Cab



Unfinished Cab - Dash and Steering
The Beginning

Instrument Panel
Now

The cab ended up being one the later projects on the bus. Here it is gutted and not yet cleaned. Notice that there is no driver's seat and plenty of wiring hanging free. The bus will be wired with exterior cameras, and the cab will get a display for them. It could use a new set of gauges too; the existing ones shake so wildly going down the road that they're pretty much useless.

Unfinished Cab - Driver's Side
Unfinished Driver's side
Unfinished Cab
The Original Unfinished Cab
Unfinished Cab - Passenger's Side Entry
Unfinished Entry

Here are a few shots before the rebuild of the cab. You can see that it needs a bit of work:

Unfinished Cab - Rear Wall and Ceiling
Rear Wall and Ceiling with Plywood

The surfaces available for mounting were not positioned evenly. After adding spacers, insulation, and plywood, the ceiling and back wall look like so.

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Floorplan
10 Jan 2010
Floorplan
Updated: 10 Jan 2010
Categories: the bus

This is the basic floorplan of the bus.
Unfinished Cab - Rear Wall and Ceiling
22 Jun 2009
Unfinished Cab - Rear Wall and Ceiling
Updated: 22 Jun 2009
Categories: pictures from Dad, the bus

The cab with the plywood on the ceiling and back wall in place, the cab (somewhat) cleaner, and some of the wiring run.
Unfinished Cab - Passenger's Side Entry
14 Jun 2009
Unfinished Cab - Passenger's Side Entry
Updated: 14 Jun 2009
Categories: pictures from Dad, the bus

The passenger's side of the cab. The door is an actual, genuine, 100%-made-for-a-vehicle RV door from RV Surplus and Salvage.
Unfinished Cab - Driver's Side
14 Jun 2009
Unfinished Cab - Driver's Side
Updated: 14 Jun 2009
Categories: pictures from Dad, the bus

The driver's side of the cab, before any finishing work. Pretty attractive, huh?
Unfinished Cab
14 Jun 2009
Unfinished Cab
Updated: 14 Jun 2009
Categories: pictures from Mark, the bus

The cab, gutted and not yet cleaned.

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Loft
Loft
14 Jan 2010
Loft
Updated: 14 Jan 2010
Categories: the bus

Loft

I built a loft in the bus, over the cab and extending over the hood (see the floorplan).
Interior Front
Main Area
14 Jan 2010
Main Area
Updated: 14 Jan 2010
Categories: the bus

Interior Front

The main area is located forward of the kitchen and aft of the cab (see the floorplan). It's the primary living space in the bus.
Partly Raised I
Teardown and Roof Raise
13 Jan 2010
Teardown and Roof Raise
Updated: 13 Jan 2010
Categories: the bus

Partly Raised I

The first order of business was the strip the bus down to its frame. The second order of business was to cut that frame to pieces and reassembe it to my liking.