Raising A Bus Roof
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Raising a bus roof. How to complete the roof raise using the walk board method including. Cutting the last hat channels and raising the bus roof. Apr 25 2017 explore amanda mendoza s board bus raised roof on pinterest. School bus raising the roof.
Mci s in particular are a monocoque design meaning they do not have a center or lower chassis structure. We originally wanted to cut off the entire top of the bus and lift it to have a full roof raise. So we prepped the bus for the raise most of the day on saturday removing rivets removing windows setting up the scaffolding and putting the whole bus up on blocks. As most of you probably know we have a flat nose front engine bus.
Raising the roof of a skoolie can take the space from cramped to airy and livable especially if you are over six feet tall. I would highly recommend li for any of your projects. I really didn t want to use the car jacks for the whole roof raise. Be very careful if you do this yourself.
The roof is actually part of the shell structure integrity. Every bus is different which means every roof raise will be different but the concepts are similar throughout the roof raise process. Raising the roof on a bus can be a very dangerous task without the proper skills and equipment. Thanks li and can t wait to do the next build school bus camper school bus house rv bus bus remodel converted bus bus living tiny living school bus conversion camper conversion.
View from under the bus. Most school buses come with a stock height of six feet and it can be a majorly discouraging factor if you or your family members are over six feet and don t want to permanently hunch over inside your future home. Our new 6 ton car jack. Skoolie bus conversion roof raise on today s post.
They fit our rented scaffolding. This school bus conversion video is about the roof raise process in our skoolie. We hope this video can give you ideas when it comes to converting a bus into.