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    For sale 2017 Earthcruiser FX. 51,529 miles. Eastcoast SOLD

    Was this FG converted by EC? I do not recall USDM FG trucks having either differential locks or a low range transfer case, only a DCT from parent Daimler.
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    School Me on Heavy Trucks

    The USDM and ROTW markets are quite different, to say the least. Here, there is no after market support for the FG and MFTA has pulled out of the US market completely. Further, Fuso is the straggler in the US COE market, in general and only a very small percentage of an already small market...
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    Isuzu NRR 16' Box: Plan... Auditing?

    Rent a U-Haul for a day with the size box that you would like to place on your NPR or FTR. Buy Goodwill store furniture, stack boxes, take stuff out of your house, load the bikes and so on. This is the only way that you are going to know how things look and feel in real life. Coming from car...
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    Composting Toilet Tips and Tricks

    https://engineerswhovanlife.com/compo-closet-cuddy-review/ A Wrappon Trekker using some backpacker's poo gel and a heating element to seal the bag should not be rocket science to build.
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    XPS Sandwich Panels availability in the US

    Buy XPS, CoreCell, Diab or Last-a-Foam in sheets. Buy Vetroresina or FRP in sheets/rolls. Buy lots of contact cement, industrial adhesive or resin. Mix together in a bowl and out comes a simple, cheap, lightweight sandwich panel.
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    Integrel DC Generators

    This isn't new tech, BLDC generators have been around for years. It seems, however, this is one of the newer systems on the market and has been engineered to be plug and play and nearly 100% dummy-proof.
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    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Send me a PM if you are serious about having one made. A good friend owns a metal fab shop and I have access to a small composites shop. Do you have a dimensioned drawing, budget and time line for the shower pan?
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    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Duravit, Dornbracht, Hansgrohe and Hansa fixtures and taps are all quite spiffy. You do pay more for them, but quality comes at a price. This is especially true in the days of a $100 Home Depot faucet (made in China) being complete crap, is a $400 - $600 tap really that expensive? Any competent...
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    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    https://www.carbonhinge.com https://www.proboat.com/2022/09/carbon-fiber-piano-hinge/
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    Thoughts on the Truckhouse Tacoma expedition camper...

    "A fool and his money, are soon parted."
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    XPS Sandwich Panels availability in the US

    Why bother with epoxy resin and fiberglass? The resin is expensive, caustic and a PITA to work with, so is fiber glass. Buy sheets of Vetroresina or 0.060 aluminum, along with XPS foam sheeting and industrial spray glue, et voila! You have a sandwich panel in no time. If you don't have space...
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    NEVER QUIT Overland PHOTO GALLERY & Details

    The truck was sold by Never Quit after it was completed.
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    Unimogadventures - Our build and travel thread

    Hi Iain and Trish; I hope this message finds you well. It's tough to tell from the video, but it appears that the skillet on the new cook top has some kind of non-stick coating on it. Please stop using these pans immediately; they are toxic. This is especially concerning with Trish's history...
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    Recirculating Showers?

    I have used these for years, sometimes in VERY high doses to kill certain pathogens, and have not had any issues. Unlike bleach, pool chlorine and even the chlorine used by city water treatment facilities, CDS (Chlorine Dioxide in Solution) will not form harmful Chloramines. https://safrax.com
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    Innovative DIY Sandwich Panels

    If you are looking to get off the beaten path, ski all winter under cloudy snowy skies, don't want to carry a generator, want to boon dock or simply don't like the idea of adding the weight of solar panesl, batteries, inverters and/or generators, add insulation instead. It is cheap and light by...
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    Innovative DIY Sandwich Panels

    Why insulation is important in your sandwich panel or why you should add it to a purely structural panel that has good strength, but poor insulation. To convert the U Factor from BTUs to Watts, simply multiply the value in BTUs by 5.678. For example, if a window has a U Factor of...
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    Innovative DIY Sandwich Panels

    I see that there are two basic design strategies for building panels: (a) light and relatively strong, e.g. low-density foam of some kind and carbon or Kevlar skins or (b) something heavier and likely a bit stronger, but not necessarily, e.g. plywood, fiberglass, metal tubing or wood framing...
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    Innovative DIY Sandwich Panels

    Greetings, This is going to be a long post, so you may wish to make a cup of tea and get a note pad. For many years now, the construction of sandwich panels or SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels), has been a bit of a mystery to many in the community. Notice, there is no such thing as a SIP...
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    Earth-cruiser NPR 4WD drivetrain issues?

    Correct, only other conversions with Dynatrac axles and EC FG trucks with Radflo suspension. I am happy to take a spin and write a review if you are offering a ride. ;-) Has EC/Core undertaken a re-design? It seems to me this would have all been worked out in CAD/FEA and/or real world testing...
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