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10/14/2011 13:13
MCI 102 Converted into a
commercial show bus,
Large Side doors, with slide out, 20KW Genset,
Most current images on top
Keep in mind there is a lot of prep and behind the scenes work being
accomplished too.
Sometimes you will not see items until they are installed but yet they had been
in the background for weeks....
2-26-11
Finished, ready to go to Atlanta
   
2-25-11
Final preparations to leave factory
 
   
wiring finished
 
Slideout insulated
 
Temporary placement of Toe Kick heater
   
All stainless steel entrance door, with new aluminum
inside skin applied
2-24-11
All alumnum construction, Side barn doors completed, insulation next
 
 
All stainless steel left and right engine compartment ventilation doors, along
side engine compartment access doors
 
Rear engine door with super fans, completed
  
Inverter compartment with shore cable, completed
Generator compartment, completed
2-23-11
Looking goood!
 
New wheels on
Right side
 
Left side
 
All extra wiring coming together
 
Inverter Compartment
 
Batteries for inverter
Power transfer switch
(from shore power to Generator, wiring not secured yet)
  
Shore power cable, with round access door through floor
Bus chassis batteries showing battery equalizer above
 
2-22-11
More touch up ..
Note the white line where the wrap could not touch the trim
We have to paint or install more wrap by hand in small pieces, very very
time consuming
Ceiling Ducts going in
   
  
working on lock down locks for side doors
Preparing drivers area for finish
More touch up
 
   
Wrap cannot go beneath items such as trim so these areas must
be retouched to make into a finish product application
 
Inverter
 
Installing
Prepping to install
  
2-21-11
 
  
  
 
           
2-20-11
Wrap almost completed. next is cleanup and touch up of the wrap
 
 
  
  
Sizing, new electrical cooling system
 
Installing new polished
aluminum mirrors
 
2-19-11
interior work, trim and seals
  
Prepping for A/C installation
 
Rear of bus wall insulated, finished
 
Installing more seals in barn doors
  
Back side of Generator
More trim around the engine compartment
 
Genset controls
Closing up front end to to prepare for wrap
  
Wrap started
   
   
2-18-11
Stainless steel radiator intake doors, left and right
   
More plywood going up on walls
  
Drivers compartment coming together
   
Cleaning up, installed trim
 
More chassis work
 
2-17-11
 
More plywood going up
2-16-11
Trim and Upper gutter right side going back on
More work on Rear Engine door
More engine work and installing custom air filter system
 
Generator installation work
 
Inverter work
 
Some of the outside Seals on slide out installed
  
More interior wiring
Polished aluminum Mirrors assembled and prepped for install
  
2-15-11
More work to engine area
 
Stainless steel Rear Engine door
 
Stainless steel Side engine doors
  
More wiring
Generator prepping to install
 
Designed and sizing Gen-set cooling duct
  
More axle work
 
More trim prepped to reinstall
 
2-14-11
Tail lights getting final sizing
Engine running good, Now we finish installing,
Sizing for radiator
 
Generator Controls over driver
 
Slide out temporary controls
 
More wiring,
   
windows installed and sealed, more Slideout unit seals installed
  
Gutter on top of slide
 
More trim
 
Axle hubs cleaned and painted, Rear bumper cleaned and painted
  
2-11-11
more dash work
 
2-10-11
More prep work on Engine / Transmission
 
2-9-11
Note where Breaker panel is next to Slideout
37" from edge of slide to center of 14" breaker box
Front door work
Outside view of slide out
Upper gutter trim started
Side Barn door skinning
   
More engine and transmission prep
2-8-11
Front end finalizing
 
Outside Trim almost finished on Slideout
  
Rear left & Right Engine side doors installed, preparing to be skinned
   
New Engine and transmission mounting in cradle to install in chassis
  
Gutter fitted above, Rubber Trim stops started inside around side doors
 
(doors are not appearing straight due to door stops
not installed, the right side is in further past the left side)
2-4,5,6,7-11
Adding fuel lines for generator
Adding new rear doors to engine area
 
Slide out roughed in
   
Added panel to cover last window area, started final trim around side slide out
  
New engine came in
LED taillights
  
More brake work
Side loading doors coming together
  
2-3-11
Primer paint on chassis walls
Electrical panel for upstairs
 
  
Door work,
Side Loading doors,
 
Engine, left and right side doors
 
More axle-brake work
   
Slide Out Cabin skins almost finished
   
2-2-11
Wiring
 
Generator wiring
 
Prepping Slide out cabin to skin this evening late
Slide out wiring
  
More chassis work
 
2-1-11
More wiring work
Slide out Cabin coming together
   
Transmission almost ready to go in
New bearings, bushings and shoes
 
Reconditioned hub bearings
 
More painting
 
1-31-11
More electrical work
 
Brake Shoes in process
 
Side doors
  
More work in engine comaprtment
   
Slide out Cabin Work
  
1-30-11
More testing on Dash Components
Slide out all aluminum cabin started
  
 
Engine cradle ready for new motor
 
More paint in Engine Compartment
  
1-29-11
   
 
   
 
1-28-11
More front end work
 
More test dash work
Designing and building large right side doors
 
Slide out mechanicals dry fitted and working on it's own power
  
Fuel door almost ready to reinstall
 
Sizing for new side engine doors
   
Engine compartment almost ready to start reinstalling engine/tranny components
  
1-27-11
Test dash
Starting new dash console
 
   
  
Updating all lighting
  
More welding on Slideout frame
  
Ceiling wiring started
  
1-26-11
Slide out floor components
Slideout opening
  
 
Engine compartment prep, cleaning to paint
 
1-26-11-
Door openings ready to size and build doors
   
Building Custom Aluminum doors to meet curvature of the side wall
   
Ready to start on slide out opening
 
Rebuilt and prime coating chassis
  
 
1-24-11
Installing and sizing new headlight system
   
1-20-11
 
Chassis rebuild work
  
cleaning and painting where needed
  
  
1-19-11
Installing newest electric windshield wiper system with more modern headlights
  
Prepping to remove engine / tranny
 
   
A/C unit sizing
   
Dash Test unit
Working on the side door opening
   
1-14-11
  
1-13-11
Closing up old escape hatches so we can install A/C units
   
New brake drums
 
New A/C units
Back windows blanked out
  
1-11-11
Rebuilding chassis components
Preparing to remove engine/tranny and clean and paint engine compartment
   
 
Sizing where the New 20 KW Generator will go
 
Main wiring compartment
  
Dash area
 
preparing for side door opening
   
   
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