]

Love the light in shuttle buses. It is going to be a wonderful home.

You got a lot done so far!

 

[Kyz1]

I have had lots of help.

 

[Kyz1]

All the following progress is thanks to Thomas (from the Box Truck Project thread) from this point forward, I'm just reporting the progress = )

Under the bus, damaged plastic material was removed and the wood under the bus was completely painted with flex seal to protect from water intrusion.

Leaks inside were found/repaired. A few weak points in the floor (along the side/near some windows) were repaired with wood and bondo. (Great stuff from under the bus)

Floor was insulated and painted OSB board placed.

Windows that will be covered was painted with left over flex seal.

 

[Kyz1]

Thinsulate insulation was installed on the walls and ceiling.

A 22 foot shuttle bus used 60 linear feet of Thinsulate and 8 (14.6 oz) cans of 3M Hi-strength 90 Contact adhesive.

 

[Kyz1]

And finally, the framing... He used 2x3s that he split in half and painted.

 

[Kyz1]

Almost forgot... He removed the old, broken emergency hatch. Allowed it to dry for a couple days. Removed all the rotten wood and cardboard. Glued in wood and bondo'ed to seal. Installed new emergency hatch.

 

[user 22017]

Very excited for you, Kyz! Thank you for the photos. Glad you found a competent builder. Won't be long now, before you'll be on the road in your custom built home.

Covering the lower portion of the windows will give you so much more living space and privacy.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Lots of progress being made! Looks good!

 

[NctryBen]

It’s looking like something a person could live in… I have a friend in the same size shuttle here helping me through now my recovery stage of surgery… she loves her shuttle bus… your wise having it done as you are…

 

[Kyz1]

Short video of the progress (repeats a lot of pictures here). Less than 2 minutes. He ran all of the wiring (12v and AC) inside, but I don't have pictures of that yet. Elevator music so sound not required. Not a monitized channel, just shortcut to be lazy.

 

[Kyz1]

Life's been a bit ... busy and crazy. The bus is done from the build perspective, minus maybe a few extra projects here and there...

Bed platform, bed, closet area. Under bed is storage space on one side and solar components on the other.

 

[Kyz1]

behind driver's seat, 12v fridge/microwave, workspace countertop

 

[Kyz1]

Kitchen area and shower/bathroom on the passenger side

 

[tx2sturgis]

DAAANNNGGG!!!

That looks really good! I do like the window conversions....still there, but much more privacy than before.