Bus hacking

**Dreadbelly** · 24th April 07, 05:56 PM

So... I thought I'd take a shot knowing that there are all kinds of weird people here with varied interests.

I am interested in Skoolies. Bus hacking. People that convert old school buses (And even old panel trucks) in to homes on wheels. I've seen a bit of stuff online, and I gotta say, something about it sparked my interest. I was hoping to find somebody here that might know a bit more about it, or maybe even own one.

How cool would it be to be a kilted bus hacker?

Edit. There is something appealing about a home you could just roll away with. Been thinking about this a bit lately. Maybe some solar panels on the roof for electrical stuff. Convert the diesel to a veggie oil burner. Some of those veggie oil conversions can hit over 20 miles to the gallon, much much better than the 5 to 10 (8 average) on many standard diesels. Plus all the obcessive compulsive fun of making every square inch matter when you lay out your floor plan! I could have hours and hours and hours of fun doing that.

Ah, wishful thinking.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 24th April 07, 06:03 PM

Don't know that I have much in-depth info Dread, but my Dad converted a bus for camping purposes, and my wife and I almost bought one that was converted (with a wood burning stove!) about 10 years ago. My Dad also has owned a converted ambulance (think Ghostbusters type of ambulance).

**Fearnest** · 24th April 07, 06:41 PM

(Envisioning Dread & Company debarking from a school bus marked up in Partridge Family livery... the horror... the horror... the horror...)

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 07, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Fearnest

(Envisioning Dread & Company debarking from a school bus marked up in Partridge Family livery... the horror... the horror... the horror...)

or, worse yet, Dread & Co. going down the road with sails unfurled, and cannons ready to fire with Dread on the roof holding a line while brandishing his bonnet!

**Mr. Kilt** · 24th April 07, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Fearnest

(Envisioning Dread & Company debarking from a school bus marked up in Partridge Family livery... the horror... the horror... the horror...)

Come on get happy...

**Jerry** · 25th April 07, 05:13 AM

They do make a great camper, Dread. I helped a friend with converting an old school bus back in the early 70s when I was going to college. When it was road ready, we took it on a trip to visit some of his (the friends family) in Maryland. That was when I learned just how good the Craftsman too warrenty really is. WE were using a socket and a hydraulic jack, braced against a concrete pillar to press out the wrist pins that hold the pistons on the piston rods, when we were re-building the engine (gas burner) and the socket got crushed. As the tool guy in Sears handed us a new socket, He said, "it's covered, but how in h... did you do this"? Well.............

**haukehaien** · 25th April 07, 06:24 AM

Weirdly, I found this link yesterday. It looks like a lot of work, but the finished project is cool ...

**Dreadbelly** · 24th April 07, 07:20 PM

I already found a Skoolie converted to look like a riverboat, compleat with paddle wheel...

I'd have to make mine look like a pirate ship. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!