I've seen lots of people use the welded-tab with a nut on a threaded rod but nobody has used a floor jack and some wood to actually do the lifting, looks like it went a lot better than going at it with a wrench
I'm wanting to raise the roof as well. Been watching toms of videos. This was the best one I've seen so far. Curious, how many brackets with the thread all did you use?
About 90ft. We used 3ft pieces in each channel and 30 channels to fill. The tube comes in 24ft pieces from a steel yard. I cannot remember the prices of the tube but I don’t think it was outrageous. Tube and sheet metal were about $1300. Prices may be different where you’re at though
@@lifeanywhere Not bad, i’ll have to see what i can get from some suppliers near me. My bus is not as long and i only want to raise it 12” or so, hopefully i can save some money there. However there is basically no steel industry in this area at all so we will see how it goes.
Yep!!! We slowly raised the back up then the front, back to back. The supports we welded on would hold the roof in the position we jacked it up to. Move the front a little, then the back a little, slowly. I saw another UA-camr do it this way.
Hi Guys, Just wanted to say thanks for videos. My wife and I just bought our bus and are picking it up this week. I do have a few questions for you guys if you don't mind. If its cool I would love to connect with you guys and discuss a few of my concerns and questions.
HI thank you for this ! We bought a a Blue bird and would like to do a roof raise..I have a couple questions. What was the dimensions of the square bar that you used for the extension ? What was the thickness of the sheet steel? And lastly in the beginning of the video you mentioned that you were going to do an entire roof raise including driver cab section . Is there a reason why you didn't go for the full roof raise ? Thank you so much
The square tube was 1.25”. With a little force, it fits inside the hat channel perfectly. The sheet metal was 16 gauge, although you could go a little thinner than that. These sheets were VERY heavy and as long as they’re installed properly, a lighter gauge would work just fine and you’d be adding less weight to the bus. We decided not to raise the front section because the hat channel is little more difficult to access. I didn’t feel confident that we could separate that section without damaging anything. Looking back, I wish we had raised that section. That’s one of the things I would change if I could. So if you can, definitely do it. 🤙🏻🤙🏻 you got this!!!
@@lifeanywhere Thank you so much for the feedback , it will help us out alot! Your channel has been an immense help! We live in South Africa and not many people doing Bus conversions out this side. If you are ever this side of the World let us know !
What length did you cut your square tubing braces? I'm doing a roof raise myself and about to order the square tubing. I'm doing 18" the same as y'all.
Just curious why you zig zagged the cuts along the old supports. I’m sure it’s load distribution or something but was just curious. Love your woodworking videos and now love these. Keep it up
Thanks man! I appreciate that. We did it that way because a lot of people that regularly build these say that it prevents a weak spot, or line rather, on the bus. I figured better safe than sorry.
sehr klug geplant und ausgeführt mit der Anhebung des Daches. Aber habt Ihr euch auch überlegt, dass es mancherorts niedrige Brücken gibt ? nur mal so ein Denkanstoß.
Great job. I appreciate the time you spent to make an interesting & informative video. Your girls are so precious, too. 👍🏻
Thanks, Bryant. I appreciate you watching. It’s going to be a fun build for sure. And of course I can’t help but put my girls in there. 👍🏻✌🏻🤘🏻
This is what I like to see! Thank you for sharing! 👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing, It looks amazing. 1'6" is perfect.
Great job,y'all make it look so easy 💪👍🏼
Thank you!!!
I've seen lots of people use the welded-tab with a nut on a threaded rod
but nobody has used a floor jack and some wood to actually do the lifting, looks like it went a lot better than going at it with a wrench
I'm wanting to raise the roof as well. Been watching toms of videos. This was the best one I've seen so far. Curious, how many brackets with the thread all did you use?
go watch chuck cassady he has did over 100 buses and explains everything about conversions really good too
this was good
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WOW !! KIDS ARD ADORABLE YALL ARE AMAZING PEOPLE 🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is just what i needed to see, cheers.
Keep at it! I know the challenges are real building a skoolie!
Thanks! Very real. But it’s fun...... so far 😁
@@lifeanywhere definitely fun. Always something to do. Never bored.
Nice . Keep us posted
Love this adventure!
nice bus. About to do the same thing. how much of that square did you end up going through? Had to be expensive!
About 90ft. We used 3ft pieces in each channel and 30 channels to fill. The tube comes in 24ft pieces from a steel yard. I cannot remember the prices of the tube but I don’t think it was outrageous. Tube and sheet metal were about $1300. Prices may be different where you’re at though
@@lifeanywhere Not bad, i’ll have to see what i can get from some suppliers near me. My bus is not as long and i only want to raise it 12” or so, hopefully i can save some money there. However there is basically no steel industry in this area at all so we will see how it goes.
@@infl good luck buddy. If I can help in any way let me know 🤙🏻
Did you just use one 4x4 on a jack ? How did the back end of the bud not tip down ? Is it sturdy enough to be only supported in one spot ?
Yep!!! We slowly raised the back up then the front, back to back. The supports we welded on would hold the roof in the position we jacked it up to. Move the front a little, then the back a little, slowly. I saw another UA-camr do it this way.
Hi Guys, Just wanted to say thanks for videos. My wife and I just bought our bus and are picking it up this week. I do have a few questions for you guys if you don't mind. If its cool I would love to connect with you guys and discuss a few of my concerns and questions.
Do you have Instagram?
@@lifeanywhere chefkylew
HI thank you for this ! We bought a a Blue bird and would like to do a roof raise..I have a couple questions.
What was the dimensions of the square bar that you used for the extension ?
What was the thickness of the sheet steel?
And lastly in the beginning of the video you mentioned that you were going to do an entire roof raise including driver cab section . Is there a reason why you didn't go for the full roof raise ? Thank you so much
The square tube was 1.25”. With a little force, it fits inside the hat channel perfectly. The sheet metal was 16 gauge, although you could go a little thinner than that. These sheets were VERY heavy and as long as they’re installed properly, a lighter gauge would work just fine and you’d be adding less weight to the bus. We decided not to raise the front section because the hat channel is little more difficult to access. I didn’t feel confident that we could separate that section without damaging anything. Looking back, I wish we had raised that section. That’s one of the things I would change if I could. So if you can, definitely do it. 🤙🏻🤙🏻 you got this!!!
@@lifeanywhere Thank you so much for the feedback , it will help us out alot! Your channel has been an immense help! We live in South Africa and not many people doing Bus conversions out this side. If you are ever this side of the World let us know !
Sorry Forgot to ask, did you go galvanized on the sheeting and lastly what wall thickness was the 1.25 square bar. Thanks again.
What length did you cut your square tubing braces? I'm doing a roof raise myself and about to order the square tubing. I'm doing 18" the same as y'all.
I don’t know if you will see this but what size was the square stock
1.25” square. Hammer it in and it’s a really tight fit. It’s perfect.
what dimension tubing did you use for that?
1.25”
@@lifeanywhere thanks, seems like that is a perfect fit. what gauge was the tubing you used?
This Is Something I Want Done, To My Bus.
I can do it!!!
Just curious why you zig zagged the cuts along the old supports. I’m sure it’s load distribution or something but was just curious. Love your woodworking videos and now love these. Keep it up
Thanks man! I appreciate that. We did it that way because a lot of people that regularly build these say that it prevents a weak spot, or line rather, on the bus. I figured better safe than sorry.
@@lifeanywhere makes sense. I just have never seen it done so was curious. Can’t wait to see it done
dexter9522 When I first saw someone do that it drove me nuts. It makes sense to stagger the cuts for extra strength.
I may have missed it, but how many feet are between the floor and the raised roof?? It looks very roomy!!
After the roof raise we had about 7.5’ in there
I'm assuming yall have seen transcendence bus, is something like that the general idea?
Yes, very much so.
sehr klug geplant und ausgeführt mit der Anhebung des Daches. Aber habt Ihr euch auch überlegt, dass es mancherorts niedrige Brücken gibt ? nur mal so ein Denkanstoß.
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