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Old 01-01-2019, 10:24 PM   #1
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Exclamation It's up!!!
Happy New Year!

Bus roof is up.
My buddy and I raised the roof yesterday and welded all the splices in today!!

Looks great. Is amazing. I'm happy.

I'm tired but thrilled. Isn't that a great combo??

Roof raises are easy peeps. You just have to want to do it.
Isn't that a universal truth?


Anyway, I had to tell somebody!!

-Shay
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Old 01-01-2019, 10:35 PM   #2
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Pictures or it didn't happen.
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Old 01-01-2019, 10:37 PM   #3
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Congratulations! Pictures or it didn't happen.

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Old 01-02-2019, 12:21 AM   #4
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ar2b5GKzBripGwQ48

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I can't figure out how to "show" a photo???
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Old 02-17-2019, 02:46 AM   #5
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I visited Shay's roof raise today, er, yesterday afternoon. It is a fantastic job. He and his buddy ended up raising it 14.5" and it makes the inside look like a cavern. The skining job was first-class. They used aircraft rivets and they look sharp!
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Old 02-20-2019, 09:29 PM   #6
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How much did it cost?
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