Recent content by Bikersmurf

Not the first… Here’s another. Unfortunately this is the only picture left. All the links to photo bucket are dead now.

Welcome to the dark side. In theory this forum is for Vans but I doubt anyone will care. Ambulances are all welcome here, and you’ve essentially got a Type 1. Just because you mounted it on the truck chassis doesn’t change what’s involved in lifting the roof and remodelling the interior. I...

If I move anywhere, it’ll be further away from civilization. I haven’t gone into many wreckers lately. Most don’t have parts for my vehicles and want way to much if they do. My newest vehicle is 17, next is 28, and then 51 years old. 30 years ago it was getting hard to find parts for my ‘74...

Why do some people suck so much. I’m glad it’s only a thread… but Fawk. I miss the days when you could leave your vehicle parked somewhere and no one would touch it or vandalize it. At the building where our office is we used a tell homeless people they were welcome to seek shelter in some of...

Unfortunately the selection in these parts is quite dismal. On top of that, since Covid, the yards will no longer let you look around the yard, or pull your own parts. Of course, the now charge more for the same parts to cover finding them and removing them. I did buy a rear bench out of a...

Oxidized Aluminum. Super hot in the sun.

3/4” doesn’t seem like enough clearance with aluminum. We rented a 5’ x 12’ trailer from UHaul. Its aluminum roof got hot enough in the sun on cooler day to give me a first degree burn on my arm, when I brushed my arm against it. It was still very hot if you were an inch away. I’d be concerned...

The 2004 Am/Fm/CD/MP3, I previously swapped in, was dead in the “water”. At first I thought a fuse was blown, but the multimeter told me otherwise. Reinstalling the basic factory AM/FM radio confirmed it was an issue inside the ‘04 unit. On close examination I found that the copper inductor...

A friend of mine through Landcruisers identified the part as an inductor. He said heavy components like it should be secured to prevent the soldered connections from breaking like this. I removed the component from the board and made a small jumper out of stranded wire. After scraping off some...

My ‘04 “factory stereo” stopped working in my ‘97. It had cut in and out a few times until one day it stopped working entirely. I thought it was a fuse or wiring, but my Voltmeter said otherwise. Close examination revealed a small break in the copper wire where it connects to the board. Pushed...

Crestline spacing is variable also. If in doubt use 1/2” Baltic birch or similar. It is much stronger for any given thickness.

Residential flooring is 5/8” and 16” on centre. How does that compare to what you have?

Hopefully someone with a wheeled coach will chime in. Crestline has 1/2” foam between the “joists” & 5/8” over it. It also has sheet of aluminum underneath the floor.

My ‘97 cost us $1000 USD to buy… I’ve never seen another roadworthy Ambulance (Gas or Diesel) for anywhere near that price. Based on my experience I’d recommend diesel if you can get a 7.3… and gas for newer models. Newer diesels are money pits. Not only are they more expensive to buy, they’re...

If you look at Abitibi’s post also quoted in this message, he was running 2” spacers on his dually axle with single rims, but is considering removing the spacer to make his track with closer to the Front axle’s. Dual wheels have the mounting surface of their wheel about an inch outside of the...