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Plans to sail the world doing marine research and working wherever his travels take him. He cast his own propellers, poured 10,000 pounds of molten lead into the keels that he harvested over a three year period from wheel weights. He built his own blast furnace, ROV, rain water catchment system...

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No knowledge or affiliation, just found it surfing. I would contact the seller for more info and go from there.

Add 10-12 degrees to the average high and subtract 10-12 degrees from the low to get an idea of what weather can do in the SE US: Pensacola (Florida Panhandle) https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Florida/Places/pensacola-temperatures-by-month-average.php (Fort Lauderdale (SE corner)...

Looking forward to seeing this in Asheville :beer:

http://www.rallysale.com/businessdetail-1146-7.htm I don't know what these go for in the UK, but it seems like a lot of truck for the money IMO.

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An ISB, Allison and NV263 is about 84” long including accessories and yokes. Weight is about 1700 pounds for all three together. 263 is the push button case, so no levers in the floor, could do the same with a 273 to LCT 1000 if you wanted that instead. EFI Live and Zeus give you ECM and...

6BT stock or turned up? Concerned about MPG? The stock engines in these things do not like high speed or high RPM, at least not for passing power or good MPG. With a 6BT and Allison, that is a different story. I think a 37" tire is perfect for these trucks, if for no other reason...

Matt decided on 4.56 for his NPR due to the gas engine. RPM calculations for his 35" tires are posted in the thread if you want to see them. A 6BT is usually happiest about 1600 - 1900 RPM. A 37" tire runs well on a 4.10 in a diesel with an average O/D, so a 3.73 would be OK with a 35" tire...

Did I understand correctly that you are planning to push the front axle forward 10"? That seems significant in a cab over truck, especially with large wheels and tires. Since you are remaking the rear suspension, would it be better to move the axle and camper to get where you need to be? I am...

Monstaliner and Duraback can both be rolled on. I am sure the former is UV stable and colourable, not sure about the latter.

What is the gearing in your transfer case? A mate of mine is "creating" an NPS, since we don't get them here and I have located a medium duty divorced transfer case with a 2.72:1 low range and a 1:1 high range. Advance Adapters offers their famous Atlas transfer case in several versions...

Did you purchase the foam pre-cut for the hydronic heating loops or was each piece cut to fit? I have always liked the Vario trucks, too bad they are not readily available in the States.

I don't think the 4.2 was available in the States, only 3.9 (4D34) and 4.9 (4M50). For the latter, peak torque is flat from 1800 - 2500 and peak HP is about 2700. At 3000 rpm, you are down significantly on both HP and TQ. Further, that is a very inefficient RPM, with regard to volumetric...

2015 Top Tep LEAST reliable cars: #8: Chevy Colorado & GMC Canyon Source: Consumer Reports Magazine Data Set: 740,000 cars and trucks in the US and Canada Conclusion: Buy a Toyota, preferably an older one, as the new ones are pretty ugly :D

Matt has it all laid out and was planning to get the front axle powder-coated this week, along with some other parts, so maybe he will chime in with his design. I know we looked at high steer arms and cross-over steering from the rock crawling world, but I don't remember what was decided. Final...

I have a small alcohol stove that I use for backpacking and it works great for those trips, as long as the weather is not too cold. I am not sure that I would want either in a tiny house unless they were to be sealed off from the living space. If it's not too much trouble, I would get the Wallas...

Lizard Skin and Tempcoat both have sound deadeners that can be sprayed. There is an order, ceramic over sound or vice versa, but I can never remember which is which.

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