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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January 25th 2020
Pic of the Solar Panel Stats. I painted all the window trim and re-installed it. I then installed this cool aluminum channel down the center…
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January 10th 2020
Started on the ceiling, got it all done except for the edges where I still need to figure out how to close that in. It…
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Christmas/ New Years Break 2019
I got lots done over Break. I had almost a week off. I started Framing the windows with select pine, then I painted it with…
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November 24th 2019
Took a vacation, started on bus stuff. Installed the wood ribbing. I used 1 1/4″ Self tapping stainless screws counter sunk into the wood. I…
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August 18th 2019
More Insulation
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August 4th 2019
I went to Menards and picked up some Polyiso foam board and started filling the gaps in between the frame. This was a couple days…
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August 1st 2019
Now that I’ve got the bus running well and most major issues resolved I figured i’d turn on the interior. I decided that i’m going…
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July 29th 2019
More updates. Took pics of the wiring mess. The Tach doesn’t work, The speedo is shot, and I think there is some wiring issue with…
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June 20th 2019
Life got busy and I decided to put off Bus stuff for a couple months. Plus it was super hot inside the bus without AC.…
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April 7th 2019
Decided top replace the fuel pump and filter. I’ve heard lots of stories about fuel pump failure so I figured i’d replace it before it…
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April 4th 2019
I ended up burning up the starter, so time to replace it.
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March 31st 2019
Might do some dash wiring so I took pics. After I dug in a bit I realized I hate wiring and this thing is a…