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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    The complete front Dana 60 axle with brakes, springs, steering linkage and radius arms was $600. 3" lift kit was a little over $600 New coil spring cups/shock towers on the frame $200ish New Front driveshaft $275 New custom Rear driveshaft $450 Reman T case $800 $200 for brake lines and misc...
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    I got a little more work done on the frame today and went and picked up the formed aluminum for the edges. So far so good.... I need to put the alum skin on the front and under the bed before permanently installing the edge pieces. I'll start on that tomorrow.
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    Thank you... I'm liking what I read about the 5200. I ordered some and will give it a try.
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    The camper frame is mostly 2"x2"x1/8" alum tubing and I'm having strips of 1/8" aluminum sheet formed so all the edges will be beveled. The sides and top will be composite panels made from 3mm thick Dibond (Alum Composite) bonded to both sides of 1.5" XPS foam insulation. I plan to use PL...
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    Yep bolts right up. The 5R100 already has the flange on it and those 2 holes in the side are where the manual shifter mounts. The hole is already in the tunnel for the lever too. Just make sure you get a 34 spline NV271. The one for the 4 speed is 31 spline.
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    So 4 of these showed up today :unsure:
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    Yes everything bolts in but you do have to cut the rivets and replace the coil spring mounts on the frame. All the correct holes are there for the new mounts so I just used grade 8 bolts. The only reason the driveshaft had to be custom made is because it's a cab & chassis which never came as a...
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    Home Depot Flatbed Camper Build...

    Hello Everyone! This build sorta started out of winter boredom and is escalating pretty quickly so I'm pretty excited to see how it turns out. I've always liked the practicality and look of flatbed trucks so one day a few months ago I decided to see what I could find on Craigslist and after a...
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    Triton Engines vs earlier models

    For anyone reading that is concerned about the plugs breaking while being removed from a 3V 5.4 it's not a big deal. Yes it sucks but just get the $70 tool from Lisle and it only takes about 10 minutes per plug to extract them. At least this is my experience of having to extract 5 out of 8 a...
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    Opinions on Block Heater replacement.. 400watt vs 1000 watt

    Is 1000w too much for your inverter or just too many watts to run all the time? If your inverter will handle it how about getting the 1000w and adding a timer to turn it on a few hours (or whenever) before you plan to start the truck? If you time it right you would use the same or less power...
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    Lifting a Class C on an E-350 Chassis

    The $7500 you mentioned for the Weldtec setup includes install so to compare actual costs you need to use $4650. The main differences with the Weldtec kit is that it's a 6" lift and comes with custom rear leaf springs which I'd say are a better option than lift blocks but for your application...
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    I don't think I'd change a thing at this point but I have a ways to go before finishing. I kind of need the side door because I plan on carrying a motorcycle on the back. However, when the bike isn't on there I do see myself using the rear door more than the side door. With the platform back...
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    I installed one of these for outdoor use and really like it. The coiled hose is nice to extend out for cleaning bikes and motorcycles...
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    Yeah the bidet works great.... works great as a shower too :cool:. If I had one #firstworldproblem with it I'd say it has too narrow of a spray and is almost too much pressure. The one I got is temp adjustable and has an On Off button on the head so you can leave the temp where it's at and turn...
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    Not really on the build but I did take it on a 3000 mile road trip this summer. Minnesota to Steamboat to Ouray to Durango to Taos to Oklahoma City to Bentonville AR and back to Minnesota. It was a great test for all the systems and pretty much everything worked as it should with a few...
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    Build Thread- 2003 Red Cross ERV- Rambolance

    Hey carnut1969 do you know what the rear end is in these things? Dana 60 or 70 or? I keep forgetting to look and I want to get a locker for mine. I plan on just doing a lift, tires and a locker and maybe go 4x4 sometime down the road.
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    Yeah the domed vent or even a skylight would have been nice for headroom in mine. I left a gap at the top of the shower door so I think my vent will do enough but the headroom would have been nice.... luckily I'm kinda short.
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    Here's the current state of the shower/toilet. I went around and around on what to use for the walls and ended up just using the same waterproof flooring because why not. I still need to finish the ceiling and add a cover piece over the wires but I really like the way it turned out. The...
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    I used a plasma cutter and a reciprocating saw. It was a little sketchy with all the sparks but it worked pretty well.
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    My 4x4 Red Cross ERV Build and Adventures

    My dad called Kawasaki snowmobiles Kamikazi's when I was a kid. Still a great name and definitely fits for the KTMasaki.
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