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  • noahyay
    Registered User
    • Aug 2004
    • 350

    #1

    The Bus Project

    I have been thinking over the last several years about getting a bus. Well, now its actually getting to that time.

    im 15 and nobody better laugh at me and say im too young

    my dad owned 2 buses in his lifetime, I lived in the second one for 3 months. he sold it when he started to built our house in alaska. then he moved down to cali to live w/ me

    becasue i live in the bay area there relly isnt any place to park a full sized bus unless you have a huge driveway.

    so what ive come down to is a small sized school bus -yes like the special ed ones.

    im going to take out the seats and walls
    insulate it
    put up plywood walls and vapor barrier
    put insulation in the floor
    insulate the doors
    put up shelves and a folding bed
    put a desk in the back

    im not going to buy anything. i know a lot about construction and have built a house almost entirely by myself and i have built a "fort" type building, but it was built to spec. and had insulation and whatnot and i had people offering to rent it out seriously, adults not just immature 15 year old friends.

    ive been working 10 hrs a week at the ymca and have about 1000 dollars saved.
    school buses are cheap, my dad got his for 2000 and it never had a problem
    they are industrial built and will never break

    i have several drawings and schematics drawn up for the interior
    im going to paint the outside black probably and the inside blue
    i can weld on metal over the areas where i take windows out and insulate it
    im going to leave space for a toilet and shower if i ever get that far with it

    by june i will have enough for a bus and extra for the furnishings
    it will be several hundred for insulation and walls, and more for stereos and such

    my dads bus had 2 speakers 2 feet across each strapped to the roof on his bus and could be heard two miles away, he owned a bar then and it was a real party bus

    i plan to live in this bus for a while and use it to occasionally drive friends down to the beach or mabey to mexico in the summer

    what do you guys think?

    here are some cool bus pictures:
    rt pro w/ lvlx etc.
    custom milled out y frame
    empire barrel kit
    ult
    custom 15 degree
    custom milled rail
    cut ule body
    steel hose with QD's
    custom welded drop
    90/45 nitro duck x-stream
    halo tsa w/ custom paint job
    soon to get warp

    custom palmer microrock front grip for future trigger for ^

    http://www.noahkool.com
  • mcveighr
    Registered User
    • Feb 2003
    • 861

    #2
    He's riding in the short bus.

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    • noahyay
      Registered User
      • Aug 2004
      • 350

      #3
      its true but it shall be cooler than ur bus
      rt pro w/ lvlx etc.
      custom milled out y frame
      empire barrel kit
      ult
      custom 15 degree
      custom milled rail
      cut ule body
      steel hose with QD's
      custom welded drop
      90/45 nitro duck x-stream
      halo tsa w/ custom paint job
      soon to get warp

      custom palmer microrock front grip for future trigger for ^

      http://www.noahkool.com

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      • mcveighr
        Registered User
        • Feb 2003
        • 861

        #4
        Yeah man, I'm sure the ladies will be all over you in that pimpmobile.

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        • Jeffy-CanCon
          veteran rec player
          • May 2003
          • 1309

          #5
          It's an interesting project. Good luck with it!

          My only comment is: do you really want to paint it black in that warm California sun? I'm guessing that the heat inside would be unbearable, especially with most of the windows blocked up.

          Post some pics when you are done, eh?

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          • fcpchop
            Registered User
            • Nov 2002
            • 1968

            #6
            sounds awesome to me, good luck on it.
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            • SCpoloRicker
              HA HA I'm custom!!1
              • Jan 2004
              • 4375

              #7
              Originally posted by noahyay
              its true but it shall be cooler than ur bus
              It would likely be the coolest bus. I'm not sure what the specifics are, but CA has laws regarding how long a vehicle can be in one location. Even in driveways, you can't leave an RV / bus / semi for an extended period of time.

              Trailer parks may be an option.
              God....I guess I was probably returning videotapes.

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              • noahyay
                Registered User
                • Aug 2004
                • 350

                #8
                i cant afford a trailer park but they are only 21-23 feet long

                yeah, ive been thinking about changing the color ill paint it but most of the buses have a/c
                rt pro w/ lvlx etc.
                custom milled out y frame
                empire barrel kit
                ult
                custom 15 degree
                custom milled rail
                cut ule body
                steel hose with QD's
                custom welded drop
                90/45 nitro duck x-stream
                halo tsa w/ custom paint job
                soon to get warp

                custom palmer microrock front grip for future trigger for ^

                http://www.noahkool.com

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                • -Tab
                  FKA whydoineedausername
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 1929

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Jeffy-CanCon

                  My only comment is: do you really want to paint it black in that warm California sun? I'm guessing that the heat inside would be unbearable, especially with most of the windows blocked up.
                  does it really get that hot in Cali??

                  i've been there 3 times - San Diego once and monterey twice - and each time, the hottest it got wasn't much over 70. i'm sure it gets much warmer during the summer months, but you'd think he'd be ok with a black bus.

                  who knows, i don't live in california, so, i guess i'm not one to give advice
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                  • Thordic
                    AFTICA
                    • May 2001
                    • 5986

                    #10
                    Originally posted by SCpoloRicker
                    It would likely be the coolest bus. I'm not sure what the specifics are, but CA has laws regarding how long a vehicle can be in one location. Even in driveways, you can't leave an RV / bus / semi for an extended period of time.

                    Trailer parks may be an option.
                    Uhm, drive it to the store, then park it back in your driveway?

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                    • logicmag19
                      rockin' the warp'd rt ule
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 141

                      #11
                      amazing wish i had thought of the idea had the background knowledge of building had the supplies and the need of a bus with a bed. but if i did id make one too

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                      • tranman
                        UW Kinesiology
                        • May 2001
                        • 473

                        #12
                        You can't really use the AC unless you have the bus running. Not too economical, maybe you could rig a normal small AC unit meant for a house to use.

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                        • dj89
                          2003 Chevy 2500HD
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 4275

                          #13
                          My unlce put his race car in his full size bus, its a sweet set up I like it. I'v been thinking about doing some with a bus for my ATV's for a long time.
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                          • Bear_Claw
                            Grease Monkey
                            • Dec 2004
                            • 399

                            #14
                            Well if ya run into mehcanical probs send me a pm lol as im a School bus mechanic lol. I fix em all day. I actually contemplated buying two of em one for parts for my truck and one to convert to a mobile shop to make some cash on the weekends (oil changes, brakes suspenshion and sutch).

                            I have seen a few 72 passengers (big) converted to mobile homes and have seen a handfull of 20 passengers (small) converted to like hunting campers and sutch.
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                            • mcveighr
                              Registered User
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 861

                              #15
                              I've seen the big ones converted to carry stock cars.

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