Re: about to buy an '89 u280..
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240 AC, here, Electrics will be a bit down the road, Getting it on the road is my first priority,
I will set it up the same as my Boat, Very simple, and totally self sufficient, My boat does not have a generator, and I never ran out of power, 21 days from Fiji to Australia,
But I did run out of gas for the fridge and ciggys 4 days from home, Customs thought I was deranged when I got here,
All I wanted was to sit on the solid pier that didnt move and have a smoke,
I will put an invertor in it, Instead of the transformer, I also want to put Solar on the roof,
Maybe a vertical wind generator, Can be used when travelling, I will have to check the height off bus and wind turbine together,
We have a 4.2 metre height limit, So if both are under that, I can leave it up all the time, But I can make a bracket up that allows it to work horizontally, So it would not be above the A/C units,
Just remanufactured and beefed up the steering box assembly that holds the steering box on the bus, The conversion was a bit flimsy for my liking, To much rolling flex on the chassis when you turn the steering wheel,
Easy for me, I make all my own equiptment and a lot of my tools, Practising Engineer, DLI Welder, Boilermaker, Blacksmith, I can write out my own Certificates for it, It makes life easy for me, Hahaha,
I need to take a few piccys of the work done, and post them up, Been worn to a frazzle at the moment, getting all the work and parts, Seal for the steering box ordered,
I cant buy a single seal, I have to buy a complete kit for it, $125-00 plus GST and it has to come from Western Australia, 2500 miles away, Cuppla a days Mate, But its not going any where with out it,
Did I mention that this is one GROUSE BUS, But then, I dont have to preach to the converted, You all, already know this,
Topic: about to buy an '89 u280..