Our plan for the overhead cupboards is to use alloy bracket supports wrapped in light weight shelving and with vertical cupboard doors.
Collection of alloy T extrusion parts before being TIG welded
L brackets after TIG welding and drilling for mounting holes
L brackets held by top cross bolt attachment
L brackets secured with both top and side attachment
Bolted into a pair of Rivnuts inserted in the side of chassis inner skin
Cupboards dividers fitted to prevent contents moving too much under heavy braking or acceleration!
Custom sized overhead cupboard panels and doors were sourced from Standfast Kitchen Kits and are made of Laminex's light weight 16mm V-Lite Foamed PVC panels to minimise overall weight but particularly near the bus' ceiling to keep the centre of gravity down and minimise any handling compromises a top heavy bus would otherwise display.
