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07-03-2015, 11:06 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Fairmont, WV
Posts: 11
Year: 2002
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: 24v Cummings
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Internal Bus Height
Hey guys!
Is there a way of finding the internal height of a bus, short of having someone measuring it?
I got a vin number, and know its 2006 INTERNATIONAL 30 Passenger School Bus. 7 window Mini Bus with a handicap ramp,
I believe that traditional mini buses dont have an internal height greater than 6 feet, but I have heard that some can be more? I'm trying to NOT raise the roof but would like to stand up inside, 6'2 is my height.
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07-03-2015, 11:13 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Winlcok, WA
Posts: 2,233
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If it is an IC bus then it will have 12" window openings that equal 78" headroom.
If it isn't an IC bus it may have 9" window openings that equal 75" headroom.
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07-03-2015, 12:56 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Good luck.
Being that tall, there is no way I would own a bus without a roof raise.
Even if your able to stand, Scrubbing your head on a roof gives the bus a much smaller feel.
Nat
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07-03-2015, 02:40 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Fairmont, WV
Posts: 11
Year: 2002
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: 24v Cummings
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I've debated raising the roof, and was hoping to get around it but... I suspect trying to get around it won't work might just have to buckle down and raise it.
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07-03-2015, 03:17 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Fairmont, WV
Posts: 11
Year: 2002
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: 24v Cummings
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It seems I'm in luck, found one with a 6'8 internal height!
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07-03-2015, 03:20 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckneerg
It seems I'm in luck, found one with a 6'8 internal height!
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good luck
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07-03-2015, 07:21 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Gainesville. Georgia
Posts: 544
Year: 1992
Coachwork: bluebird
Rated Cap: 72
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Doesn't 6'8 add up to 80"? I didn't see that as a choice nor a height I've ever read about.
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07-05-2015, 01:44 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckneerg
It seems I'm in luck, found one with a 6'8 internal height!
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Still not nearly tall enough.
Raising the roof is not hard, and well worth it.
Nat
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07-13-2015, 04:06 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
Good luck.
Being that tall, there is no way I would own a bus without a roof raise.
Even if your able to stand, Scrubbing your head on a roof gives the bus a much smaller feel.
Nat
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Is there a thread about roof rasies. I searched but can't seem to find anything.
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07-13-2015, 05:47 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 218
Year: 1997
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: Genesis
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 84
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07-13-2015, 02:54 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Huron, South Dakota
Posts: 422
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Wayne
Chassis: Dodge S-600
Engine: 360 V8
Rated Cap: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckneerg
Hey guys!
Is there a way of finding the internal height of a bus, short of having someone measuring it?
I got a vin number, and know its 2006 INTERNATIONAL 30 Passenger School Bus. 7 window Mini Bus with a handicap ramp,
I believe that traditional mini buses dont have an internal height greater than 6 feet, but I have heard that some can be more? I'm trying to NOT raise the roof but would like to stand up inside, 6'2 is my height.
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I think Cowlitzcoach is right about the ceiling height if it's an IC Coach, given the model year. I'm more familiar with last century's buses
Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
Good luck.
Being that tall, there is no way I would own a bus without a roof raise.
Even if your able to stand, Scrubbing your head on a roof gives the bus a much smaller feel.
Nat
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Agreed. I can stand (pardon the pun) my low ceiling for what little time I've walked around the interior (I'm just getting into my project). My '76 Wayne is about 6' 1" at the center aisle and I can add a foot of headroom without scraping bridge overpasses. Less claustrophobic that way.
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07-13-2015, 08:27 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mamacollier
Is there a thread about roof rasies. I searched but can't seem to find anything.
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No one thread containing them all.
Threads discussing roof raises are a waste of your time.
The real gold of info is in the build threads.
Pictures and real life doing it.
There are a few in the process of their roof raise
Nat
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