Our Bus Conversion
As you can see we are still working on this page
Warning this page glorifies some of the
larger accomplishments
as there were many smaller tasks also, and it was the hardest thing we
have ever done
not only physically but mentally also !
The conversion of the bus for the most
part was a family project
that took 8 months of full time work with help from Jim's friend Chris
who is a cabinet maker in the San Jose area ( plug for his company
Custom Cuts Interior).
Demo almost complete
Matt nailing down the new plywood for
the floor
Low and high voltage in wall wiring we
made a wire chase way front to back on both sides
Two high voltage distribution panels,
one for shore power and one for inverted power
with surge,
lightning and ground fault protection. (well, I was an electrician)
Installation of moisture barrier,
insulation and wood wall paneling
Wall and ceiling primer
Bath framing, plumbing and electrical
Shower framing and plumbing
Furnace hot water heater and the start
of the galley
Galley and office cabinets installed
Dinning and pantry cabinets ready for
clear coat
Entertainment center installed
The backroom closet
And finally one of hardest things we did was installing the carpet on the ceiling
Chris and Jim AAAHHH that's purdy the
carpet is up
next and last was the floor witch was equally hard
Completed Pictures
Dinning and guest bed
Part of the bath as it is hard to get good pictures of this
area
The Shower as with bathroom it is hard to get pictures of
this
Back room the couches can fold out to
make one very large bed for those sleepovers
Some other pictures
We kept the cab original down to the handrails we love that Bus look
Two 2000W inverters mounted in rear bay
The Battery Bay it took some time to
complete this project
it houses two 8D and six golf cart batteries
The tank bay one 98 gallon fresh and
one 98 gallon waste water
with a family of 4 a mixed gray and black of this size is too small we
get about 4-5 days
Electrical Room
This is the accessory area it is on the
passenger side it has
water, 110v, 12v, air and propane
Cindy's first drive of the home
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