![This is what it looked like when I got it to Fla . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897424.oQ5Li6Ic.jpg) This is what it looked like when I got it to Fla . . . |
![1000 miles with a Tranny that wouldn't shift right . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/111897425.8MUhLyb4.jpg) 1000 miles with a Tranny that wouldn't shift right . . . |
![and a leaking Radiator.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897426.6uRpLcVz.jpg) and a leaking Radiator. |
![Which I quickly pulled . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897427.I8HAtnID.jpg) Which I quickly pulled . . . |
![It's scrap](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897429.af9l1ydt.jpg) It's scrap |
![New Rad and Windshield](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897436.b1YJRl4S.jpg) New Rad and Windshield |
![Time to work on the Lift Doors . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/111897437.78CcRAy9.jpg) Time to work on the Lift Doors . . . |
![Open for the first time . . . (rusted hinges)](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897430.xnXnMboK.jpg) Open for the first time . . . (rusted hinges) |
![the LIft drops . . . will it come back up?](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897431.RUnDjpc1.jpg) the LIft drops . . . will it come back up? |
![Maybe with some wrenching](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897433.4uscWrg3.jpg) Maybe with some wrenching |
![Time for Body Mods](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898071.WCWHoGDa.jpg) Time for Body Mods |
![future home of the Propane tank](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898073.dJoRN7ol.jpg) future home of the Propane tank |
![New Captains chairs . . . for after the floor gets done](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897435.lzaheGgA.jpg) New Captains chairs . . . for after the floor gets done |
![Leaving it like this . . . while I go back to the Desert.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897434.NaNMDfQx.jpg) Leaving it like this . . . while I go back to the Desert. |
![Feb return trip and time to tear-out more](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897438.rCZo36zE.jpg) Feb return trip and time to tear-out more |
![last of the seats removed](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897439.nqMeXuWO.jpg) last of the seats removed |
![stock wheelchair hold-downs removed . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/111897440.1L7Jngd4.jpg) stock wheelchair hold-downs removed . . . |
![. . . and patched.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897441.0BiTwF58.jpg) . . . and patched. |
![as well as the rear AC unit gone](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897442.JWZ9Tf5C.jpg) as well as the rear AC unit gone |
![time for some sub-floor to smooth it out](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897443.MUOfTKwt.jpg) time for some sub-floor to smooth it out |
![Can we do it without seams?](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897444.zPyz7mau.jpg) Can we do it without seams? |
![just needs final triming . . . and to get those seats out of here](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/111897445.9jTCA563.jpg) just needs final triming . . . and to get those seats out of here |
![Cedar T&G](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/111897447.2gmGT0js.jpg) Cedar T&G |
![Now the custom crafted futon frame](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897448.5qgLv5Aw.jpg) Now the custom crafted futon frame |
![Bed or Lounge](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111897449.6TbDpXDC.jpg) Bed or Lounge |
![Style starting to show](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898062.FKuheThi.jpg) Style starting to show |
![closing off the rear storage area](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898064.MCXHmV3P.jpg) closing off the rear storage area |
![Rear seat/bed](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898066.DpWvWfD3.jpg) Rear seat/bed |
![. . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898068.QPDaN4OF.jpg) . . . |
![with storage](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898069.1FeJUVNe.jpg) with storage |
![Our first day trip, . . . and time for me to leave](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/111898076.dyXduMgS.jpg) Our first day trip, . . . and time for me to leave |
![Overhead finished](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/17/780317/3/118353688.S0wmYEi2.jpg) Overhead finished |
![Anther three week visit and we start the kitchen area . . . a little painting was needed.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486041.BWyVIOYI.jpg) Anther three week visit and we start the kitchen area . . . a little painting was needed. |
![refrigerator & water heater, . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486043.ewX0VtwV.jpg) refrigerator & water heater, . . . |
![. . . between pull-out cabnets . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120509702.FF5QeVko.jpg) . . . between pull-out cabnets . . . |
![stuffed under the stainless sink/stove combo, and plumbed to . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486089.PNE7N2EC.jpg) stuffed under the stainless sink/stove combo, and plumbed to . . . |
![the water storage and pump getting installed under the futon frame](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486042.UBifZD2Y.jpg) the water storage and pump getting installed under the futon frame |
![the Look is starting to pan out . . . and I fly back west](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486090.crHNcdN5.jpg) the "Look" is starting to pan out . . . and I fly back west |
![the finished drawer front](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486169.KLlTiSVs.jpg) the finished drawer front |
![Another three weeks i'm here . . .the bus doors stripped down to just frame work](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120485999.cphKW5hL.jpg) Another three weeks i'm here . . .the "bus" doors stripped down to just frame work |
![We chopped out the low hanging step and installed some retractables](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486064.JdjyIMUd.jpg) We chopped out the low hanging step and installed some retractables |
![the updated passenger-side profile](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486065.qxBJCG53.jpg) the updated passenger-side profile |
![. . . with the step tucked in. Much cleaner lines and more ground clearance](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486066.DgEuWbD6.jpg) . . . with the step tucked in. Much cleaner lines and more ground clearance |
![after getting the windows in](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486170.KCkbkhlk.jpg) after getting the windows in |
![vents for the `fridge & water heater](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486067.QI7QqPBH.jpg) vents for the `fridge & water heater |
![replaced a window with 1/8 aluminum and vented it. (the lower vent is still being made at this time)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486063.O5EOuqdl.jpg) replaced a window with 1/8" aluminum and vented it. (the lower vent is still being made at this time) |
![our water hook-ups . . . Three weeks is over and I'm gone.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/120486088.kIKR5go0.jpg) our water hook-ups . . . Three weeks is over and I'm gone. |
![I return and it's time to pull the glass out of another window and make it a wall](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688648.D4NOixbG.jpg) I return and it's time to pull the glass out of another window and make it a wall |
![glass out](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688650.XQ0mIoVy.jpg) glass out |
![aluminum plate in and painted](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688652.8ZfFyqRC.jpg) aluminum plate in and painted |
![Now to start stripping the wires that are no longer needed](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688655.p93T6QcV.jpg) Now to start stripping the wires that are no longer needed |
![sure is pretty](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688657.nxGJeuR1.jpg) sure is pretty |
![now I've got enough extra wire I can finish some other projects ;)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688659.pO75LsAh.jpg) now I've got enough extra wire I can finish some other projects ;) |
![This was someone's idea of fixing a bad ground](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688661.Eqi63Cy7.jpg) This was someone's idea of fixing a bad ground |
![Found out why we had water damage near the lift doors, seems the fiberglass molding piece was loose,](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688664.exvXXR7t.jpg) Found out why we had water damage near the lift doors, seems the fiberglass molding piece was loose, |
![it was also poorly shaped ( it held water)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688666.UQFkrxwU.jpg) it was also poorly shaped ( it held water) |
![after letting the foam dry out](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688668.zXWshD5V.jpg) after letting the foam dry out |
![I reshaped, refit, and recaulked it into place](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688671.x12BrM65.jpg) I reshaped, refit, and recaulked it into place |
![Peeling off the cab flooring showed us what I had feared . . . rust holes](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688673.AEZLO2UN.jpg) Peeling off the cab flooring showed us what I had feared . . . rust holes |
![more stripping](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688676.x1rVyRcZ.jpg) more stripping |
![planning the location of the passenger seat](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688678.OJmaPzKB.jpg) planning the location of the passenger seat |
![first of the new seats in](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688681.pbJRuDVx.jpg) first of the new seats in |
![view from the passenger's side front looking to the rear. The bathroom stall is still being built](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688824.Tq4yCdkJ.jpg) view from the passenger's side front looking to the rear. The bathroom stall is still being built |
![Four seats in, three on swivels](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688825.FxsUJ53v.jpg) Four seats in, three on swivels |
![Time to return to the desert again . . . more to follow.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/17/780317/3/123688827.GNXompWH.jpg) Time to return to the desert again . . . more to follow. |
![Some details of the toilet room](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613177.hYxxpPuw.jpg) Some details of the toilet room |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613178.2qvvzPFU.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613178.2qvvzPFU.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613179.MDSAMVRn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613179.MDSAMVRn.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613180.eRfhzASc.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613180.eRfhzASc.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613182.EL6xAVya.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613182.EL6xAVya.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613183.GguBbPAc.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613183.GguBbPAc.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613184.nABXMZNs.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613184.nABXMZNs.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613185.yucm9YnU.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613185.yucm9YnU.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613186.0NnM1lHn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613186.0NnM1lHn.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613188.mvxWMrAC.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613188.mvxWMrAC.jpg) |
![g4/17/780317/3/135613189.wCNs8SH5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613189.wCNs8SH5.jpg) |
![Time to re-build the little cubby over the drivers seat.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613190.P2vCkZsE.jpg) Time to re-build the little cubby over the drivers seat. |
![The Look . . .](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613191.CQRIHACR.jpg) The Look . . . |
![Finely!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613192.rzL1dIfv.jpg) Finely! |
![Time to add some reading lights over the lounge/bed](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613193.NmQ8qPhR.jpg) Time to add some reading lights over the lounge/bed |
![The light mounted](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613194.MzMf2Vfx.jpg) The light mounted |
![Close-up of the light](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613195.avp6NGZS.jpg) Close-up of the light |
![The night time look](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613196.ltjGoGxJ.jpg) The night time look |
![Time for wood work around the electric access panel](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/17/780317/3/135613198.FuteC1GA.jpg) Time for wood work around the electric access panel |
![g9/17/780317/3/155945706.2I5k1XMV.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155945706.2I5k1XMV.jpg) |
![Kitchen - fridge, water heater, stove, sink, plus some storage, all on a wheelwell](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155945710.4FUZF64Y.jpg) Kitchen - fridge, water heater, stove, sink, plus some storage, all on a wheelwell |
![Light, and shelf above. Vent fan will be mounted in half of the opening part of the window](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155945712.4OHJOUMn.jpg) Light, and shelf above. Vent fan will be mounted in half of the opening part of the window |
![The other wheel well has a toilet stall.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155950923.cvg0F0tN.jpg) The other wheel well has a toilet stall. |
![The outer shell slides forward after someone's seated.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155950925.5YkFpBQG.jpg) The outer shell slides forward after someone's seated. |
![The side details, rear of the stall](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951143.OQz80n87.jpg) The side details, rear of the stall |
![and forward of it. The lights are over the two captain chairs.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951146.AE9lIilU.jpg) and forward of it. The lights are over the two captain chairs. |
![View to the front](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951237.35X1awT4.jpg) View to the front |
![The passenger's side doorway, forward of the lift.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951239.uShfFH91.jpg) The passenger's side doorway, forward of the lift. |
![Rear of the lift has a bit of storage for cooking gear.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951241.G5EM1o8R.jpg) Rear of the lift has a bit of storage for cooking gear. |
![Painted! We were over it looking like a bus on the outside.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951306.M0QZZ1zo.jpg) Painted! We were over it looking like a bus on the outside. |
![Being used.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/17/780317/3/155951307.fIB8EYJE.jpg) Being used. |