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Mastercraft Safety, PRP or similar for a suspension seat, with slide and tilt. Fix the suspension on your truck so it does its job damping vibration. Only then will your truck ride better than a wooden-wheeled, ox-drawn Medieval cart.

A V8 gas-powered NPR is not going to do well with a large, heavy box on its back. IMO, an NPR is a great truck for a 10-12 foot, lightweight box, setup for 2 people. 200K is a steal for a complete box from Bliss. Unicat builds a lifting roof box, as does ActionMobil. As for GXV holding a patent...

While I have not attended Abentuer und Allrad or any Aussie shows, I have attended nearly a dozen Expo shows in the US over the last 10 years and there, was able to view boxes built by Unicat, Bliss, Action Mobil, Box Manufaktur and other accomplished builders. The craftsmanship is certainly...

Bliss wins hands down in that contest. JMHO, of course.

If you can get a complete 4x4 NPR for around 100K from a reputable builder, I would suggest going down that path. Tulsa Truck Mfg, RC Trucks and some others may do it for less, but you are not getting a polished package, IMO; you are just getting a basic 4x4 conversion. Having played a minor...

Just a friendly reminder that you are purchasing a Class 3 work truck. You are not buying an LX570. I have to laugh when I read comments about the dated interior, lack of collision avoidance systems, drum brakes and the like. Once again, you are buying a bare bones work truck. Isuzu's customers...

The 2008 USDM FG Body Builder's guide shows a frame rail cross section measuring 226mm x 70mm with a 6mm thickness.

Building a 109" NPR will certainly require a married transfer case. For a new truck build, this means "rebuilding" a brand new 6L90E, as the 4WD tail shaft must be installed through the bellhousing. So, everything has to come out, tail shaft goes in, then the whole transmission gets put back...

I have not seen a regular cab converted to 4x4, for expo use. How many of these have been built? OEM transmission is GM's 6L90E.

In an effort to offer constructive criticism and to make the board a better place, let us take a look at the recently posted article entitled, "The 2021 Ram TRX Review". I have long been a critic of Chrysler products and of the poor writing that passes for 'web journalism' these days...

That is Keder Rail and it is used to secure fabric via a sewn in piping.

Correct, but you will only get this peak input for a few hours per day. The rest of the day may only produce 200W or 500W. Thus a 1kW array may produce 4 - 5kW for the day. If you are in the shade, skiing in Breckinridge for a few days or parked in the city, you may only see a quarter of that or...

Cool build! As you likely know by now, there is only so much need for strength in the adhesive. Quickly, the next "layer" of foam delaminates from itself, either due to compression, torsional/flexural, shearing or tension-based stresses. This is where structural foams such as Diab's Divinycell...

All valid points; I am not sure what you mean by 50kW pro generator for $4500. I was thinking a brushless DC generator directly charging your batteries, without an inverter, as the connection is DC/DC. WRT to the solar, 4800W at 25% efficiency = 1200W per hour, say 4 hours per day (max/peak...

I have read and heard mixed reviews on Dickinson Marine stoves, but a wall exit exhaust kit is offered. I have also seen DIY, wall-hung mini stoves, basically a C-shaped pipe burning small pieces of wood or pellets, with an exterior intake and a through-wall exhaust. This creates a sealed system...

A thin wool mattress under your latex mattress will do the trick and keep Chinese plastic out of your camper. Wool is naturally anti-microbial and breathes well. It keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Roll-up wool mattresses, covers and toppers, made in the USA...

Somehow I missed your reply on this. Sandwich panels are super easy to make. If you have the knowledge, skills and tools to build the camper that you built, SIPs are a walk in the park. Of course, having them custom made or purchasing an off the shelf panel costs more, but so does buying a FWC...

It's time for a Sherp.

How do you plan to mimic the motions of the top mount OEM shifter on the 4500? I have seen the factory NPR manual transmission and it is a bit strange. I supposed with a decent CAD program, the levers, angles, moments and lengths could all be figured out so that each movement of the shifter...

Plascore quotes each panel as a custom job. You specify the density and thickness of the core, the size of the cells, if you want lace or scrim over the cells for laying fabric, how thick the lace is, how many layers there are, face sheet thickness and material and so on. Example: four pound...