Follow the renovation of my 1998 Metrotrans Legacy LJ: hands-on repairs, interior projects, and lessons learned along the way.
The bus renovation journal
Browse the latest projects below, or use the page numbers to explore earlier updates.
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May 28th 2022
Decided to get adventurous and take the bus for a drive. The rotors are caked in rust so I’ll just do the right thing and…
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May 27th 2022
Finally got a break in the rain. Did some bus stuff. I got the brake master cylinder back in after bench bleeding. Then prayed to…
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May 15th and 16th
Spent nearly all day covered in bus grease. I got the exhaust manifold and turbo back on and torqued down. Replaced the oil pressure sensor,…
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May 14th 2022
Since the weather has been nice it’s given me a reason to be motivated. I completed the turbo re-assembly and am ready to bolt it…
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April 30th 2022
Sorry for not posting anything in awhile. It was a long and cold winter and I had zero motivation to do anything with the bus…
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October 23rd 2021
I finally got around to finishing up the hydraulic line replacement. I found a local shop that made me an exact replacement line for $120.…
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November 20th 2021
Separated the Turbo from the manifold. There wasn’t much left of that original gasket. Turbo rebuilding in progress. Cleaned up parts in the sandblaster. Received…
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November 5th 2021
The last few days I’ve been disassembling the turbo/manifold assembly and getting it cleaned up. About 4 blocks from my house a new Harbor Freight…
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August 8th 2021
Being as it’s only 82 degrees out and 8000% humidity I decided it would be as good a day as any to tackle the Hydraulic…
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July 10th 2021
Decided to fire up the bus tonight and run it for awhile. First the ignition takes about 20 cycles on and off before the relay…
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May 14th 2021
Today I received the replacement air tank. It was the cheapest option I could find that would fit. I got it for $70 shipped and…
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May 8th 2021
I ordered a Diesel heater pickup tube from China and it finally arrived today. I currently have the tank mounted just inside the back door.…