Skoolie Bus Tour | OFF GRID School Bus Conversion Build

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Жыл бұрын

Here is my school bus conversion that is 99.9% complete.
It is a 1999 Thomas School Bus with a DT466e engine and has just over 180,000 miles. We started this conversion in April of 2022 and here we are a little over a year later. There are some things that I want add in the future, but right now I can enjoy it and start traveling with it.
Thanks for watching! Enjoy!
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Пікірлер: 22

@andreefaniel4500 2 ай бұрын

MAGNIQUE « CHEF D’ŒUVRE » [ you are a gifted blessed man ] congratulations sir. ❤ from Québec

@1968CudaGuy 4 ай бұрын

Excellent job with the conversion!! Absolutely beautiful interior design and color choices. Watched your other time lapse build video earlier and took several pages of notes.

@DanZalinsky 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes I did the same thing with other builds before I started this. Its great to get inspirations from other builds.

@bryans8656 Жыл бұрын

This is the most sophisticated bus conversion I've seen on KZfaq. Truly impressed!

@DanZalinsky Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah a lot of thought invested in there!

@Swerly01 Жыл бұрын

Great looking bus! Hope mine turns out 1/100th as nice!

@DanZalinsky Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Yeah just make sure you plan a lot of it out.

@CHRISpective_ Жыл бұрын

Definitely check out Dans other videos as he walks through the entire journey!

@Humbirdhippo5475 10 ай бұрын

I saw your bus your on another channel- outdoor adventures I think. Fantastic build. So well equipped and laid out. Couldn’t really ask for more. Maybe a better close off, just for the main bedroom. Pocket door or something. But really great. 👏

@DanZalinsky 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate that. Yeah I could always add a pocket door!!

@stephengorin3059 10 ай бұрын

Changing the diff would be a good idear, but have you thought of installing a two speed diff to give you more flexable drive line. the lower range could be used in mountance areas and the high side would give you a better hwy way speed. As for the air conditioner, i would have thought you could install a split system with two head units. One for the front of the bus while the smaller head unit could be used in the main bedroom. Are you going to install a extra set of aux batteries for you solar to charge and seperate from the engine batteries. Great build by the way. Good luck.

@DanZalinsky 10 ай бұрын

I was able to switch the rear gears and gain some MPH. And planning on changing the transmission to one with an overdrive in the future.

@mikez2122 Жыл бұрын

Nice work man looks awesome

@DanZalinsky Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Now its time to increase the top speed on this thing.

@CHRISpective_ Жыл бұрын

Incredible work!

@DanZalinsky Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@user-gx5fu3sv7d 11 ай бұрын

This is nice. I am curious, why do you have a driving camera and backup camera in the back? I haven’t seen that before but I was wondering if there should be separate cameras. Thanks.

@DanZalinsky 11 ай бұрын

Hey. One camera is angled liked you are looking in a rear view mirror. The other is angled down towards my bumper to see when I’m backing up.

@luc1f3r0_mf7 10 ай бұрын

I have no experience dealing with things like this but there are a few things that I’ve spotted that are a bit odd to me. The A/c looks like it can use a bit more protection as its under the bus and the drawers i see are held by what looks like magnets and I was wondering if that would become an issue on like bumpy &/or rocky roads. Last thing is instead of a generator why not a larger battery or more batter packs that can also be charged off of the bus engine with and an auxiliary fuel tank that can make up for it. I love the build and total and i dont mean to be negative or say anything bad its a just a few thoughts and wanted to know your input so i can learn.

@DanZalinsky 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I always appreciate the input. The position of the AC unit is out of the way and is guarded by a big mud flap. I havent had any issues with it yet. The drawers are all soft close and havent opened while driving down the road. And the generator was free so thats why I installed it. I do need to get a DC to DC charger to be able to charge the batteries while driving down the road. But I dont really see myself using the generator with the current solar and battery setup.