SpeedyCorky
rides minibikes;U should2
Well its high time I upgraded the minivan, to a *semi* proper track dedicated vehicle! People of BARFz; I present to you "The Bus"
Its a converted school bus; 2002 Full Size Chevy Van (think 3500, but a big bigger) cutway, with a "Blue Bird" bus on the back!
Its 24 feet long, about 8000lbs, 80k miles, V8 6.6 LB7 Turbo Diesel motor, 4L80-E Auto tranny of course (cuz we live in the USA :flag)
Goal is to make a purpose built vehicle that wifey and I can use to go to trackdays. Idea is keep most/all the track crap in the bus, as to minimize loading when its time to do a trackday; Damned if i didnt spend over an hour loading up the van last time, and i've got a pretty good system down...! Those days are soon to be over! Bikes will go in the back (3), and a sofabed, table, sink, and swamp cooler in the front. Gonna install a ~32 inch TV as well, so that I can view and transfer GoPro footage directly after a session. Of course the bus will also double as a camper van; you, know, like for going camping :thumbup
THE BUS
So first off is to rip all the seats out...... hey baby, wanna do the nasty on that nasty floor? no? faaaack...
aaaaaand they're out! Had to rip up that floor too... ew
I got the carpet in, and got the edge pieces back in. obligatory shot of our new dog-aye, Chloe. She is my little garage helper now
got the sofa bed in there, gotta make a box to put it on. seems Chloe has already claimed her spot... the tv will go in upper center of this pic, right below the blue colored logo thingie
.... Stay tuned for more to come. This week the sofa bed goes in, this weekend hopefully the table
Its a converted school bus; 2002 Full Size Chevy Van (think 3500, but a big bigger) cutway, with a "Blue Bird" bus on the back!
Its 24 feet long, about 8000lbs, 80k miles, V8 6.6 LB7 Turbo Diesel motor, 4L80-E Auto tranny of course (cuz we live in the USA :flag)
Goal is to make a purpose built vehicle that wifey and I can use to go to trackdays. Idea is keep most/all the track crap in the bus, as to minimize loading when its time to do a trackday; Damned if i didnt spend over an hour loading up the van last time, and i've got a pretty good system down...! Those days are soon to be over! Bikes will go in the back (3), and a sofabed, table, sink, and swamp cooler in the front. Gonna install a ~32 inch TV as well, so that I can view and transfer GoPro footage directly after a session. Of course the bus will also double as a camper van; you, know, like for going camping :thumbup
THE BUS
So first off is to rip all the seats out...... hey baby, wanna do the nasty on that nasty floor? no? faaaack...
aaaaaand they're out! Had to rip up that floor too... ew
I got the carpet in, and got the edge pieces back in. obligatory shot of our new dog-aye, Chloe. She is my little garage helper now
got the sofa bed in there, gotta make a box to put it on. seems Chloe has already claimed her spot... the tv will go in upper center of this pic, right below the blue colored logo thingie
.... Stay tuned for more to come. This week the sofa bed goes in, this weekend hopefully the table
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