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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    Don't need to, that truck of yours as seen, what, 5 continents? Now that the Unicell body as been refurbished, there's no reason it couldn't make the trip in the opposite direction.
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    You'll be missing out on the people, sights, sounds and the joy of meeting up with fellow travelers. There's rarely any ice and snow south of the border. Travelers can certainly carry as much extra fuel as they feel they need too. The first time I put Pemex diesel in my 2015 truck, I had these...
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    ^ So you want to carry around 1700 lbs of fuel?
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    Looks like Mexico now has 3200 stations selling ULSD. http://www.mexicocaravan.com/ulsd.php
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    Captured spring cabin mounting help needed

    Spring mounts allow the body to lift away from the frame as it twists. A twisting frame driving a rigid body is hard on the frame. A twisting frame driving a non rigid body is hard on the body. Window and door seals start to leak, cabinet frames and doors start to split and plumbing fittings...
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    Building an expedition vehicle, Who makes the box?

    Have you considered a Morgan Cargo Body? https://www.morgancorp.com/dry-freight/nexgen/features.php They have their own engineering team and will answer any questions you might have. They will ship without a rear door and supply the material to close it off.
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    More FG power

    It wouldn't hurt to add two more cylinders, four would be even better.
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    Many want to remove their DPFs, while some want to make sure theirs doesn't disappear; DPF Security What's needed is a DPF that's serviceable, remove the filter media, clean it, bake it dry and reinstall. If one does remove emission related components, they should consider retaining the parts...
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    This hasn't been my experience in Mexico. Campgrounds in Mexico are full of Americans and Canadians running later model diesels. Including myself. DEF has been spotted on shelves at AutoZones. I forgot to check at the Walmart in Guaymas when I was there. The only emission related problem...
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    2" receiver cargo basket rated for 1000#...? Feedback on idea, please?

    For some reason my mind flashed with visions of Max and the Fury road when I read the thread. 1upusa has one but it's only rated for 380lbs. I attached the link only bause it's a good looking design. https://www.1upusa.com/product-cargocarrier60black.html
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    They look like awesome rigs. It's the rig price, when one starts jumping continents, one has to be prepared to walk away from their vehicle, both physically and financially. The emission equipment issue doesn't bother me, people are traveling the world with later model diesels without their...
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    Mitsu Fuso Camper examples

    Welcome to the forum. Consider starting a new thread so the responses to your questions aren't buried within this one. Mounting an already built and certified RV simplifies the insurance and vehicle registration efforts.
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    GXV Patagonia on the Kenworth K370 chassis

    It wouldn't be to GXV's best interest if they removed the emission hardware. What's needed is a DPF that's serviceable. On later diesel engines it's important that the engine oil meets low ash specification API CJ-4.
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    Our Box Truck RV Conversion

    You'll need to make sure the rails on the vehicle and the cargo body aline, same width, for the ubolts to attach. If your reuseing the ubolts, the oak or rubber isolation rub strips might be resused as well. Sorry I haven't read all the posts in this tread. There is a whole industry devoted...
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    Our Box Truck RV Conversion

    Ubolts and a oak strip is all it takes. Unless you need isolation from frame twist, ubolts will hold the box in place.
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    GPS Southeast Asia

    For international travel Garmin rules. Third party mapsets can be found at Open Street Maps. Best of all the OSM mapsets are FREE. Downloadable by country. The second half is Garmin's BaseCamp route planning software. You can build a database of your travels as well as those of others.YouTube...
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    Electrical / Starting Issue

    Pull the battery terminals and check for corrosion. It doesn't take much.
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    Add Extended Filler Neck To DEF Tank?

    Welcome to the forum. Congrats on being a FG owner. It's the tipping upwards of the container to pour the DEF into the tank, I bet your having difficulty with. If you move the fill port to the other side you won't be able to see the clear level tube on the tank. Even with the included spout...
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    I have questions about wiring 12 volt LED light fixtures in fiberglass motorhome

    If your wire runs are short and though cabinets and cupboards the above will work. If your wire runs are buried in the ceiling, walls and under the floor, the above is poor practice. Do not splice. Not doing so results in ALL crimp connections being located at the source or at the use-end on...
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