Our Story
Hi! We are Matt and Renée – thanks for dropping by! We live in New Zealand with our two daughters Summer and Haven and this is the story of the Surf Bus Project.
We have always been surf chasers and adventure seekers and in June 2018 we bought an old 1997, 22-seat, Toyota Coaster with a vision to convert it into a surf bus. Our goal… to follow the swell, reach further, stay longer, make memories and catch the rides of our lives!
At the time of our purchase, we decided to document our build on Instagram to connect with other van/bus dwellers and builders on a similar journey to ours, hence @surfbusproject was born. Our desire was and still is, to share our ideas and journey in the hopes it will come in helpful to others wanting to do something similar.
We have been blown away by the amount of support our build has received and after many requests for workshop plans, we are stoked to be able to offer a selection of full workshop plans for your own build here at surfbusproject.com
Maybe you’re a fabricator or maybe you will hire one, either way, our hope is that these plans will help you achieve your own build dreams.
Happy building!
Matt and Renée
Our Story
Hi! We are Matt and Renée – thanks for dropping by! We live in New Zealand with our two daughters Summer and Haven and this is the story of the Surf Bus Project.
We have always been surf chasers and adventure seekers and in June 2018 we bought an old 1997, 22-seat, Toyota Coaster with a vision to convert it into a surf bus. Our goal… to follow the swell, reach further, stay longer, make memories and catch the rides of our lives!
At the time of our purchase, we decided to document our build on Instagram to connect with other van/bus dwellers and builders on a similar journey to ours, hence @surfbusproject was born. Our desire was and still is, to share our ideas and journey in the hopes it will come in helpful to others wanting to do something similar.
We have been blown away by the amount of support our build has received and after many requests for workshop plans, we are stoked to be able to offer a selection of full workshop plans for your own build here at surfbusproject.com
Maybe you’re a fabricator or maybe you will hire one, either way, our hope is that these plans will help you achieve your own build dreams.
Happy building!
Matt and Renée