Spool Bus Progress!

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 10/03/2020 at 16:33 • Filed to: miss mercedes skoolie, School Bus

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Not sure what I’ll truly name this bus but for now its working title is “Spool Bus” because of the adorable turbo noise.

Last night I fixed the exhaust. No more dangly exhaust!

Today I fixed a transmission fluid leak and got started on liberating the seats from the interior.

The fitting on the transmission line was loose. All good now!

It takes a long time to remove seats. It requires one person in the bus with an impact and someone under the bus keeping the nuts from spinning with the bolts.

At least a Camry makes a good seat hauler!

My favourite part about working on a bus? ALL THE ROOM you have to work on the engine and transmission.

Plans for the paint have changed. I’m still going to do a mint green or turquoise b ase coat with white roof. But now I’m going to have a friend paint a cool mural on both sides. :)

The one part of the bus thus far with any real rot is the emergency door, so I'm just going to replace it.

atfsgeoff > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 16:45

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Damn that's awesome 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 17:15

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That will take a lot longer hauling the seats with the Camry than just piling them in the bus and driving it to the scrap heap to dump.

Mercedes Streeter > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/03/2020 at 17:25

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We thought about that but we’d rather have the room to work right now, so w e’re just tossing them in the dumpster for now.

It’s clear the owner left a back window open for an indeterminate amount of time, so some of the seats back there are truly terribad. I want to save roughly three seats. Two for the dining booth, one as a regular seat.

HoustonRunner > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 17:28

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Great picture  of you under the bus - soooooo much room!

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 17:53

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Kiltedpadre > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 18:34

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It’s great to see a plan already coming together.

Ya know what looks great with a bitchin mural....

Side pipes!!!

I also just couldn’t resist sharing a van with a Trek mural.

Kiltedpadre > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 18:38

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My personal favorite automotive turquoise is Aegean turquoise from GM

It even looks good on vehicles with a white roof.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 18:55

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I have thought about what bus I would want, I do like those mid size Mercedes , there is always the flatbed chop. I have seen some surfers with amazing school busses.

Or just a flatbed with a tent, you could use a flatbed in many ways.

Taylor Martin > Mercedes Streeter 10/03/2020 at 18:57

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Spool Bus is brilliant, though TurBus could work (though it sounds a bit like TurdBus which is a great name for something totally different).

PS9 > Mercedes Streeter 10/29/2020 at 13:44

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Time to start a gofundme to cram 4 LT5s in there for the ultimate Spool Bus. Then we’ll show SSC the right way to record a record breaking run.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Mercedes Streeter 10/30/2020 at 13:44

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What’s the plan here? You could fit like three smarts in the back and still have a few passenger seats left I reckon.