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Scout II Saginaw box, Scout II P/S lines, 81 Toyota pickup TRE, 70 Bel Air pitman arm…. All bolt together. The pitman arm was carefully heated and reshaped following the instructions of a very experienced welder & cruiser owner. Ford shock towers will be used to clear the box and Flaming River...

I’ve made little progress on the sway bar adaptation. Been working on my other rig. The 40 is getting much needed power steering (as I’m getting old and gimped). And also an 8274 to pull out the ambulance if needed. I’ve not needed a winch for my own rig in close to 30 years… but that doesn’t...

My observation is that empty pickups suck in the snow. Back in ‘96 we got 3’ of snow overnight. No one at the hotel, where I picked up some friends, believed I drove there. They’d watched, for over an hour, a large group of guys (10-12) try to get a new Chevy pickup out of the parking lot behind...

BTW, it’s paintable after 2 weeks.

Found the leak. Unfortunately it doesn’t show well in the photos that water squishes out of the seam when pressed on. It was a thick clear gel that stuck very well. It went on thick and self leveled. Should be no more leaks.

Be glad you are south of the 49th. Even though I am technically I am south of the 49th, they are $65.39 here… So be glad, it could be much worse. Our dollar is a bit weaker, but $50ish USD is a bit steep. If I buy them from .com they are marginally better at $17.99 + $9.75 USD shipping...

It was too dark to get a picture last night, but I found the leak. At least on a ‘97, which was one of the early Crestline New Era, the continuous aluminum ‘roof’ overlaps the top of the radius of the curved corner. This seam is bonded and pop-riveted together. There’s a strip about 6” long...

I’d sealed those holes & then it’s wrapped in that area… so not likely the source in this case.

Google figured it out… It should have been Raney’s. Auto correct likely changed it like it just tried to. https://www.raneystruckparts.com/truck-fridge-built-in-12-volt-dc-refrigerator-with-freezer-crx-50-by-dometic/

There’s no antennas on the back… but there is a hole that has an 8x8” patch over it. I’ve never removed it, so I don’t know what’s under it. That’s most likely where it’s leaking from.

X2 on big vent hole. I’d cut a couple big ones in the reflector. 75 w of LED is crazy. The two 5w LEDs in mine are brighter than the pair of 35w halogens they replaced.

It’s dripping through every hole in the plastic ceiling in the back (box). I’m going to start by sealing every screw, patch, and wiring hole. It’s coming in to fast to be a weeping seem. next, I’ll tape seems, or paint the whole roof with rubberized sealer. I’ll need to look into the tape, and...

The for the tip on Flex Tape. It appears to be available in clear, and there are a seams at the corners that it would be excellent for.

Taking a break from building an arc. I went to collect masks to wash from my rig, and found steady drips from 2-3 places. Of course they are coming from above the moulded plastic ceiling making it impossible to determine where they originated. For now I’ve thrown a tarp over the roof… since...

I’ll emphasize this isn’t a direct bolt on with a Dana 70. The brackets to mount it to the axle will need some loving, and the frame end needs to be invented. The sway bar appears to be a perfect fit for the axle. Since the cutaway frame is 6 or so inches wider, it needs custom mounts there.

Eek… makes me glad I’ve not gutted mine… at least not yet

Here’s what a stock bar installed looks like: Dana 70 housings don’t extend far enough for the bracket to all ride on th e Housing. The frame on a cutaway is also wider so I’ll need to adapt that end also. The links come up inside the frame (rather than the outside). edit: Note these pics are...

Mine does alright, but if does have significant body roll when cornering hard.

I don’t have a rear… only a front. Can’t say if it’s an upgrade to what others came with. All other factors being equal, a larger diameter bar is stiffer. That said, the shorter the lever arm, the stiffer it’ll be. Also, materials will make a difference. The only thing I can be certain is that...

Looks like the bar is a perfect fit. The bracket that attaches to the axle will need to be modified a bit because only 1/2 of it will sit on the axle housing. I’m also going to rotate both the links which connect it to the frame 180* so they don’t interfere with the frame. Then all I’ll need are...