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Yeah, I have never understood this. I have had/have a few diesels and didn't want them smoking anymore than needed. Sadly the "coal rollers" have done nothing but hurt the diesel market by getting tighter and tighter regulations.

I used rated eye bolts mounted into the corners of the bed frame (steal part). Then I used rated turn buckles to attach the eye bolts to the camper, to tie it down. This was manly a temp solution to get it home from AZ to San Diego. I had to estimate everything, since I had to pre-setup stuff...

Yep, I can totally agree with this. My plan with my M1010 project is to swap out the 6.2L diesel and put in a 7.4L gas (454 BBC). I am going to use a TBI setup, which is fairly simple and basic but will give me better mileage and altitude compensation. Carbs are fine for some applications...

Yep, this is what happens when you price your customers out of the market. Somehow all of the auto manufacturers are not watching the prices for everything is going up, at a much higher rate than people's incomes. When it comes to the end, people have to make choices on how their money is...

I have always had good luck with Toyo and always have heard good experiences from people running them. I have the Toyo M/T on my ambo project and they ride nice but I haven't used them offroad yet. I have run Toyo A/T 3 on my old Cherokee and my current Xterra. When I replace the tires on my...

Yeah, a carb and big changes in altitude will never play well together. A buddy of mine has a '67 Chevelle that he built when in San Diego. Car ran great when tuned for that area. He moved to Flagstaff, AZ and had nothing but problems with it running well. He finally got a local guy to tune...

Yep, that's how my buddy does it, who has been doing auto electrical for 3 decades.

Nice looking rig. Curious what the GVWR is, compared to the loaded weight of the rig?

Honestly I think ALL car/truck companies need to get a grip on their pricing. It is sad that our 2016 RAV4 is likely the last new car we will buy. Most likely will buy used in the future and even then prices are insane for used vehicles....

Nice interior layout and build. I wish other companies would take a lesson from you and increase the roof height over the bed area. Yours looks nice and roomy and not tight, unlike our current Northstar and previous FWC.

Just a quick update. The recent heat we had, was causing my Scan Gauge II velcro mount, to come off the dash. I found a company who make an adapter place that allows a RAM mount to be used ( https://smkfabrication.com/product/scangauge-ii-ram-mount/ ). I picked up a base mount, which I...

Man, if it was closer I would likely have to jump on this.

I have bought FRP for my M1010 project. I was able to find a company that offered some colors other than white and I could get them in 9' lengths so I can do the walls/roof in one piece length wise (interior is 106"). I still have to use multiple panels width wise.

Hi all, This happened to come across my YouTube feed and I hadn't heard anything mentioned of it. The new Patriot Campers ST5 Super Tourer. This thing is slick. I am sure it will end up in the 6 figure price range so not likely going to see many of them around.

Why don't you pick up a used Android phone, using just the bluetooth and run the app you want. You can download them via wifi so you don't need any cellular plan. Then you have a dedicated system and get what you want, at a low cost.

Hands down, nicest teardrop is the Escopod TOPO2. Outside your budget but top notch. Another is Bean Trailers.

Yeah but it comes at a cost.... weight. Easily 500 lbs heavier than my old FWC Grandby.

We got out for an overnight trip at a local camp area, just to test it out. Biggest difference from when we had our last truck camper is, we both use CPAPs. The camp area we were at had electrical hookup, so we could run them without issue. I am looking to set it up with 200AH of LifePO4...

Now that I am caught up to present day, this past weekend I installed a set of Bilstein 5160 shocks. The original stock ones still have gas pressure when I removed them (85K miles). I had these same Bilstein shocks on my '97 and loved them. It was a long day working by myself (first really...

Let's go back in time, to Oct 2021. I had been working on my M1010 project ( Desert Turtle ) off and on for a bit. After a lot of consideration, I felt it would be easier to buy a newer truck, with modern features and swap the ambo box over. I started looking for suitable options. Sadly this...