Converting a heavy-duty bus/coach/truck into a motorhome (page 88 of 161)

Hey José, 😉 I'm still around, despite my lack of updates. Seb sent me a copy of the conversion plan he made for you—great work! How's progress on your project coming along?

I'm happy to see a fellow landais from Pouillon (GUINSUZUKI) has joined us on this forum. Welcome to him, and I hope we’ll meet up one of these days—just need to get in touch and pick a date that works for everyone.

If others are nearby, I encourage you to introduce yourselves. The more of us there are, the more fun we’ll have!

Cheers, GG

hey jose

hi tome38 The bus I told you about is in Poland today—it was in perfect condition for under 3000 € (too late now). See ya, jose

Well, I’m still waiting for Patrick’s reply. I haven’t seen any response from him, whether positive or negative. A +😎

thanks patrick26 for your call, see you tomorrow

A + 😎

Last little message about the meet-up in Alixan. I’ll be at the meeting point. To recognize me, you’ve got the photo on the blog ;) otherwise I’ll have a white 106 commercial van with white adhesive windows. If you’d like a mobile number (just in case), ask me via PM—I’ll reply until 10:00 AM tomorrow morning, after that I’ll have to leave.

Quick reminder:

The meet-up spot is the gas station next to the ECF road training center at noon SHARP this Saturday, December 16th.

Expressway RN 532 Exit No. 5 Aire des Marlhes 26300 Alixan

It’s halfway between Valence and Romans, on the Valence-Romans route.

We’ll be there at noon sharp to guide you to the house (3 km away)! Be on time!

For those who might be running late, we’ll do a second round after the apéritif, just before sitting down to eat. See you tomorrow for those coming—others, we’ll fill you in!! 😛

If you want info on converting a Van Hool into a motorhome, go through Belgium. There’s a Van Hool factory in Koningshooi that even gives you a certificate for how you convert your bus into a motorhome. If you’d like, you can reach me at my number 0674114116 during the week after 7 PM.

A Van Hool bus makes a cool camper van! 🙂

Length: 25 meters 😮

Hello parallel parking! 🏴‍☠️

an updated listing (price drop):

http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=804110;

😉Bus for sale

http://www.ffsa.org/membre/pa/detail.php?id=25457

http://www.ffsa.org/membre/pa/detail.php?id=23111

http://www.ffsa.org/membre/pa/detail.php?id=20148

got cash? : http://www.journaldunet.com/...e-perfect-1200.shtml

Built on a Volvo bus chassis, this Vario-mobil is a real beast....

Volvo B12M base: http://www.vario-mobil.com/traummobil.html (check out the cool PDFs at the bottom of the page) floor plans: http://www.vario-mobil.com/...tml#Anchor-VAR-38880 (for some inspiration) it's crazy how much it costs... 🤪 but there are cheaper options: http://www.volvo.com/.../chassis/Volvo+B12M/ 😎

😉Share with us what you saw at this little meet-up and also for the Motor Home Federation if there was any debate

Thanks to all of you.

Reverse them, meaning unplug them and then plug the start directly into the arrival? And leave the top ends dangling (knowing full well you can remove them) or plug the bottom right into the top left and vice versa? Anyway, I’m not there yet, but I’m doing my research

😉Yes, you got it right—just unplug them and then plug them back in, connecting the start directly to the arrival. It doesn’t get any simpler than that. You’ll need to drain the system before removing the heaters. And I’m not gonna leave the top bits dangling—I plan to remove the excess piping😛

So how did that little weekend go?

😉IN MY OPINION, THEY'RE OVERTHINKING IT TODAY😉

😕...Was it really worth asking for my mobile number under the pretext of sending me a message out of solidarity?! 🙁 😛Too wasted to find the keys, Patrick??? 😏

Hey everyone..!

So about that famous Saturday afternoon: Patrick and his family, SJunior, Tome38, Pascal (who hosted us), Jacques his friend, and myself were there..

We started with a little pre-dinner drink while waiting for Patrick, then we checked out Pascal’s bus (which has amazing seats...), and after that, we had another drink with Patrick and his family who had just arrived... A good raclette to fill us up, all while talking about our projects. And we checked out Patrick’s bus (what a great job..! it’s really spotless) with all the right explanations.. That’s it, we ended the day with a little coffee, still chatting a bit about buses...! It was really chill even though it felt a bit short to me (it’s crazy how fast time flies when you’re talking about buses). So we’ll have to do it again, longer and with more people..

Otherwise, well, I’m happy because I went to pick up my S53, everything went smoothly for the transport, it’s parked in front of my place and just waiting for me to take care of it.. a big thanks to Gasmobil who really "delivered"..!

I’m looking for a technical manual for the S53, if anyone has one, that would be awesome..!

See ya, Guillaume

Well, welcome to the very open club of S53 owners.

The ones I know here are Mr KONN, Benhurd, and others.

You can visit our blogs. Banhurd’s coach is finished, but you can still check out his posts, and MrKONN’s is currently being renovated. Mine, on the other hand, has dead batteries, so it’s not moving, and I haven’t made any progress. That said, I *do* have MY bus, which is already not bad.

Otherwise, is your coach the one you showed us in the photo with the missing rear storage door? If so, is it still in good condition?

As for the RTA, I’m also looking for one, and it’s a real pain to get hold of.

Hi everyone, Since I'm stubborn and really love my truck, I've decided to keep it—I'm definitely not switching to a bus. So I took Patrick's advice and just sent my cab modification plans to Renault. According to the technician, adding a rear window shouldn't be a problem. Following everyone's suggestions, I also picked up the Afnor guide; at least everything's clear now. However, the ventilation section is worrying me a bit. I'm not quite sure how to achieve 15000mm² of roof ventilation area, especially when the biggest roof lights only offer a maximum of 150cm² of permanent ventilation. I'm certainly not installing 10 of them!🤪 Is there another way to interpret the standard? Should the total area of the roof light be counted? Thanks for your expert advice.

150cm²=15000mm² Only 1 is enough

Sorry, I realized my mistake after posting the message.