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Kitchen Cabinets Arguably the most used and important place in the bus is the kitchen. Well, at least for me anyway. I need to stay away from the kitchen much more than I do, but that's another story. My kitchen was the last thing I built. I guess the reason was because it's also one of the more ex...

Space Savers for the Bedroom My bus is a 35 footer. I wish it had been a 40 footer, but it wasn't. So to save space, I cut everything as short as I could get by with so there would be more room up front. This included building walls without framing, which I talked about earlier in this thread. I al...

Steering Wheel Upgrade Changing the steering wheel on your bus is a simple and cheap upgrade that improves the look and sometimes the feel of your driver's compartment. I changed my old wheel because it looked dated and had been on there for 680,000 miles. I bought a VIP wheel. I think the model nu...

Shut the Door Please Like a lot of buses, I’m keeping my entrance door. Unlike a lot of buses, mine is a bi-fold, air operated door. Coaches typically have a single door hung on the front leading edge. This is the most attractive type door and also seals much better than a bi-fold. However, we can’...

Thanks Jack! My dinette is pretty simple. The hardest part was finding the right size circle to mark the corners. Can't remember what I used now.

Jack, this is the first bus I've seen with Circline (round) fluorescents. Must have been because of the previous rowdy ridership. Please update us when you can on the progress. This is going to be an interesting build.

That was a pretty big job ---- much bigger than I would have expected. Great pics by the way. Glad to hear it runs out better. I'm guessing the old muffler did not have an oxygen sensor downwind of the muffler, right? If not, you shouldn't have any codes to worry about. I think we need to start a ne...

A Little Old, A Little New To booth or not to booth. This comes down to your preferences. For me, I love a booth. One of my favorite things to do is get up on a Saturday morning, get on my bike and ride down to the local diner. Find a seat at a booth, order breakfast, and drink coffee. So, with thi...

Electric, Electric, Electric Perhaps one of the most fun parts for me is the electrical closet. My electrical needs are average for a bus. I installed two roof airs (which are my largest electrical loads), a handful of outlets along the length of the bus, and a couple in the bedroom. There is also ...

Installing the Fridge My fridge installation was a head scratcher for a while. I planned to use a household fridge and was having difficulty deciding how to anchor it in place. Unlike RV fridges, which have a flange around them, house hold fridges are sort of bare. I knew some RV manufacturers were...

It Wasn't All Pretty Like the title says, it wasn't all pretty. After I removed all the seats, wheel chair panels, and rubber floor covering, I could really examine the condition of my floor. Turns out I had soft spots behind the wheel wells that had to be cut out and replaced. This is not uncommon...

Flooring Nothing sets off a room like beautiful flooring. I would also say the same for a bus. After much back-and-forth about what kind of floor to use, I finally decided on laying down an engineered floor. I used Lowe's own brand, Style Selections, which is made by Bruce. The finish is Gunstock. ...

Okay, how about that muffler update? Did everything work out? Is it as quiet as a Honda Civic now?

Working with Laminates As you've seen in my prior photos I frequently use laminate to cover my panels. For my bathroom door I laminated a common "slab door" from Home Depot. I'll show you the steps (and the tools) I used to do that job. First off you need something to cut the laminate to ...

Thanks Jim for that tip! I had forgotten about it. I just wished I had known it when I was using that stuff. Wall Coverings Go Up Just like I kept the ceiling in my budget build, I also kept the walls. My walls had a wood grain looking strip under the windows. Below that, there was a section covered...