Welcome to Taiga Tradesman! We're Tim and Brittani, a married couple who love to travel and have a passion for projects. We are on the pursuit of living intentionally, with less. Our latest project is renovating an old ambulance into our first ever tiny home!!! We are documenting the entire renovation, from start to finish, and would love if you would follow along :)
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Get the right tool. Use a Sawsall.
I hope Tim’s stomach didn’t do too much damage to the metal plates 😂
I've got a complete wall unit to get out so I can rebuild the wall on that side. It seems a nightmare trying to get all the screws and bolts to get the modular metal cabinets out.. 🤬
Iam in the sameprocess now with my rigg. Those metal pieces on the floor were a pain. Hope to see you on the road.
I'm looking into taking out the bench seat, tearing down the walls and ceiling in my ambulance so this video was very helpful.🎉
What are the dimensions of the interior with all the boxes currently out? With all the roof crossmembers removed how tall is it?
Hey do you have a copy of the wiring schematic? My Ambulance looks almost identical to mine. I reached out to the company but haven't heard back.
Removing the exterior boxes are not a good idea those are useful
Now I fully understand why folks say when you do your first Ambo build the absolute first thing you should do is gut it completely before trying to design your plans with final results in mind. And also why your plans change a thousand times before you actually say "Yes! Now I'm ready for the road!"😅 Shoot mine already changed a half a dozen times in a matter of minutes of watching, I can only imagine what I'd be like on my own actual build 😂 Happy trails folks, stay safe and well out there 💜 🤙
How did you guys get to the bolts for the light bar? Do you have to access it from the back? Or can you take the lens off the front and access the bolts from the front?
Please come back 😅your videos have been so helpful
It looks like you have the same build that we just bought! I am currently trying to remove the rear upper driver's side cabinets and I have no idea what is holding them in! I have removed all trim, screws, and two bolts and they are still rock solid. Do you remember how you got yours out in one piece?
I also have what looks to be the same box in the video and am also having trouble with the drivers side cabinets. Do you by chance remember how you got yours loose?
My favorite part is how you both allow the work to proceed as the job reveals it self and show you what it wants. And you are each smart enough to listen. This is one of the MOST important aspects of skill development and trade knowledge. Takes years and years to refine. Thank you.
Wow. I appreciate and love the realness of this. I do diy in my home and things do NOT go as plan. Thr other time-lapse videos make it look like a piece of cake.
We're thinking about converting an ambulance. Loving these videos. Pretty sure the grinders have cooling fans but those fans only work while running so just run it without cutting and it will cool itself off and like my dad used to say let the grinder do the work instead of forcing it. I'm binge watching these
Thanks for sharing. It a lot more work than I thought.
Great videos!!! Next time use a rubber eraser wheel to get rid of those vinyl's! HUGE time saver and gets rid of them like a champ AND the adhesive.
Nice job but I think you missed a good opportunity, should have cut and welded. Now you have plates just sticking out like sore thumbs that aren't remotely flush to the rest of the cab. Cut, weld, grind, smooth, looks brand new. Or at least put them on the inside and just bondo the outside so it looked flush lol. Maybe I'm just a little more OCD. Regardless, nice work!
So happy to find another conversion team! Please check out our nonprofit and how our missions align. Be very interested to see if you’d like to join us near Joshua Tree for a major ambulance renovation festival event to support our nonprofit. We are planning to host the event each year.
Hello, May I share an Old Testament Verse with you from Daniel 7:14 "And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should SERVE Him; his dominion is an Everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." Also, can I share Isaiah 53:5 " But HE was WOUNDED For our TRANSGRESSIONS, he was BRUISED for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His STRIPES we are HEALED." God the Father loves you so much that He sent Holy Sinless Jesus (His Holy Son) to earth to be born of a virgin.Then, to grow up and die on a cross for our sins. He was in the tomb for 3 days, then Father God raised Holy and Sinless Jesus Christ (Y'shua) to Life! He appeared to people and went back to Heaven. We must receive Sinless Jesus sincerely to be God's child(John 1:12).After we get saved by grace through faith in Christ, if we truly love the Lord Jesus Christ, then we will obey Jesus(John 14:15). Mark 1:15 "And saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: Repent ye, and believe the gospel." Jesus said in John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. "There's a real hell. It says in Revelation 21:8 "But for the cowardly, & unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, & immoral persons sorcerers & idolaters & all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire & brimstone..." Please sincerely receive Holy Jesus and put your true faith and trust in Him today & please repent. Will you have a Real encounter with Holy Lord Jesus (Y'shua is His Hebrew Name) and stay in a Genuine relationship with Him daily please?
I'll be removing the lights and adding speakers!!!
did you guys abandon this build? looking to get started im hoping its not too horrible.
It seems like you should've just started with a U-Haul style box truck with a side door and rear barn doors. rather than an ambulance.
Power tools!!! Like a 1/2" impact. Milwaukee makes the best but even a Ryobi would take care of it.
Great work guys and I liked seeing that pneumatic nail riveter (I'll need to get one). If I can recommend one thing: next time you're doing something repetitive with many steps try to do only one step at a time for all the locations so for example: remove ALL light fixtures, sand all surfaces, align all plates to mark holes, drill all holes, etc... Doing this will cut the time it takes you and increase craftsmanship because you'll get the hang of whatever step you're doing instead of having to start/stop and change tools dozens of times. Search "the essential craftsman how to be more productive", he's got a great video that shows this. It's made a huge difference in my workflow. It seems obvious after you see it in action but it's not something that humans do intuitively.
I'm putting tropicool on the inside of the ambulance. Helps with sound deadening, vapor barrier and installing. Will apply tropicool and Havelock wool before it dries to keep it from sagging under gravity.
Why did you stop posting the video?
Kkkkk we just bought an ambulance to convert as well❤️😂
Hey folks I’m with Tyler. Hoping you post more videos. I really enjoy watching them not to mention the things I learn from you. Fingers crossed.
Any plans to make more videos? I've loved the ones you've made so far!
Take a look at my wiring jib. I wanted to keep my ambulance feelnin mine.
Tyrrell is perfect 🤌
Top view , off road trip , lift gate , shower room and air con are better good.
You guys should have just got a box truck
Yes, you should have him "train" you have to use power tools? Seriously?
Use the Right tool for the Right job!
Or use the right tool? I don't wear ppe when I'm using the most dangerous tool ever created, but I will with the tool that has all the guards all around it, and is much safer? This is scary watching people like this. Do not follow their lead. FYI, use a disclaimer, and please.
Just go buy a box truck.
Hmmm? Let's look at this and see what we can reuse in here. (5 minutes later)Oh, nothing. We can build something better than that professional coach manufacture did, even though we hav 5 minutes experience looking at it and they have 40 years of fabrication. Yep, let's rip it all out. That makes sense?
I enjoy watching your videos but it seems like you suddenly stopped posting new material. What gives?
What are you guys going to do with the open cabinets? Any plans to insulate the lower portions of them?
I REALLY appreciate how you show what tools you used and explanations of removals. Very useful for an old gal like me who is also making the crazy idea of conversion slowly coming into fruition. Great channel, kids!
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I like watching your video,when are you going to release your next video .
Do you have to remove all that stuff or is it just your choice ..
Do you still have the light assemblies I would be interested in the Amber lights
I have the exact same Wheeled Coach ambulance. Thanks for documenting the project for us. It will be very helpful!
I cut my panels and used 3M marine adhesive to stick them on from the inside. I’m going to put a diamond plate strip on the outside to cover the ugly outside holes.
Have you removed those floor plates? We are struggling to get ours off... 🙄
This is what we want to do but we need to figure out how to take all our inventory with us as well
The metal plates on the floor are called cot plates. I remount ambulances and sometimes we have to drill out the bolts to the plates. They are usually 3/8 of an inch so if this is still an issue use a 3/8 drill bit to remove the bolt. It does take a while to drill them though. Don’t forget to caulk the holes in the floor also!
I have a few questions about those plates. How much weight are the suppose to support? Can the be reused as tie downs to secure cargo?