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Forum: Building Your Own 03-02-2010, 09:51 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Hopefully it won't get too crazy. Actually, the...

Hopefully it won't get too crazy. Actually, the more I firm up my plans the simpler it's becomming. Good that I'm not starting the project until May and have time to think about it, realize my...
Forum: Building Your Own 02-28-2010, 08:20 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thanks. Great photos. Nice clean work. The last...

Thanks. Great photos. Nice clean work. The last time I had a frame altered about 9 yrs ago it only cost around $1,100.00 +/-. The frame was shortened, so I didn't have to pay for much or any frame...
Forum: Aftermarket 02-05-2010, 04:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,538
Posted By vintageray
It's hard to beat the Crystal Halogen conversion....

It's hard to beat the Crystal Halogen conversion. I put four of them on my Pete and they really light it up. (I had to alter the housings a little to accomodate them.) Plus, you can use any bulb you...
Forum: Building Your Own 02-03-2010, 05:28 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thanks blizz. Of course you are right about the...

Thanks blizz. Of course you are right about the overhang's purpose. I had never thought of that and figured it was just to keep the wheelbase short to make getting around corners easier. I'm not used...
Forum: Building Your Own 02-03-2010, 01:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thanks Bob, I need to call Ralph. I'm kind of...

Thanks Bob, I need to call Ralph. I'm kind of stuck with a single drive axle on account of all the space not used by the current drive axle configuration is taken up by things that can't be...
Forum: Building Your Own 02-02-2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Bob and volvoman, You guys are right. Stretching...

Bob and volvoman, You guys are right. Stretching the frame on the Pete is the way to go. Turns out that the frame rails on the old Wanderlodge are only 7 1/2" tall and are 36" apart (outside to...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-18-2010, 08:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,844
Posted By vintageray
It's a '66 Wanderlodge. Side entry. Underside is...

It's a '66 Wanderlodge. Side entry. Underside is solid and clean. I'll probably cut it right behind the windshield. The man who I am collaborating with is working on CAD drawings for our conversions...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-18-2010, 08:50 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thanks Bob. The driveaway permit would be a...

Thanks Bob. The driveaway permit would be a lifesaver if I can buy liability insurance for the trip. My CDL and the DOT sticker on the truck are current, but tags are expired and no insurance or...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-17-2010, 05:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thanks, Bob. The way it reads registering the...

Thanks, Bob. The way it reads registering the truck as a private truck is possible in Texas. I hope so because the truck is in Louisiana and I'd hate to have to hire a friend with a drop deck to haul...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-17-2010, 03:59 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thank you, Bob. I really needed that bit of...

Thank you, Bob. I really needed that bit of encouragement. Posted photos (peterbird thread), 116 views and no comments. I was starting to feel a little alone in the woods.
Also on the bright side,...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-12-2010, 06:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Ooops, I meant to say my Eaton drive axle is...

Ooops, I meant to say my Eaton drive axle is rated at 19,000. But your only allowed 18,000 on a single axle or 34 on a tandem anyway. My axles are about as heavy as they get for normal highway use. I...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-11-2010, 11:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,006
Posted By vintageray
I didn't realize that you needed LED's. I may...

I didn't realize that you needed LED's. I may have not read closely enough. The lights I use on my trailer are incandescent and widely available. The connectors, however appear to be the same.
Forum: Building Your Own 01-11-2010, 10:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Thanks, My tractor is an '81 359 and the cab and...

Thanks, My tractor is an '81 359 and the cab and sleeper are not air ride, but mounted on rubber bushings and the boot between the cab and sleeper is not an accordian type, but solid rubber without...
Forum: Forum Admin: Tech Support & Announcements 01-08-2010, 11:26 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,105
Posted By vintageray
I never had the urge, but a lot of truckers have...

I never had the urge, but a lot of truckers have train horns. You can buy authentic Leslie and Nathan Air Chime horns the same as on locomotives on ebay or from the manufacturers for around $700.00 a...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-08-2010, 10:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,006
Posted By vintageray
I hope you haven't spent all that money yet. Any...

I hope you haven't spent all that money yet. Any of the truck chrome shops should have what you're looking for a lot cheaper. Check www.iowa80.com (https://www.iowa80.com) they have over 5,000 lights...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-08-2010, 03:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,844
Posted By vintageray
The truck and the coach being considered for a...

The truck and the coach being considered for a conversion project.
Forum: Building Your Own 01-08-2010, 03:08 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Yes Bob, thanks for the links, I'll check them...

Yes Bob, thanks for the links, I'll check them out. I'm thinking about just what he did with Kingsley 1. I've had trucks stretched and shortened before and am pretty familiar with that part of it. It...
Forum: Building Your Own 01-06-2010, 01:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,511
Posted By vintageray
Hi all. I'm a retired trucker. I have a vintage...

Hi all. I'm a retired trucker. I have a vintage Peterbilt tractor with all the toys and a vintage Blue Bird Wanderlodge with a drivetrain that is obsolete and inadaquate. I had originally planned on...
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