IMO, 3 things to spend the big money on and DO NOT SKIMP. Everything else, you can cheat. In order of completion, #1 Subfloor including your foamboard, and NO, you do NOT need 4 inches. Don't give up your ceiling height, and let's remember science. HEAT RISES, not fall through the the floor. COLD FALLS to the floor, does NOT RISE into your bus. So I am going with 1 inch 150 formular and it's plenty strong enough to walk on when it's only 1 inch thick. If you're in CO or AK, maybe you need more, but most of us do not. It accomplishes the 2 main things, vapor barrier and breaks the thermal bridge and the added benefit of some R Value. Leave your Subfloor 100% floating. DO NOT ALLOW your wood subfloor to touch the metal sides. Leave 1/8 to 1/4 in gap, then use the spray can Great Stuff spray foam to seal that gap. #2 wall and ceiling insulation. If you want spray foam and feel it's best, spend the money and have it done by a pro and consider the labor portion of it, insurance that it's done right, not going to have to be redone. You get in a situation where you goof it up or get bad product, the mess you'll have to clean up just to start over is worth it. #3, Solar and Electrical. Spend the money. Your life is worth it. SAFETY, NO FIRES, and have enough power to do as you wish. AC will be your biggest power cunsumrer. Remember Roof Fans are great too. You may not need AC near as often as you think with proper ventinaltion. Maybe a generator option when you're running AC like many RV'ers do. You have options, but spend the money on electrical and have it done right. So, Subfloor, Insulation, and Electrical, DO NOT SKIMP. Spend the money or don't even build a bus.

This might be a fix, because it worked for me. Keep in mind though, I say MIGHT be a fix because I am not doing thousands of rivets, I've done like 20. Anyways, I took off the nozzle, and there are two nuts you can move. One is to remove the jaws, and then the other one. I think the other one is like a stopping gauge or something. I loosened the stopping gauge nut some, and then tightened the jaw nut up against it, and that solved the problem.

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Great video but I disagree with one point if you measure both from behind the driver’s seat your internal space should be almost the same just my two cents

Good video. I'm just getting started but my estimates are in the same ballpark which makes me feel like I'm on the right track. 👍🙂 Thx.

Whats up man I just recently discovered you and normally im like.....GET ME OUT OF HERE but you're a good dude and know what your talking about. Right now I am taking classes to be a full stacked web developer so I can work remote and use that money to fund a Skoolie build. Thinking 5-7 Window nothing crazy. Glad I caught you early on your journey and looking forward to seeing it unfold.

Yes!!! Great video!

This saved me so much trouble. I had the exact same issue except my pressure is well over 100 psi. Easy work around! Thanks for taking the time to share your insight.

Nylon, wood or polymer are even better than steel for sealing thermal spaces. Steel is about 274 times more temperature conductive than plastic. All you’re really doing when installing windows is filling in the space between window and the frame.

Soooo, ignore rust and overpaying gives you bragging rights? Won’t do that!

Chuck is a great resource for anything school buses.

Nice video….. agree on many levels about how you approach it

Can't even buy a decent bus nowadays. 300,000 mile rust bucket cost $5 grand. Then it's a pain in the ass to get insurance and registration. gas is over $4 RV community do NOT accept skoolies. I see and hear about soooo many skoolie builders and travelers giving up because it's too expensive.

Ayyy your back. How you doing man.

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easy to purchase extras ... I live about 50 miles from the "store" so I'm better off with some inventory vs wasting time/money running around looking for parts

Hey thanks so much I didn’t want to weld anything❤❤

Thanks so much❤

Thanks, this helped me confirm that my air compressor was not good enough...and you gave the work around until the new one arrives!

Looks great 👍

That helped, thanks

Keep the dream alive. The bus will be done when it supposed to be.

Sorry to hear about your life bump. When you ask for something...sometimes the answer looks like poo. You cant find happiness in a job yiu hate and a relationship thats gotten old. Finish your bus ....maybe not exactly like yiu want it. You'll change your mind after you've lived in it a while and want to change it anyway. Get some premade stuff if you need to. Get the bare min in there and hit the road west before winter. Just stay off sandy roads...personal experience of an eastern who lived west for several years ❤.

This is just a bad season in your life. You said once you go on the road you’re going to do odd jobs and random things. Is there a world where KZbin would create the money for that? And man yea injury sucks I had to miss a decent about of my freshman year of baseball a couple of months ago don’t a torn muscle in my elbow. I’m healthy and playing now but it just sucks. And there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s very demoralizing. Btw if been watching your entire series but just recently switched my KZbin account to the one with my channel on it.

This is just a bad season in your life. You said once you go on the road you’re going to do odd jobs and random things. Is there a world where KZbin would create the money from that? And man yea injury sucks I had to miss a decent about of my freshman year of baseball a couple of months ago do to a torn ligament in my elbow. I’m healthy and playing now but it just sucks. And there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s very demoralizing.

I’m so glad to see your post today! It’s clear you’re going through a lot, both physically and mentally, and I just want you to know that people care, even if we’re complete strangers. I’m in my mid-50s and didn’t get to pursue my own dreams, so I live vicariously through my favorite KZbinrs like you. What you’re doing is great, and I truly appreciate you sharing this part of your journey. Wishing you a speedy recovery and hoping everything aligns for you soon. Keep pushing forward-your dream is inspiring, and I believe you’ll get there. Take care and stay strong!

Your bus has a governor on it so it’s set to a certain speed and it cant exceed that speed

Hi, I have same problem with my new 18volt Bosch riveter.Would a light spray through the nose, with silicone spray help? This is before I remove the nose piece. Or would lube be count to it wanting to grip. I made a similar mistake once , when I sprayed a small amount in the nose of my 18v finish nail gun. ( never again).It needed the grip, not the oil.

Same engine as Ram

Always have fire extinguishers when welding.

Another thing to look at is re-gearing the rear end...Chuck Cassidy has a great video about that.

unfortunately Vermont closed this "loophole" late last year. (2023)

Will this work for a shuttle?

double nut them with red thread locker and I hope those bolts are grade 8 or better.

I didn’t see any interior paneling or other surface material . Wouldn’t that add to the overall mounting thickness? Just wondering since the trim ring on my motorhome windows mounts over the interior paneling .

Keep going bro, love the build so far. we will be awaiting your future videos!!! #SUB557

There's a guy in Tampa selling flat nose 40ft busses for $7,000. Rust free. I'm looking at one when he gets is next delivery. I've seen some at $3,500.......but rusty and smoking engine. I hate Facebook, so not going there.

next whislindiesel right here! keep it up brother jus tsubbed

About 95% of this video was about this character’s face. Waste of time.

If you watch very many bus-life channels on KZbin you will see a lot of bus-enthusiast that become very disenchanted with large buses. They are very hard to maneuver, take a lot more skill to drive, And you almost always have to pull or chase with a tagalong vehicle, because of the lack of agility. My bus is the smallest bus available(18k GVWR ) on a truck (not van) chassis. 24.8 ft long from Mesa Arizona, absolutely no rust. Non air-brake class, no special drivers licence, easily insured, Dt444e, not the best engine available, but this one was well maintained . Getting parts and finding a mechanic that could work on it, if needed, is the easiest in the industry. This engine has a B50 rating of 350k miles. Air ride suspension. 3000 IC International. Mine was the easiest to convert to an RV licensing because there are few requirement in my state...NM. because I went through a independent licencing company, NOT THE STATE, MVD. This state thrives on making thing like that as difficult as possible. The most important thing is knowing if a bus is going to be the BEST for you. There are many other options.....travel trailers, Vans, converted vehicles of all kinds from package trucks to ambulances. You don't want to sink thousands of dollars into something only to find out you made a very bad decision. IG #ontheoadagainbus.

Good day to you and really great videos. I believe you have a Cummins 5.9 under the hood, if that is the case, your all maxed out on rpm and power. Running that engine at those levels, you will kill rings and or throw.rods. If you have a cummins 5.9/8.3 engine, its only good for 2400 rpm max. Running that engine that high is also a guarentee to burn valves with extreme EGT's. Get a EGT guage. You need to look at tag on differential or call and get the build specs on your bus, and find out the gear ratio. If you are anything in ratios of 5's (5.13), you have to swap that diff out. 3.73 ratio is perfect. Next you need to goto a Cummins dealer and have the horsepower turned up to 300hp. Will cost $400. You can also jyst do a injector upgrade for $400 also (rv75) .This is if you have a Cummins 5.9 and VP44 injection. If you have a Allision MD-3060 or Allision MT643, 300hp no problem. If you have a Allision AT545, no matter what horsepower you have, that trans is already done or will be wiped out fast. Either way, look at tag on right side/passenger side door. If you have a DT466 engine, those high RPM's will cause extreme heat in the cylienders, create boiling cavitation and wipe the liner 'O' rings. Meaning a rebuild.

When it comes to previously government owned busses (especially in California) it might not meet smog for civilian owned vehicles. I have herd of horror stories if people buying busses at auctions and being told at the last minute, as they are paying for the auction, they have to have the bus towed off the lot and the bus can't be started in the state because it does not meet civilian smog requirements. The lot owner can't let the vehicle be started on the property because California Air Resources Board (CARB) will fine the lot owner. In California now, it suppose to be disclosed prior to beginning of the auction or in the description that the vehicle must be removed from the state upon sale because it can never be modified to meet CARB rules or is within the required engine replacement dates.

Do you have a paint color yet

U want to take the window out and flip it it should open back to front If u drive in the rain it will push water in how u have the window now

Great job explaining how to ‘Vermont’ your bus…errrr…motorhome!

Does that front door have frosted glass? How can you see traffic approaching from the right?

New Mexico has the same process as well. Bill of sale, Comm Title, vin inspect

Gotsta paint some flames cummin out da wheel wells.

Found a link to the skoolie engines/transmissions file! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nrpO2wwjlolOdh3i9GUweiVKseLAff6p/htmlview

Bro, white high, gray mids, black lower, accent in between ;)