This is not a bus, but several thousand screws flying in close formation.

I see you, carefully editing out every time something hit the smart so you can still try to sell it

I love the editing style of this video, it’s very clear you put much effort into the montage / time lapse style and I really like it. Thank you for your work!

You practically did a stop motion animation with the ceiling bolts. That's cool.

Maybe there is some way to reinforce the floor of the bus? And if all the insulation had been cotton you could make at least 2 to 3 Trabant bodies out of it!

Hey, look on the bright side. They could be rivets instead...

4.5 minutes in and I cringe at the thought of how much time it must have taken to edit this video. Nice work, sir.

I've never looked at a bus that closely, to see how many damn screws there are...and I LIVED in one for 13 years.

Honestly really surprised more of those screws weren't rivets that's awesome

I am amazed that the Smart car didn't start shedding parts in sympathetic unison.

I was nervous for that Smart car the whole video

Oh you... Stop screwing around!

That montage of unbolting the windows made me actually laugh out loud. ^_^

I know a thing or two about editing. In all the time it took to make the first 4 minutes of this video, it's theoretically possible to have built 2 buses. Nice work.

If you can't use the original bus floor as a load platform. It would probably be more cost effective to buy a used car hauler body from an auction or something. Then refurbish it and fit it to the frame of the bus instead of going through the process of fabricating one. Plus most manufacturers will likely have a weight saving design which will save your precious load capacity.

Sorry to ask, but. How many times did you have to charge that power drill?

"... and all the caulk in the observable universe." Subscribed.

Welcome back to *rapid unscrewing sounds,* this just in, a sheet of metal falls on Robert and he barely defeats dozens of windows. We’ll be right back folks! Keep up the good work!

Your content is waaaaay more funny, interesting and personable than 99% of mainstream network crap. Thanks for the work!

If that ain't a testament to Ryobi I don't know what it is.

2:52 that’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in awhile actually made me laugh. Starts yelling really loud then in a normal voice “I got it”

And they say stopmotion is dead - here's an entire video of (almost) only stop-motion. Also, there's a sith joke to be made about chanelling your anger at the windows.

This is the strangest ASMR video I've ever seen.

Your filming/editing style is incredible. Makes me laugh! Love the bus

i first thought the used rubber gloves was Ottos lost stash

This channel is seriously underrated. Can't wait to see parts 2 and beyond!

Never seen so much screwing around in all my life

Brilliant editing - I didn't spot a single battery change on the drill/screwdriver.

Wow that is several thousand more screws than it took to design the Trabant!

You should’ve added a counter that counts how many drill batteries you went through

you could likely reinforce the current floor of the bus to keep it in place and use it as your load floor also, if it were me, I would use the rear section of the bus and move it forward, fasten it to the rear of your "living area" this would give you a pre-made rear wall for that section that you would likely only need to trim slightly to fit added benefit would be a rear door and windows already in place, and the roof section already to a proper shape

where I live the seats would be rusted in place with years of torture from shoes containing salt and grime from the winters. (In the midwest)

Wow. I can't wait for Part 2.

You have a big, big heart Robert. I'm exhausted just wathing you! The very best of luck with the bus project.

I'm cracking up at the "It's time to do like a TSA agent, some exploratory stripping."

That feeling when Aging Wheels posts a new video just when my daughter has to eat. Decisions... She'll have to wait.

Aging wheels extras: I rip foam insulation from a bus ASMR 10 hours

What took longer? Everything that took place in this video...or editing the video...? EDIT: he answered this question on his Patreon, roughly 8hours to edit, and around the same to do the work

It must be very relieving knowing none of that needs to go back on lmao

LOVE your vids, the editing is genius!! we dont have school busses in Scotland so the first visit my wife took to Canada she must have photographed every bloody bus in the city haha

That thing has more rivets than pre ww2 british tanks xD Keep it up!!!

Im in love with this series even though its only just started

The stop motion sound of the insulation is amazing.

If you stop and think about this for a moment (which you can still do), you can leave the rear enclosure of the bus as is and use it as a enclosed hauler, BUT to deal with your not having room to open the door and get out, you simply add a door (sliding or roll up) on the drivers side so you can open that door and get out after you pull a vehicle inside the enclosed rear of the bus. This is what large enclosed vehicle haulers do with their enclosed trailers. Let's face it, you will NEVER be hauling anything really large (a box truck, really?) in there anyway since you are into small, weird, barely running, foreign jobs.

Embrace the Miss Frizzle ♥️

Do you plan on replacing the roof escape exit with an a/c unit? I think that would be a pretty great idea, and i've seen it on plenty of converted busses. You could do it in the rear too, if you don't tear the roof off there. Also.....what are you going to do with the rear wheel "bulges"? Also....you really should rip out that rubber flooring. Under it is plywood. And potentially mold. Lots of mold.

I'm cheering for you! A lot of work ahead of you! I will be watching every video. And great job with editing!!! I'm almost done building a 88 passenger FE bus into a fifthwheel RV hauler. I stripped down my bus just like you. I did major remodeled on the following; ¹ Took out front door and stairway. ² Installed semi-tractor roll up window doors and frames in front on both sides. Awesome access in and out. ³ I now have co-pilot seating area. ⁴ Both bucket seats swivel around. ⁵ Installed RV door on passengerside w/new steps

Damn! How many times did you have to recharge that drill?

I love the editing! You're putting so much effort into it! Also love the project! ❤ Greetings from Poland! 😎

I swear half the weight of that bus is just bolts and screws.

It’s kinda satisfyingly relieving to see the ceiling come down and see that sheet metal flex for the first time since the bus was built

He wasn’t lying. My dad said he was going to unbolt a school bus and it’s been 15 years, he hasn’t came back since.

And as of today 11-11-22 1017AM 3.5 years later the bus has become the latter of Robert’s opening statements. Lol

I just wanted you to know I think your halararious and I will watch whatever you do

The two middle black rub rails were strategically positioned to let first responders of the floor level and the one above that is the seat level. My mother in law was a school bus driver for 47 years in Tampa. Love your two channels

The floors are strong enough!! My family has been in auto racing since 1960. In the 70s my grandfather modified the first bus to haul 2 race cars, over the years there were 3 different buses made for the same purpose all using the original floors.

So, are we just gonna avoid the suspicious bag of rubber gloves?

Love your editing! And you’re a funny bitch too. Really looking forward to this build. Please don’t eff it up. No pressure.

Living in the Northeast I'm jealous of how easy all of that came apart. Up here everything is glued together permanently after a winter or two

It's amazing seeing how simple these buses actually are!

Interesting that you've embarked on this project at around the same time that Bad Obsession Motorsport embarked on their library bus conversion. Coincidence?

Is there any $ value to the scrap windows and panels? I was entertained :D

Never realized how flimsy a school bus was before. One accident and it would be half the size it was originally. Sure it's cheap, but should it be. It is transporting our future, it should be the sturdiest thing on the planet. Also, the editing was very entertaining, thank you for doing it that way.

Ladies and gentlemen, this fine lad is every cent worth at patreon!!

For the love of God, man, put on safety glasses before a floppy sheet of aluminum takes an eye!

should've moved the fart car out of the firing zone

I grew up seeing these things outside my elementary school. Only rode in one once on a field trip, though. I never actually stopped and thought about how they were put together.

Omg I love these types of videos. Love to see how this turns out!

Did you count the amount of times you had to charge your batteries? Would be interesting to know....

That intro did not age well 😅

I love this car hauler/rv build so much!! So unique on youtube with this right now!

We bought a school bus off our town a long time ago. $450 CAD, was in great shape too. Stored a bunch of bike crap in it, until we gave it to a friend to store his crap in. We eventually plan on taking the motor out to stick in a 67 C10, it's a fuel injected big block, surprisingly not diesel.

You don't seem to care if debris hits the Smart Car... is this hinting at a future Destruction Review? Please make it happen, you'd have a hard time giving the Smart Car away much less selling it. Ok, I just want to see it. Please blow it up.

yay for stripping lmao, but for real you kicked that things ass lol, an low effort vlogs? my ass lol your an editing monster an the way you edit yourself popping in an out of frame is just silly ahaha I share your videos with everyone I know

Hauling a box truck you may need permits as you might be over height. The side rails support the deck so if you remove all of the side rails you will need to build support under the floor. Think of a covered bridge.

My favorite video yet. It was like watching an organized Bart Simpson's greatest dream come true tearing apart a school bus.

0/10, you removed the single seater. unacceptable

You have probably already disposed of the old bus seats, so I will make this suggestion for others who still have them out in their yard collecting crickets. If you remove the back seat coverings from those old bench seats, stapled at the bottom of the seat frame, you can remove the padding and with a small verticle cut of the seat cover, on one side on the most worn side, make wonderfull UV wheel covers for your tires. And since you have MORE than you need you can make them for your other project cars sitting outside or give them away to your friends.

Well, this is one way to keep me interested in the channel for several years.

As a school bus driver, I can tell you the rubber gloves were probably unused and old. We keep them for emergencies, and sometimes our stash gets left behind when we change buses or the school year ends. After sitting all summer in severe heat, they can get kinda funky. Also, as you can tell, school buses are just giant, poorly built tin cans. Almost unchanged since the 1950s

This is incredibly helpful as I have just started helping my little brother strip his bus. Thanks.

dude i love your sense of humor, your videos always bring a smile to my face bare minimum

I've always wanted to do this same project. Probably will one day. The fact that I can see it all done before I pull the trigger on it will help me decided whether or not I actually want to put on the effort. 👍 Can't wait for part 2

Your humor is right on the line with mine. You've got my dying laughing with all of these, its wonderful! Good luck on the project, will be watching your progress with anticipation.

I got some very frustrating news this evening. Thank you for the laugh with this great video (I needed it). Keep it up!

As much as your project is completly crazy, i believe in you! You are going strong!!!!

Can't wait for the next video the style and everything is great can't wait to see how it goes

Brilliant project! Brilliant time-lapse editing!

Stumbled across this and was intrigued with the concept and impressed with the tight editing. Plus, you have a clean, goofy sense of humor I can appreciate. Subbed so I can be sure to see how this turns out, as it seems like one of the genius, harebrained seat of the pants projects I would tackle back in the day. Good on ya, and can't wait to see the final product. Cheers!

Def the project i'm most excited about on this channel!

Loved the video, can't image the amount of effort you put into editing, you are a true madlad. Keep up the great work!

This project is ambitious as hell and I LOVE the idea! Also as an aside. From my recollections from riding busses in Jr. and High school I remember the Thomas built busses to be quite nicely put together. The Blue Bird busses always seemed a little less finely finished but still reliable. Also.. Damn you! Now i'm considering building something similar!! BTW I just subscribed. Can't wait to see more on this build.

I always love your videos and the way you tackle projects. Keep up the amazing work

I bet you can save a lot of money with all that sheetmetal that came of! Really digging this built!

You have a good game plan so far, I have no doubt that you will figure out a way to reinforce the floor once you get things cleared away.

The black bars on the side are called rub rails, and they protect the bus exterior from suffering too much damage if the driver cuts a corner too sharp around something like a building. I believe the idea is that the rub rails protect the vehicle, and the bus driver can back up and try again at the corner.

I am extremely impressed that you are doing all this by yourself.

Look at this man putting effort for our entertainment love goes out to you!

For over 13 minutes I watched a man gut a bus, and somehow I'm cool with that. Great video!

Never clicked on a video faster thanks Rob!