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Old 07-09-2017, 02:19 PM   #1
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Hello its been a long time coming but we finaly bought our bus.Its 2002 international with a T444 motor and allison auto trans. The seats were removed and the floor was already pulled up, lucky, lucky us. Were going to do a 12" roof raise but were keeping the bus windows. My wife owns a embroidery buisness and we like to travel to alot of events. so all the natural light will help. and i dont know why the photos are upside down. im not a computor Guy either.
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Old 07-09-2017, 03:59 PM   #2
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Isn't it a bit hard on the roof like that?
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Old 07-09-2017, 05:22 PM   #3
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Isn't it a bit hard on the roof like that?
if the bus is upside down then you are doing a floor raise
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Old 07-09-2017, 05:54 PM   #4
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You mean "floor lowering," don't you?
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Old 07-09-2017, 05:56 PM   #5
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You mean "floor lowering," don't you?
since the bus is upside down its floor raising.. maybe roof lowering?
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OK, I could go for that.
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Old 07-09-2017, 11:33 PM   #7
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Welcome !

Looks like a good starting point. Read-up on ospho, flap wheels, elbow grease, rusty primer...

Why only 12" raise? Consider 18" maybe.
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Old 07-10-2017, 05:03 AM   #8
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LOL I'd go more like 8".
Ten inches of raise feels like a LOT on my bus.
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Old 07-10-2017, 10:52 AM   #9
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LOL I'd go more like 8".
Ten inches of raise feels like a LOT on my bus.
I went I believe it was 10.5" which put my outside height at 11.5', with low profile AC units puts my height at just under 12.5' which is 1 foot under what Tractor trailers run, Hopefully there will be very few areas that will give me trouble
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This?

So, something like this is out of the question?

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So, something like this is out of the question?

That thing is just SKETCHY aF.
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Old 07-10-2017, 12:32 PM   #12
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is it a real bus or photochop
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is it a real bus or photochop
It real, its on YT, and its cringe-inducing!
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So, something like this is out of the question?

For me,,Yes, For others no.
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