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It’s about time for an update to this thread. The truck is just about wrapped up and I’ve put around 400 miles on it. I ended up going with Method wheels in the 17” size and put some 285/75-17’s (roughly 34”) on it. The tires are the Falken Wildpeak AT3W’s and so far I’m happy with them. I also...

Also a very nice looking truck. I almost went with 285/75-18’s but the wheels I wanted only came in 17’s.

Very nice looking trucks! Always happy to see other old Fords being saved!

My first (and only) Jeep is a 1997 Wrangler TJ with the ubiquitous and horribly under powered 2.5 4 cylinder and the 5 speed. I bought it in 2012 after my junior year of high school and I still have it. It has seen countless wheeling trips and I have made so many memories with it. The next...

Totally understandable, I’d still consider shopping around a bit more. It seems like you could find someone to do it for less than $12,000, but labor rates at shops have certainly gone up a lot. Really sorry you’re having to go through this man. These things really suck.

If it helps, it looks like used engines have come down a little since I was looking. Here is one for $4,000 on eBay with 42,000 miles from a 2022 truck. I would think you could find someone to swap it in for less than another $8,000 in labor. Or if you’re handy maybe attempt it yourself...

Unfortunately I have personal experience with the exact same issue. My mom has had now a total of four Tacomas. Her third one was a 2017 double cab short bed with the manual trans she bought new. Somewhere around 110,000 miles the check engine light came on and it seemed to be running a bit...

Here is a picture of this weekend’s festivities, as well as one of the truck where it sits currently. I got everything buttoned up enough by midday yesterday to pull it out and take it for a short test drive. Everything seems to be working and I can’t find any leaks. Yesterday afternoon I was...

The old 7.3 is just about put back together now. I’ll post some updated photos soon. I’m hoping to pull it outside for the first time tomorrow. I just pulled the trigger on some new Method 17” rims for it. They’ll be here Monday. Now I need to figure out what to put on them for tires. Any input...

I live in the northeast in Maine so I unfortunately have plenty of experience with salted roads and rusty vehicles. We have the double whammy of also being near the ocean and getting the salty air as well. Fluid film is my prevention method of choice and I have been extremely pleased with the...

That is a more than sufficient explanation. Thank you very much, it’s helpful to know a little about what happened. That’s a pretty special kind of dirty, even in our capitalist system where this is all too common. I’m very sorry to hear that this was done to you and I hope that your lawyers are...

Not to hijack this thread, but I would be curious to know more about what happened between OAT and Total Composites. Also, I think Idasho’s advice is on point for the OP. Used truck campers can often be had for pretty cheap. Like he did, that would give you a chance to figure out what works...

Well it’s about time I provided an update to this thread. About a month ago I dove head first into the rebuild of the truck side of this project. I had gotten about as much prep done as I could before tearing the truck apart, so I finally had to commit. I put the truck in one side of my two car...

Yes, you’re correct. We use the Lunos E2 system which would be a little harder to package in a camper, but totally possible. The unit has a heat sink and a fan inside of a tube. In the winter, the fan pulls inside air out for 50 seconds, which heats the core up. Then the fan reverses pulling...

I understand your perspective. I just thought I’d offer my experience since I’ve lived with the units in question for a couple of years. Ultimately folks have varying degrees of appetite for complexity in their campers. I’m frankly not sure if we’ll put an HRV in our camper when we get around...

Thanks very much for the insight! I’d love a 550 and I have considered it, but it’s just not in the cards right now. If I can keep it to 10,000 - 10,500 I’ll be more than happy and feel perfectly comfortable driving it. Like I said, I plan to utilize a small enclosed trailer for gear if needed...

Happy to!

I thought I would chime in on this thread since I have a bit of real world experience with HRV’s and specifically ones made by Lunos. While I haven’t yet put one in a camper, my partner and I use the Lunos E2 system in the tiny house we built and live in full time. The house is 32’ x 8’ or...

Do you have a weight on your rig? I agree that a 550 chassis would be nice, but if you keep the weight down to a reasonable amount for a 350, I don’t see why that won’t work. I certainly don’t expect to build a 5000 - 6000 pound camper and throw it on there, but a 3500 pound camper is totally...

Thanks for the info on the wheels and spacers. That’s very helpful. Do you have any suspension mods or do the tires clear with stock leafs? One of the other reasons I was looking at the 17” methods versus 18” is the backspacing. For some reason they’re different and I figured I would need a...