110323 Building the bus continues

Suz and I were at the plant at 7:00 am to see the next installment of "building the bus." When we arrived, the workers had nearly completed the installation of the AC units, the satellite dish and the "Fantastic Fans." The web album we referred you to yesterday contains all the pictures (from the start). At 7:52 the Bus moved to station 9 and the fun began. The refrigerator was inserted into the coach, all the slides were installed. At 9:55 the coach moved to station 10 where the front and rear caps were put on and the front door installed. The Bus finally looked somewhat completed.

In the meantime, work continued on the inside. The swing mount for the mid-coach TV that I bought from Newmar was installed. Danny Inman and the Tiffin folks were so impressed that I am sure there will be swing mounts on the mid-coach and outside TVs on the 2012 models. By lunch time (11:30), the Bus was ready to be moved out of the first half of the construction line and into the second phase.

After lunch, Suzanne decided to stay at the campground and entertain Dixie. I headed back to the plant as the coach was being moved to station 11 where workers installed all the bay doors just in time for the end of the work day (2:30) and a healthy rain shower. No problem, we are delighted with the fit and finish of the coach and with the absolutely terrific way the Tiffin family has treated us. Our every request has been met with total cooperation. We could not be happier with the experience so far and would recommend it to anyone.

Tomorrow, the coach moves to station 12 where the interior work begins in earnest. Thursday and Friday morning will see the coach virtually completed on the inside and outside. Friday afternoon it heads for the Belmont paint shop where it will be for most of next week. We will watch it all. Until tomorrow - Cheers from John, Suz and Dixie the Wonderdog!

P.S. don't forget to see all the photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/john.evansesp/110321BuildingTheBus#. Just cut the address and paste it into your browser.