Grafted

[dadeo]

I know Mr.Sharkey is not too keen to the idea, and i see his point, but i really want to know how people have welded VW buses on to the roof of school buses. I've given alot of thought to the topic, and have my own ideas how it could be done, but i want to see a diagram or the like. I would even settle for interior photos of the juntion, or whatever people can offer.
dadeo

[Sharkey]

Ok, that was funny, but not helpful.

Here's the only image I have access to that shows a VW/Bus graft that looks to me like it's worth the effort:



It's one of several of this bus in Roger Beck's book Some Turtles Have Nice Shells. What was done with this one is that the VW bus was cut lengthwise, and a section added so that the walls of the VW were even with the walls of the school bus. The result is quite roomy inside, although I have no idea how the structural stuff was done, or if it leaks water. There are interior photos of it in the book, and exterior shots that show the section inserted better, including a piece of glass between the two halves of the original VW windshield.

[dadeo]

oh ok, and i accually have that book and I overlooked that!!!
thanks.
dadeo

[Sharkey]

OK, here's another image courtesy of Dennis The Bus dweller :



Interesting slide-out, I wonder if it was salvaged from a commercially-manufactured RV?

[dadeo]

cool, and i think its the first one ive seen on a newer bus. and i think its appropriate they used a newer vw on it. putting it at the front of the bus means you could still use the vw headlights for spotlights, and the poptop is a nice touch!!

dadeo

[dadeo]

cool, and i think its the first one ive seen on a newer bus. and i think its appropriate they used a newer vw on it. putting it at the front of the bus means you could still use the vw headlights for spotlights, and the poptop is a nice touch!!

dadeo

[Dennis The Bus Dweller]

Hi Sharkey & Dadeo

I swaped a couple of emails with the guy who ownes The Boogie bus and he told me he got the slide out from a reck for $175.00 with the couch. Although a modern rig It's a pretty sweet ride don't you think?

Peace along the way
Dennis the bus dweller N.Y.

[dadeo]

it totally is clean!~!
and i was thinking its not a bad idea to use a newer vehicle to build on; at least it wont break down as much:

[img]http://dadeo_lazer.home.comcast.net/pics/brokedown.jpg[/img]

dadeo

[dadeo]

ps- heres my web page:
http://dadeo_lazer.home.comcast.net/

see link at bottom to my other web page.

dadeo

[Guest]

i guess what i was wondering is; do people tend to use the VW as a "upstairs", or for a taller celing??

[dadeo]

this i think is my favourite example of vehicles used to raise a roof:
http://www.toms-site.de/rollinghome/html/25.jpg
it was something like this that i saw at a Grateful Dead show that first introduced me to house busses, and its still like it the best.

[dadeo]

heres some guys who cut the vw off a bus in a junk yard, anyway, its another example: http://www.geocities.com/der_volksklub/tech.html

[Sharkey]

Those young guys must have been pretty desparate to find a 22 window van if they are going to all that trouble to remove a cut-up clip from the roof of a junked bus.

Damn VW nuts.

[dadeo]

ok here is the same thing, scaled down:

(image link removed due to "link rot")

ive thought about doing this, but never saw an example before now.
dadeo

[dadeo]

where did the picture of the "twins" come from??