It starts tomorrow
On Saturday I’m going to start taking the seats out of the bus. I have enough tools that a bunch of people could work on a couple seats at once. You’re welcome to come by and help. You’re also welcome to come by and not help, if that sounds more appealing. But we’ll probably guilt you into holding something, or turning the handcrank radio.
Also, if you want a seat, come on by, and pick your own. I’m selling them for $10-$20 each, depending on the shape they’re in. This is going to be the primary source of funding for the bus for the first part of the summer. I’m working on whoring my body out to drug tests at UConn to pay for the second.
Since all the work tomorrow will be either inside or under the bus, we can work comfortably rain or shine.
Day 1 Recap
You can see the progress going from left to right. In the end, we managed to get all but five seats out. There are some other pictures up on Flickr, and we took some video of the whole process which will be up eventually.
1 - Beginning
Floorplan
A basic floor plan I sketched up. I’ve been musing with a bunch of ideas for a while, and I think this is the most all-purpose plan. The backs of the benches can span across the walkway between the two to make decent sized beds. The dinettes will also fold down to create the bottom bunk. And the recliner will stretch out over the stairs when you recline.
Building the Bunks
Today was an surprisingly productive day, considering the time we put into it. Mike, Ned and Dan came by and we cut up and sanded the wood we bought for the bunks. As always, there are some pictures on Flickr, and one absolutely thrilling video of sawing. We’ll be doing more tomorrow, on both the bunks and the benches. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll be done with both of those by the end of this weekend.
In case you’re around, free to do things, and interested, I could use your help every day from tomorrow to Sunday (this includes painting). Rain isn’t an issue (except for painting). Just give me a call or drop by if you can help.
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Build Log
This section is all about the work we’ve done to make the bus into the ultimate roadtrip machine. If you’re looking for more of a instruction guide instead of the incremental advancements here, check the HOW-TOs.
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Photos
