Raise A Bus Roof

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This school bus conversion video is about the roof raise process in our skoolie. Shop with this link http amzn to 1r7hfqe subscribe for more travel videos. One of the most popular structural changes to make is raising the roof. We originally wanted to cut off the entire top of the bus and lift it to have a full roof raise.

The most popular reason is value. 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. From full bus conversion services to roof raise services we are the industry leaders in converting buses into homes on wheels. Our new 6 ton car jack.

How to complete the roof raise using the walk board method including. It s all very exciting so let s get. Every bus is different which means every roof raise will be different but the concepts are similar throughout the roof raise process. Construction of the walk boards using cribbage and a bottle jack strategy.

They fit our rented scaffolding. See more ideas about bus school bus conversion bus conversion. How to prepare square tubing in advance. View from under the bus.

Skoolie bus conversion roof raise on today s post. I really didn t want to use the car jacks for the whole roof raise. Cutting the last hat channels and raising the bus roof. As most of you probably know we have a flat nose front engine bus.

We hope this video can give you ideas when it comes to converting a bus into. We offer a bus listing service resources to diy your skoolie adventure and a few shortcuts to speed you along on your journey to buslife. Why raise the roof. Http goo gl emhm4a like our facebook page.

Essentially they welded in four custom spreaders onto the ribs removed all the rivets cut the upright ribs in the middle and sliced through the roof so the bus was entirely in two pieces. Chris of the off grid skoolie raised his bus roof with some help from other og skoolie community members and made a helpful video on how they did it.