STEPS
Purchased a 1977 International 66 Passenger Bus with 62,200 miles for $350.
To get it running, we drained the fuel, gave it new gas, and messed with the
coil wires.
We changed the oil, oil filter, air filter, plugs, and fuel filter. This
stopped the miss it had.
We took the seats out.
We put four seats back in, with tables in between.
To get better tires, we bought another 1977 International, changed the tires
(including the rims), striped all useful parts, and then scraped the bus
for $357 at a scrap iron yard.
To fix the dash lights, we sprayed contact cleaner on the headlight switch,
replaced some bulbs.
We screwed a 2x10 into the bus from the underneath side to give us
a place to screw the couch.
We built a box for the futon to sit on. We also put silicon calk in the
holes that exist from the seats.
To secure the carpet, we used doubles sided carpet tape that didn't work. Now
we are hoping the carpet won't shift.
To secure the cabinet, we used L brackets attached to the front of the
cabinent and the wall of the bus. The back of the it is against a seat.
For the walls, we used shipping crate plywood, painted on one side and
carpeted on the other for noise reduction purposes.
To mount the walls, we used L brackets drilled into the walls, ceiling, and
the floor. We also put some on adjoining walls for stability.
To mount the shelves, we used 2" L brackets (same as everything else) on the
walls and one in the cieleing for a center support.
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