[Larry & Diane]

Just Glad I’m not in that mess! It must have taken hours to clean up. Rob – Thanks for the tips! Got doors off, stripped the panels off, bolts out but you’re right about the back bolts. Can’t find them and now the shelf pan is just suspended in mid air flopping like rabbit ears. Had to quit for the day, will take another try at it this weekend. Admire that you raised your roof. I’m not that talented. I have decided to leave mine factory height. Gonna be funny watching everyone crawl around on their knees for head room. Well their normally there anyway after a few margarita’s!

[AL]

Hey Mike

Yes, the factory motorhome version is 9″ taller than the seated coach. I cut mine in half right below the windows and raised it 8″ since I have a close tolerance storage shed. I drilled out so many rivets, I lost count then raised it. I welded together the raise extension making it with tubing that slid inside the existing tubing then welded everything back together, removed 5 windows each side, had 3036 Aluminum sheeting formed to match the side wall and then attached it with more rivets. Bought and wore out two pneumatic rivet guns during the process. The 8″ extension had to be 14″ tall all together to make the pieces slide inside each other, so I had to raise the roof just a touch more than 14″ in order to get them to mate. I welded together a jack brace for the front and rear roof then used automobile jacks to jack the top up the 14″. It was quite a sight!!!

I actually looked for an entertainer coach to buy but did not find any in the 2 years it took me to find my coach. The entertainer coaches are already raised. I also raised the drivers station in mine which I would have had to do if I found an entertainer but the main coach raising would not have been necessary. The cost for this was mainy 5 mos manhours and about $3K materials. Most entertainers have several hundred thousand miles on them and my 91 only has 83K original miles, so there are definite trade offs.

I am sorry, I have racked my brain trying to remember how the backs of the luggage racks are attached. It does not use the same bolt system as the fronts but there are standoff brackets welded to the main upright frames between the windows and behind the cabinets. I cannot remember exactly but if you follow the main frame uprights up behind the luggage cabinets, you will see the standouts. Probably will have to use a mirror to see behind the cabinet. Somehow, through the back of the cabinet, you will find the two screws that hold the cabinet to the standout. Take those screws out and the whole thing comes tumbling down. Good luck

Rob

91 XL 40

Missouri

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Hey Rob, Turns out Prevost got sharp and used rivets instead of bolts on the standout brackets. They also used rivets and a bolt to hold the cabinets up on the ceiling where the doors came off. I have had to sawzall every one of them. I will post some pics soon. Not an easy job. No chance of the luggage racks falling out of the sky and hittting someone in the head. A superb job by Prevost! Built to last! Thanks for the info! – Mike

[Bernie]

be your friend! shave rivets heads rite off. then wedge it between gap and pull trigger to seperate… demo! Got plenty air on bus or shop air.. Just a suggestion..