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Thanks for the nice compliment. I trust you've come across the truck's main build thread here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/51254

Almost. When we exchanged Christmas greetings, John Bendit said he was in the process of optimizing the weekend and that I'd hear soon. I'll post up as soon as I learn anything, but if someone gets the news first--it will, for example, likely get posted on the Sprinter-Source forum as soon as...

Several months back, the 2007 XV-JP Wrangler got a TeraFlex Front Big Brake kit. It sort of seemed like something that heavy much could profit from bigger brakes, though I'd not had any problems with the stock setup. So I have the take-off front rotors, calipers, and stainless brake lines...

It's about 9 feet tall as is sits with clearance for the two foot tall sidewalls, so if the tent sat on them, it'll still be seven feet tall. Not the best result, but unavoidable. The combination of the trailer floor being about 30 inches off the ground and the big side compartments made the the...

As promised above, here's a report on getting a decent windscreen setup on a Big Ruckus. (The ExPo forums have 100,000+ members. Someone might care. :sombrero: ) The screen is a Slipstreamer CF-50. It's a "universal" model, sold in a lot of places for a bit less than a hundred dollars. The...

Another vote for proceeding. My 2002 Limited has 215,000 miles, and the truck is rock solid. I got mine through the local Lexus dealership, which is really good about sorting through the used cars (even the very used cars) to make sure they are safe and sound. And it is. The only problem I had...

The tent hangs in the air for now, but we didn't do anything to make it difficult to add 12V linear actuators to the corners. If I do that, the tent platform can snuggle down to pretty much the level of the tops of the side pods and collapsed side walls.

Thanks for the reminder. I recognized that potential problem when I was doing the install, then completely forgot to take any action. (Sadly, probably not the only thing I've spaced.) Time- and annoyance-wise, that was one of the longest short cuts imaginable, wasn't it? You guys were saints to...

Idle hands and all that, so it's time to belatedly write up September's change in the solar panel on the XV-JP. Long-time readers of this thread will remember that when the camper was sitting outside while Paul Jensen worked on the interior, it had some really serious leakage up in what's come...

Well, the family videographers went to the Coast for the weekend and, besides, Portland is the capital of stop motion animation, so I decided that I could get some photos that would accomplish the goal of showing how things go up and down. Let's start with the walls down, as it would be for...

A reasonable request, though perhaps less exciting than you may think. I'll see if I can rope the next person to wander by into working the camera.

Alive, and back in my custody . . . It's a strange looking thing, but so far, it looks like it's going to be very workable. I was messing around with it yesterday when we had a brisk, cold wind, and the simple action of raising/dropping the wall sections (which goes really quickly; faster by...

I can understand the thought--happens to me all the time with my stuff--but no matter which way you go, you've been a real mensch to provide all the photos, information, good ideas and good work. If you do move on, you certainly can be proud of the quality of your efforts. :bowdown:

Strangely compelling. I owed a '90 LS, a wonderful car and enormously good for the $35K they charged. Which, 25 years later, clearly has nothing to do with this. :sombrero:

What a sad lack of attention. My good friend--and cool dual sport owner--asks about my beloved Big Ruckus, and I'm asleep at the switch. Yeah, actually, there was a change. I got a handlebar mount windshield for it and, by some magic involving close tolerances and idiot luck, got it mounted...

Well, don't forget that the BIG Ruckus has a 250cc motor, so it'll get up to highway speeds loaded, whereas the Metropolitan, like the just-plain Ruckus, is 49cc. My guess is that if you weigh much, a Metropolitan would be one serious challenge if you go solo; adding a passenger might be a...

My feeling exactly. You may not want it, or even like it, but from what I can see, it's a competent piece of work with some cool features, and I enjoyed seeing it. I wouldn't want widespread negative "not my style" replies to keep forum members from posting these intriguing builds. Everyone...

They'll probably be a good-sized nose box to protect the front. Then we can worry how to protect the nose box. ;)

I guess we'll see once it's on the road. Paul reports that it seems pretty stable with him in the RTT, which makes me optimistic that it'll be okay when being towed. If it proves not to be, though, I'm fairly certain that adding additional strength will be straightforward.

Ahh . . . thanks. Yes, there will be a "trap door," both to keep stuff from coming in and to provide the base for anyone who's sleeping in the tent on curbside.