Slow and Steady
This week we finished the air inlet and the remaining insets at the back of the bus.
A few of the items completed this week:
- welded a frame for the wheelchair door that will be covered up.
- cleaned up the glue from the inside back of the bus and welding a support frame to put behind the AC unit.
- welded the back corner supports to make sure we can fold the sheet metal around it and added brackets on the inside to make sure everything is solid and cannot move.
A/C Unit struggles
We now could lift the AC unit back into place, if it wasn’t for a small snag: The hoses that lead to the evaporator are now about two feet short. And we are not sure how to either cap or drain the freon while putting a hose extension in between. If there is anyone on here who knows how to do this – the assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Main door problems
Meanwhile, we also re-straightened the main bus door. Apparently, the doors were out of line to start with when we got the bus. Once we got the doors aligned top and bottom with seals closed, the locks on the doors no longer aligned. We will have to shift one up 1/4″ to be able to place the lock through it. It’s merely a small inconvenience that we can fix at later date.
Next on the job list is to fix the door frame and door on the driver side of the bus. We have to make the door and its frame two feet longer than it is now. After that we can work on welding the transition frame on the front part of the bus. Still a few days to go before we can start with the re-skinning,