As most of you probably know we have a flat nose front engine bus.
Raising a bus roof.
Cutting the last hat channels and raising the bus roof.
How to complete the roof raise using the walk board method including.
Construction of the walk boards using cribbage and a bottle jack strategy.
Apr 25 2017 explore amanda mendoza s board bus raised roof on pinterest.
We originally wanted to cut off the entire top of the bus and lift it to have a full roof raise.
I really didn t want to use the car jacks for the whole roof raise.
They fit our rented scaffolding.
This school bus conversion video is about the roof raise process in our skoolie.
View from under the bus.
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Be very careful if you do this yourself.
Raising the roof of a skoolie can take the space from cramped to airy and livable especially if you are over six feet tall.
It s all very exciting so let s get.
Raising the roof on a bus can be a very dangerous task without the proper skills and equipment.
Our new 6 ton car jack.
How to prepare square tubing in advance.
The roof is actually part of the shell structure integrity.
Mci s in particular are a monocoque design meaning they do not have a center or lower chassis structure.
Skoolie bus conversion roof raise on today s post.
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School bus raising the roof.
Every bus is different which means every roof raise will be different but the concepts are similar throughout the roof raise process.
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.