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As promised: The stairs will be mounted on a slide out through the LARGE GAPPING HOLE in the rear of the bed . Then covered with a door.

Look them up yourself . I have better things to do. You asked for specific examples and I provided them . All OEM parts. I will have to correct myself here. The bolts shown in the 1st Video show U bolts being used to attach the wing plates to the chassis . Not a shearing condition... I would...

Ford, Chevy, Dodge, International Harvester, Nissan , Toyota , Mitsubishi , Hell even Jeep all use isolators. Here are just a few examples for ya . Chevy Ford More ford Nissan full body ( cab and bed ) Do you need more? And as I stated earlier not all installations require bed...

As posted by Wikipedia on there thermal conductivity chart: Fiberglass =0.045 Wood ( fir ) in an absolutely dry state = 0.04 At 15% moisture content ( normal )= .117 Steel = 36.0 Aluminum = 204.3 As I stated before with a thermal break of some kind None of this information really matters. But...

Now that looks like an absolute blast. Thumbs up man....

All truck beds use isolators . You have just shown your hand ..... You may call them rubber mounts or blocks but in the industry they are known as isolating blocks. And yes , bolts run through them. Without them the bed suffers stress cracks as the frame flexes. I thought you had done this...

Looks great. You should be ready for the season.....

You are forgetting something Idasho . The factory bed mounts are rubber cushioned mounts. Your hitch pictured lock's the bed isolators out. Ending up with a solid ridged mounted bed. NO factory WARRENTEE. Ford Chevy or Chrysler. As do most old style 5th wheel hitches. Most rv owners don't...

Yes . Fiberglass panels would work just as well as aluminum ( if not better in some circumstances.) But neither of us are using aluminum chassis. The seam sealer tape I used on mine acts as a thermal break between the skin and steel chassis. I chose the aluminum for the look, ease of use, cost...

Not to mention the amount of structure that must be added to the truck chassis below the bed to properly install a good neck flip down hitch. Not a task for the faint at hart. All of the additions must be to factory spec and or dealer approval or your warrantee is void. NO WELDING IS ALLOWED...

Pics as promised : You can see where the 12000lb Warren winch will be fitted above the hitch. This is the topper from the Nissan for scale. The new gray water tank . Bomb proof...... No loss of ground clearance. Started the skinning process yesterday . 3/16" polished diamond...

The inner panels were all shot with flush tech screws. I used these where they don't show. Where the screws show I used a button head Tech screw in a polished finish. Same brand. Sorry , no close up of those screws. But if you look hard enough you can see them in this picture. All...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eirCQp7LYl0/UgSNdHAWE1I/AAAAAAAAIlw/th6W5QmTg6g/s1600/M820+anigif.gif This would be a hell of a start for a family size expo rig . At $12000 leaves a lot of room for upgrades...

What exactly is the weight of the shell at the point pictured?

Yes I am going that tall. Darkrider explained it pretty well. I will still be less than 11' to the top of the coach And I will have plenty of tire clearance for articulation. I will be extending the width of the cabin floor and step in by skinning the gap between the coach and deck ( same...

]We got the Ford into the shop yesterday. Time for a bit of a flatbed conversion... Thanks to help from Andy it went very smooth. Bed is 8'6x6'4" . Should be just the ticket for the coach and a bunch of extra storage .

Not according to Chrysler / Fiat....

Ok . You all love your ecodiesel for it's mileage and comfort , But none has come up with the answer the PO queried. Will it haul a camper ? What camper ( if any ) is best. What I am getting from this conversation is: As a truck , it's not a very wise choice . As an economy car it works...

No . But I will be taking it into the woods in a few weeks.

Thought I'd throw in a few pics of the cabin .