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Blue Sea makes a fuse that goes right on the terminal of your battery. If you haven't seen these, they really are super slick. https://www.bluesea.com/products/5191/MRBF_Terminal_Fuse_Block_-_30_to_300A

Your layout looks similar to the US-built GXV Adventure Truck

The Big 3 make what customers want to buy, it's not like it is some cabal. Total cost (fleet acquisition, fleet maintenance, residual value, fuel economy, aerodynamics at the higher US highway speeds) makes standard cabs the right choice for the vast majority of their fleet tractor customers...

It actually doesn't really have much to do with brand availability. Unlike pretty much any other country in the world, the US places no limits on the length of truck tractor and semitrailer combinations - only the length of the trailer. Curb sniffers are easier to service, get better mileage...

Seems like Total Composites would be the solution you are looking for?

Well the names "real expedition vehicles" or "true expedition vehicles" were (playfully) suggested. Also "bought not built". :) It's kind of tough to come up with a name that isn't either grandiose or offensive to some group. And obviously the new forum name has already managed to do that...

I think there was also a bit of "all the good names were already taken" going on as well. :) Finding a name for the forum home of domestically manufactured, turn-key, fully built out expedition vehicles isn't as easy as it might seem.

Yes, SEMA 2012.

XPCamper and UJOR took a swing at it awhile ago with this prototype. I always thought it looked a bit ungainly because they had to build the flatbed really high to get the clearance they needed over the cab. If I were looking for someone to do the chassis portion of a project like this, it...

The torqshift 6 is a decent enough transmission but I'm kinda surprised they didn't drop in the 10 speed when they made the shift to the 7.3

I'm really pleased to see that they put the new 7.3 in it, hopefully that means it will still be around for a while. Every time we think the E-350 is done for it turns out that reports of it's demise have been greatly exaggerated. ? Personally I'd love to see an EC vehicle built on it, but...

I like it. Similar to the Aussie builds on the little Ivecos?

If you ever wondered whether posting tips and solutions online helps people.... I was just googling an E-350 wiring question and found my answer from 2016. It had all the answers I needed for my question today, so thanks 2016 pugslyyy for helping out 2020 pugslyyy. :)

That's the right attitude. There are all kinds of studies about how competition benefits business (but not necessarily consumers). One of the most visible examples is how gas stations exist in clusters. Politics is another. The studies of clustering are really interesting if you are a data...

I own Fuso platform and E-350 expedition vehicles. The diesel 4x4 2010 E-350 RB is my main daily driver and I have maybe $50k in it. We live 45 miles from the closest grocery store, so it is great for supply runs to town with the cruise control comfortably set at highway speeds. I have a...

That's a nice package at that price, GLWS.

You need a DC to DC charger if you have lead-acid start batteries (you do), and LiFePO4 house batteries. If you don't have LiFePO4 now but might in the future, it might make sense to future-proof your build but isn't necessary today.

GXV has done bare shells for folks in the past, but this is the first I've heard of them doing a flat-pack that you assemble. Nice for the DIYer to have another option.

If you already have the Redarc BCDC why not add in a Redarc Smart Battery Isolator to give you jump start, but also (maybe more importantly) charge the start battery from solar? I was actually just talking with them about this yesterday.

If you don't know whether you need a front locker, you don't. When you are going up a slope all the weight is on the rear axle so that is what is getting you up. When you are going down a slope gravity is helping you.