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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: Oregonconversion on November 21, 2008, 12:04:55 AM
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Anyone know how many gallons the stock tank is in the original bathroom?
Thanks
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Not big enough! ;) The real problem with the factory bathrooms is that they are generally right where most people want to put their bedroom.
Glenn
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I know this.... but I need to know how big it is.
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L x W x H in inches divided 231 = gallons Which 8 did you buy #1 or #2 ? Any pics yet? Thanks Tom Y
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I am buying #2 because it appears to be in much better shape. I am getting it for 9K
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Ahhh - the first challenge is coming - how to get the #$%$^% thing out without dismantling the whole bus.
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Really? no one knows?
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I think you will find that most people just rip them out. While they are grinding, sawing, hammering, chisling and cleaning up all the spilled blood from the removal process they are not measuring the tank. I have not removed mine yet but I know it is some sort of metal and really doesn't appear in the best shape.
Doug
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FWIW-a bus on Ebay was listed as having the stock waste tank in it even though he had converted it (?) He stated it at 17 gallons, but for the life of me, I don't recall which model MC it was. Sorry, Will
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Just get a saw-saw, a hammer, large screwdriver, bigger hammer, plasma cutter, small torch, a 6 pack of beer and have at it.
Good luck,
Bill
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Really? no one knows?
Hang tight, Oregon. Just as soon as BK hits this thread I'm sure he'll have an answer for you. If anyone knows what it takes to fill a holding tank on a bus, it has to be him LOL. No offense intended, but I believe from reading his posts he drives these things for a living. Will
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OK thanks guys.
BTW I do plan on ripping it out as soon as my black tank/john is in.
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Just get a saw-saw, a hammer, large screwdriver, bigger hammer, plasma cutter, small torch, a 6 pack of beer and have at it.
Bill
I Think it took a bit more than a 6 Pack.
John
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Just get a saw-saw, a hammer, large screwdriver, bigger hammer, plasma cutter, small torch, a 6 pack of beer and have at it.
Bill
I Think it took a bit more than a 6 Pack.
John
Yeah. A 6-pack won't get past the planning stage. I'd think at least a couple of cases of good stuff.
I'd suggest completing this op during cold weather.
Ya'll forgot the most important tool. An industrial sized air-chisel. Better than a sawzall. A good air-chisel will cut thru that ^^$(%^ stainless liner too. Use muffs or you'll go deaf. I'm almost deaf...has its benefits...psuedo-deafness allows ignoring anyone you wish without offending. ;)
One other important item...a good respirator. You're gonna need it. ;D
If the fiberglass don't git ya, the dried poo will! :o
Is there any better reason to buy an ex-NJT (NJTs didn't have restrooms)? ;)
May want to check for water in your outhouse. If you get hard freezes where you live, you'll want to winterize it if you wish to use it later.
Plasma cutters are wonderful things...but not near fiberglass... ???
Good luck, JR
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I didn't have anything fancy when I removed mine. I did make good use of 4 inch grinder with cut off blade. Like I said in a different post I should have bought stock in the cut off wheel industry as I have used a whole #%@* load of them when I did my dismantle. I worked every weekend last winter doing something. I had good freezing weather for bathroom removal and suggest this is a very good time of the year to do it! I will not comment on how many six packs it took as my wife may read this.
John
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MMmmm..... beer and power tools!
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Anyone know how many gallons the stock tank is in the original bathroom?
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Da book says
20 gallons or 76 liters.
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Sweet thanks
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Orygun,
You are starting one of the most dreaded of tasks. Or so I have read over the years. The problem seems to be determining the order in which the various big chunks were installed. Seems that that is a serious challenge, somehow. A cutting torch doesn't work on stainless st. (SS) so that comment about the plasma cutter was serious. Maybe you can borrow a light duty plasma cutter when you get to that part. I read one post that talked about discovering a lonely rivet on the outside of the bus that was located "UNDER" the window gasket and that little dickens cost him a few hours and narrowly spared the bus an experience involving explosives :o ::) ;D There are some sites on here that purport to cover the removal step by step and secret rivet to secret rivet. FIND THEM! I think Gumpy's site is one...find the others. Wish I could be of more help.
Where in Orugun are you located?
John....of Eugene
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Haha so as most of you know I am in a band, so when we were ripping the bus apart it was kinda a team operation. And that involves opinions, such as....when you are ripping the bus apart and leaving to go on tour in a week, if it is a good idea to completely gut it or maybe leave some things and focus on more imporant items such as bunk beds.
well, to say the least me and one other guy were a little bit more motivated than the rest. after having a few disagreements about whether to remove the bathroom in the rear or not, it was 2 vs 3 in favor of the bathroom staying. so me and the other guy decided to order some pizza, brought it inside, told the 3 guys that there was pizza inside and well be in in a minute.
well....after about 30 minutes they caught on but it was already too late for them as the doors and walls were removed. unfortunately the process was alot longer than i had expected, but i got it done pretty quick.
my tools were a drill for the rivets, hamer and a prybar. everything is pretty straight forward with the exception of the metal floor. there is a lip that goes underneath the plywood.
my suggestion is to do what i did and thats pretend that its super frustrating and complain while someone handy is around. they will usually volunteer to do it as you then go inside and eat some pizza and come back to see them successful in their quest :-)
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When I ripped mine out, I opened the window, took a sawzall and cut the forward wall at the belt line.
I kept that top half of the wall with the roof curve as a template and quess what,
That curve fits all the way from front to back perfectly. :o