Car hauler RV/Bus conversion interior renovation. massive upgrades 

I can't lie, if you guys wrap the bus like the corvette and throw that combo on a shirt i would buy that shit up

Bus life pro tip... I worked out of a Prevost bus and a fifth wheel camper for a few years. Wifi makes life better. Get the remote app for your TV on your phone. Don't count on not losing the old IR remotes. Replace your light switches and power receptacles with wifi smart switches and plugs. Get a wifi router with some range. One that can connect to a phone or mobile hot spot. Remotes are hard to keep track of. Everyone has their phone on them all the time. It's nice to power up the lights, indoor and outdoor, with your phone. It's nice to sit in a lawn chair outside the bus, around a campfire or toolbox, and control everything with your phone. Turn out the indoor lights, turn on the outdoor lights, start up some music, all with your phone. Our bus and camper was mostly controlled by Alexa and the wifi connectivity was not expensive. Controlling your mobile home with your phone or your voice makes everything so much easier. Another tip, a manual transfer case in your dually. You see people flat towing little cars behind buses all the time. We towed our dually which sometimes even had a 16 foot enclosed trailer attached to it. Take a useful tag along vehicle with you. It doesn't have to be a dually but having a useful vehicle with you is nice. Especially 1000 miles from home. Of course, when we rolled out with the bus, we were often gone for months. Remember, your bus isn't just a car hauler. It's plenty nice enough for a vacation trip every now and then. I guess you could just put your BMW in the bus for your vacations. Just making suggestions based on my mobile work life.

Whoever retrofitted the bus back in the day absolutely kitted it out with all that equipment! That thing must’ve been so cool back then. Even cooler you’re giving it a new life by modernizing and improving it. Keep it up Taylor!

With the lit switch, you could wire it so that it would light up when the lights were off and the door was open. That way, if it gets dark, you/others can find the switch. I know it's in the 'unswitched' cabinet, but if you have all the lights off because it's daytime, the lights in there would be off too.

I'd set that cubby up with a laptop dock of sorts. Run your HDMI to USB C cable, a charging cable, etc up there, amd then get a multimedia keyboard to keep up there so you can just put your laptop up there for charging and storage or for editing on the main TV if you want.

As always Talyor FastForward game is the BEST on youtube, get to see all the work being done, but keeps it engaging. LOVE THE BUS! Well done.

The use of a mag drill as a flexible-mount drill press is genius.

Seeing the Fummins drive off was bittersweet but knowing an OG fan got it we all know its in good hands. Way to go! 💪🏼 PS an infrared repeater and the TV can stay where its at in the hole.

Absolutely LOVE the mag drill press idea.... Super cool ... simple and very dynamic

Congrats to the winner but is because of the truck built that I started watching your channel! I am going to miss it too!

Excellent craftsmanship as always

Can’t get enough of the Bus and Shop projects.

Could you have used a daylight sensor for the storage bin lights?

Two TVs would be great there. Great for watching sports or one for a camera system. Still think you should install an EasyStart system for you AC Unit to dramatically lower you starting amps. Bus is looking real good guys.

I cannot wait to see this rx7 build

On a boat you put a lip on the cubby, keeps stuff from rolling out.

a security/backup camera system would fit nicely in that extra space

A small home theatre sub woofer would fill the space to the right of the TV and drastically improve sound quality!

TV backlighting would make that TV look a lot bigger even though it's pretty sweet

What you could do is push the TV back an inch on the bottom and top, that way you still have your IR working, you can maybe canted a bit more on the top.

Attach some velcro to the TV remote so you can stick it in it's "home" and it will stay put. Possibly attach a small stuffed animal to it. I had a small set of fuzzy dice on my because it's easy to find and cant travel into small spaces when you don't put it in its "home" 😅

That little cutout on the front t right of the TV is for the old IR you just need to make a little mark on the left side for the new TV. And you have an amp setup you just removed.

Gotta use the hdmi port with (arc) for audio out. Id also recommend putting the av amp on top of the dvd player for better heat/air flow

Build a small PC to go into that cubby space! Then have a wireless keyboard and mouse too and you can use that TV as a computer monitor to do computer stuff, editing or live streaming things.

It's absolutely the cool factor of the bus. And really, how many people actually have one? And the livery is cool AF 😎

Solution to the trunk lighting issue: Instead of the main switch, use a daylight sensor. 🙂 The way it is currently set up will drive you crazy sooner or later. You'll eventually need light at the other end of the vehicle for just a minute, but you'll have to switch the main switch.

This Bus/Hauler is AWESOME!!! I could live here!

Could've gone with a larger TV and put it on an articulated arm to get it up out of the way when not in use. THAT would have been Sick!

You guys have done a beutiful job on your coach🙂

Man I think you picked up .5 MPG with all that stuff you pulled out, On the practical side watching the practice footage will help with set up. Glad you said drifting, I was worried you were thinking of giving up on that path.

I wanna see a new corvette themed livery on your RV👌🏻

I really wish you and ricer Miata made more content together when he’s down in Florida y’all both are my favorite RU-vidrs to watch! It made me happy to see the clip of y’all banging doors on the tv!!!

Dude you can get an IR extender for your TV remote signal. It allows you to hide a receiver anywhere and direct it to your TV.

i will never get sick of bus content.

It would be cool to put a smaller monitor where the cubby is for outside/inside camera views like a backup camera, a camera watching your car during traveling etc. turned out sick tho

This is by far my favorite series keepem coming!!!

Was wondering how long it was gonna take you to figure out the TV was too low for the remote to work lol Only thing I would look into is if the TV uses the bottom for airflow or just for the factory speakers.

The winner sounds like you man.

put the TV on a mount/arm. They do this all the time in RV/Campers. Zero issues with it and it gives you the ability to move the TV around too.

What you could have done was fit the top bit back in first then look at mounting the tv? Maybe with a little out/down tilt ?? Thus freeing up the remote sensor?? 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

You can get an ir sensor that plugs in so you can position it wherever is comfortable for you to aim the remote at

Should've used 2x4 backed MDF to fill out where the TV is, then mounted the TV on a vesa mount thats mounted to the 2x4 backed MDF with a hole cut in it for the wires, then lined the the face of the MDF in contact paper, would've been much cleaner and matched both the construction techniques used when the bus was overhauled and more modern RV TV mounting options while also remvoing thje need to flush mount the TV to look good.

Yesss this is my favorite series rn

I had to laugh. It's just common practice to christen the new TV with some good old FnF! I literally did the exact same thing after installing the tv in my cam just a week ago in my last video 😂 Im loving the bus btw. Major goals!

A computer setup would be sweet.

You should have installed a photo cell for the lights. That would have been super slick.

Paint the inside of the storage cubby grey and the lights will pop a lot more.

Oughta consider putting a desk top computer with additional external storage / hard drive, a router, and satellite internet.

Bus vids are your best vids

Woukd be sweet to have a back uo camera thats on a tablit by the driver that is always on working like a rear view mirror

Get an IR extender for the TV and put it wherever you want

Dude I would definitely do a couple 6x9s placed around the seating area if it doesn't already have them and get 2 8 or 10inch subwoofers and put 1 on each side (1 driver 1 passenger) the seating area would be dialed would be able to bump to some music and have some bass wen watching movies it would definitely give it that theater vibe 👍🏼💪🏼😎

Mount a photo eye and a bypass switch much better idea if you ask me.

The left over cubby is a good place for camera equipment...

Starlink would be a GREAT upgrade to the bus.

Use velcro to attach the side panels. No screws.

YES TAYLOR. FOKIN YESSSS

Instead of a cubby u should have put a subwoofer in the hole by the tv but all in all such a niiiice rig right on!!

Monoprice has some nice av and network goodies.

As one that's been saying to get a drill press, that one is nice, but I think a normal one would still be beneficial. They are not that expensive on Facebook marketplace.

For the TV just buy an IR extender kit, you put a receiver over in that original cut out or in one of the cubbies, then there is an IR emitter that sits over the IR window of the TV. Then you can lower the TV enough to fit the upper panel and you don't have to cut any of the panels.

IR Relocation Sensor Taylor!

Thanks for all the efforts guys!

I really think you should ditch the amplifier and make it all car radio powered. This way you can take advantage of all of the speakers (including subwoofer for movies) for every use case. It might take a bit to get it working as one system but I think it would be worth it.

I work in optics, and would love for you to come by my store so I can correctly adjust all your glasses for you. So they fit and feel better. Please let me know!

Might sound strange, but I would get a small HTPC (home theater PC) to keep in the RV. That way you're not having to contently plug your laptop into the TV. Been waiting for these upgrades since you got the bus, great job!

I use to do marine electronics and we did a lot of entertainment stuff on sport fish and yachts. You did the right thing by ripping everything out and starting from scratch. That last panel you were installing, would you be able to Velcro it up onto the ceiling? I saw a lot of Velcroed trim pieces in areas that weren’t able to be screwed on with fasteners and button caps.

They do make an adapter that plugs in the back of the TV or you can move the remote sensor

Woah woah woah send that cd changer my way.

Shape with wood then 3d print so it matches the finish of the tv

The tv should have been mounted so that it sits infront of the trim pieces. That would have given the option to use an articulating arm on the tv to pan and tilt it.

Well the good thing is once the drag car is ready it will be a much better fit with the bus than the corvette.

I'm intrigued at where you shop your 12v lighting.

7:23 could fit one of them big curved odyssey pc monitors 🤣

They make ir relocation kits so that you can point the remote at a different spot

@Taylor Ray suggestion on sub. I have the klipsche R-120sw it's a 12 inch self powered sub it is Farley affordable 400watt sub it's very loud I barely have it turned up in my room and it rattles the walls windows and concrete floor while watching a movie or playing a game. I got it on Amazon for $200 on sale now theure $400+. Also wish I could've got the funniest I live not very far from where you built it maybe 15 minutes from your house lol. I love that truck. Anyways hope the winner loves it and gets great use out of it..

I dont really know why, but I really want to see a dragy 0-60 run in this thing. 😂 Then hopefully if you do power mods we can see the improvement.

I have the exact same TV you can cast you tube from your phone and if you have Internet on the bus they also have other options in the TV for you to watch also you should put a gaming console in the bus to

Should have done a pull down curtain and a projector

Soon as the TV was put in the slot my first though was hopefully you dont cover the IR receiver for the remote

Make the the little storage area a charging station for laptop and go pros and other things

Full motion tv mount would probably work better. Trim can be behind tv and will make it easier to plug other things in.

I cam think of one thing u missing for the bus the gaming system u can have that up where the DVD was too

Do a lean trim with lights

Harmony Elite remotes have an IR blaster you can put up in the cab while you control everything from your phone... Go that route.

1987 is calling. They say upgrade the audio covers....

Bruh...... U was worried about a corny light on during the day but those wires look crazy everywhere 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

i wonder if that dvd player is the kind that dom was stealing in the first movie :P

Just don't worry about the top panel

Taylor, how about a link for the Mag Drill?

Love the bus content!

why not just add a luminosity sensor to activate lights only at night?

So a 43 inch would have fit more snug, given you a bigger screen, and because it’s a diagonal measurement it would have fit that space perfectly. Also as far as audio, if you just use a optical cable from the tv to the receiver, no matter what you plug into the tv the audio will come out and you just leave the receiver set on optical

Definitely a separate channel

What about a daylight sensor so the lights are automatic

Quick question.....why didn't yall just make a reinforced filler panel to cover the entire hole, put some sound deadening behind it put a desk grommet through it to route the cords through and mount TV to the solid filler panel...just a thought a thought

What happened to the new steering wheel for the truck??

Id be worried if you cant leave the slide out out during a storm id work on making that work so you dont have to worry anywere you are

Damn I didn't win the fummins! Hahaha

that sounds like Queensland weather🤣🤣🤣🤣