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Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:35 pm: | |
I have yet to stain the any of the wood in the bus and still need to install the corian but here is a link for your viewing pleasure. I should be done in about another year!!!!!
http://groberts1998.zoto.com/user/lightbox/CAT.0_REC.1/average_rating-desc/0-30 |
Greg Peterson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:58 pm: | |
Real good job. I wish I was this far along.
What type of wood is it? It does not look like pine,very little knots showing. |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:07 pm: | |
Thanks Greg. The interior is all ash. I am trying to decide what stain to use and so forth. I am leaning toward a light stain to keep it as bright as possible but the doarker colors sure do look good to me. Any opinions guys? |
Matt (Hgtech)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:07 pm: | |
Very Nice Job . . . I'm just starting the conversion process - hope mine looks as nice as yours when I'm done!!!
I'm curious about the flooring. We talked about doing hardwood or a rubber backed tile that's laid in stips and looks really similar (can't remember what it's called or who makes it though).
Matt
1979 Silver Eagle Model 05 |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:14 pm: | |
Thanks Matt. Trudge away at it regularly and get it on the road as soon as possible for inspiration to finish. Most everyone that I know that is willing to take on a conversion has the talent to do a good job. Do it your way!
The floor in my bus is solid Australian cypress and is 5/8" thick. I had this left over from a house I built down around McAllen Texas so the decision to use it was pretty much made for me because I just couldn't let the extra flooring go to waste. I thought it turned out pretty good. |
Michael Malloy (Busnut06)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:14 pm: | |
Greg,
Looks great,Some good ideas that I will copy
Godspeed,
Michael |
DMDave
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 6:19 am: | |
Hey Greg, that is a very nice driver/passenger seating arrangement. I also appreciate the head area with the storage bins. What uses are you designing for? Lots of kids? Good work and ideas. |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:51 am: | |
Thanks DMDAVE. I really like the side by side approach since I tend toward eye contact when talking and having someone behind and one the other side of the coach simply does not work for me. The hardest part of doing this feature is designing and building the turning entry stairs.
I designed for trips with my brothers and kids in mind and the bunks give at least 6 people a personal space. The rear lounge will be convertable for sleeping as well as the three benches in the front lounge, although the front bench is really kid sized.
The other advantage is that I can seat as many as 24 (snugly) friends for group travel and some can stay at the hotel or in tents depending on the occassion.
Thanks for the compliments! |
Cliff (Floridacracker)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:52 am: | |
Greg,
Looks Great!
As always, seeing some pictures has solidified some similiar ideas I have had.
I also really like your front seating as I travel with a pack, if you know what I mean.
Good luck and thanks for sharing.
Cliff |
Marc Bourget
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:22 am: | |
Greg,
Keep in mind 24 may exceed the max passenger load in some (if not all) states. This might be a Fed limitation leading to what I believe is the limit of 15 in Calif. |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:45 am: | |
Cliff, Thanks for the compliment. The beauty of the BBS is that we can share and inspire and then do it our own way. Good luck with your conversion.
Marc, thanks for the reminder. I had read that in the past on one of the BBS but forgotten about the various state limits. I should research this for my expected states and have it on hand. Thanks! |
Brian Brown (Blue_velvet)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 12:55 pm: | |
Wow, wonderful job, Greg. I installed the same flooring in my home's kitchen... it's beautiful and hides dirt very well. I wish I had bought enough to put in my bus.
Yes, I would stay under 16 passengers to avoid any spector of needing a Class B w/ Passenger + airbrake endorsements. Of course, you could get one of those without too much time and expense, but insurance requirements might get sticky, too. Dunno. Now, if folks are only sleeping or tailgating in your rig (and not tooling down the highway), that's not an issue, obviously.
Thanks for sharing the pics. You're doing an amazing job!
Brian Brown |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 1:35 pm: | |
Brian, Thanks for the compliment and the passenger information! |
Kurt Wagner
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 8:54 pm: | |
Great Job! My wife and I both love the copilot arrangement. As I would suspect you said this task was difficult. Can you provide any more details on the step arrangement? We also like the ceiling treatment and may work that into our model 10. |
Robert Wood (Bobwoodsocal)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:33 pm: | |
Really nice Greg! Bob |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:39 pm: | |
Kurt and Bob, Thanks for the compliments.
Kurt,
I think you may can see in the pictures that I have cut the top step into the wheel well area a bit and this was a bit of a task to build a frame into an area where there was none. The frame had to also allow covering on the wheel side with stainless steel and the inside with plywood. The lower stairs required some thought and lots of angle iron. but are basically pivoting around a point on the left side. I used hot foam to insulate the stairs as I did on the rest of the floor. I will see if I can dig up the construction photos and post them as well. I am always available to discuss but a picture is worth a thousand words. |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:18 pm: | |
Man it's always great to see new ways of looking at things.
Thank you for sharing. |
motorcoach1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:25 pm: | |
I like the way you laid the flooring gives me some good ideas. I'm useing southren long pine i got from an old barn. will post some pics soon ...real nice wood work |
motorcoach1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:41 pm: | |
on the stain thing i did mine in clear varnish from past expierence it will turn darker in time. the varnish has a nice amber effect the water based stuff stays lite forever . |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:48 pm: | |
Motorcoach1, Thanks for the compliments. I may try some clear varnish in a spot and see how it looks. Thanks! |
Art Gill (Sandcastle)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 10:42 pm: | |
Greg,
Have you been able to get your curise control to work? I have installed the switches and had the cruise enabled in the DDEC. This has resulted in a variable speed fast idle. I haven't gotten back to the cruise in the recent months. But, did you have install a switch on the brake?
Art |
Greg Roberts (Gregeagle20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:34 am: | |
I was not able to get the DDEC cruise to respond and am not exactly sure why but suspect that speed input is not making it to the computer. I did not install a brake switch but did use a relay connected to the original brake scheme.
I bought a Rostra unit and have installed most of the pieces to make it work but still need to install the main unit. |