We purchased a Mail Truck! This is a 1965 Westcoaster Mailster and we have 4 months to rebuild, convert to electrical, and turn it into a mini school bus. I have started TMCU, The Maker Collab University and we needed something really cool to bring people into our booth at events and conventions. So we picked up this old mail truck for $600 and turned it into this awesome Bus. This is something new to us because we have never tried something like this. Taught ourselves how to work with a plasma CNC machine, learned more welding skills, and did body work for time ever with gel coat and fiberglass. What a fun, quick project but man did we enjoy it. A huge thanks to @TotalBoat and @KlingsporsWoodworkingShop for supporting this build and providing us our sandpaper and all our finishing and epoxy needs.

The Maker Collab University
https://www.themakercollab.com/

TotalBoat Website:
https://www.totalboat.com/?sca_ref=39...

Fairing Compound
https://www.totalboat.com/products/to...
Total Protect Epoxy for Metal
https://www.totalboat.com/products/to...
TopSide Primer
https://www.totalboat.com/products/ma...
Wet Edge Paint
https://www.totalboat.com/products/we...
TotalBoat Thixo
https://www.totalboat.com/products/th...
Fiberglass Sheets
https://www.totalboat.com/products/6-...
High Performance Epoxy
https://www.totalboat.com/products/cl...

Klingspors Woodworking Shop Website:
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/

Klingspor Greentech Sandpaper
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/produ...
Sanding Pads
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/produ...

Motor Parts:
https://www.revolutiongolfcars.com/ec...

Battery:
https://www.revolutiongolfcars.com/pr...

Video Credits:
@landon_mathers @brittneycarboneart @MadeByMarylou @Statedwoods

Machines Used:
Phantom CNC Systems
https://www.phantomcncsystems.com/

Blythe Leonard Leather:
   / @blytheleonard6265  

The Maker Collab University
https://www.themakercollab.com/

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Instagram:   / statedwoods  
Tiktok:   / statedwoods  
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Email: [email protected]

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