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# School Bus Notes
1/2" XPS: $22 (need 7 for floor insul, $154+ tax)
1.5" XPS: $34
2" XPS: $46 (project 12 for roof and walls, $555 + tax)
15/32" ply: $24 (wood for subfloor, need 7, $170 + tax)
total insulation and subfloor: ~$900
32-35 ft school bus
6.6 duramax (chevy)
buy from a desert area. direct from school district. tucson.
re-register to RV
SD have to show photos and fill out horse trailer conversion form
2009 BlueBird Vision with a Cummins 6.7L engine and an Allison transmission
$8000 for build, $5000 for bus
have diesel heater
- get bus with storage lockers already on it
if not weld in truck-style boxes
- Use mini split for air??? Or go rooftop air units
- have roof storage on left to avoid trees which will mainly be on right
- rear master bed on platform over water tank.
- Kids beds forward of that, two bunks, one with storage under
- slat beds to keep mattresses dry
- hold couch cushions in place with velcro, just the hook side in strips
- convert a chest freezer to fridge with a Inkbird: https://www.amazon.com/Inkbird-Temperature-Controller-Controlling-Fermentation/dp/B07PVBG8K1
- room in kitchen for gamma seal bucket of flour?
- 3 propane canisters
- 1400 watts solar on top, 400 portable / 600 to 800 Ah batteries
- 3000 W inverter to standard RV dist panel (or do with all-in-one solar/inverter/charger)
110V stuff:
- aircon unit in back
- 2-3 outlets
- These are the best way to splice wires and make branches: https://www.amazon.com/Wago-221-413-LEVER-NUTS-Conductor-Connectors/dp/B017NQWDY4/
- Diesel battery charging???
- run 12V wiring external to walls as much as possible for access. ceiling lights are the exception.
- compost bin, separate wet scraps from dry.
- Shower/sink separate from toilet ???
- 120 gallon water tank
- 120 gallon grey tank -- how are you going to hang this from the chassis?
- composting toilet https://separett.com:80/en/en/urine-dirverting-toilets
- inset shower pan in subfloor to give head space.
- seal rust with chassis saver. $110 a gallon, but one gallon can do a 40ft bus
- SUBFLOOR MATERIALS:
1) Chassis Saver paint on rusty but clean floor.
2) 11:24 Owens Corning Foamular 250 NGX Extruded😊 Poly Styrene insulation sheets, 4 x 8 x 2” thick X 2 = 4” thick. (This is very dense. Not to be confused w/ Expanded Poly Styrene which has little balls like styrofoam.)
3) 16:05 Advantek Engineered OSB, 4 x 8 x 3/4”. (This is tight and highly weather and warp proof. Not to be confused w/ cheap flaky OSB.).
4). Everything is glued down w/ big tubes of Loctite PL3X. One tube per 4 X 8 sheet. (Dries much faster and is stronger than Liquid Nails.)
- insulate with kilmat as vapor barrier
- frame with 3/4 ACS plywood cut into 2 inch boards and run lengthwise to mimimize contact with steel frames. Double up if you want super strong points to hang stuff from https://inv.vern.cc/watch?v=codc32FDTZA
- frame with teks self-drilling wood to metal screws.
- use lightweight garnica poplar for overhead cabinets https://www.metrohardwoods.com/products/plywood/garnica-lightweight-plywood/
- put in wood strips the height of instax prints for putting up prints in some organized way
or a strip of wood with a slat the stick them in
## things to keep from bus
- faucet ???
- heart
- light fixture
## Good YouTubes:
Our Way to Roam: https://inv.vern.cc/playlist?list=PL4B8jhs0NoPwZc68LS1WblBqDuSwkAJPx
Backroad Purpose, okay, but wrong on some stuff. nice guy though: https://inv.vern.cc/channel/UCwVN4CujNmNSIf5xKxVMqXg
Chuck Cassidy, seems like an ass, but has experience and good tips: https://inv.vern.cc/watch?v=AGAKyXwfhYE&listen=false
## Engine research
DT466 NO E. No electronic injectors
or cummins
cummings 8.3 engine in a 36 foot pusher.
Allison transmission
CAC conversions (florida) can unlock allison 2000/3060 start with S/N 6310 and up
Cummings 24 valve 5.9L straight 6 turbo deisel
Alison MD 3060 -> possibly best transmission you can get (has overdrive, actually double overdrive if you get it unlocked by an allison dealer—can help MPG).
also good Alison MT 643
Also sounds good: International 466 or 466e
## storage ideas
baskets for wall storage: https://www.amazon.com/mDesign-Portable-Farmhouse-Organizer-Entryway/dp/B08234PYXC
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