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02-20-2017, 07:07 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 45
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: GMC Vandura 3500
Engine: 5.7L
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Covering up roof emergency hatch
Anyone have any experience covering the roof emergency exits up? I was thinking of just riveting/siliconing a piece of sheet metal, any reason this wouldn't work?
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02-20-2017, 07:16 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdeese
Anyone have any experience covering the roof emergency exits up? I was thinking of just riveting/siliconing a piece of sheet metal, any reason this wouldn't work?
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Don't see why it wouldn't, give at least an inch of overlap, and paint liberally with an elastomeric paint.
Should be water tight.
I have seen it in a few other threads on here. Sometimes to close it up permanently, sometimes to.ahrink the hole to fit a fan.
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02-20-2017, 07:28 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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I used a piece of fiberglass that I removed from the inside of the bus to cover mine. Used butyl tape under the fiberglass sheet and some Henry 212 clear sealant over the screws and edges.
Someone here on Skoolie put a skylight over his.
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02-20-2017, 07:48 PM
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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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Just get some steel and some body panel seam sealer. Rivet it down, and you're good.
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02-20-2017, 09:40 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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I used rivets & seam sealer on mine
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02-21-2017, 08:11 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Pensacola and Crystal River, FL
Posts: 647
Year: 1998
Coachwork: AmTran International
Chassis: 3800
Engine: Navistar 7.6L
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used some aluminum sheet, just a bit larger than the old hatch frame.
Clean off the old butyl tape gasketing, smack down the old screw holes with ball peen hammer, wipe surface off with starting fluid.
Put down new butyl tape and screw it down with Tek screws (with sealing rubber and washer combo).
You want to follow the line of fasteners that held the hatch in as they are or should be going into the internal ribs and some other channels pieces.
Do not try to hit the old screw holes with the new ones.
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02-21-2017, 12:53 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Texas
Posts: 160
Year: 1997
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 5.9L Diesel Engine
Rated Cap: 83
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02-21-2017, 01:44 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 45
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: GMC Vandura 3500
Engine: 5.7L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin McCormick
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What gauge sheet metal is that?
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02-21-2017, 02:07 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Texas
Posts: 160
Year: 1997
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 5.9L Diesel Engine
Rated Cap: 83
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdeese
What gauge sheet metal is that?
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I did not measure it, but its from the celling panels which seemed pretty thick, at least as thick as the roof itself.
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02-21-2017, 04:10 PM
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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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Aluminum will work, but steel is cheaper, easier to work with, and won't cause any galvanic corrosion.
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02-21-2017, 05:52 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
Posts: 1,634
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Crown / Pusher
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Aluminum will work, but steel is cheaper, easier to work with, and won't cause any galvanic corrosion.
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Unless your roof is Aluminum.
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02-21-2017, 06:34 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 855
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3/Allison MD3060
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stu & Filo. T
Unless your roof is Aluminum.
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You uppity punks with your Crowns. Think you're so fancy with your aluminum bodywork. 
Man, I want one of those things. Bad. 
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02-21-2017, 06:48 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rameses
You uppity punks with your Crowns. Think you're so fancy with your aluminum bodywork.
Man, I want one of those things. Bad. [emoji3] |
You and me both. Lol.
East coast problems 😎
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02-21-2017, 06:51 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Looks good! This is something I've been thinking of doing.
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02-21-2017, 08:53 PM
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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 Stu & Filo. T
Unless your roof is Aluminum.
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True that.
Most of us don't have them fancy luxury liners yall get out there! 
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02-21-2017, 09:03 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 45
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: GMC Vandura 3500
Engine: 5.7L
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Thanks for the input gentlemen, I put the order in at the metal shop this afternoon. Should have my window inserts and hatch covers ready to install this weekend.
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02-21-2017, 09:09 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdeese
Thanks for the input gentlemen, I put the order in at the metal shop this afternoon. Should have my window inserts and hatch covers ready to install this weekend.
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Are you going to skin the windows or build "blanks" and put them in the window frames?
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02-21-2017, 09:09 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdeese
Thanks for the input gentlemen, I put the order in at the metal shop this afternoon. Should have my window inserts and hatch covers ready to install this weekend.
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Are you going to skin them or build blanks to go in the window frames
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02-22-2017, 09:13 AM
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#19
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: East Coast kid
Posts: 142
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: T444e
Rated Cap: 66
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I removed the hatches and covered the holes with plexiglass. We now have two skylights. They're wonderful when camping in mild climates, but have to cover them from the inside when it's cold so we can retain heat.
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02-22-2017, 09:32 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 45
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: GMC Vandura 3500
Engine: 5.7L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Njsurf73
Are you going to skin them or build blanks to go in the window frames
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I have 25inx29in individual sheets that I will be riveting into the window frames from the inside of the bus.
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