Okay, time for a little catch-up. In an earlier post I addressed removal of the seats. Perhaps just the beginning of the challenges I have been called to face during this project. Of course, getting rid of the extraneous materials… Continue Reading →
Running extension chords off the power of my hosts home just didn’t feel right. Especially when I was using my power tools. So, off to the store to get my own generator. My budget being what it is … limited,… Continue Reading →
Last time, I detailed my efforts at attempting to prepare the bus for recognition by the Arizona Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) as a Motor Home. Now the final act. I spent the time to remove most unnecessary material from the… Continue Reading →
Last time I talked briefly about the requirements to register my school bus as a motor home in Arizona. First, any vehicle with seating for 14 persons or more is automatically classified as a commercial vehicle. This comes in to… Continue Reading →
After some unexpected suggestions from a friend to evaluate the “Policy Requirements” as a “Minimum Set” rather than “Finished set” of conditions, I realized that I might have the opportunity to make some progress. So, lets look at these: First… Continue Reading →
I have watched from the distance each year as the International Space Development Conference came and went, often with some really great announcements, and visitors. This year, I submitted an abstract describing my work on “Developing Sustainable Biomes”. First the… Continue Reading →
Back at the end of May 2017, I finished the preparation of the bus for painting. This meant taping anything I did not want to get paint on. It was tedious, annoying, and required a big ladder. Just prior to… Continue Reading →
Governments can never keep up with the average guy who wants to modify his bike, car, motorcycle, house … or in my case school bus. In point of fact, there doesn’t seem to be any legislation defining requirements that would… Continue Reading →
With a general plan, now comes the demolition. First up, will be removal of the seats. Generally, they are mounted to the floor with six bolts through the floor. Two along the wall, one front, and one rear of each… Continue Reading →
One of the challenges of any project is defining a plan to follow. Often I have had the luxury of carying my plan in my head, with a modicum of success. However this project is far to big to attempt… Continue Reading →
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