SatiricalHen Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I wanted a way to haul my Cherokee around and figured a bus would work nicely and they’re cheap. So I bought a 39’ international with a dt466 and drove it 500 miles back from Maryland after buying it sight unseen on eBay. Over the weekend my friends and I cut it down and started the bed. By the end of the weekend we had the bed framed out ready for tread plate. Yesterday I started laying the tread plate and will hopefully finish today to take it on a maiden voyage to Gulches Offroad park tomorrow. sorry they’re all upside down, I still haven’t mastered fixing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 it's a hiccup between different softwares when they try to keep track of the orientation of a photo. I've had good luck with rotating them on a laptop and re-saving before uploading. she looks fantastic! any plans to repaint or are you keeping the schooly look? what will the insides be? beds? couches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete M said: it's a hiccup between different softwares when they try to keep track of the orientation of a photo. I've had good luck with rotating them on a laptop and re-saving before uploading. she looks fantastic! any plans to repaint or are you keeping the schooly look? what will the insides be? beds? couches? Thanks for doing the flippy do for me. The plan is a white roof, light grey body and keep the black trim. (Hence the trash panda, since my Cherokee is the green dumpster) currently there’s just a couch and a couple bus seats left inside, but I’m trying to make it functional before comfortable. I’d like to have a bed, a little dinette thing that converts to a bed, a kitchenette with a fridge and basic stuff, maybe a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 This is awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 out of curiosity, how much was the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Pete M said: out of curiosity, how much was the bus? $3050, bought it on eBay and drove from SC to Maryland to get it and then drove it back same day. Left at 4:30 am and got back at 2 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 initial testing went well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 fixed it for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 That's cool! If I can ever find the time and money I'd love to convert one of the NPR trucks to a camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 If you drove I95 to/from MD to get that, you literally passed within 5 minutes of my house in southern VA. If you ever need a break or a stopover on a drive like that, just shoot me a PM. Garage door is always open and there's beers (and sodas/water/whatnot) in the fridge. My next door neighbor is an LTL driver, and the guy at the end of my street is an OTR driver......that thing would NOT have looked out of place sitting outside my house, lol. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 1:47 PM, mjeff87 said: If you drove I95 to/from MD to get that, you literally passed within 5 minutes of my house in southern VA. If you ever need a break or a stopover on a drive like that, just shoot me a PM. Garage door is always open and there's beers (and sodas/water/whatnot) in the fridge. My next door neighbor is an LTL driver, and the guy at the end of my street is an OTR driver......that thing would NOT have looked out of place sitting outside my house, lol. Jeff that is the way we came down. Also, it’ll probably be a while before the bus makes it back around that area. I’m planning to leave in December/January so I’ll be hugging the bottom of the country to avoid the snow and cold as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 well I got one picture right side up, but I got the deck painted, laid some wood down so we don’t have to jump from beam to beam, added rear indoor speakers and some outdoor speakers. Now the right rear turn signal doesn’t work though so that’s unfortunate because there’s tons of wire and fuses and nothing is labeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Nice. I wanna say its in how you hold the phone when take pics, upside down pics being held sideways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 The Trash Panda is now painted to match its name. I'm really not great at remembering to update here, for more in depth stuff about it follow the build on Instagram @the_green_dumpster and YouTube The Green Dumpster. I'm trying to post more and with more detail on both platforms. Shooting for a dream here of making something on YouTube to help pay some of the cross country trip planned for the bus/Cherokee so please go follow/subscribe/like and tell all your friends/family to do the same so hopefully the dream can come true. That's enough rambling, hope ya'll enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Totally looks legit now. Great rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 love it! any updates to the interior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete M said: love it! any updates to the interior? Does it matter, water proof is most important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete M said: love it! any updates to the interior? None yet, hoping to rip it all out in the next couple weeks to start the interior conversion. Gotta sell some parts and obtain some dinero before we get too far in it unless the YouTube stuff absolutely blows up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said: Does it matter, water proof is most important. Much better than tent camping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I’ve been subscribed for a while now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 9:39 PM, 89 MJ said: I’ve been subscribed for a while now Awesome! I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 It’s more Comanche related now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Thats a short bus Id ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 12:25 PM, Pete M said: love it! any updates to the interior? here’s an update, got the dinette in, fridge in, half the flooring done, bed platform at the back, and have cabinets to use for my kitchen area. Once I get the bathroom figured out I’ll have the inside pretty well sorted. Then just the edge trim, painting, plumbing and electrical stuff, but I’m leaving room to run wires and plumbing so I don’t get myself in trouble finishing something out and not being able to get behind it for wire/plumbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I just watched your bed video for it this morning. Perhaps it would be best to save some room in the middle right near the door in the back to keep some tools (maybe a jack), and some straps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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