My top five ways to ruin your bus conversion 

Lol you know you made it when you have haters.

Haha…. don’t be jealous 🙌🏼😜

@@aureliamoon5714 The guy rips people off. He's scum bag.

There is so much wrong in your comment I had to pin it as testament to your stupidity. It’s magnificent

I'm guessing we found the Instagram builder that will do it half price! Lol

thats awesome! you literally got my dream bus lol

Hahahaha dude yes

Thanks for stopping by chucks!

I know! Hard to stop at 5

Why is it so hard for you to not give lots of negative feedback? It's actually hard for you to not be negative?

@@k.pacificnw02134 What is this, virtue signaling? You want to pick my words apart after not bothering to try to understand what I'm saying? Go off bud, I ain't got time to shit all over your dream today.

So much punctuation, so little time

Thoughts out to you! Big job

Same!

of course! just gotta get there

Same. The skoolie conversion is way over my head. I can do a lot of the work in a box truck though. I’m still learning a ton from these videos. Nomad Brad’s channel is great too and all box truck.

Hey, I'm doing an isuzu. Typing this comment inside it right now. It's still a LOT of work. But I enjoy standing up easily and the stealth. I'll have a video of my first 2 years up in maybe 6 months.

Look up DuelEx, hes got plenty of interior builds with great ideas

@@marsrover001 sweet I'd be interested in your build. Yes I do think the Isuzus are low-key really good stealth options because of how much they just look like commercial vehicles. chevy express and ford E series box trucks are more common now so I really like the Isuzu npr idea

thats what happens when you dont have enough experience. see it a lot! thanks for watching

My pleasure

You are so welcome!

where's a good place to find maintenance info for a big diesel?

I guess if u could do those on side of rd u could maintain it well, urself

Hahahaha thank you! Me too

i can always consult with you!

Doesn't even take that long to strip it. Took me a solid 2 days for a 40 foot bus.

Shhhhh :) thanks for watching

Proper preparation prevents poor performance. I prefer 5

Glad it was helpful!

i just glue the foam over them!

Lol I made it up!

So all these comments starting with “Charlie” such and such haven’t been from morons who don’t know your name? …this means…I’m the moron. 😮

Love that!

ive never had much luck with seats!

Slide outs are not my thing. I don’t use sealant but you totally can

My friend put slides in a couple buses, one was at trailways He could fix them too He was MacGyver, srsly amazing

Lol I’m not an insurance agent! You gotta get that from the horses mouth

I just got my bus insured. Being 50yo, multi-car owner, and flawless record. My rate from Good Sam is $400 a year. On any school bus more than 10 years old, only full liability is available. Also for 2023 NO insurance company will cover any bus/vehicle conversion with a roof deck. You will need about ten very clear photos of your conversion. All the major carriers will not insure, and this is because your bus was not professionally built by a manufacturer, that they can put a appraised value on like a car.

@@johnclamshellsp1969 anyway you can send me a text message with a rundown on what they're looking for in the conversion so that I can get the insurance

Amen!!

I can’t imagine going over 40mph in a skoolie 😳

Mine is a commercial vehicle still

Heres some basics Everything under the hood that is bolted on is properly mounted and secured. A nut for every bolt, a pin if its a castle nut. Grab it and try to shake it. No leaks. A valve cover that leaks a few drops a day is fine. If its always dripping that is a problem. Check fluid levels Air brakes, with air pressure all the way up push in the yellow knob. Push the peddle and hold. If you lose more than 3psi in a minute you have a leak that needs to be fixed. If you get pulled over by the Dot they will check of you got a proper license(class A or b, MUST have glasses with you if it on your license), tag, insurance. Lights work on the bus and tires(missing lug nuts). Level 3 search will check for ANY air leaks, paperwork and anything underneath they want. They CAN lock you down untill its fixed.

This.

Awesome! I love my bus it’s a 1996 Thomas on an international chassis

The boxes aren’t durable enough in my opinion but people love them!

Dt466/mt643

im saying dont keep them. replace them with something else that wont leak

Ha! I'm watching him from Virginia too!!! 😊

Wise

If you have a full-size school bus with six tires, the tires are absolutely different. Your front tires are "steer" tires, and your rear tires are "drive" tires. If you get Kelly steer tires, and Armstrong drive tires (11r/22.5) figure $3000 spent for six. Kelly Tires are owned Goodyear. If doing aluminum rims, figure used Alcoa"s at $150 ea and you polish. Now is the time to find those nice aluminum wheels. Also, verify if you have stud pilot wheels or hub pilot wheels are going with aluminum. You will also need new rear studs also at $8.00 ea.

Thank you for the information. Greatly appreciated.

@@r8edrv4fun65 A part two for you. If your bus has 10r/22.5 tires like a Thomas freightliner, you can install 11r/22.5. Install one front to make sure tire clears fender (this size is same as FL70) . The reason being is that 10r/22.5 tires are getting hard to find, and price is higher. The 11r/22.5 is common size now and dime a dozen in choices and availability. For my 2002 Thomas Freightliner, 10r/22.5 tires were selling for $3800 for six. I got six 11r/22.5's for $2870 installed with new valve stems and full balance. If you have a roadside issue, they may not have a 10r/22.5. Everyone has a 11r 22.5. Changes in my speedo, I show 2.0 slow, no biggie. MPG, no change, 10.0 MPG holds.

LOL

lots of camping sites have a max length of 30ft. also more space = more sqftage to renovate, less mph, etc

15 passenger van is my limit I was wreck driving our uhaul 3 days when we moved The van, I can do that…well it would have no side windows so I would still stress, but it’s possibly feasibly a maybe lol

funny cuz yer mom wants one

That's a much more valid criticism than the crazy guy pinned up top. Wouldn't matter if Mr Cassady failed in business and was Hitler's love child, he'd still give the best advice in his field on youtube. You'd be hard pressed to argue facts with him and come up with any significant win. This is a good point though, I looked at some buses, almost bought a rear engine 8.3 with a 3060, but glad I didn't. Got an RV with the same combo for less $ (irrelevant to the final cost) but cost $125/year insurance, and zero hassle getting it registered. I'll quibble with avoiding rust at all costs, every bus has some rust somewhere, and most of these are not going to be on the road in ten years anyway. You'd be foolish to put $50K into a rusty bus, but like jwshade, I'd question the wisdom of that in the best case, which Mr Cassady sure seems to represent. Plenty of uncertainty in the world with the phase out of ICE, emissions hassles etc. Also plenty of people blowing way more than any of these busses on RV's that don't function as well in the cold, or boondocking, etc. To each their own, just be clear with yourself that it's consumption, not investment.

You can book a consult with me in the link in the video