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05-16-2016, 10:37 AM
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#121
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Virginia
Posts: 548
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jbohall001
Awesome! Also, for anyone interested, the total cost of the guides was roughly $30.
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What did you make the guides out of? Looks like chain link fence post.
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05-16-2016, 10:49 AM
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#122
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,751
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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wood floors are only required in certain states.. im not sure what the advantage or disadvantage to a school system was pertaining to wood floors..
that looks like a great way to do a raise! nice guide system
-Christopher
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05-16-2016, 10:57 AM
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#123
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dgorila1
What did you make the guides out of? Looks like chain link fence post.
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It's 1" emt and 3\4" emt inside of that. You can get it from the electrical section in home depot/lowes
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05-16-2016, 11:12 AM
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#124
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Wood floors make any other wood build out much easier. Otherwise you wind up making screw holes in the metal floor to attach anything.
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05-16-2016, 11:20 AM
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#125
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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Ooohhh ok.
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05-16-2016, 11:45 AM
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#126
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,751
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Wood floors make any other wood build out much easier. Otherwise you wind up making screw holes in the metal floor to attach anything.
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you can actually attach things to the wood? here i was thinking it wouldnt be thick enough to truly hold anything and was planning to drill through the floor for any attachments of things..
-Christopher
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05-16-2016, 01:58 PM
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#127
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Wood floors make any other wood build out much easier. Otherwise you wind up making screw holes in the metal floor to attach anything.
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wood floors are great, but usually the ones that come in the bus from the factory end up replaced.
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05-16-2016, 05:16 PM
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#128
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Roger the replacement. I'm going with marine grade ply on mine.
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05-17-2016, 11:13 PM
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#129
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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05-18-2016, 08:30 AM
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#130
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Virginia
Posts: 548
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jbohall001
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The roof section is going to flex a son as you cut it. Several ways to minimize it:
- level the bus
- weld temporary cross bracing to the top and bottom portions before cutting to help hold the shape.
- attac guide channel on some of the posts to help hold the roof section in alignment and make it easier to line up after you jack it up and weld the filler posts in place.
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05-20-2016, 12:12 AM
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#131
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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And the roof is up!!!!
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05-20-2016, 12:45 AM
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#132
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Nice job, and it looks so colorful.
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05-20-2016, 12:52 AM
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#133
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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Thank you! It was actually way easier than I had convinced myself it was gonna be haha. And yea. I have fluorescent lights at one end of the shop and halogens at the other. Makes for cool color differences.
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05-20-2016, 06:46 AM
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#134
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jbohall001
Thank you! It was actually way easier than I had convinced myself it was gonna be haha. And yea. I have fluorescent lights at one end of the shop and halogens at the other. Makes for cool color differences.
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Congrats!
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05-20-2016, 06:54 AM
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#135
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,751
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Lookin good on the raise!!!! Those pics are great! what do you do now? box in the posts with square steel?
-Christopher
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05-20-2016, 09:33 AM
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#136
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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Yessir! Hopefully I can get that finished this weekend
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05-20-2016, 09:51 AM
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#137
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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"mudda earth" Lewis said the same thing- he was surprised how easy the raise was after all the anticipation.
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05-20-2016, 09:55 AM
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#138
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
"mudda earth" Lewis said the same thing- he was surprised how easy the raise was after all the anticipation.
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Yep. I used basically the same method as him. It really was surprisingly easy. I got myself all worked up but once the guides were made and attached it was a breeze. From first cut, to finish was barely an hour and a half. By myself. I still have some welding and boxing to do, but the roof is up stable. And definitely worth it.
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05-20-2016, 10:34 AM
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#139
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jbohall001
Yep. I used basically the same method as him. It really was surprisingly easy. I got myself all worked up but once the guides were made and attached it was a breeze. From first cut, to finish was barely an hour and a half. By myself. I still have some welding and boxing to do, but the roof is up stable. And definitely worth it.
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I love to hear that! I've been marching on toward my own raise and WILL have it done this summer. Gonna be doing a similar method.
Post as many pics as you can PLEASE!
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06-23-2016, 05:29 PM
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#140
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: shreveport, la
Posts: 100
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Hey guys! Been away for a little bit due to building the new night club and traveling to Pittsburgh and Bethel NY, but I'm back! Opened the club last weekend and it went very well!
So I'm VERY involved in music, festivals, night clubs and such and another local club owner gave me a sweet deal on some speakers! These will be going on the bus!
Well for some reason I can't upload pics.....
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