dina bus
I don't think that even Michael Jordan could dunk that high! ;D How tall is it? It looks awesome. How about some interior shots too? Keep up the good work!
Glenn
Looking good! The Dina is a good looking bus to start with. Can't wait to see it finished!
Thanks,Here are a couple of inside shots. We are going to run central air, so there will be a lot of insulation, and duct work. We are putting elec. heat strips in the floor. We will be in the bus most of the time, and want it to be as comfortable as possible. The bus we have now, hubby is always bumping his head of acs.
I guess only one pic posted, so here is another. I will post pics as it progresses.
It is around 12ft 6 right now, empty.
Yep, that is pretty tall. I am right at 12' with an 8" raise on my Eagle. How much was the raise? I don't know how tall a stock Dina is.
Thank you sharing your project's photos.
Looking great!
Does your Dina bus is rail frame chassis such as truck? If not, does it have "truss" (diagonals frame brace) type frame in walls?
Sojourn for Christ, Gerald
Truss frame. They added tubular framing every 2 ft to make it easier to build.
We raised it 9 inches, and it will settle down a little when it is loaded. Also, you can adjust it down lower if needed. That is why we decided to leave the very front lower, for satelite.
Ruthi, with the torsilatic suspension they all need to be the same in adjustment or that will cause you problems and a lot of cash later read your manual and adjust as recommended and I would not lower it anymore that what Dina specs suspension parts are expensive for Dina's and Eagles Good luck
Thanks for the info. We probably wont lower it unless necessesary. It will still be way under the limit.
Looks good.
I stood in my bus for hours on end contemplating if I should go to all that work.
I guess not having the guts and money won. I didn't raise mine.
John
This is one reason why this board should have a sticky project thread. It would be much easier to post in your own thread and keep posting as progression is made. It takes time to do a search and with your own thread people could find you easier! ;)
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Great work and would enjoy seeing your progress.
FWIW,
Paul
I have Project sections on both of the bus forums I operate. I think it is really helpful.
Nice job on the dina ,how many folks were needed to do the actual raise?,It seems to vary from coach to coach,thanks.also thanks for the photos 8)
Seeing these pictures makes me wish I had done a roof raise on my Dina, but I didn't really want the extra work up front. I choose the Dina in part because it had the minimum amount of interior height to avoid a roof raise. I don't envy you the work to fill in the fiberglass.
I see you still have the original door. Ron the Busnut has some real nice 28"x84" motorhome doors that will replace the entrance door with a bit of work. (They are substantial and not the lightweight fiberglass/foam doors like travel trailers.) You do have to do a bit of framing and sheeting, but it looks like you have a source for that.
A lot of RV places have 32" wide doors, but they won't fit.