Cool Bus Stuff

After taking pictures of  the "Micro Bus" my girlfriend made a snazzy key chain for me.

I think it's the same clay that was used for the Micro bus. 

Whatever it is I like it..

Here's a picture..

        OOO NOOOES!

Kind of reminds me of MR. Bill..
Either way I like them... the key chains, not Mr. Bill.
He can go to hell...
Check out this weird page, it has Mr. Bill running around- looks kind of creepy..
Mr.Bill Creepy walk

VW Bus, actually a VW Microbus that I got for Christmas

I've said before, I like VW Bus stuff.
I really enjoy Baywindow bus stuff, mainly because the demand is less.
Demand is less,therefore less Baywindow Bus stuff out there.
So when I see stuff, I try to pick it up.
My Girlfriend found this really cool MicroBus and got it for me for Christmas.
I think it's neat, it's a mini diorama complete with it's own little highway.
There's more in my Flickr.. Here's a couple to check out.

The VW Microbus is One inch.

Very Cool...

Chili Pepper Lights for my HiTop VW Bus...

Picked these up at a Junk Shop.

I'm going to use these for awning lights.

They were pretty expensive, $1.98.

They came in a bag with 4 strings of chili pepper lights.

Here's a picture, they are also in the Flickr photo stream too.

I think they are going to be very cool. I posted pretty much the same thing at CheapGeek.net

part of the Junk in the Trunk series.

The more things I can buy at a Junk Shop the better,

Camping stuff especially. Save a buck, to spend it elsewhere. Spend it on the bus...yep...                          

VW Bus stuff for Valentines Day!

Check it. My Girlfriend got these Valentine's presents for me.
Very Cool indeed.

Here's a couple more pictures.

Very Cool, VW Bus Candy.
It's tin foil wrapped chocolate and it's pretty tasty.

I enjoy VW Bus related stuff, and for Valentines Day- this was perfect.

I haven't seen stuff like VW Bus Chocolates before. 

The card and the VW Bus bag is nifty too. Very nice.

Very Good. OOPS, I forgot a picture of the bag.

Cool? Yes, yes it is.. 

Snow, and a Bus Picture..

It snowed... which was exciting. Now it just kind of Sucks.
Anyway here's a picture of my Bus that I can't work on right now.

So much stuff to complete.

This is going to be our Camper.

Needs to be spring..Spring is good.

Work to be done...

Here's a picture of my car alarm for the bus.

He will claw your eyes out.. Just kidding..

He's got some snow on his nose..

It's alive Updates are coming.

It's alive and updates are coming soon.

It's a monster!

yep

1976 Hi-Top VW Bus- I got one...

Recently, I had the chance to fix up my 1977 VW Bus.
It needs work, as they all do. I was going to take some money and try to finish it.
It's been a slow process and I feel guilty about not putting more effort into to it.
So, when I had the chance to put some time and money into the 77Bus, I didn't....
Instead, I picked up a bus that I had been watching on www.thesamba.com for about a year..
It's a 1976 Hitop VW.
It has a fiberglass shell on the top of the bus, and the ceiling has been removed, to allow more head room.
I really like the look of the HiTop. It's tall enough to stand in, it has storage, and personality.
It has a skylight, roll out windows and a cathedral ceiling.
It has closets and storage areas, it's like a small house.
Perfect for camping. Personally, I don't think that sleeping on the ground is camping.
That's what animals do. I'm smarter than an animal.
Plus, I'm scared of them. Most will claw your eyes out.
I'm not an animal so the ground, bugs, rain, wild animal attack thing- is not a pleasant thought for me.
In the safety of the bus, with all the usual comforts, camping may be fun.
So it begins........I'll post pictures and try to document progress on enhancements on things I do the bus...
If I have guest writers for this blog, they will post in a different color text. This blog is going to encompass a bunch of different things, they will mainly be related to VW bus stuff.

The Bus gets a nice "new" middle bench seat..

One of the things that is hard to come by, is a middle bench seat.
I had a 1967 Split Window Deluxe Bus- the middle seat was impossible to find for under 500.00 bucks. A couple of weeks ago I went over to Eladio's house to pick up some parts and watch him and Corey dis assemble a VW bus that had seen it's better days.
Corey needed a windshield and I needed a middle seat. He said he had one.


2 weeks later he called- and me and Johnny B. went and picked it up.
That turned into an adventure all into it's own.
The seat needs to be cleaned and re stuffed and possibly upholstery.
We'll see. Here's some pix of VW treasure, a 1977 VW middle bench seat.
It's not a 3/4 seat. Which is fine, my bus came with the 1/2 seat.
Johnny B. has a truck, his truck has carried VW doors, tires, rims, bumpers, a rear hatch
and now a middle seat. Thanks Johnny B.

The Bus gets a new floor - a hard wood floor.

So with the inside painted.
It was time to insulate the floor and lay some hard wood floor.


For the sub flooring,
I used this 1/4 brown board.
I bought a 4x8 sheet.
It didn't fit in the van.
(Mazda MPV)









It was pointed out that the
wood would not fit by several
Genius's, including the dude in
the picture.
I had a problem.
How to get the wood to the Bus.








Solution.
Thanks, Scott.
He came to help me.
He gave me a "what are you going to do look."










Here's the floor insulation.
It's foil backed insulation.
The pink side is very thick and fibrous.
It was also easy to cut.
I let it warm, to make it easier to work with.
I'm going to lay it on the floor and attach
the brown board to it. Spray adhesive is your friend here.







I cut the insulation to fit.
I used the adhesive on the rear panel.

The floor insulation is NOT glued to floor.
I want the floor to be removable.









The hardest part of my new
floor installation, is going to be the floor cut outs.
I used the original floor mat to trace the floor
openings in the foil insulation, brown board, and later the hardwood flooring.








Here's the order so far.
1. Insulation- no glue
2. Brown Board- glue on the bottom.
* Spray the bottom of the Brown board and the top of the foil insulation.
Sandwich them together.
The hard wood will be laid down next.







I have 3 boxes of Bruce Hardwood Flooring.
Thanks Dad.
Very nice flooring.
I'm going to lay the floor out to test fit and trim
what I need.
I'll lay the mat over top and trace the floor openings.
I'll cut them out and the lay the floor in place.
I'll use liquid nails to glue the floor to the brown board.




Here's the test fit so far.
The edge will be filled in later.















I'm reallly liking this floor. Hardwood flooring is going to work very well with wood panels.
I'll install them soon.