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 3rd 2021
Well right after I finished washing the bus I heard a loud pop and the sound of air gushing out from under the bus! I…
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May 1st 2021
Bus cleaning day. I had dirty greasy finger prints everywhere plus the black streaks and a years worth of dirt from sitting and the chalky…
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April 15th 2021
Today was figure out why my stupid Chinese Diesel heater refuses to run. I pop in the fuse and after about a minute it shows…
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April 30th 2021
Tappet Cover re-assembly Part 2! I finished up the re-assembly of the Tappet cover gasket and put the Injector pump back on. Next up is…
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April 17th 2021
For the first time in 2 years I took the bus for a short 10 miles trek around the neighborhood. When I got back home…
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March-April 2021
Well I’m back at it. I took a break from Bus stuff for awhile, mainly the entire winter. Lots of other projects around the house…
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September 20th 2020
More plumbing. I need to get the blank tank situation squared away before the snow flies. It will not be fun spending a day under…
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September 19th 2020
Worked on a couple things today. Wired up some lights and 12v sockets for the kids bunk beds, the lights are repurposed from the old…
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September 13th 2020
I bought a domain and a hosted wordpress site to create this site! I’m familiar with GoDaddy for work so I bought the domain through…
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September 7th 2020
Maxxfan day. I’ve had this thing sitting in the basement for a year and a half now. It’s bout time to put it in. The…
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September 5th 2020
Spent the last couple days under the bus. I found these sweet threaded rod self tapping anchors at Menards. I welded up the black tank…
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August 30th 2020
Cut holes for the shower drain and Toilet Flange. I went with a 3″ hole for the shower drain. For the Toilet flange I went…