Ski Bum Truck V2.0, F450 Rough Road RV
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screwball48
Explorer
I agree on adding the bracket. Deal with the hassle now when you can pick when, where, and how. If the tank gets to choose the time it will be on the side of the road in a ditch at night 4" of snow with "poop juice" leaking on everything.
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bigskypylot
Explorer
You'll said "poop juice"
java
Expedition Leader
Conjures up some pleasant images....
Not much time yesterday, but hit the stove hole with a grinder to get it to slip in. Ebay damaged sink, of course its the front corner, oh well, it was cheap.
Dropped the water tank in, perfect fit (after removing my seat top ledgers
)! Need to get some 1.5" insulation for it to sit on, then it will get permanently installed.
Connections are still going to be tight.
My solution for quick release tail light panels came too, needed to be able to drop them to get to the poop tank dump and the heater fuel tank. Should work ok, hinges were not working.... These will be a bit slower.
Bubblegoose1
@PNWINFERNOPRO
You do impressive work
java
Expedition Leader
Thanks, I'm just a hack making it all Up.... Cut another hole in it tonight.
Poop stink excavator!
(PS, where are your new tire pics?!)
Bubblegoose1
@PNWINFERNOPRO
Had to bump install to tomorrow. Drove Jeep today.
bigskypylot
Explorer
Another one of those technical terms?
java
Expedition Leader
You know it!
bigskypylot
Explorer
Thanks, I'm just a hack making it all Up.... Cut another hole in it tonight.
Poop stink excavator!
(PS, where are your new tire pics?!)
Putting some flashing/vent over that with a mesh screen?
java
Expedition Leader
bigskypylot
Explorer
Ive got one of these for it
That's exactly the thing-a-ma-bob (another technical term), I was thinking of. Is that screened off to keep wasps etc out?
bigskypylot
Explorer
Insulated the back bath wall. Really only because I needed the scrap!
So I could insulate under the water tank!
Tapped the holes for the tail light panel and used my nifty new wing bolts.
Drops off for easy dumping!
Looking really good!
java
Expedition Leader
Thanks! Its amazing how much time all the little stuff takes now...
Opionion Time!
Thoughts on propane tank right in front of the drive wheels? I found a ASME (permanent mount, DOT approved) tank, Its just slightly longer than I wanted.
It almost fits just right, right here:
A couple options, say fawk it and it sticks into the wheel well a couple inches. Not ideal, especially is bigger tires are involved in the future. And it will get constantly pelted.
Option 2: Hack the box in front of it up. I could cut enough of it out so the tank would tuck forward, so the back is just flush with the wheel opening.
This kills my dry storage though... I could put a divider back in, but it would never seal that well. Plus I cant weld aluminum. The up side is the stairs eat most of that box anyway, and they are often wet/snowy/messy anyway.
Option 3: BBQ style tank, originally I planned to mount it on the rear door, but it would fit in the space as well if I could find a nice way to mount it...
Tank in question.
