Roof raise.. self/paid?.. how did you go about it?

adic27

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Was wondering if people can share there experience on what technique was used, tools/used and if they did it own there own or paid someone to do it. Pictures welcome!

Just looking to get motivated as I will attempt to do this by myself with no experience except what I've seen on youtube and this forum
 
Was wondering if people can share there experience on what technique was used, tools/used and if they did it own there own or paid someone to do it. Pictures welcome!

Just looking to get motivated as I will attempt to do this by myself with no experience except what I've seen on youtube and this forum
You might go solo...BUT there's a lot of weight in that roof...you need to know how plan the lift...be careful

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check ECCB's roll your own thread, we used the threaded rod technique to lift it 10 inches. easy with four people turning a wrench.

That method is easy enough, if a little slower, with one person. It's the method I'd use because at no point is the roof detached from the bus. It's either help on by welds or bolts the entire time.
 
check ECCB's roll your own thread, we used the threaded rod technique to lift it 10 inches. easy with four people turning a wrench.

Yea ive been subscribed to that thread. Never checked his method tho.
 
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That method is easy enough, if a little slower, with one person. It's the method I'd use because at no point is the roof detached from the bus. It's either help on by welds or bolts the entire time.

I have done two raises that way and will be doing a third that way in March however the thought that the roof is attached the entire time is not true the nuts on the allthread are in between the two brackets and although it would take a hellacious lift the roof could be lifted or blown off I wouldn't try it on a stormy day you could avoid this by also putting nuts and washers on the top and bottom of the brackets but you would be doubling the amount of wrench time required to do the lift.
 
I have done two raises that way and will be doing a third that way in March however the thought that the roof is attached the entire time is not true the nuts on the allthread are in between the two brackets and although it would take a hellacious lift the roof could be lifted or blown off I wouldn't try it on a stormy day you could avoid this by also putting nuts and washers on the top and bottom of the brackets but you would be doubling the amount of wrench time required to do the lift.

Running nuts part-way up the lower threads and part-way down the upper threads would help avert disaster.
 
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I think it's just wrong to jump into every build thread with an offer to commercially build it for you. I have no problem with it in the classifieds, maybe the site should charge a fee for sponsored vendors to even post a commercial offering.
 
I think it's just wrong to jump into every build thread with an offer to commercially build it for you. I have no problem with it in the classifieds, maybe the site should charge a fee for sponsored vendors to even post a commercial offering.

Ditto, I have seen this offered in some other threads. I went to their site which is basically a forum that had a few posts. I only saw one bus that was nearly completed and was for sale at 30k. They should post in the classifieds.
 
Ditto, I have seen this offered in some other threads. I went to their site which is basically a forum that had a few posts. I only saw one bus that was nearly completed and was for sale at 30k. They should post in the classifieds.

Someone does one roof raise and they are now a professional bus converter.:facepalm:
 
Wow! I didn't get notified of any of the replies after my last post. Just happened to check because I could remember if i even posted
 

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