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10-12-2020, 12:24 AM
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#21
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: S.E Missouri
Posts: 67
Year: 2000
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 5.9L 24 valve
Rated Cap: 78
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Originally Posted by Bus'n it
Pretty slick! You guys have amazing ideas. Now If I can figure out how the heck I am going to lift up those 10' sheets of 18 gauge on the bus on my lonesome...
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I'm thinking the same thing about my roof raise, I'm wondering about using those suction cups they use to carry glass panels around. As long as I can get the metal up to and behind the rub rail that they are going to sit behind I'd be golden.
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10-12-2020, 12:31 AM
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#22
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,826
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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I can not remember who, but someone recently added sheets to his raise all by himself. Creative use of cargo straps and 4x4's. Hmmm ... I will post a link IF I can remember.
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10-18-2020, 07:54 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Ohio
Posts: 89
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3
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Originally Posted by Danjo
It’s not through the floor. It’s through the C channel cross members.
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I've been scratching my head on how to pull this one off. How do you get the nuts on the top of the all thread?
EDIT: Never mind, C channel goes to the forward or back. I was curious how people install this kind of thing in the c channel that turns up beneath the floor. The current plan is to hold off on sealing the floor until i finish my under bay storage so i can patch any new holes i need to make.
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10-18-2020, 08:47 PM
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#24
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1,778
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aswallie
I've been scratching my head on how to pull this one off. How do you get the nuts on the top of the all thread?
EDIT: Never mind, C channel goes to the forward or back. I was curious how people install this kind of thing in the c channel that turns up beneath the floor. The current plan is to hold off on sealing the floor until i finish my under bay storage so i can patch any new holes i need to make.
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Yeah, buses differ. At first I was going to hang them from the floor pan, but I then decided that would not be strong enough. So look at your installation a bit and figure what might work. Ask around here if you need help.
One thing that I’ve figured out for sure (especially here!) is that there’s always more than one way to do something and the slower I am at figuring something out, the better the result.
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10-18-2020, 09:45 PM
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#25
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 362
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Blue Bird All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 adults and two pigeons
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So on YouTube is a couple BEadventure partners that is converting their bus. They are putting in their own underfloor storage which I think is a route I will most likely take. I have a steel supplier with really great prices and can weld. I figured I could get a decent amount of pass through storage for less than the stainless steel boxes I was looking at. Either way, I need to cut the sides open and still need to hang the boxes so this idea of pass through might be the way to go.
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Found my Bus at AAAbus in Phx!
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10-18-2020, 09:55 PM
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#26
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1,778
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bus'n it
So on YouTube is a couple BEadventure partners that is converting their bus. They are putting in their own underfloor storage which I think is a route I will most likely take. I have a steel supplier with really great prices and can weld. I figured I could get a decent amount of pass through storage for less than the stainless steel boxes I was looking at. Either way, I need to cut the sides open and still need to hang the boxes so this idea of pass through might be the way to go.
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I thought of making boxes, but then I thought about making proper doors so I got boxes. I thought about joining them together on the back with sheet metal. I’m still considering it.
Totally doable and cheaper if you weld.
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10-18-2020, 09:55 PM
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#27
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 4,562
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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This is a ways off for me, but I'm planning on using piano hinges (which are surprisingly cheap at a steel supply place near me, about $1 a foot) to hinge all the skirts on my bus, and then I'll get some brackets that bolt to the chassis rails to build whatever kind of underbody storage I need, without having to worry about how it looks from the outside.
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10-19-2020, 12:30 AM
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#28
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,826
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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You mean to have the ENTIRE skirt hinged from front to back?
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10-19-2020, 06:41 AM
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#29
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 4,562
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Native
You mean to have the ENTIRE skirt hinged from front to back?
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Well, most of the skirt, yes. Mainly the sections on each side of the bus between the front and back wheels.
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10-20-2020, 01:35 AM
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#30
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,826
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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That makes sense. I *thought* that might be the case, but was not sure. However, it sure would make working on the tank on our bus much easier!
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10-20-2020, 06:28 AM
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#31
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 4,562
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Native
That makes sense. I *thought* that might be the case, but was not sure. However, it sure would make working on the tank on our bus much easier!
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OMG would it ever (and I never use "OMG"!). The number of times I've scraped my back on that damn skirt getting under the bus is in quadruple digits. Making them hinged for that reason alone would be worth it.
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10-20-2020, 11:44 AM
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#32
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 2,966
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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Use stainless steel piano hinges--you'll thank me later--and you're welcome.
Jack
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10-20-2020, 12:40 PM
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#33
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 70
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Gillig
Chassis: Phantom
Engine: ISM 10.8L, B400R
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Quote:
Originally Posted by musigenesis
Well, most of the skirt, yes. Mainly the sections on each side of the bus between the front and back wheels.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by musigenesis
OMG would it ever (and I never use "OMG"!). The number of times I've scraped my back on that damn skirt getting under the bus is in quadruple digits. Making them hinged for that reason alone would be worth it.
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I have been thinking about hinging the skirt on my Gillig as well, but when propped up could double as a sturdy outside table. It would end up about 15ft worth on the curb side, perfect for a camp table.
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