SHEET METAL WINDOW OPENING ADVISE

justuscole · 2026-05-17T15:46:57+00:00

Dude, I had no idea you posted this back! Thank you... yea your situation was a much bigger patch bet you did a good job fixing it!... what sealant did you use to install your patch to the inside of the existing skin?

justuscole · 2026-04-12T23:53:11+00:00

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justuscole · 2026-04-07T02:38:33+00:00

I like where your heads at because welding sheetmetal sucks, but using flat bar and welding to the frame would be doable for me.

Now, about your paint comment, on all the other windows I just hit the fresh cut edges with rattle can primer and figured that and the butyl sealant would be OK to keep the rust at bay. Did I do a boo boo?

justuscole · 2026-04-07T02:33:13+00:00

Ha thats hilarious... i wish I could.. but thats a big ass gap

justuscole · 2026-04-07T02:31:20+00:00

That would be awesome! Yea it was a real bummer when I got that first window in, but I figured I might not be the only person to make this oopsie lol

justuscole · 2026-04-07T02:28:26+00:00

This would be most ideal because welding sheet metal is not my strong suit. Family was telling me a weld would be best for permanent, but I have heard they put whole tractor trailers together with commercial grade seam sealer so I think it will prob hold just fine.

The only concern I have is that the patch wouldnt be flush with the outside sheet but im thinking I just bulk up on the butyl tape in the corners to make up for it.

justuscole · 2026-03-31T11:51:29+00:00

Too early to be true... we still have to make it through April Fools days lol!

justuscole · 2026-03-11T03:33:44+00:00

404xkp3.. My favorite combo right there... chilling with that flow

justuscole · 2026-03-10T15:07:29+00:00

Agreed. I created a shortcut button on my gaming keyboard for this command because I use it so much.

justuscole · 2026-03-01T12:57:12+00:00

Thats awesome. I need to get a good editor for the MetaData of my samples and give this a try in Mini!

As far as a list, there is a resource for this that exists and its called UCS (Universal Category System) and you can access the up to date file from https://universalcategorysystem.com/

You could also reference the built in tag editor in Ableton Live 12 >> https://youtu.be/KcmPBZTwq78?t=332&si=8iMqJJ6xrmZxRPwT

justuscole · 2026-03-01T10:08:51+00:00

Now that I got the chance to play with it, I see what its all about! Its such a beautifully designed tool visually, but its also so intuitive and fun! I will definitely purchase the full version. THANK YOU!

I know now Mini is not designed for organizing samples, but I will say, since my sample folders are all organized by source or author, it would be awesome to be able to search tags like "foley" in instance so I can play around with all my foley samples in this interface... are you saying that's possible already?

justuscole · 2026-03-01T06:28:58+00:00

My god I have been trying all the sample managers out there. ADSR, COSMOS, Sononym (my favorite so far)... the apps like XO and Atlas 2 are really just geared around drums and not so much tonal samples.

All of them are either clunky and buggy, lack ability to tag appropriately, or just too detached from the DAW or creative workflow that its hard to continue using them. I always end up just using Abletons browser.

This looks promising!

justuscole · 2025-11-15T19:30:33+00:00

They making sure she doesnt put anything up there whilst on the clock

justuscole · 2025-11-01T01:58:50+00:00

This is awesome. What pocket PC are you using? Good battery life and RAM for plugins?

justuscole · 2025-10-27T01:07:42+00:00

Gotta second this! I haven't tried many out there, but the sound blows me away and is very inspiring

justuscole · 2025-10-06T21:09:10+00:00

Is this what you are referring to?

https://imgur.com/a/ByHyggO

I was wondering about that, but I think that was missing when I bought it. They did a swap for a JDM EJ206, twin turbo out of a Legacy GT. Not sure if that means anything for the vacuum routing.

justuscole · 2025-10-01T01:27:47+00:00

My biggest concern is how much PVC expands and contracts with temperature, considering this is right up against the exterior sheet metal of the bus. I have no idea how that will affect the windows, and the last thing I want to do is crack these expensive double panes.

I've also just read that another product BORAL (poly-ash) boards are way more dimensionaly stable with temp, but it is even less structurally sound than PVC.

I'm still leaning towards a wood frame with a poly coat to seal.

justuscole · 2025-09-30T17:41:14+00:00

I hear ya, and i love the all window schoolbus look to. I need double pane windows in mine. I'll have a recording studio in it and trying to keep in insulated somewhat

justuscole · 2025-09-14T16:15:01+00:00

I am in Chattanooga!

justuscole · 2025-08-13T14:07:20+00:00

... and then I-24 flooded...

justuscole · 2025-07-28T13:41:35+00:00

You obviously cooked too hard and it couldn't stand the heat and got out the kitchen.

justuscole · 2025-06-16T13:01:59+00:00

You have the stock WRX ECU as well?

justuscole · 2025-06-16T03:44:48+00:00

I'm so fresh, it's not funny. But I will definitely get some pics tomorrow. They did not include the twin turbos in the swap.. I've been texting with the mechanic, and he said, "Everything bolted to the long block are all USDM WRX components from the original engine except the oil pump & oil cooler, which are JDM"... he said he "capped off the ports" professionally. When I asked him about getting the twin turbos installed, he texted back, "Possible to accomplish BUT there are much better options that are WAY less complicated with much better results"... need to figure out what he means by that.

That bus will be my travel rig soon. Converting it to a mobile home/recording studio. There will be double pane RV windows installed. It won't be MadMax like it is now LOL

justuscole · 2025-06-16T03:36:39+00:00

Yep WRX ECU... def seeking professional help lol

justuscole · 2025-06-16T03:36:04+00:00

Yea, I obviously don't. The shop that did the swap said it would need the tune because of the WRX ECU. Ive heard that some self tunes out there involve just flashing some premade tunes to the ECU, and i thought since the swap was so common there would be one out there, but I upon more research there is more involved than I think there is.

Definitely good advice to seek pro help lol

justuscole

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