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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    This weekend: sprayed foam under the bus, hooked up Planar heater, installed reflectors, made some interior improvements, pulled out the temporary kitchen for a final build, robbed a gas range and matching sink from an old hippie wagon, replaced the washer pump. Heater runs great, 26,000 btu...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    We've run the Planar for a couple nights to test it. Coldest we've had is -10c overnight, held an uninsulated bus at 20c without running flat out. Still working on a cupboard to enclose it and the stove top. No word on the main harness for the APU so I'll have to make one. The motor wiring is...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    This pic shows ground clearance for the axle and apu. As it's right under the drivers seat it should be easy to 'feel' where it is while driving. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Installed the Planar heater in the start of a kitchen cupboard base over drivers steer tire, hooked up fuel and 12v, need to extend it's exhaust and build the rest of the cupboard around it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Took off the pretty chrome mirrors and put the ugly stock ones on. Gained heated glass and better visibility. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Also if it is an issue I'll relocate it to a bracket on the back bumper but I doubt it'll be needed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Not yet. It's the same clearance as the front axle and stout enough to push snow and wet mud with it. Realistically this will see roads in ok shape, at worst. Any trail will be short, slow and careful. Mud will be avoided cause if this gets stuck I'm not sure a 1 ton 4x4 would get it out...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Hooked up for a test fire in the shop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Also cleaned up unused heater hoses and mocked up where the auxiliary furnace will go. Planar diesel air heater, 26K btu. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Quick update and APU pics, got installed awhile ago, have to wait on a main harness and run plumbing to run it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    That's it for tonight, I will take pictures and edit these posts better later on. Progress will be slow until it goes into the shop this winter. The current project will be the apu and a few little things to try for a kitchen layout. Actually here's the to do list, in no particular order and...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    So that kinda leaves us at it's current state. We did a few little trips this year, we'll do more this fall now that the little one is settled and schools in session. We homeschool so when schools in, parks are empty and we go camping!! The partly done permanent layout is much better and will...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Turns out Cummins re designed the injection pump drive gear to have a thicker centre section. Best guess is that it was cracked, torquing it to spec when the gear train went back together may have stressed it more and turned it into a grenade. At least it was at home when this all happened...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    Back to last year. I decided it had been motored though enough bad roads, snow, city traffic, highway hours and back roads for a shakedown run. Last winter it went into the shop to have the head off and take a look, plus deal with the cracked case. I had rebuilt the turbo and injectors that...
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    Blue Bird for gravel travel, sleeps 8

    ^^^^^ Kitchen in the front is still temporary as of yet. It will get a counter top and cook stove, frige/freezer, and water system. We have found that trying things is the best design process, we don't expect to be done till this winter. Lights in and out are all led now.
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