Roof Raising Questions

[PacNWNomad]

If you raised your roof, how much did you raise it?

If you had it done by somebody else, how much did it cost you?

If you just answered question #2, did that cost include windows?

[luvrbus]

Most roof raises are 8 inches and if someone does it for you with the new caps you are going to be in 7 to 8 grand range with out windows that price is on a Eagle the easy one to raise  good luck

[JackConrad]

If doing a 96A3 or a 102A3, only raise 6 ", you already have more headroom to start with and a 4' wide sheet will work on the side. If you raise 8" you will have to purchase 5" stock and cut off 10".  I was told this by Fred Hobe, one of the best at raising roofs.  Jack

[Newnut]

I just raised the roof of an MCI 102-A3 8 inches. It went smoothly and I did all of the work myself. It can be done at home quite easily. you do not even need a helper.

[Jeremy]

I raised mine 7" and wished I'd gone slightly higher - but it entirely depends on what you're starting with of course

Jeremy

[boogiethecat]

12" on two buses, did it myself, easy, and I would have been unhappy with less...

[jmblake]

I raised my MCI 9 8", me and my dad did it and it wasn't that bad, I don't remember what I had in $ for material but it wasn't to bad, It was well worth it to raise the roof and put every thing up in the ceiling and still have Lot's of headroom. Jason

[PP]

30 years ago I raised the roof on my skoolie 12". Does that count? It was easy and I did it alone. I used a drywall jack on each end and brazed in struts to hold it all in place till I could properly weld in new framing. Of course that old Ford wasn't a monocoque construct, either, but in retrospect, I think that 292 V8 thought it was a DD LOL.
Will

[circusboy90210]

ok there are pop outs, but is it possible to do a pop up on a bus?? not talking about working with clothe wither

[gumpy]

I wouldn't recommend a full popup on a traditional MCI or similar bus because the roof framing is directly tied into the side and engine framing and provides structural stability. If you do a popup, you will probably have to cut the roof free from the sides, and would therefore lose that integrity.

Now, it might be possible to do a modified popup where the center section(s) of the roof can be engineered to be raised up.  I considered trying something like this to put in a sleeping area above the driver, but ultimately decided against it.  Would be an interesting project, though.

craig

[Len Silva]

Would that be an MCI Vanagon or Westfalia?

[gene lewis]

If U want to do it yourself here is how I raised mine..
http://users.cwnet.com/~thall/gene_lewis.htm
There are also notes by Fred Hobe on this site as well
Good luck.

[Skykingrob]

Pack
I raised my Prevost 9", which is what the factory MH is over the OTR bus. It was not hard, I did it myself without help. When I first started thinking about it, I was very worried. While the worry made we think about the process, which was good, in retrospect, the worry should not have been done as it wasn't tough. I used the following Bryce Robson website for inspiration, http://www.collinburnell.com/thebus/index.htm
I cut mine in such a way so that I did not have to buy new caps, infact the factory caps are still in place. Way, way less work/cost and time.
I used a modification of Gene's idea for making the extensions off his site mentioned above.

Rob
91 LeMirage XL
Missouri

[Dreamscape]

Gene, You did a very good job at detailing the method you used, a great read. If I had read that when I bought our Eagle 01 I might have done it. But then again I'm happy with the way it is.

~Paul~

[luvrbus]

The Eagles model 10,15 and 20 you can raise the roof with out buying new caps, even easier on the model 10 if you are using the 15 windshields   good luck