Week #19

Banner

As mentioned in the last post, we thought it might be a fun idea to hang a banner on the bus with the website information as we get asked all the time about our project. The new banner arrived since our last posting and looks great on the bus

Progress

After a few work trips, we got some more basic work was done. We caulked the gap between the plywood and the steel side of the bus. This was done so that when we start welding during the roof raise, no sparks will fall between the steel and floor. Even though the floor will be covered, we want to err on the side of caution. We also used plastic wood to fill the gaps in the plywood to ensure the floor is as smooth and level as possible.

Prep work

Next up – marking the cut for the bus and getting to a covered storage area so we can raise the roof in January.

Before that point, we still have to:

• pressure wash the roof and bus

• load up the roof raise cradles that were built earlier

• take out all the windows (again)

• take off the emergency escape hatches

• take off the doors

• unscrew the door posts

• remove two of the window posts

• grind off all the rivets on the back off the bus

• unscrew the AC

• drop all the wiring and protect it

• get the filler steel ready

• pre-cut the front roof of the bus

• get the side of the bus sheet metal precut.

A lot of work in the next few weeks! But it will be a fun part of the project! Especially since we are merely a bunch of amateurs doing this 😊