I Bought a School Bus And Here Are My Plans
I've been talking about it and planning it for too long. It was about time to make this dream a reality.
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I love that you quit your day job to do cars videos full time, supported by your Patron's, and you go over the top with your personal weekend project. You sir are a Glorious Crazy Bastard, and I love you for it!
Well, put Sir!
You should check out and talk to gingium he just finished a bus to camper conversion with full electric it does not have the car hauler part but it has everything else
MILK THE BUS! MILK THE BUS! MILK THE BUS!
Do you happen to remember how many miles are on your bus? Looks pretty well cared for regardless.
Something like 170k. A little on the high side, but I'm not too concerned.
I don't think I stopped laughing the whole video
That bus stretches a long way past the rear wheels. If you put a heavy vehicle, let alone mount a car lift on its arse, it might tip over backwards...
I defy anyone to tell me that they expected you to do this for your next move! I think, that beast looks expensive to do anything with... I think an increase in my Patreon subs is due :-)
I bet this is all just an elaborate cover story for a planned career change to a school bus driver.
Shhhh....
So what you want to build is a flatbed tow truck with a large cabin. It's going to really interesting to see how you tackle the loading problem with such a height. Maybe you can find a bi-fold hydraulic trailer ramp the length of only half of Massachusetts that doesn't cost five times the price of the bus somewhere.
Car loading is just about the only thing I haven't figured out even a theoretical solution to. It'll require some thought for sure.
I love bus builds!!! One question, though: rather than chop the bus apart and possibly never getting it back together, have you considered just opening up the rear section and driving your cars up inside of it? Lockable, weather protected, and far far likelier to be completed. Raise the roof for the living quarters and put in a partition wall (with door?) and go nuts up front. Either way you go, I'm on board!
I had considered this, but a bus is about a foot narrower than a typical car hauler trailer. And I want the ability to haul anything without worrying if it'll fit in the confines of the bus.
Do you cars fit within the existing width of the interior?
Within the width, yes, but not the existing height. I also want an open deck because I don't know what I might be hauling. Anything will fit on an open deck
This must be bigger than those tiny houses people are living in, oh lord. I mean, oh Cpt. Bob.
Sitting on the shitter at work, can't wait to get home to watch this video