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Old 01-31-2016, 03:42 PM   #1
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95 International 3800 DT466 Pros, please help

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1006225632769819&id=100001471 762030

If this link doesn't work, please tell me and I will post pics

I noticed a couple of these broken ribs last week, but as I removed the interior roof panels and two interior side panels, I found even more broken ribs!
I guess the only thing holding this bus together is the exterior skin and the few rivets that haven't pulled through the skin, because some of the ribs are broken completely through in more than one spot.

Fellow skoolie owners, please help!

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Old 01-31-2016, 03:45 PM   #2
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Old 01-31-2016, 05:13 PM   #3
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I tried the link but it would not work.
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Old 01-31-2016, 06:08 PM   #4
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When looking for advice it's all around better to post the story and pictures on skoolie.net instead of an external site.

Now,that being said, how is it even possible to break the ribs?! I've never heard of such a thing happening! The only thing I can think of is that it was rolled, but that should be VERY obvious. Yikes.
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Old 01-31-2016, 06:37 PM   #5
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Now,that being said, how is it even possible to break the ribs?! I've never heard of such a thing happening! The only thing I can think of is that it was rolled, but that should be VERY obvious. Yikes.[/QUOTE]

The bus was from a small town school in Oklahoma, so it's a very good possibility that it had nothing but back-road routes, and the roads in Oklahoma aren't that great anyway, let alone the back roads.

I will start posting pics
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Old 01-31-2016, 06:56 PM   #6
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Old 01-31-2016, 07:00 PM   #7
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Old 01-31-2016, 07:03 PM   #8
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That one is the corner post that is to the left of the windshield.
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Old 01-31-2016, 07:06 PM   #9
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Old 01-31-2016, 07:49 PM   #11
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That bus is a wreck looking for a place and time to happen!
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Old 01-31-2016, 08:09 PM   #13
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Nope, it's a Thomas
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Old 01-31-2016, 09:07 PM   #14
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Looks like a candidate for a roof raise but you'll want to check over
the rest of the frame and body for additional stress fractures as well
as frame integrity before applying additional labor.
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Looks like a candidate for a roof raise but you'll want to check over
the rest of the frame and body for additional stress fractures as well
as frame integrity before applying additional labor.
Right, that's what I did this weekend but I only got the roof panels down and 2 of the side panels unscrewed. I've run out of weekend, and plus I had to dispose of the old insulation and panels. I also need to find a place to store the rigid insulation and wood panels I have already bought, so I can get to the rest of the side panels, and so I can tear the floor out.
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Old 02-02-2016, 07:24 PM   #16
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So, what could have caused such severe damage?? This bus has not been wrecked, because everything is original.

And, is my poor bus fixable, if it is, who's to say it's not gonna happen again or just break the repairs??

Also, given that the ENTIRE roof moves forward and backwards when you hit a bump going down the road( all be it, slightly), what else could possibly be broken to alow it to do that??

Again, if it is fixable, I would only be able to repair, and not replace due to a tight budget.

Please help fellow skoolie owners!!
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Old 02-02-2016, 08:47 PM   #17
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Ohhhhhh...@mr.friend...

I am not capable of giving you any advice, but I can wish you and your poor bus the best of luck. So sorry you are going through this.
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Old 02-02-2016, 09:21 PM   #18
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Ohhhhhh...@mr.friend...

I am not capable of giving you any advice, but I can wish you and your poor bus the best of luck. So sorry you are going through this.
Thank you, if it comes down to it, I guess I could just remove the body and just have a flatbed with a fifth wheel, I don't want to get rid of that engine and tranny...
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Good thing you gutted it to find all this early, rather than building over it.
If the entire roof is moving I'd say that's pretty severely broken across all the ribs. Its tough to tell without seeing it in person. Maybe a welder/fabricator could do some repair work and save you.
But if it were me I'd write it off and find another bus to convert. Just my honest opinion.
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Old 02-03-2016, 05:36 AM   #20
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Thanks EastCoastCB, I'm just gonna have a hard time letting that DT466 and that 4 spd Allison go...
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