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Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:33 am

Eeeek!, I just can't imagine cutting a hole in an uncut panel, ouchh!

Nice work though, looks good.

Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:43 am

TreeHugger63 wrote: notchboy wrote: Is this what Im to expect from bus ownership? Is this what you all are like? :roll:

"Diversity is the spice of life. :wink:"
Wonder who has that on their tag line? Oh the hipocrisy! :(
Directions: Open mouth. Insert foot.

:lol:

Ahh I was waiting for that :oops:

Not that diverse for me. I like one foot in the real world. If I were to tune out Id be a survivalist deep in the woods kind of weirdo :wink:

Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:42 pm

Quote: Eeeek!, I just can't imagine cutting a hole in an uncut panel, ouchh!

Nice work though, looks good.

The person how has don the job knows what he was doing, so I had no problem with it, and as you can see now, he did it perfect!

Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:15 am

Back on topic: Klaas that is awesome work on that panel. I notice you peeled the skin off the rear gate and reskinned it with the pane you cut out. Was that to keep it as close to an OG panel as much as possible?
I really liked it but, I think I would have left the window or modified a slider. What do you plan to sell other than coffee?

Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:16 am

Quote: Back on topic: Klaas that is awesome work on that panel. I notice you peeled the skin off the rear gate and reskinned it with the pane you cut out. Was that to keep it as close to an OG panel as much as possible?
I really liked it but, I think I would have left the window or modified a slider. What do you plan to sell other than coffee?

Yes indeed, when the door is closed you don't see too much of it.
I love the paintings on panel vans, that’s why I'm not putting a window in it.
Later on I'm gone try to paint something on it :oops:

I'm selling ice creams in the summer, the problem is that the summer is not long enough in the Netherlands, to make it my daily job whole year.
The bus is prepared this way, for renting and to do some promotion work.
I'm gone use it also for selling some Belgian waffles en maybe some chrism as markets with gluhwein.

Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:58 am

klaas wrote: Yes indeed, when the door is closed you don't see too much of it.
I love the paintings on panel vans, that’s why I'm not putting a window in it.
Later on I'm gone try to paint something on it :oops:

I'm selling ice creams in the summer, the problem is that the summer is not long enough in the Netherlands, to make it my daily job whole year.
The bus is prepared this way, for renting and to do some promotion work.
I'm gone use it also for selling some Belgian waffles en maybe some chrism as markets with gluhwein.

So when you are gonna be out selling ice cream do you plan on being stationary in one spot or traveling up and down the streets? It would be a real pain to open that door everytime you had to stop. I have been thinking of trying that myself. Thats why I am digging this thread so much. All the streets here are oneway(going accross town). I'm scared for the kids crossing the street. So, I am thinking of taking out my jalouse windows for the summer. That way I can pull over to whatever side they are on. Maybe put in a set of sliders permanent. Your panel is sweet and in great shape. Mine is still a rust bucket and needs of a lot of work. Good Luck!

L8tr, TH

Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:59 pm

What a nice compliment, thank you. :) I guess I never really imagined the diversity either.

TreeHugger63 wrote: LuckyMonkeyGarage,

You are the picturemiester I swear! I absolutely love this thread! It is very inspiring and very helpful to see sooo many examples of ingenuity combined with bus ownership. I would never have imagined so much diversity. Thank you so very much for starting this thread.

TH

PS: What inspired your name change from Ghostwagen? I asked before in the RooBar thread and never got an answer. Just curious!

Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:11 pm

Definitely enjoyed the photos. Do you have any photos of the top hinges being welded in? More questions...is that door frame a rear hatch frame too and is the hatch widened or narrowed...sorry my untrained eye can't tell? Great work!

klaas wrote: Here are some more pictures of the job

enjoy

Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:41 pm

so here are some more pictures, to start with the last one:
this was for a wintermeeting here in Holland last week :

But you can see how it is when the sales flap is closed.

The top Hinges (already Welded)

And a picture of the frame we used( indeed, of the rear hatch and it is narrowed)

I have to tell, all the credits for the sales flap go's to a friend of mine, I did only the restoration of the van itself.

The completed story of the restoration of the van is on the VCT2 forum( it's Dutch) http://www.vct2.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1490

Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:47 pm

klaas wrote: so here are some more pictures, to start with the last one:
this was for a wintermeeting here in Holland last week :

But you can see how it is when the sales flap is closed.

The top Hinges (already Welded)

And a picture of the frame we used( indeed, of the rear hatch and it is narrowed)

I have to tell, all the credits for the sales flap go's to a friend of mine, I did only the restoration of the van itself.

The completed story of the restoration of the van is on the VCT2 forum( it's Dutch) http://www.vct2.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1490

That's actually very nicely done. Kudos.

Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:53 pm

OK, lets see if I got it right...hole cut in side of panel van, rear hatch widened at top, rear hatch narrowed then welded, original panel that was cut out on panel van was then welded to outside of custom sales flap, handle deleted for security, hinge welded to square tubing? What about the hatch door frame?

Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:07 pm

LuckyMonkeyGarage wrote: I think this guy was selling a dog out of the back of this bus?

LOL! Gary!

Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:10 pm

TreeHugger63 wrote:
PS: What inspired your name change from Ghostwagen? I asked before in the RooBar thread and never got an answer. Just curious!

Ghostwagens is the local VW community he started, the monkey is the man himself. :lol:

Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:19 pm

The most recent picture I have of myself....

aveyinc wrote: TreeHugger63 wrote:
PS: What inspired your name change from Ghostwagen? I asked before in the RooBar thread and never got an answer. Just curious!

Ghostwagens is the local VW community he started, the monkey is the man himself. :lol:

Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:48 pm

Sounds suspicious.

Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:01 am

iWANTBUS wrote: Well I spoke to them and they said I do. I need a Peddler permit since I would be moving, and a business license. I'm really thinking about doing it this summer , spend time by the beach and make some extra money.

Your vehicle will also have to pass a health department inspection and you will have to practically meet the same criteria as for a fixed location.....water, holding tank, proper temperatures on the food, refrigeration, proper sanitation as to utensils/equipment and on and on. Get ready to start filing sales tax returns too. I owned a small hot dog joint not much bigger than a van and they drove me nuts with regulations. I also heard that California no longer allows new locations to steam hot dogs, you have to grill them. Oh yes, the grill and all equipment has to be NSF approved (translation: Expensive), which means restaurant grade. There's a lot more to it than first appears.

If you think you can just pull up anywhere and start selling hot food, SURPRISE! Depending on the city, town or county, you usually have to apply for a location and get it approved and they don't want food vendors in a lot of locations, especially at the beach. If there's a boardwalk with fixed-location food joints, you might last 20 minutes before someone asks what you're doing there and let's see your permit.

Just don't spend money on a rig before you check all of this out. I know of several people that bought expensive food carts that now are lawn ornaments because they didn't bother with the legal details first.

Oh....did I mention that no one is going to give you a permit without proof of insurance.....not only vehicle insurance, but business liability insurance. California most likely has the strictest laws in the world for hot food vendors.

Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:27 am

I love the flap idea. Imagine a little kid getting close jumping up and down "gimme some icecream!!!!" Now open the hatch, smashing the kid in the face. You'll have to devise a warning system for opening that thing. As a blind set up like that it leaves you open to a lot of liability issues.

Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:19 pm

... walk up to the bus, look left and right (and down) open it (from the outside?) :?

Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:21 pm

with the invisible hatch button? (it's been deleted)

Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:37 pm

... knock three times on the hatch when the coast is clear, have the person inside fling it open. Twice on the pipe if the answer is no.