redman4556
Adventurer
Hey everyone, I could use some (a lot of) pointers on a new project. I've been toying with and researching the idea of putting a "box" from the back of a box truck, directly onto the frame rails of my Chevy 3500 crew cab pickup truck (no flatbed in between). I'm trying to do a box truck to RV conversion, but to retain my crew cab and beloved drive-train from my daily driver duramax. Follow along on my journey with me and please feel free to chime in with any help, suggestions, or constructive criticism!
As of posting this, I've taken off the truck bed and built/tested a small prototype box on the rear (8x6'8x6'8) which I built out of 2x4, 2x3 and plywood. Turns out I'm no carpenter. My girlfriend and I scrapped the prototype and opted to go with something pre-built as I'm much better at carpentry (among other things) in my head, than I am in real life.
I've found a 10x8x8 reefer box from the back of an old gm truck. The guy disassembles box trucks regularly and wants to charge me $550 for the box. Has anyone attempted similar conversions? Worked with box trucks? ANY input WELCOME!!! I don't even know the mounting design for the box. I'm going over tomorrow to take a look at the box and take a look underneath to see how I would mount it to my frame rails! :ylsmoke::ylsmoke::ylsmoke:
As of posting this, I've taken off the truck bed and built/tested a small prototype box on the rear (8x6'8x6'8) which I built out of 2x4, 2x3 and plywood. Turns out I'm no carpenter. My girlfriend and I scrapped the prototype and opted to go with something pre-built as I'm much better at carpentry (among other things) in my head, than I am in real life.
I've found a 10x8x8 reefer box from the back of an old gm truck. The guy disassembles box trucks regularly and wants to charge me $550 for the box. Has anyone attempted similar conversions? Worked with box trucks? ANY input WELCOME!!! I don't even know the mounting design for the box. I'm going over tomorrow to take a look at the box and take a look underneath to see how I would mount it to my frame rails! :ylsmoke::ylsmoke::ylsmoke: