The Outside: Page 3 |
 I got this door at an RV swap meet. $125. This thing lists for over $600 retail. It has a screen door, dual locks with a deadbolt and everything. I had to weld up a door frame with my trusty MIG machine and cut out the door opening in the sheet metal with some tin snips. |
 I removed the frosted glass that came in it and used one of the windows from the old door so I could see out the side when I was driving. Doesn't it look nice? I am glad I got rid of that old bus door. Several people told me to keep that old, loud leaky thing. It's a good thing I'm stubborn. |
 This is the side of the bus after adding the vents for the refrigerator and the black water tank. I didn't know that RV refrigerators needed a vent that intakes air at the bottom and outlets air at the top. Note the new roof wart for the top fridge vent. |
 This is the hot water heater access door and vent. This was a pain to cut out and install because I had to go through the steel in the lower side wall, which is the same thickness as the floor. I also had to cut the radius corners, which is more difficult than just cutting a square. |
 The black water tank is secured with 0.25" X 1.5" steel bar that I bent into a strap and welded to brackets that I welded to the frame. Note the tank is one of those 55 gal drums I picked up. I had to cut a hole in the tank for the inlet. The outlet and vent are the standard bung holes. Until I was educated on the proper terminology for 55 gal drums, I didn't know that the 2 holes in the top are called bung holes or bungs. I was under the impression that a bung hole was a part of your anatomy. Beavis and Butthead fans will understand. It is kind of ironic that my black water tank has bung holes. |
 The front of the beast. I had to remove the old, rusty grille. I am trying to decide what to do with it. I want to chrome it and the front and rear bumpers, but chrome will cost almost as much as the rest of the bus combined. Okay not that much, but, a lot. The hood is the only part of the bus that is fiberglass. I had to patch a bunch of holes that were left after removing the mirrors and stuff. It came out pretty nice with the primer on it. The front looks cool with the top nice and smooth without all of those lights. |