Boo Hoo Sniff........ My bus :(

[happycamperbrat]

Will it ever be the same? I tore it up! Wal said in another thread it was a "sweet lookin ride" but that's cuz he hasnt seen what I have done to it. I should be shot     

Outside:



Inside:

[jackhartjr]

Girl...when you get done it will be the best ever!
And so many of us are so proud of what you are doing and the reasons you are doing it!
Agape
Jack

[challenger440]

Holy smokes!  Do you ever sleep?  Take care of family, re-wire your house, work,  and completely strip a bus.  All in what seems like about a week. 
   I'm movin kinda slow on my bus, how's your schedule next week?! 

John M.

[Melbo]

When you get to going back together it will be lots of fun

Melbo

[babell2]

Tip of the iceburg you have to de construct be for you can reconstruct  Keep the faith and press on. What every you end up with will be milestones further than what you started with.

[Pete359EX]

my shore power is a 100 ft. extension cord too!

[fe2_o3]

I'll bet a lot of the conversions on the road now looked like that at one time or another. Keep it up kiddo.. It'll be worth it in the end. Be looking forward to seeing it at the rally in Rickreall. ...Cable

[Eagle Andy]

You will be fine  Have a plan and work the plan I look forward to seeing the finished product 

[wal1809]

All diamonds are stones in the beginning.  I still say it is a sweet ride.   In the middle of completely gutting and refurbishing a 100 year old house I sat down on the rotted porch.  I never felt more alone as I did on that very day.  I was quitting in the middle of too big a project.  I sat there for about 10 minutes and told myself to go put in one more screw.  Just one got me back on track.  You will get her done before you know it.

[wal1809]

You know I looked at the pics again.  Here is the fortunate thing.  You have an absolutely blank canvass.  You can do anyhting you want to do to it now.

[mikewarmblood]

You got one of the best shells you can get that is made in the 80s or later.  As far as a transit goes.  All stainless steel.  The worse feeling I ever had was rwice first time was when I had catastrophic engine failure and the second was losing an RTS like yours to a storage company.  Long story but I lost three buses and it still hurts. I have two and I want more.  you'll get it done..  I agree with everyone here.. You will see the best built motorhome in town... Mike.

[happycamperbrat]

Girl...when you get done it will be the best ever!
And so many of us are so proud of what you are doing and the reasons you are doing it!
Agape
Jack

I soooo hope you are right! I do want it nice and not embarrassing...... my son and I have just put sooooo much into it already. It took a LOT of hard work to make it look soooo bad lol It's this group that keeps me motivated and it's me that keeps my son motivated lol

Holy smokes!  Do you ever sleep?  Take care of family, re-wire your house, work,  and completely strip a bus.  All in what seems like about a week.  
  I'm movin kinda slow on my bus, how's your schedule next week?!  

John M.

haha!! Little do you know..... this has been a work in progress for about 2 years with MANY set backs of months at a time that couldnt be helped. Lately Ive been able to do something on it everyday, but it hasnt always been that way. I guess it helps to be able to tackle a project like this if you got no life lol

When you get to going back together it will be lots of fun

Melbo

Putting it back together will be interesting for sure! Im really looking forward to that part. But it just seems eons away as the more Ive gotten into this, the more I want to do and my list grows longer all the time  

Tip of the iceburg you have to de construct be for you can reconstruct  Keep the faith and press on. What every you end up with will be milestones further than what you started with.

True! But I think Im not at the tip yet, at least not until I pressure wash the whole thing, change my 24v alternator and add a 12v alternator, do the rust work, put in the fuel stuff I want, close off the current doors, put in one door where I want (cut a hole in the side of the bus OUCHIE), pull the OEM air cond,  put in a new wheelchair lift and build the bays. LOL, then I will be at the tip and can do the fun stuff   YIKES!!!

my shore power is a 100 ft. extension cord too!

haha!! It works!!

I'll bet a lot of the conversions on the road now looked like that at one time or another. Keep it up kiddo.. It'll be worth it in the end. Be looking forward to seeing it at the rally in Rickreall. ...Cable

Gulp! Rickreall? Did you see the photos? You give me waaaayyyy too much credit. I think Im parked for awhile   

You will be fine   Have a plan and work the plan I look forward to seeing the finished product  

Plan? Am I supposed to have a PLAN too? I will have to add that to my list of todos lol

All diamonds are stones in the beginning.  I still say it is a sweet ride.  In the middle of completely gutting and refurbishing a 100 year old house I sat down on the rotted porch.  I never felt more alone as I did on that very day.  I was quitting in the middle of too big a project.  I sat there for about 10 minutes and told myself to go put in one more screw.  Just one got me back on track.  You will get her done before you know it.

Im glad you understand, the house job I can really relate to. When you posted about the "sweet ride" I was on my way out to work in the bus and just wanted to cry lol What I saw was kinda discouraging. I havent really experienced that before, normally I just look at it and cant wait to have it done while Im working on it.... all the time invisioning a beautiful finished conversion. But today was different, and you guys Once Again, are picking my spirits up!

You know I looked at the pics again.  Here is the fortunate thing.  You have an absolutely blank canvass.  You can do anyhting you want to do to it now.

Ive just been following the advice of the people here and at BNO and the RTS groups all along. All of them said to tear it apart down to the metal and build it up again, so that's what Im trying to do. It's not often one gets to experience tearing apart a 40' bus! For sure this is a once in a lifetime project and my son & I will NEVER forget it!

You got one of the best shells you can get that is made in the 80s or later.  As far as a transit goes.  All stainless steel.  The worse feeling I ever had was rwice first time was when I had catastrophic engine failure and the second was losing an RTS like yours to a storage company.  Long story but I lost three buses and it still hurts. I have two and I want more.  you'll get it done..  I agree with everyone here.. You will see the best built motorhome in town... Mike.

Thank you Mike for the encouragement just when I needed it! I agree it is one of the best transits ever made. But although yours is all stainless, in the early 80's they made the bulkheads with mild steel instead of stainless   I got rust to prove it too.

[Jeremy]

I've said it before, but the body construction of those RTSs is amazing - light years ahead of any other bus I've seen

Jeremy

[papatony]

Happy camper ::::::  From some one who has been there before .  Do an electrial lawout first plan all appliance , plug ins, lights both 110 and 12V tag each,run all wiring first making sure when going thru structure all are insulated well. If you have a friend with electrical exp. call for a favor, let them advise you . Henry Ford told congress he didn't have to know every thing he just had to know how to find those who do.        Papatony

[Paso One]

Great Job keep up the pace   you'll be done before you know it