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    building the Bullet XV

    HMMMM.. .. your "foot" looks suspiciously a lot like mine! good idea with the 90 degree elbow on the cylinder, i may do the same. & yes, i also had mine tested before i used it at all, mine was fine, but you never know how long these have been sitting. nice mod's Jack
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    building the Bullet XV

    essentially, you're just cutting a hole in the exterior wall & sliding the unit in from the outside & fastening it. you will want a surface flush with the bottom of the opening on the inside for the tank to rest on, I built mine in pretty tight, as I didn't want any banging around. Pretty simple...
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    building the Bullet XV

    sorry for the slow reply, Bethany & I took the Bullet to Cape Blanco this past weekend, the first weekend not to be raining in Oregon this year. the first question to ask is, are you planning to install solar? as that may alter your decision on what appliances to get. I chose to wire for future...
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    EarthRoamer XV-JP "Northwest Edition"

    me too! get off your butt Mike, I have a trip planned for us both next year!
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    building the Bullet XV

    Glad to see you both got 'em & there's still 5 more for those who move quickly Jack, as much as I'm titilated by your offer of having two extra transfer cases up on the roof of the Bullet for 'just in case', I think I'm past the challenge of another truck project. once I've done it, I'm onto the...
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    building the Bullet XV

    Now that Jack safely has his.. .... http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARMORED-HMMWV-JACK-M998-M1114-M998A1-HUMMER-JEEP-TRUCK-MILITARY-4X4-BOGERT-MFG-/332018922452?hash=item4d4ddeb3d4:g:taIAAOSwYIxX8csj & I now see a second, cheaper design...
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    Earthcruiser GZL

    I'm still perplexed by the spare tire location, this is a slide in camper on a standard box, therefore the spare is normally held under the box. Are you suppose to remove the spare when you put the camper on, & put it in it's 'show off' location, only to remove it after camping & place it under...
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    @Adrifters - F550 Surf Camper Build - Adrift Motorhome

    try holding the nozzle halfway out, it will still catch on the springs around the tip so you can set it there without having to hold it the whole time. the splashback is what's shutting the pump off. i have this happen to a lesser degree on the Bullet, it may be because the fuel line to the tank...
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    building the Bullet XV

    let's see who jumps on this first http://www.armslist.com/posts/3824386/columbia-south-carolina-vehicles-for-sale--bogart-hmmwv-lifting-jack-kit
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    building the Bullet XV

    yeah, i saw that one on ebay too i should add that shipping cost me $150. more like i said, this is a heavy unit, every piece on it is solid steel plus.. a picture of it in the lifted position.. .. (not mine) you can see how it grabbed a nut under the Humvee's suspension, but i don't think most...
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    building the Bullet XV

    Jack & Ward looking on EBAY i realized two things: 1- I REALLY lucked out to just happen to find the jack right when i first looked, it may take you some time to find one as they're not common, but they are out there 2- don't get this jack confused with the simple mechanical scissor jack with...
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    building the Bullet XV

    hey ward i'm running on memory now as the unit is stored in the Bullet, & that is parked elsewhere, but i believe it was a 6500 psi unit weirdly, making a visit to my local home parts recycle place this last weekend, i saw like 10 units that looked exactly the same (just the enerpac, not the...
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    building the Bullet XV

    Well.. .. it's about time for my once a year check-in/upgrade. Ever since finishing the Bullet back in 2011, one thing that I've always been less sure about was the simple bottle jack that I carried in case of a tire change. I'm not a real big fan of bottle jacks as they're pretty unstable. &...
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    Insurance for a custom expo vehicle

    https://www.amica.com/Amica/Customer-Service/Contact-Us.jsp try that contact page my particular agent has moved on but her replacement is located in Portland or. i can get that if needed
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    Insurance for a custom expo vehicle

    the Bullet XV is insured with Amica Mutual Insurance. i believe i had to go through 'Progressive' during construction, insuring it as a commercial vehicle, but once completed & registered as a motor home, i was able to insure through Amica. now to get the value i wanted (& that is was really...
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    Dodge Ram 5500 motorhome

    Just one question Ward, & no one seems to have commented on this.. ... why is it for sale so quick? this was your first trip! (i noticed your first mention of it at the bottom of your post 521, but thought you were joking) Steve
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    Dodge Ram 5500 motorhome

    Ward don't forget to look at the step switch countersunk in the door frame, that went bad on the Bullet once (much to westyss' entertainment) dust & bouncing around i assume, so i installed a second one just for the steps, along with replacing the original for the alarm. Steve
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    out with the old in with the new

    In theory, you should provide all four actuators with the exact same length of the same gauge wire. The closer actuators will just have wire coiled up at their base. They did this for the wall street traders, providing the exact same length wire to every company's server within this one huge...
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    EarthRoamer XV-JP "Northwest Edition"

    and with all that said.. .. Mike, i think it may be time to take a vacation from all these rubes & clear your head for a while. those of us who care, know where to find you
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    @Adrifters - F550 Surf Camper Build - Adrift Motorhome

    do the roof channels (for the surfboards) run the full length of the roof? it's tough to tell from the side pics & do you have a way to lock the surfboard into the channels? or do they stay in by friction & the goodwill of the people loitering around! last question.. ... is there a front drain...
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