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Guess I should have thought of that since I have about a dozen of them from other trucks and vehicle, none for the E-Series though. EDIT: Downloaded the body builder's pages for E-250 stripped chassis and cutaway. Nothing about height of engine or it's position relative to the axle or other...

How long does it take for you guys to get a body off of a frame like that? Would it be too much trouble to take a few measurements whille the body is up in the air? Engine height from ground, engine width and location relative to axle centerline, end of frame rail or some other distinguishable...

First match in google: FS-5306A, rated at 520 pounds of torque at max GVW Reverse Gear: 8.63 First: 9.01 Second: 5.27 Third: 3.22 Fourth: 2.04 Fifth: 1.36 Sixth: 1.00 Length: 25.6 inches Weight: 342 pounds PTO: 52% of engine speed

Chris, I have seen you mention light weight bumpers and such, in an effort to keep the weight down at the front. Is this a front axle issue, a handling issue or a suspension issue? Almost any van, Mog, Pinz or cabover type of vehicle is going to be front end heavy compared to a Landcruiser...

I have notes on water filtration and recycling gray water for sinks, toilets and showers. PM to avoid thread clutter. cool build, keep us posted.

Chris, you may wish to look into Sunpower's panels (E and X series). They have single panels upto 435 watts that would fit on the roof of a van. They are certainly not the cheapest around, but I hear you can get "seconds" at quite reasonable prices, though no first hand experience with that...

Something to consider for your replacement camper build is a water recycling system. It could save 500 pounds or so. You basically have two small tanks, one about 4-6 gallons (holding tank for water to be filtered) and one about 10-15 gallons (fresh water waiting to be used). Multiple levels of...

Jim, Are EC customers seeing 15-17 MPG in mixed driving after a break in period? I get about 15 in my FE driving 65 mph and I am not nearly as heavy as you. I have no DEF (non emissions, early 07 truck) I had a few questions for you after returning from the expo, but they currenly escape me...

Phoenix in CO builds camper boxes. I would also look at ADAK Trailers. A buddy of mine talked to the owner about a year ago. He was interested in their smaller trailer being mounted in place of a 14 foot flatbed and ADAK said no problems, as long as you can bring us the truck as a chassis cab...

I don't want to speak for Darrin, but he only built two truck campers that I am aware of and both were completed quite a few years back. I am almost sure he is not building them anymore.

If you run into a situation where you need to cut a very dense or hard wood, find someone who has a water jet cutter. No blades or saws to burn up and leaves a very clean finished edge.

1) U-joint EB van 2)Earthroamer 3)Custom Build I would not consider GXV or XP Camper, if I were in your shoes.

Steve, I am with you on the back country or "off-the-grid" trailer. I have searched for one for years and as a recent RV shopper, you can confirm that most RV's and travel trailers are complete garbage. I found several companies who would build a custom trailer to my $pec$. One of my best...

What booth will you be in at SEMA?

If your system configuration can handle Lithium, then something like this could replace your 4D/8D. LAH or lithium amp hours are much higher because a lithium battery can be drawn down to about 20% SOC, where lead batteries can only go to 80% SOC...

The fixed back version of this seat works in Class One cars and Trophy Trucks. It will surely hold up to FG use: http://www.mastercraftsafety.com/mastercraft-baja-rs.html and these are FIA homologated for WRC use: http://www.ompamerica.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_54_106/products_id/653...

Since you want to maintain a certain RPM, as opposed to a certain speed, something like this could work, albeit with another switching mechanism, since there is not an OEM cruise stalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ZHgB_4Aq8&hd=1

Registration for camping, as well as on-site parking were absolutely shut down if you were not onsite by Friday afternoon. The pass I had was for weekend camping, which includes on site parking and facility use. This was not allowed as of early AM on Saturday, which is when I arrived at the...

Refunds are being processed this week. I received an email from Alison DeLapp. I am sure they are swamped (:D) at this point, but it appears they are following through and doing the right thing for those who could not register or camp. I cannot speak for vendors or people who checked in before...

Temp Coat is the roof coating that you want, Steve. Call and talk to Jason (owner's son). He is very good about talking tech and answering questions. I don't have any experience with stick on PV panels, but I have always heard that panel performance degrades when the cells get too hot. Obviously...