Forum: Building Your Own
09-08-2003, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,862
Warpath,
Does Ryder have a web page, or do...
Warpath,
Does Ryder have a web page, or do you have to go to one of their lots? If you have to go to the lot, where are they located?
I figure that just about any used truck I buy will need...
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Forum: Building Your Own
09-07-2003, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,862
J & J,
I have also been looking for...
J & J,
I have also been looking for something closer to $10K, as I am not a full timer, and can't really justify a more expensive rig. The Volvo's seem to go pretty reasonable, but I am looking...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
08-28-2003, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 13,477
CM,
The FRP that is sold at Home Depot type...
CM,
The FRP that is sold at Home Depot type stores is fiberglass reinforced plastic, and is also used in many restraunt applications (I know, I just hung about 60 sheets of it in the last couple...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
08-26-2003, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 13,477
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
08-14-2003, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,250
Geof,
It's a diesel. Here's a link with...
Geof,
It's a diesel. Here's a link with couple of pics of it:
https://rap.midco.net/grissop/Unimog/unimog.html
Jeff in South Dakota
1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD
1992 Skamper Slide in camper...
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Forum: Building Your Own
08-13-2003, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,456
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
08-13-2003, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,250
Jim,
September sounds fine, and Wichita...
Jim,
September sounds fine, and Wichita seems like a centeral location. I'll sure try to make it. Hopefully I'll have a class 8 by then.
I'm still gonna try to make it down to Angastora...
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Forum: Building Your Own
08-12-2003, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,456
Matt,
I was looking at a diesel fired hot...
Matt,
I was looking at a diesel fired hot water heater for a bus conversion a few years back, I think the company that made it was Webasto (it think they have a web page). It could also be used...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
07-25-2003, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,160
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Forum: Building Your Own
07-24-2003, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 17,820
What makes me mad, is that they are harassing...
What makes me mad, is that they are harassing guys that are trying to pull with a safer rig, but ignore the fools out there pulling 30'+ trailers, plus a boat behind, with 1/2 ton trucks that are...
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Forum: Building Your Own
07-20-2003, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,754
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Forum: Building Your Own
07-19-2003, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,754
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
07-07-2003, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,160
Chuck,
If it will work for Jim, 9:00 sounds...
Chuck,
If it will work for Jim, 9:00 sounds great to me, We decided to run down to Denver instead of Yankton, and want to try to get out of town by noon.
I won't have a fancy tow rig there,...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
07-02-2003, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,160
Well, I prefer to think of it as the center of...
Well, I prefer to think of it as the center of the universe, but I live here.
Morning would work best for me, if possible, as the wife and I might head to Yankton in the afternoon for a couple...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
07-02-2003, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,160
Jim,
Just let me know, I am working on a...
Jim,
Just let me know, I am working on a construction/remodeling project near the Flying J, so it would be easy for me to get away and meet you guys. The Honda dealer is right on your way to...
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Forum: Truck Conversion General Discussions
07-02-2003, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,160
Hey, if you guys meet in Rapid City, give me a...
Hey, if you guys meet in Rapid City, give me a call at 605-484-0783, I'll try to hook up with you. I'm still trying to get down to Angastora Jim, but have been busy since returning from Alaska.
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Forum: Building Your Own
06-04-2003, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,070
Jim,
Sounds good, I'm sure that I can make...
Jim,
Sounds good, I'm sure that I can make it down there before then.
Geoff,
I plan to frame it with box tubing, so it would not be easy to fill the tubing with foam, unless I drilled...
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Forum: Building Your Own
06-03-2003, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,070
Geof,
The polyisocynate foam board is the...
Geof,
The polyisocynate foam board is the other foam I was thinking of (I think). I don't know if I have seen it in 1 1/2 thick sheets, seems like it is usually 3/4 in thick. Will have to ask...
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Forum: Building Your Own
06-03-2003, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,070
Jim,
I was wondering if you were there yet,...
Jim,
I was wondering if you were there yet, figured you were. Came through Hot Springs a couple of weeks ago on the way back from Zion NP and Las Vegas, but was anxious to get home, so didn't...
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Forum: Building Your Own
06-03-2003, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 13,427
I picked up a CDL handbook from the Highway...
I picked up a CDL handbook from the Highway Patrol office here in South Dakota, and right inside the front cover it says that you do not need a CDL to drive a motorhome, even if it weighs over 26,000...
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Forum: Building Your Own
06-02-2003, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,070
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Forum: Building Your Own
04-06-2003, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,935
Geof,
I have only seen a few trucks in this...
Geof,
I have only seen a few trucks in this area with a huge sleeper. They must be more common on the coasts, and in more populated areas. I'm out in the middle on nowhere :-)
Warpath,
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Forum: Building Your Own
04-03-2003, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,935
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Forum: Building Your Own
03-31-2003, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,935
onezman,
The problem with most daycabs is...
onezman,
The problem with most daycabs is that the wheelbase is too short for what I want to do, so I need a truck that already has a sleeper, probably about a 60" one. I want to end up with 100+...
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Forum: Building Your Own
03-29-2003, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,935
That's pretty much what I am looking for, but...
That's pretty much what I am looking for, but since I am on a budget, I will have to build something myself. Lots of great ideas there though.
Thanks!
Jeff in South Dakota
1995 Ford F-250 4X4...
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