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Forum: Building Your Own 03-02-2010, 09:51 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,564
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: 16,564
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: Building Your Own 02-03-2010, 05:28 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,564
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: 16,564
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: 16,564
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, 08:50 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,564
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: 16,564
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: 16,564
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: 16,564
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, 10:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,564
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: Building Your Own 01-08-2010, 03:08 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 16,564
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: 16,564
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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