updated 01/13/2008 06:11:00 PM

USA DOG
Is an organization that travels the country to assist in saving and placing  
Retired Greyhounds ...the Puppies,...... not the Bus ..
www.usadog.org
Arrived to our plant 7-9-07    
 
 

9-26-07
We finished our first phase and we wish our friends well
and look forward to having them back in November for more interior work....

 Packing up getting ready to roll to Indianapolis for the fund raiser  

Front living area                                 Galley                                    The VIP area for the greyhounds


Bathroom ...........


                                                                                                        Main and Inverter Breakers

 

9-25-07

9-21-07

9-20-07

More and more plumbing lines ...sensors for holding tank levels etc..

 

Floor prepped for generator

 

More and more Plumbing & wiring .....


Galley Drain line installed


More wiring circuits added

 

Wiring for switches on both sides of pocket door

Ceiling lighting with receptacles, air conditioners wiring , thermostats wiring ..

9-19-07






 

9-18-07

Galley sink base and refrigerator                                  

Sink Base                                       end of counter light  switch             wiring and plumbing

 

Front room ceiling lighting      work light over window doesn't count


Boxes for light switches on both sides of pocket door                   .....     More circuits added

 

Looking forward, pocket door almost closed,..   Looking rearward                    Sink base

                          Fuel tank being tapped for Generator


 

Plumbing control panel under contrsution                    outside shower control

 

More work on holding tanks,....getting closer and closer......

6-17-07

..........Shower plumbing              

 

More work on pocket door

 

Wiring and lighting boxes on ceiling  of Kennel area looking forward,        Pocket door edge

 

Lighting boxes looking rearward in Kennel area , plumbing in vanity coming up

 

Main Distribution Breaker box, Inverter Distribution box, more circuits added


Front room lighting and roof top A/C  with heat strip,... all 3 A/C's mounted now

 

Hot water heater, Inverter on top , battery box           Fresh water tank on right  side of coach

Left side, water tanks

Bus in dark in cabinet shop area , generator in  box,   and a materials 

 

Generator  in box,....           more plumbing parts

6-14-07

6-13-07

Two A/C's with Heat strips and wall thermostat installed, one more to go

Holding tanks half way in ...

Galley with refridgeraot , note ven at bottom so as to be able to use your bus heat

A/C units waiting  for cover

Toilet  location , Green film is ther to protect the floor  Shower pan will

Service area behind shower

Batteries for inverter

9-12-07

9-06-07

9-5-07

9-04-07

8-30-07

Laying up bathroom walls

8-28-07

Walls  sized,.. more material came in today

One of the sink base cabinets
    

 

8-27-07

The floor has been cleaned, rubber floor matt for sound  deadening ,Then a layer of 3/4"  multi ply (11 Ply) plywood,
 Gluing  the floor,

Rolling the floor

 

The plumbing has been sized ..shower and toilet

Next,... walls will start coming in ..

7-13-07

Preparing holding tanks,150,  100,  50 Gal.,....  


Painted floor of middle luggage bay ..

7-12-07

Completed stripping the bus with  bathroom removed too  .

 7-11-07
Stripping the interior or I should say disassembly ..we never Rip,... we Undo



Safety Wall behind driver and curb side wall down too ..

7-10-07
Starting  to disassemble the old bus interior

7-09-07
The bus Just came in,

However, The A/C unit is not working now,.. we will have to look into that  ..They said it is probably just low .. That's not uncommon to have to recharge one after it sits for awhile  .My mechanic agrees it probably just needs charging ..

And we see oil sprayed on the back cap, doors and bumper over the engine area .The driver said he had a problem with a  leaking oil line going to the turbo and had it repaired, it's not leaking now ..I wrote to Angel and they indicated they feel the driver was correct and it was only a hose leaking .

 I am talking to our mechanics now and they seem to agree too ,...they feel it was a simple line mess up .
They think it will be  OK now too ..

We are checking all seals and hoses for leaks but everything seems OK ..

You can see a little puddle of oil on cooling  line hose clamp , we think that's from before he fixed the leaking line ..

Below engine seems tight in areas that could have a leak, but all seems OK ..