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Would probably look a little goofy since the Raptor is so much wider.

I had 2x of my First Attack wheels crack. No real big loss there IMO. MRAP wheels are still the cheap option for Super Singles.

I don’t have any alternatives, but I would avoid the Tern wildlands door at all costs. Mine has been closed and latched, but not locked, and swung open on the freeway a couple of times. I now drive with it locked, but it’s an extra step and annoying to have to do. Additionally, there is no...

Do you have better (close up) photos of how your lights are mounted? What direction is the light beam facing? That looks super clean!

If you can get away with the weight rating of the Toyo and don't need the MPT81 weight then I would absolutely avoid the MPT81 at all costs. I have successfully (read: a tire shop did it for me) an LT tire on a 1st Attack super single wheel, so I am not quite sure what the issue is but if...

The most annoying thing about the build delays was that we had made plans (or lack there of) to be home so that we would be able to work on the camper…that ended up not being ready. July 4th was a big one as my wife works a 9-5, and actually had a three day weekend. I also rapidly started to...

I've been pretty bad about posting updates. Camper panels arrived to the shop in Bend, OR on June 5th - about a week behind their quoted ETA so not bad at all! Camper was supposed to take "2-3 weeks" to assemble...ended up taking 6. There was a variety of reasons for that, and I don't know all...

I believe "Barry C" might be Barry Callouette, one of the neighboring shops and I believe also the landlord. Might be worth calling him and seeing if he knows anything. Description certainly matches him: .

I know DBL installs a “pro 80” in their trucks but I think most smart people don’t let DBL touch their trucks…

I'm doubting that thing only weighing 18k. I would be shocked if it was under 20k. Echoing what @RAM5500 CAMPERTHING said, likely a tire problem. Those Goodyears are *notorious* for being out of round - Buckstop even acknowledged that in a recent Instagram post. The solution is to either switch...

Unbelievable..."the seller didn't disclose the obvious that the engine it came with has a bad reputation and we were too lazy to do any of our own research"

I think objectively Liquid Spring is going to offer better performance than something like a Kelderman system but at double the cost ($25k for LS) and reduced reliability. There are a lot of different pieces to fail on a LS, and few of them are serviceable by the end user. I was reading on IG...

I've never seen the panels at Lowes but my experience with expanded PVC panels is that they dent really easily. Is this something different?

2x4 is a big cabinet!

I only have some small sample pieces in front of me but I think they would be plenty strong to make cabinet and drawer faces out of. I don't think I would put up an entire 4x8 sheet without a thicker backer, but for what they are they seem pretty strong.

Has anyone looked at using Dibond/Epanel/aluminum composite material panels? Pretty lightweight (30lbs for a 3mm 4x8 sheet), strong, synethic, etc.

I would definitely recommend going with a truck chassis over a van chassis. Most van ambulances on the market are diesels (unless they are post-2010) and finding a good diesel shop that is willing to work on an E series van can be pretty challenging. Additionally, the amount of lift required to...

I want to see a photo of you getting in the Samurai! Will you need a bigger camp spot for Expo next year? :ROFLMAO:

Something I am going to try to do at the end of each major phase of the build is weigh the truck. It's amazing how quickly stuff starts to add up, and I think it's important to have an idea of what each component weighs. This weight is basically completely stock - almost 9k lbs with full tanks...

ETA for the camper panels being ready for pickup was 5/26 (actual date should be 6/5) which was roughly a month from when I started so I didn't have a ton of time to get the truck ready for the subframe and camper. There's a decent amount of stuff that needs to be done before the camper gets...