2.22.07
Good news! The bus is running! Seneca towed it to a shop to get re-timed and they did some other minor repairs, and he fixed the starter switch and electrical stuff himself. She’s actually running now, yay! We haven’t been collecting grease much this winter since the bus hasn’t been running and it’s been so cold out (therefore grease solidifies pretty quickly) but we’re going to try to start collecting it on a regular schedule again. We also ordered some new upholstery for the interior walls, cabinets, etc. so that is our next project. It’s good to be making headway on restoring the bus! Hopefully many greasy travels await us…
2.23.07 at 10:29 am
Hey, Megan, that is awesome! Congrats—you’ll have to take some pictures soon so you can do a “before and after” of the upholstery,
2.23.07 at 4:34 pm
Thanks! And good idea about the pictures. I don’t have many pics of the interior at all yet, so we’ll definitely have to do some before & after shots. The current upholstery on the cabinets & some of the walls is kinda wrinkled and warped because the bus was sitting for so long in the hot, humid south. So it definitely needs it, and will be a big improvement.
After that, we just need a cool rug and some new seats and the interior will be pretty much mint. Sen will also be installing a second battery to power the stereo, fridge, and an inverter so I can power my laptop on the road. Portable design studio, here we come!