updated 10/29/2008 02:22:24 PM
Starter Shell
USA DOG
Is an organization that travels the country
to assist in saving and placing
Retired Greyhounds ...the Puppies,...... not the Bus ..
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 ..
