SO far ( knock on wood) the 10 bolts have held up, granted Im worried that they are the weak link in the system, but being a cucv, it has a 6.2 diesel, which is not exactly a power horse, and I do not take this rock crawling, this is a desert trail, and chase truck for our race team, and I take it easy with it. It see's gravel roads, slow woop sections, silt beds and sand, with a little more sand.
I am currently building a 14 bolt for the rear and I have a 44 8 lug for the front, ( which is not much better) but the plan is to do a 60 for the front. Being a military truck it is totally striped, so there is not too much weight.
What I am looking for is any good ideas for storage as well as how durable the roof top fiberglass housing tents are. low profile is a goal to help with mileage, I know that 39" tires and low profile along with mileage are words that are strangers in the same sentence unless talking about what can not be done. but as is I get 13 to 20+ mpg with it now.
at first I wanted to run 37" tires, but I decided on the 39" tires as that what our race truck uses and we get them for a good price, we use take off's from the race truck. I also have to run BFG tires due to the fact were sponsored by bfg, and I work bfg pit services so Military goodyears are not a option for me )o;@
Id like to keep the spare tire in the cab, but a 39" tire takes most all the room so most likely I'll have to go to a swing out tire carrier, which once I accept the notion of the idea, then it will be a good place for other items, I just want to keep most of my gear secured inside the cab, so as to keep it from walking away in baja while parked for contingency or a dinner at a taco place.
I also would like to be able sleep 2 guys in it while were pitting the baja races. I'm planning a water tank for 2 uses, 1st will be water injection for the diesel once I install my Banks turbo kit, and the other is to wash our hands and clean up ( maybe shower ect.) with at races or while camping. I need to develop a 12 vdc system from the 24vdc system it currently has. I also plan on doing a Air compressor, as Im toying with the idea of trying air suspension with 4 links front and rear. ( we shall see on this) I have a a couple inverters for 110vac sources. a full set of gauges, Lowrance HDS gps, a Icom ham radio, and a Motorola VHF radio.
I also got a air conditioner from another GM truck that Im thinking about installing. I have a stereo and need to incorporate this into the storage bins as well. Along with tool bags, impact guns, chargers, lights, oils and fluids as well as a fridge/ice chest recovery gear, and most other items that we would require at a baja race, and also planning on another fuel tank. I would like to carry somewhere from 60 to 100 gallons of diesel.
These are my goals,and its a hard goal to reach, ( I know I should have gotten a sub I could easily fit it all it a sub) and this seems to me like this is the place that I can get the info needed to reach these goals, so any ideas I'm always open. I know I should start my own thread as not to post my info on someone's build but I think my goals and this build are similar. I don't see to many cucv's or K5's so Im hoping any one here with ideas can help. thanks.
