The shower has been started, once the floor had been replaced after completion of the work for the Gray water tank & the rear stabilizer system the shower base & frame work was erected in place. the shower base was fitted into a hole created in the floor to allow it to be set below the existing floor level.
Shower base mounted in Frame
Steel floor sheeting to protect timber floor from road debris.
New Timber floor after steel plating completed.
Frame work on Base of Shower.
The Kitchen will be fitted out with an EvaKool 210 litre upright Fridge/Freezer, the Sink is a double bowl stainless steel Blanco unit, I have purchased a Thetford 3 burner RV unit & slide-out Range hood”. The Oven I am using is a 42L Panasonic combined Micro wave, convection & Grill. Kitchen furniture will be constructed using New Guinea Rosewood veneered Ply sheet, Pine framing & New Guinea Rosewood Highlights. all lighting will be 12v Led units. The Fridge has now been moved to hall way to the Bedroom & will sit directly under the central roof vent thus allowing for good ventilation, The slide-out full height Pantry is to be built in on the end of the rear end of the Kitchen bench directly in front of the Fridge. A Dinette for 4 has been fitted opposite the kitchen.
A Vegetable & Wine cabinet will be constructed immediately forward of the Shower unit in the galley way between the Bedroom and the Kitchen area, forward of this will be the 210 litre fridge & directly forward of the fridge will be the full height slide-out Pantry. The pantry unit opens into the Kitchen, both the Vegetable cabinet & fridge open into the Galley way.
We have decided to add a dish washer to the Kitchen Equipment, the unit selected is a Dish drawer which will be installed into the bottom of the Micro Wave cabinet.
The Blanco Sink unit to be used.
The 3 Burner Cook top to be fitted.
Cook top fitted into the Bench top.
The original cook top & Micro wave / Convection oven, this cook top has since been changed.
The Fridge unit to be fitted into the Galley.
The fridge & freezer space in the Fridge unit.
My conversion starts with Ken Chauvier of Used Bus Sales Australia – Bus & Coach Sales, Motorhomes .
I found Ken to be great to deal with & he was very helpful right throughout the whole purchasing process.
Thank you Ken.
HARDWARE
As I live in Narangba, Qld. I have found Millers True Value Hardware to stock most items I have needed for the conversion, they have Hardware from Bolts, glues, paints, Steel & Timber + more you can look them up at Millers Hardware
For all your Hose & Fitting supplies these guys have an excellent range & will give a discount on the RRP of goods, however they do have a minimum sale amount but this is low. Look them up at www.allhose.com.au
“”Timber Veneer paneling”” I have made inquiries at a number of suppliers & found Revolution Wood Panels to have a large selection at the lowest prices of all suppliers contacted, you can look them up at Welcome to Revolution Wood Panels
“Aluminum Composite Panels” I have found to be excellent for blanking the windows which have construction behind them & they supply a mirror panel which is much lighter than glass. you can log onto them at Compact Group – Care Maintenance
BUS HARDWARE
I have been looking for a TowBar for my Csepel which is rare but I have found that ProBar at Caboolture can supply a generic bar which is rated to a Maximum of 4.5 T, this unit can be bolted to the upper or lower chassis rail & then the Bar tube is welded into the Chassis brackets. This unit is Complianced to meet Qld Transport requirements. They can be found at PROBAR, Trailer, Caravan, Towing Parts and Accessories
Pine Rivers Bearings are the company I use for all my Bearing & Power transmission supplies, I have known these guys for more than 15 yrs. They are an excellent company to deal with.
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The majority of the Bus has been stripped out now, all of the seats & the baggage racks , Heaters, TV, VCR & interior paneling have been removed. I have found some rust in the frame work behind the paneling … Continue reading
First off I would like to offer my sincere thanks to Ken from Usedbussales.com.au for his patients in the time I took to organize the purchase & the assistance he offered during the deal & offer of any further help during my conversion.
Thanks Ken it has been a pleasure doing business with you.
Second I would like to thank those who were able to attend the Bus/Motor-Home warming party, I hope you all had a good time. To my daughter Annastasia who got some great photos of the Bus before the interior dismantling began thank you.
My concerns as to whether I would be able to get it onto the leveled pad in the back yard which was made for a 7m bus were unfounded, with Airbag lift set to “Max” it was able to climb up onto it with out scrapping body work although it does overhang both ends of pad somewhat.
School Bus sign gone.
LeftHand window panel in Place.
Ain’t she a sight to behold? My dream has a future.
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