We bought a bus

So we bought a bus.... Our bus is a 2002 Thomas FE with the Cummins ISB 24 Valve engine. 72 Passenger bus with good seats in it. Bus has minor rust and was an inservice bus last school year. 131000 miles isnt bad in my book for a bus. We paid 3000.00 for the bus which for a bus this new is not bad actually probably a little under what i should have paid. This bus runs damn good and cruises to its limiter of 75mph. I was a little shocked to see that I was able to keep up if not pass most of the traffic on the freeway on the way home. Also all the "bus" items were left on the bus with the purchase (first aide kit, body fluid kit, bus camera system, fire extinguisher, and etc.).

My wife and I love to camp and with our 3 kids should make it very rewarding. We purchased a 2500hd suburban to pull a 30 ft camper we bought 2 years ago but due to the camper being so heavy and the suburban having worse mileage than this bus we decided to take the camper and put all the "guts" inside the bus to make a motorhome that works perfect for our family. With the camper, bus, and all the insides we have about 6000.00 wrapped up in this project just to start. With many planned upgrades that number will for sure rise.

Its October 13, 2015-Bus purchased and now home. My kids decided it would be fun before i take the seats out to run and jump all over them.

October 14, 2015 - Started taking stuff out of the bus. Removed the stop signs and wiring. Everything removed from the bulk head above the driver and bulk head has been removed to open up the front plate where the student lights are. Have removed a lot of the bus wiring and still more to go. removed the video camera system as i will be using it for a backup camera as well as recording. Still have a lot to go as well as tackling these damn seats that arent going to make things easy.

October 15,2015- Seats have been removed. What a very difficult process. This bus gives me NO access to the bottom bolts so i have cut all the seats out with a sawsaw and plan to work on the seat mounts with a grinder.