Installing a Swivel Seat in Our Bus | SKOOLIE BUILD

Hey guys! We’re Jimmy & Natalie, and we’re really excited to share our journey with you as we work on converting our new short bus into our very own tiny home on wheels!
Our bus is a 1997 Thomas International Short Bus. We have some big plans for completing the build, and for traveling in it as soon as it’s ready.
We hope you stick around for our weekly videos!
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Swivel Mount from Northern Tool (this is what we used): bit.ly/3dsuFBU
Similar Option Available on Amazon: amzn.to/3mctv1p

[@susanjeffay3851]

Love how Jimmy is so excited.. I have a skoolie just like yours, but get so frustrated in the build so I like how both of you are so capable!

[@dangriffiths613]

Great video. Natalie is a keeper. Smart, helpful, able to do most anything and very cute. You guys are great together

[@mayrobersin8701]

Natalie you are so smart keep up the good work.

[@brianpeterson5559]

Good job 👍👌

[@mayrobersin8701]

Yall young yall can do it.

[@wegottafishdude]

🤘🏻😎🤘🏻 Awesome hiccups dude

[@bonniepelletier9990]

Camera work 👍 editing skills 👌 You two are fantastic at narrating. My prediction… you two are going to do very well for yourselves on KZbin 👍👍👍

[@JimmyandNatalie]

Thanks so much!! ❤️❤️ We really appreciate your support and comments! 😄 You’re the best!

[@LewPification]

@@JimmyandNatalie It appears that Bonnie was right!!

[@angelashumate4700]

Lemon juice gets rid of hiccups!! Love your videos!

[@JimmyandNatalie]

We’ll have to try that next time!

[@debbiehurst8579]

What a turning point to your bus build! Love all the sound effects!

[@JimmyandNatalie]

Thanks! It’s fun when we can make a lot of progress quickly 😄

[@johnstuart8511]

EXCELLENT JOB: You are killing it. What a difference in the progress done. "YOU ROCK". LOVING your videos. Regards

[@jamespitts8679]

Just found u 2, going back, starting at the beginning ........

[@WeeMo33]

Awesome 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

[@JimmyandNatalie]

Thanks for watching!! ❤️

[@r8edrv4fun65]

😁 Battery life!! I crank my RV every weekend and let it idle for about 15 minutes to charge the battery.

[@TMCotton]

Get a battery trickle charger to keep your battery in good shape when you are parked.

[@TheNikitis]

Mechanics are the worst today, they over charge, they never deliver as expected, and fall through. 100% agree. I also find it interesting that our buses are the same model but you have a missing section in the middle of the floor over the transmission. This is not standard for these models, a previous owner has cut a hole to access the transmission more easily. Which makes me wonder if I should cut a hole in mine so I can access mine more easily as it sounds like a decent upgrade idea to do. I also have the same chair base but a different top end, I believe mine was aftermarket however because it looks like new condition, yours is probably the original chair. Regarding hiccups, you are going to love me after this critique. The sure fire way to get rid of them is to fill your mouth completely with water, as much as you can take in. Stand straight up, bend down and touch your toes keeping your knees locked straight, and slowly swallow the water, it will push the air out of your diaphram as the water gets swallowed, and it will feel tight as you are swallowing but it's supposed to, and the hiccups will be gone. Trust me on this. I've saved 100's of people with this trick.

[@hespo-cluckyhobbyfarm2218]

This was super helpful. I plan to install passenger seats and couldn't figure out how all that was going to work with subfloor and insulation.

[@dougstamler1754]

Hi. Did you put the wall & ceiling panels back into bus or where they all removed after the drivers seat being installed. I'm just thinking those panels would be required for bus body integrity?

[@OurEpicLife]

Hey! How did you guys know what swivel to purchase? We have a 2008 Thomas but don’t know which one we are supposed to get and there are so many! :(

[@JimmyandNatalie]

Honestly, we got this one from Northern Tools because it was cheap. The holes on the swivel ended up not aligning with our drivers chair, so we actually had to drill new holes to make it fit! m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200487875_200487875?cm_mmc=Google-pla&Google_PLA&Farm%20%2B%20Acreage%20%3E%20Seats&K%20%26%20M&gclid=CjwKCAjwgZuDBhBTEiwAXNofRB1klf59NzOBz8-w9tNlHkdy_5v97ENqUeTk4KKOzvy9-htvPHpJPhoCdPYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@williambranham6249]

Yes, we noticed the hiccups.😁

[@nataliepinson8467]

Hello! Where did you get your swivel kit from? What brand & company please?

[@JimmyandNatalie]

We got it from Northern Tools actually! Here’s the exact link to the one we bought: www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200487875_200487875

[@r8edrv4fun65]

Is the subfloor wet? @11:32

[@JimmyandNatalie]

Yes it is! We had a leak in the front corner for a while that would leak down to the floor. We have since found and sealed that leak!

[@loophead614]

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[@northernliving2387]

I want to let you know the brakes on the bus are air operated. So the air must of leaked out.

[@melissahoffman4687]

If you run your chin until it's red that's how you give yourself the hiccups. It makes your belly muscle bounce. I can get the hiccups, but can't get rid of them.