Larry, why not a COE? - Page 2

TheTinkles · 05-04-2005, 09:16 AM

Do either of you have any idea ballpark what it does cost to removed a rear axle from a KW T2000?

onezman · 05-08-2005, 05:50 PM

I haven't ever done a T2 conversion but I suspect it would cost somewhere between $2 and $3K.

Larry

Chevy57PkUp · 02-21-2006, 07:33 PM

Hopefully this is somewhat on topic. Has anyone ever done a Clss 8 big rig motorhome conversion starting out witha COE, the COE I have in mind is the Freightliner COE. Seems on the surface that this would be a winning idea by saving the length of the conventional nose stuck out in front. I figure I could get a nice sized bathroom in the length lost in the conventional class 8 HDT

kblackav8or · 04-01-2006, 05:47 PM

You probably gain some manueverablilty and turning radius - you lose ride and your wife will hate climbing in and out. Attaching it to the cab is challenging. Would be a cheap chassis to start from. It can be done but there are issues.

KAYE RIVERCITY · 04-01-2006, 09:18 PM

....could be done with a little modification of the front hinge system....and a further step back of the box....maybe 2 inches overall....made up by the distance between the cab back side and the boot between the box and cab......one could use an inflateable boot to take up the space and keep the weather out or a combination of foam and inflation.....geofkaye

BravestDog · 05-04-2006, 10:53 AM

Here are a couple of pictures. They give you an idea of what a cabover conversion would look like.

1. A Conversion in red.

2. An cabover extended body.

3. This one is at the Reno Air Races.

4. Another conversion.

I'd like to talk to people that own one and get their opionions on how they compare to a conventional in regards to ride and floor layout.

Chevy57PkUp · 05-04-2006, 12:39 PM

You and me both!

I'd like to talk to people that own one and get their opionions on how they compare to a conventional in regards to ride and floor layout.

Fast44 · 12-01-2008, 02:17 PM

I have a 1988 Ford CL9000. It has air ride suspension and an air ride cab and I think that it rides as good as any truck I have driven, conventional or COE. There aren't many of these left around, but if you could find a good one, it would be a great candidate for a conversion. I would just like to add a big (100" +) condo on mine because I still use it to pull a 53' trailer. Any suggestions, or conversion companies that would add on for me?

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TheTinkles Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wherever we park it! Posts: 1	Do either of you have any idea ballpark what it does cost to removed a rear axle from a KW T2000? __________________ Stop by and visit us at: www.tinkletimes.com - A weblog and photojournal "¢ Fulltiming it!

05-08-2005, 05:50 PM	#12
onezman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 193	I haven't ever done a T2 conversion but I suspect it would cost somewhere between $2 and $3K. Larry __________________

02-21-2006, 07:33 PM	#13
Chevy57PkUp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 110	Hopefully this is somewhat on topic. Has anyone ever done a Clss 8 big rig motorhome conversion starting out witha COE, the COE I have in mind is the Freightliner COE. Seems on the surface that this would be a winning idea by saving the length of the conventional nose stuck out in front. I figure I could get a nice sized bathroom in the length lost in the conventional class 8 HDT __________________

04-01-2006, 05:47 PM	#14
kblackav8or Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 80	You probably gain some manueverablilty and turning radius - you lose ride and your wife will hate climbing in and out. Attaching it to the cab is challenging. Would be a cheap chassis to start from. It can be done but there are issues. __________________ 2k PSD 6 speed 4x4 Lariat F-250 dually conversion Alpenlite Durango Camper. 3.73 LS Dana 80. Pete or KW classic Conventional to haul my racer.

04-01-2006, 09:18 PM	#15
KAYE RIVERCITY Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,083	....could be done with a little modification of the front hinge system....and a further step back of the box....maybe 2 inches overall....made up by the distance between the cab back side and the boot between the box and cab......one could use an inflateable boot to take up the space and keep the weather out or a combination of foam and inflation.....geofkaye __________________ women-food-money-naps...not necessarly in that order

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05-04-2006, 10:53 AM	#16
BravestDog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 729	Here are a couple of pictures. They give you an idea of what a cabover conversion would look like. 1. A Conversion in red. 2. An cabover extended body. 3. This one is at the Reno Air Races. 4. Another conversion. I'd like to talk to people that own one and get their opionions on how they compare to a conventional in regards to ride and floor layout. __________________ "I have marveled often at the thin line that divides success from failure and the sudden turn that leads from apparently certain disaster to comparative safety." Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic Explorer, Sea and Land, 1874-1922. His most remembered voya

05-04-2006, 12:39 PM	#17
Chevy57PkUp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 110	You and me both! I'd like to talk to people that own one and get their opionions on how they compare to a conventional in regards to ride and floor layout. __________________

12-01-2008, 02:17 PM	#18
Fast44 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	I have a 1988 Ford CL9000. It has air ride suspension and an air ride cab and I think that it rides as good as any truck I have driven, conventional or COE. There aren't many of these left around, but if you could find a good one, it would be a great candidate for a conversion. I would just like to add a big (100" +) condo on mine because I still use it to pull a 53' trailer. Any suggestions, or conversion companies that would add on for me? __________________

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