Raising A Bus Roof

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