We have been busy with some family outings and gatherings so not much has happened on the bus lately. However, we are feeling the pressure to have it done by Spring (and want to take advantage of these beautiful summer days) so we are planning to get things moving along. I was going to wait before I posted anything as right now we are just patching the missing wheel wells and running wires for electrical. However, as we discovered on the Skoolies forum, flattening the floor (i.e. taking out the wheel wells) is not necessarily taken lightly in the Skoolie world. We received many well-intentioned "warnings" from other skoolie owners but I am confident in my husband's knowledge and ability to lead a new generation of bus owners into the world of flat floors (at least with our model of bus). Anyways, the pic shows before (the wheel well humps were removed by the previous owner) and after. Benny primed, welded, screwed and caulked (and probably a lot more, but I was far away avoiding the bright arc and smelly fumes).
While we are working with sheet metal we will probably start removing some of the windows and sheeting over them. I will post pics as we get to that, as it will begin drastically changing the look of the bus. Once we are done with wiring the inside then we will insulate and finish the floors and ceiling so we have a nice smooth surface to build our interior walls.
Warmly, Marissa
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