Body Work

  • a before and after of a school bus engine bay framing that is demolished to build a work bench
    Body Work,  Skoolie Build

    Air Intake Modification within the Engine Bay – More Livable Space!

    This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure here We chose a flat-nosed rear engine bus because of the interior space it provided to our living quarters. However, there was a major obstacle standing between the ideal layout and being forced to put our bed at the rear of the bus to accommodate the air intake cowlings. As you can see in the “before” picture above, there are two large black plastic cowlings angled on each side of the rear window. These are for the cold air intake. They are necessary for the bus’s functionality and maintaining…

  • flat nose yellow school bus
    Body Work,  Skoolie Build

    Before Bus Life – Planning to Live in a School Bus

    Here are all the questions you might have if you are considering bus life. Why bus life? What made it possible? Where do I even start? What made bus life possible? Prior to bus life, we had fairly different lives than we do now. Here’s a throwback: Josh worked with heavy construction for his family’s business; running everything from scrapers to semi-trucks to dozers. He couldn’t take a classic summer vacation because he was one of those guys in the neon yellow shirts working from sunrise to sunset. Time off was usually limited to winter vacations. Since getting out of college, I had always worked in an office environment, as…