My First Skoolie :)

[LeftCoast]

 

[LeftCoast]

Sorry for the massive dump of imagery, but there it is folks

 

[Desert]

Well.. There are so many images that it took my shitty laptop about 10 minutes just to start functioning properly lol

But that's a nice ride. What are your plans for it? How much did it cost you?

 

[LeftCoast]

It went for 7 grand. And I am in love. I am gonna convert it to something like this.

 

[Desert]

Fantastic. Keep us updated!

 

[Matt Derrick]

dude, you don't know how lucky you are to have lower storage, especially if you're looking to do veg oil. you just got saved a ridiculous amount of work (gas tanks).

 

[LeftCoast]

I am really glad that I won't have to build entirely new framing underneath for new tanks etc. Also this bad boy has a 1,000 gallon tank for diesel right now

 

[Matt Derrick]

I am really glad that I won't have to build entirely new framing underneath for new tanks etc. Also this bad boy has a 1,000 gallon tank for diesel right now

haha i think you mean "100" gallons. 1,000 would be absurd. but yeah, one of the compartments could be used to hold at least 50 gallons im guessing, leaving the other free for other storage.

also, i noticed you have the same wall lip my old bus had, which is awesome, it makes it waaaay easier to build the frames for beds, furniture, etc.

 

[LeftCoast]

Matt. Come move in. That is all.

 

[Beth Rodriguez]

Do you have this in Seattle, My hubs and I are on the east coast and we started a refurb on a much smaller skoolie if you need some help
Cheers

 

[Hylyx]

Damn, that's nice lookin! And is already gutted on the inside, that's a bonus!
I'm fuckin jealous.
::golf clap::

 

[LeftCoast]

Yes I rock this bus in Seattle. I love this bus so darn much. I just picked up an angle grinder so I can gut the rest of the seats out. Matt, I did mean to say 100 gallon tank. Shits a TANK. Can't wait to make her out to be some kind of wonderful

 

[Matt Derrick]

sorry if this seems kinda obvious, but when you're cutting those seats out, you only need to grind the head off the screw, it should come straight out after that. also, you might want to save like 4 seats to make a living room area towards the front. you can turn two of the seats around so they're facing each other.

i forgot to mention i have all my old skoolie pics up on here:

http://squattheplanet.com/gallery/albums/thunderhorse-2009-2011.181/

it wasn't the most luxourious setup, but it was pretty good for how broke i was at the time.

 

[LeftCoast]

Matt, i was aware of the heads of the screws. Most of the screws broke somewhere about halfway in their own threading so cutting off the heads will have to be the means of removing them. I was going to get a restaurant booth seat (as they are often free here in Seattle and reupholster them with my Juki. Then put a nice little table inside the booth. Preferably a C shape booth as opposed to the two seats facing one another.

 

[Matt Derrick]

Matt, i was aware of the heads of the screws. Most of the screws broke somewhere about halfway in their own threading so cutting off the heads will have to be the means of removing them. I was going to get a restaurant booth seat (as they are often free here in Seattle and reupholster them with my Juki. Then put a nice little table inside the booth. Preferably a C shape booth as opposed to the two seats facing one another.

haha yeah, that sounds MUCH nicer

 

[landpirate]

So jealous LeftCoast. The is a beauty already, I can't even imagine it once you've done the conversion.

I'd love something like this, but to be able to drive a vehicle that big here in the UK I'd have to take another driving test on top of my standard licence and that costs loads of money.

What's the deal with what you're allowed to drive in the states on a standard driving licence?

http://squattheplanet.com/gallery/albums/thunderhorse-2009-2011.181/

Also Matt, I just noticed...Thunderhorse?

 

[Deleted member 20]

I cant view the pics in leftcoasts posts on tapatalk?

 

[Matt Derrick]

I'm looking at the pictures in tapatalk right now. There's a lot of pictures, so you just have to be patient.

 

[Deleted member 20]

My phone must suck cause i waited 5 minutes & nada. Ill view them with a computer.

 

[LeftCoast]

Well this bus is already coming out quite well. I have been doing work trades for tools and have accumulated an awful good load of tools that will save me hundreds here in the future. I cant wait to start building AND MOVING IN MY BUDDY MATT [come over and get your ass in my bus motherfucker].