One big suggestion. Put cameras in the garage bay, and possibly the under floor storage bays. That way you can keep an eye out for possible fires while running down the road. A fire suppression system in the garage would be a good idea as well. A LOT of race teams lose their rigs to fires every year.
I own a diesel pusher and will be installing a fire suppression system in the engine bay. The engine bay and old propane RV refrigerators are the two most common sources of fire in a motorhome.
Totally agree, would hate for Taylor to lose this awesome investment to a fire that they didn't catch in time. That engine is an awful long way from where you pilot that beast.
@@agentcrmthe old busses they used for city busses used to catch fire all the time over hydraulic leaks. especially when they had hydraulic cooling fans.
Suggestion! Look into replacing the steer rims with the flat faced Alcoa rims. It will push out the overall steer track width giving you better stability going down the road and in turns. Plus they're 9 inches wide instead of the regular 8.25. That way you can run a 295/60/22.5. Better weight and speed rating with that size. Very popular tire in the car hauling community. Cheers!
@@Aheitchoo the chances of you having a blow out on that steer tire is never none but so unlikely because you’ll never be close to it’s weight rating on that set up. It’s the same set up 99% of all 9 car semi trucks you see going down the road everyday. We’re doing over 120k on those tires every year. The amount of driving Taylor will be doing he’ll have to change the tires due to age not wear.
Hi: I'm the guy that drove Eagles for Trailways for 14 years and wrote to you before. Here's another tip: If you remove the screws from the Eagle at the front of the bus, you'll find a stout steel beam to which you can attach a rope, chain, or cable to pull you out of mud, sand, or whatever you're stuck in, and behind the front drop down hinged bumper, there's where the full sized spare tire resides. It's placed there to help absorb the shock of a collision. Safe travels Michael Rzewuski
He will sell it and move on within “years” lol love Taylor but he has a history of looking to the next toy. Which is great, no hate. Hope he does keep this a long time
For the E Track, could you get another set and do inner rails to accommodate the Miata? You could do 4 shorter pads instead of front-to-back rails if need be.
No tie downs are to keep the car from joining him in the front of the bus... Emergency stops or accidents will cause that 2000 to 3000 pounds of vehicle to change it's position in the bus real fast! And those walls in the bus won't slow it down much...
Check out a maxx air or fantastic fan cover for that bathroom vent, it’ll let you keep that vent open and not let rain water in. Out rv has them and their handy!
If you jack that bus up, keep in mind that you'll need a 20 ton jack and stands to match. That N14 alone weighs more than most of your drift cars. Otherwise, great video! It's really cool to see you work with a buddy to make it your own.
Liking all the up grades, The ole diesel mechanic here suggests you start an oil sampling program to keep track of what is happening inside your major components, at least both engines and the trans, once you get a base line, you can pull samples between oil changes to monitor what happening inside the component as well as deciding to extend oil life if applicable.
That is an Emergency Hatch to Escape in case of an emergency. Look into getting it fixed, also look into stuff at RV Stores to seal the roof. Places like Camping World might have some of those things. 🌴🌴🌴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Look into the erickson manufacturing #58522 it’s a tire strap that kind of nets around the tire instead of just one over. May make it more useable for the Miata. 6:10
Awesome content as usual.... I'm pretty sure you could can just use all 12v lights. When plugged into shore power it will charge the batteries. You'd just have to run the generator once the batteries got low, when your not plugged in. Also might be able to change batteries with engine running while traveling... i don't think new rv have 110 lights anymore with how much better 12v led technology has come
Depending on how the paint holds up. You could go get some valspar or mystic enamel hardener. To make it more resistant to cracks, chemicals, and abrasion.
I know you like doing your own service, but I would recommend going to a truck service center for oil changes. That is a lot of oil to get rid of. It’s not worth the hassle.
Auto zone takes used oil for free and having the piece of mind of knowing its right is way better if they mess it up they are not gunna pay for it to get fixed so why risk it
@@brandonpanozzo86By Federal law, any place that sells more than a certain amount of oil must take used oil for free. Most places do have a per customer limit, though. Found that out when I had to do like 6 oil changes in a day, including 2 1 ton diesels. I think it was like 40 gallons all told!
Ill recommend it again, if you get the free time to take a trip up to Tennessee, you should do a collab video with Bus Grease Monkey....hes a guru when it comes to these Bus/RV conversions, and he can prolly perform a complete DOT test to ensure a clean bill of health.
You can jump pins on the headlights so that you can run low on both or high on both. Easy way to double the output since you’re running four headlights.
@@davidrobert2007he replaced halogen with led. Led typically draws only about a quarter of what halogen does so even doubling the led load leaves plenty headroom for safety .
Loving the content at the moment! If it was my choice I would buy some waterproof solar reflective paint for the roof of the bus. It will massively reduce the heat build up from the roof and it will also add another layer of waterproofing to the structure.
I said on the last video... when redoing the back elevator, you should cut access holes in the floor so you can use it as a lift for working on the vehicle.
Dicor self leveling lap sealant will be one of your friends in the future that tape works ok but doesn’t seem to last as long, been helping my family with their diesel pusher over the last few years and found the dicor self leveling sealant to be the best I’ve found after research and trial and error, also if you do use it and want it to look clean on the edges using masking tape rolled over on itself to contain and give you real nice lines with the sealant
Great boat you bought there. Climbing in the baggage compartment and doing a hardness scratch test on one of the original beam members would tell you what steel is in her. Black is nice for show but for practicality, a light grey is much more practical except on a ceiling.
etrac is the way....I would suggest a inflatable blatter for the front and rear under the car that way the suspension isnt bouncing around while driving down the road causing un needed wear going to the track.
You should really consider running dehumidifiers in the bus on the shore power 24/7. Adding a small one to our boat made a HUGE difference and it seems like it took forever for that paint to dry.
I work on big truck everyday. The best advise is grease it everytime it stops and check tire pressures every stop. Look it over everytime too cause break downs for those are ridiculously expensive.
Wind Speed Sensor may be hooked to your awning to automatically retract the awning if the wind gets too strong. We have one ton our 2005 Class A and disconnected it as it drove us nuts. Have no idea how to tell if this is what yours is for.
Have you inspected the wheel bearings, suspension, airbag system, brakes, you know....all the actually important stuff for safety? A lot of these busses no matter how nice they look and how good the history have shoddy work from previous shops. I'm sure you have but you haven't showed us any of this yet so figured i'd ask.
Them some bad ass Lights, But when driving at Night Use Yellow Tented Saftey glasses & Rain R Fog Misting Rain. I Guarantee U them yellow safety glasses Will remove the fog,Misting Rain, Snow .
I would highly recommend using a flat strap from a ratchet strap for your winch if you can fit enough on the drum for your needs. The synthetic rope tangles even worse than cable in my experience and sometimes it almost seems to melt together
Might seem like alot of work... but I find updating old school equipment with better hi-tech equipment gratifying and safer! The bus is cool and I enjoy the vlogs!
Compressed air would do absolute wonders cleaning that E-track if you kept up with it and didn't let and big mud solidify. Rock on T-Ray, glad to see more and more progress.
Others have said the wind speed sensor could be for the automatic awning, which could be true. Or, it could be left over from someone's weather station. I'm not sure what kind of car use to ride in this transporter, but there are several forms of motorsports where the teams will monitor all weather parameters which can greatly affect their performance. For example: Anything that uses a carburetor, the teams needs to know the density altitude for correct fuel jetting. Another example: Drag racers, especially those who race an Index class, or bracket racers, need to know wind speed and wind direction.... if they don't have that info, it can very easily cause a car to run too slow, or too fast. Just a few thoughts...
Have you mentioned anything about wrapping or painting it someday? Loving the transformation though, been hanging out since you got the big girl and I think it is very cool.
My top upgrade I want to see for the bus? A lean-to or some other type of cover to get this beauty out of the sun and rain! Keep that rust at bay, and keep all the seals from drying out and degrading from all the UV
Looking good! The all white wiring is very common on RVs and big trucks, sometimes if you're lucky there are circuit numbers printed on some of the wires. As others have said you would commonly use an aluminum fairlead with the synthetic line, but rollers can be used if they are new and completely smooth, any burrs will damage the winch line.
I enjoy your build videos. I was just wondering if your helper is your friend or an employee, and is the racing your full time job or do you do something else for work?
Steel cable is going to last a lot longer for that little winch then a synthetic line will in that application. If you do go synthetic you need to change to an aluminum hawse at the same time, the roller one's don't work well with synthetic rope. Also change any pulleys in the system as any nicks and burrs from the steel cable will tear the synthetic line up in short order. As I said I'd just stick with cable, but at least when the synthetic line breaks you can splice it back together lol. If you look into atv mounted snow plows they use a similar winch and the synthetic lines don't last long on them with the repeated raising and lowering on the same section of rope. Loving the bus build! Just thought I'd share some of my winch experience, I'm more of a 4x4 guy than a drift guy 😆
Shouldn't use the roller style fairlead with synthetic winch line. Outside of that the bus is going to be living it's best life with you. Awesome content.
Holy shit. I felt like I was walking through your bus research with you and it was so amazing when you finished explaining and I could fully understand what was so sick and making you smile as soon as you mentioned rust
For ratchet straps coming loose; make sure you’re getting at least 2 wraps of strap around the pin, most people pull ALL the slack through and that’s why their straps come loose.
i could watch this bus get upgrades all day. maybe you could use the hole in the dash where the old battery controller goes for interior lighting control?
Can I get some info on those headlights? I have a classic car that needs replacement to LED super bad but I don't know which ones are good and which arent. Thanks!
120 black is power white is ground green /copper neutral. 220 white and black power green/copper neutral. 12v black power white neutral. 12v red power black neutral. 🤣👍
Itd be cool to see a bunch of amber pod lights along the bottom on the sides of the bus and maybe a custom chrome visor that says your name or eagle on it
I love your new hauler man! Gotta question though… On the Etrek I see you use just small screws to put it down. Is it enough to hold the car down when strapped? I’d worry about the car being bumped up. Maybe there’s through bolts on some and the video might haven’t picked it up idk. Just wondering bud?
RVs are usally wired by AC Electricians. So with the 12VDC The black is usually your +12vdc (hot with AC) and white is usually ground (netural with AC) When in doubt check with a Multimeter
Bro, you want to change the game for stripped phillips head screws? EZ Grip! I thought it was gimmiky but after i resorted to it as a last ditch effort and it worked.... The second a phillips headed screw begins to round, i just EZ Grip it and USUALLY it comes out. And yes I know the quality of the screwdriver, condition of the hardware, and amount of leverage you can apply are all factors but I live by this stuff. I'm in Aviation and its pretty important for us to remove things without drilling and tapping or sleeving. Yes its possible but usually pretty costly in this realm. So having this stuff to apply as a last resort OR just go ahead and use it because this fastener is always a pain" really helps out to have in your box.
Taylor, you need to listen to a Jackso Browne song called “Nothin’ but Time” on the Running on Empty album. Probably not your genre but it was recorded on his Continental Silver Eagle touring bus. You can hear the bus sounds in the background. That’s my favorite part of the song.
One big suggestion. Put cameras in the garage bay, and possibly the under floor storage bays. That way you can keep an eye out for possible fires while running down the road. A fire suppression system in the garage would be a good idea as well. A LOT of race teams lose their rigs to fires every year.
I own a diesel pusher and will be installing a fire suppression system in the engine bay.
The engine bay and old propane RV refrigerators are the two most common sources of fire in a motorhome.
Totally agree, would hate for Taylor to lose this awesome investment to a fire that they didn't catch in time. That engine is an awful long way from where you pilot that beast.
A lot of those fires come from brake fires. Even then the worst damge comes from the fire extinguisher residue, it's nasty stuff.
@@agentcrmthe old busses they used for city busses used to catch fire all the time over hydraulic leaks. especially when they had hydraulic cooling fans.
AND... dash cam.
Suggestion!
Look into replacing the steer rims with the flat faced Alcoa rims. It will push out the overall steer track width giving you better stability going down the road and in turns. Plus they're 9 inches wide instead of the regular 8.25. That way you can run a 295/60/22.5. Better weight and speed rating with that size. Very popular tire in the car hauling community. Cheers!
Dude, that's great advice!! More stable with a better footprint and less $$. Car people are the best!!
Hope he sees this comment and considers this suggestion
Do you then have to carry another spare ?
@@Aheitchoo the chances of you having a blow out on that steer tire is never none but so unlikely because you’ll never be close to it’s weight rating on that set up. It’s the same set up 99% of all 9 car semi trucks you see going down the road everyday. We’re doing over 120k on those tires every year. The amount of driving Taylor will be doing he’ll have to change the tires due to age not wear.
Steer axle can't be a retread. Has to be new. Less problems.
In my opinion best thing on UA-cam right now
What is the best?
Agreed. I’ve been waiting for this build
Right here with you!
Can’t argue with this one 🤔 There are allot of nice build through the UA-cams right now honestly
Didn’t expect to be excited to watch a build of an old bus tv
Hi:
I'm the guy that drove Eagles for Trailways for 14 years and wrote to you before.
Here's another tip:
If you remove the screws from the Eagle at the front of the bus, you'll find a stout steel beam to which you can attach a rope, chain, or cable to pull you out of mud, sand, or whatever you're stuck in, and behind the front drop down hinged bumper, there's where the full sized spare tire resides. It's placed there to help absorb the shock of a collision.
Safe travels
Michael Rzewuski
You probably know this but just in case you don’t. If you’re switching the winch to rope, you ditch the rollers and get a fair lead made for rope.
the wind sensor was definitely for the awning. I'd recommend either using SIKA or Flexseal on the entire roof in WHITE to cut down the heat!
RV's, UPS trucks, School Bus, semi trailers, all have white roofs because it makes a BIG difference in heat lol
Vinyl wrap the roof for a uniform seal to go with bus Design would be even better than flex seal or anything like that
Have the same awning on my eagle and have the same broken wind sensor.
Yea definitely paint the roof white.
Can only imagine how sweet this bus will be in a years time. Taylor always puts a lot of thought into each of his projects
It’s gonna be extremely modernized by then and I can’t wait to watch the process!
He will sell it and move on within “years” lol love Taylor but he has a history of looking to the next toy. Which is great, no hate. Hope he does keep this a long time
For the E Track, could you get another set and do inner rails to accommodate the Miata? You could do 4 shorter pads instead of front-to-back rails if need be.
Good thought or he could cut them in half and put them side by side.
My thoughts exactly. I looked online, and they aren't as expensive as I thought. Mainly just depends on if he would hate the look LOL
Just set the parking brake. Tie downs are for police to cry about
No tie downs are to keep the car from joining him in the front of the bus... Emergency stops or accidents will cause that 2000 to 3000 pounds of vehicle to change it's position in the bus real fast! And those walls in the bus won't slow it down much...
🤦♂️ set the parking brake…. Wtf.. 😂
I live vicariously through you and I’m ridiculously excited to see all the upgrades to the bus
Me too, fellow vicarious brother 👊🏾
Super same
I have wet dreams of living Taylors life....!
Check out a maxx air or fantastic fan cover for that bathroom vent, it’ll let you keep that vent open and not let rain water in. Out rv has them and their handy!
FYI, If you measure from the inside of one wheel to the outside of the other its an easier way to get the center to center measurement.
🤯🤯🤯👍
You must be a plumber!😉
If you jack that bus up, keep in mind that you'll need a 20 ton jack and stands to match. That N14 alone weighs more than most of your drift cars. Otherwise, great video! It's really cool to see you work with a buddy to make it your own.
Ten ton jack would be plenty of jack
If it looks like it might have had awnings along the side the wind sensors are often used to automatically retract them in high wind conditions.
It does have 2 large awnings that span the right side of the bus. He said in another video he has to fix one of them as well.
@@AceEverett Ok, that's what it's for then so might be worth keeping it mounted, the wind vane that's broke should be easy to replace.
Liking all the up grades, The ole diesel mechanic here suggests you start an oil sampling program to keep track of what is happening inside your major components, at least both engines and the trans, once you get a base line, you can pull samples between oil changes to monitor what happening inside the component as well as deciding to extend oil life if applicable.
get specific wheel straps that form a web to cover the top of the tire so that e-track placement is not so crucial
The wind speed sensor was probably for your awning when the wind speed kicks up at automatically retracts
The size of that bus blows my mind every video.
Cut a corvette wheel size piece off the tracks. Set the rest to the average car width then make specific vette tracks for that wide ass front end.
That is an Emergency Hatch to Escape in case of an emergency. Look into getting it fixed, also look into stuff at RV Stores to seal the roof. Places like Camping World might have some of those things. 🌴🌴🌴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Could you run a second row of E track inboard to the wider set, to accommodate narrower cars? Just curious….
Look into the erickson manufacturing #58522 it’s a tire strap that kind of nets around the tire instead of just one over. May make it more useable for the Miata. 6:10
Awesome content as usual.... I'm pretty sure you could can just use all 12v lights. When plugged into shore power it will charge the batteries. You'd just have to run the generator once the batteries got low, when your not plugged in. Also might be able to change batteries with engine running while traveling... i don't think new rv have 110 lights anymore with how much better 12v led technology has come
Maybe this winter, he will more time to change everything that need an update.
Depending on how the paint holds up. You could go get some valspar or mystic enamel hardener. To make it more resistant to cracks, chemicals, and abrasion.
I know you like doing your own service, but I would recommend going to a truck service center for oil changes. That is a lot of oil to get rid of. It’s not worth the hassle.
Taylor wouldn’t have peace of mind if someone else did it lol and we all like watching him work
Auto zone takes used oil for free and having the piece of mind of knowing its right is way better if they mess it up they are not gunna pay for it to get fixed so why risk it
@@brandonpanozzo86By Federal law, any place that sells more than a certain amount of oil must take used oil for free. Most places do have a per customer limit, though. Found that out when I had to do like 6 oil changes in a day, including 2 1 ton diesels. I think it was like 40 gallons all told!
Ill recommend it again, if you get the free time to take a trip up to Tennessee, you should do a collab video with Bus Grease Monkey....hes a guru when it comes to these Bus/RV conversions, and he can prolly perform a complete DOT test to ensure a clean bill of health.
You can jump pins on the headlights so that you can run low on both or high on both. Easy way to double the output since you’re running four headlights.
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Good idea (as long as the wiring is rated for the current draw).
@@davidrobert2007he replaced halogen with led. Led typically draws only about a quarter of what halogen does so even doubling the led load leaves plenty headroom for safety .
@@doktermobiel this^
Have you considered getting an air bladder to put under the car when transporting to save the wear on the shocks/suspension?
Cor-Ten steel is commonly used in artistic applications, it might look a bit ugly but it seems to last forever, even outdoors.
The bus needs under glow!
Ripe for a Type-S sponsored video.........
can't wait till he wraps it and yes underglow to match would be gangster af
Loving the content at the moment! If it was my choice I would buy some waterproof solar reflective paint for the roof of the bus. It will massively reduce the heat build up from the roof and it will also add another layer of waterproofing to the structure.
You could try a set of transport sized tyres for the rear? Easier to move around.
I think it will be a bit awkward getting wheel straps on the big beast when loaded
I said on the last video... when redoing the back elevator, you should cut access holes in the floor so you can use it as a lift for working on the vehicle.
Dicor self leveling lap sealant will be one of your friends in the future that tape works ok but doesn’t seem to last as long, been helping my family with their diesel pusher over the last few years and found the dicor self leveling sealant to be the best I’ve found after research and trial and error, also if you do use it and want it to look clean on the edges using masking tape rolled over on itself to contain and give you real nice lines with the sealant
Great boat you bought there. Climbing in the baggage compartment and doing a hardness scratch test on one of the original beam members would tell you what steel is in her. Black is nice for show but for practicality, a light grey is much more practical except on a ceiling.
What's stopping you from double tracking it?
etrac is the way....I would suggest a inflatable blatter for the front and rear under the car that way the suspension isnt bouncing around while driving down the road causing un needed wear going to the track.
You should really consider running dehumidifiers in the bus on the shore power 24/7. Adding a small one to our boat made a HUGE difference and it seems like it took forever for that paint to dry.
I work on big truck everyday. The best advise is grease it everytime it stops and check tire pressures every stop. Look it over everytime too cause break downs for those are ridiculously expensive.
Damn good advice. I worked on trucks and buses for several years...a good idea to do pretrips/post trips like the CDL folks do.
Great Work on the Bus! Love the content, and glad the hurricane missed you for the most part!!!
Wind Speed Sensor may be hooked to your awning to automatically retract the awning if the wind gets too strong. We have one ton our 2005 Class A and disconnected it as it drove us nuts. Have no idea how to tell if this is what yours is for.
Love the buss content. Very cool to see the inner workings of it
Have you inspected the wheel bearings, suspension, airbag system, brakes, you know....all the actually important stuff for safety? A lot of these busses no matter how nice they look and how good the history have shoddy work from previous shops. I'm sure you have but you haven't showed us any of this yet so figured i'd ask.
Them some bad ass Lights,
But when driving at Night Use Yellow Tented Saftey glasses & Rain R Fog Misting Rain.
I Guarantee U them yellow safety glasses Will remove the fog,Misting Rain, Snow .
The bus build might be my new favourite series ahah so goood!
This is one of the projects I would love to be able to dive into myself. I just love the transformation you get to see
A "T.R." Overhaul will be the best thing that ever happened to this rig. Sweet stuff, Taylor!
Dang, if only all that diamond plate aluminum was polished it would be fantastic.
Rollers aren't good for synthetic rope. You should be using an aluminium fairlead to prevent the rope getting jambed in the corners.
For a "cheap" upgrade, you could pull the ceiling speaker covers and AC vents and paint them a brighter white.
If you were ambitious you could polish each wheel but paying a semi shop will give premium results.
FIGURE OUT THE ESCAPE PLAN OUT THE FRONT GLASS IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY AND MORE CAMERAS FOR DRIVING CLEARENCES AND SECURITY /// PEACE
Get a dehumidifier and run it in the garage, should help dry the paint since it's so damn humid in Florida
The bus is a tellum. Party up front, business in the back.
I would highly recommend using a flat strap from a ratchet strap for your winch if you can fit enough on the drum for your needs. The synthetic rope tangles even worse than cable in my experience and sometimes it almost seems to melt together
So basically your car is now tied down with a bunch of screws to the floor and no anchor points.
9:25 holy crap the bugs are so damn loud.
Are those cicadas?
Might seem like alot of work... but I find updating old school equipment with better hi-tech equipment gratifying and safer! The bus is cool and I enjoy the vlogs!
Compressed air would do absolute wonders cleaning that E-track if you kept up with it and didn't let and big mud solidify. Rock on T-Ray, glad to see more and more progress.
Were you a marine? You might want to remove the anchor and globe.
Really loving this series and rig!
It’s the mullet bus , business in the front and car in the back lol
Others have said the wind speed sensor could be for the automatic awning, which could be true. Or, it could be left over from someone's weather station. I'm not sure what kind of car use to ride in this transporter, but there are several forms of motorsports where the teams will monitor all weather parameters which can greatly affect their performance. For example: Anything that uses a carburetor, the teams needs to know the density altitude for correct fuel jetting. Another example: Drag racers, especially those who race an Index class, or bracket racers, need to know wind speed and wind direction.... if they don't have that info, it can very easily cause a car to run too slow, or too fast. Just a few thoughts...
Oh man, how'd you resist the urge to restore the hatch!?!?
I do not care for drifting at all, but I love the engineering on the channel
Why not use thinner transport wheels for the Corvette, with a high offset?
Thanks for taking the time to share 😊
Have you mentioned anything about wrapping or painting it someday? Loving the transformation though, been hanging out since you got the big girl and I think it is very cool.
My top upgrade I want to see for the bus? A lean-to or some other type of cover to get this beauty out of the sun and rain! Keep that rust at bay, and keep all the seals from drying out and degrading from all the UV
i would take it some where for its serves
Hope you’re feeling better, can’t wait to see where this bus goes
Looking good! The all white wiring is very common on RVs and big trucks, sometimes if you're lucky there are circuit numbers printed on some of the wires. As others have said you would commonly use an aluminum fairlead with the synthetic line, but rollers can be used if they are new and completely smooth, any burrs will damage the winch line.
I enjoy your build videos. I was just wondering if your helper is your friend or an employee, and is the racing your full time job or do you do something else for work?
One of his best friends but I’m sure he pays him for as much as he helps out. UA-cam and his merch store is his job/income.
Steel cable is going to last a lot longer for that little winch then a synthetic line will in that application. If you do go synthetic you need to change to an aluminum hawse at the same time, the roller one's don't work well with synthetic rope. Also change any pulleys in the system as any nicks and burrs from the steel cable will tear the synthetic line up in short order. As I said I'd just stick with cable, but at least when the synthetic line breaks you can splice it back together lol.
If you look into atv mounted snow plows they use a similar winch and the synthetic lines don't last long on them with the repeated raising and lowering on the same section of rope.
Loving the bus build! Just thought I'd share some of my winch experience, I'm more of a 4x4 guy than a drift guy 😆
Hey Taylor, next time you use that oil based paint mix some VM&P naphtha in it. It will make the paint dry faster. Just a splash per quart will do.
What happened to Riverside 50k?
Isn’t the hatch for an emergency exit?
Shouldn't use the roller style fairlead with synthetic winch line. Outside of that the bus is going to be living it's best life with you. Awesome content.
Holy shit. I felt like I was walking through your bus research with you and it was so amazing when you finished explaining and I could fully understand what was so sick and making you smile as soon as you mentioned rust
For ratchet straps coming loose; make sure you’re getting at least 2 wraps of strap around the pin, most people pull ALL the slack through and that’s why their straps come loose.
The bus definitely needs some lights underneath to light the ground up around it, even just some amber running lights would look and function sweet.
i could watch this bus get upgrades all day. maybe you could use the hole in the dash where the old battery controller goes for interior lighting control?
I would change the wiring of the lights so you have all 4 on. they should be hi/low beam on each housing
you might want to consider adding a hardener to the rustoleum enamel in the future to keep the paint from gumming up and accelerate the curing.
Use LED Lighting, In All Lighting.
Can I get some info on those headlights? I have a classic car that needs replacement to LED super bad but I don't know which ones are good and which arent. Thanks!
You should wire your headlights to where all four low beams come on at the same time! And put the high beams on their own switch/circuit!
120 black is power white is ground green /copper neutral. 220 white and black power green/copper neutral. 12v black power white neutral. 12v red power black neutral. 🤣👍
So in the garage, do the floor doors come off? It would be a great "pit" to get under the car
This thing is going to be a beauty!! For the E track you could make some covers to keep the shit out as you'll mainly be strapping at the same points
you got my dream bus dude.
Itd be cool to see a bunch of amber pod lights along the bottom on the sides of the bus and maybe a custom chrome visor that says your name or eagle on it
Fingers crossed for Solar panels
I love your new hauler man! Gotta question though… On the Etrek I see you use just small screws to put it down. Is it enough to hold the car down when strapped? I’d worry about the car being bumped up. Maybe there’s through bolts on some and the video might haven’t picked it up idk. Just wondering bud?
RVs are usally wired by AC Electricians. So with the 12VDC The black is usually your +12vdc (hot with AC) and white is usually ground (netural with AC) When in doubt check with a Multimeter
Those upgrades are perfect.
Why arent you using 3M 5200 Marine Adhesive... I work in HVAC that tape will not hold forever in heat.
Bro, you want to change the game for stripped phillips head screws? EZ Grip! I thought it was gimmiky but after i resorted to it as a last ditch effort and it worked.... The second a phillips headed screw begins to round, i just EZ Grip it and USUALLY it comes out.
And yes I know the quality of the screwdriver, condition of the hardware, and amount of leverage you can apply are all factors but I live by this stuff. I'm in Aviation and its pretty important for us to remove things without drilling and tapping or sleeving. Yes its possible but usually pretty costly in this realm. So having this stuff to apply as a last resort OR just go ahead and use it because this fastener is always a pain" really helps out to have in your box.
Upgrade the winch ASAP and make sure it has a synthetic fairlead because those rollers will destroy your synthetic cable. Get a WARN 4500 pound?
Taylor, you need to listen to a Jackso Browne song called “Nothin’ but Time” on the Running on Empty album. Probably not your genre but it was recorded on his Continental Silver Eagle touring bus. You can hear the bus sounds in the background. That’s my favorite part of the song.