A Wheelchair Dudes Dodge Dakota build
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corbin8or
Adventurer
'bout time for an update
well, some new thing have happened since the last post...
I have become a rep for a company called coachlift, so i have an "external elevator" that can take me from my wheelchair to the level of the tent!
I also have suicided the rear door with the help of dignified motors here in Phoenix, and there is a lift that comes out and picks up my wheelchair and pulls it into the rear seat area of my truck.
Next the rerar bumper is almost done and functional... took a long time to chase down all the tiny air leaks but it seems to be holding at about 180# of pressure. the bumper is around 3.5 gallons tied into a 2.5 gallon tank under the bed. I am planning on making some longer skinny tanks to bring my volume up to around 10 gallons.
I just made a new center console that has a 7 inch screen for a camera system with night vision... it has a wireless dock for my palm pre, two adjustable cupholders and room for auxilary switches.
Next in the line of plans is a flip down light rack and new rack for the roof.
I hope to have pictures and maybe a video up soon... also working on a website.
well, some new thing have happened since the last post...
I have become a rep for a company called coachlift, so i have an "external elevator" that can take me from my wheelchair to the level of the tent!
I also have suicided the rear door with the help of dignified motors here in Phoenix, and there is a lift that comes out and picks up my wheelchair and pulls it into the rear seat area of my truck.
Next the rerar bumper is almost done and functional... took a long time to chase down all the tiny air leaks but it seems to be holding at about 180# of pressure. the bumper is around 3.5 gallons tied into a 2.5 gallon tank under the bed. I am planning on making some longer skinny tanks to bring my volume up to around 10 gallons.
I just made a new center console that has a 7 inch screen for a camera system with night vision... it has a wireless dock for my palm pre, two adjustable cupholders and room for auxilary switches.
Next in the line of plans is a flip down light rack and new rack for the roof.
I hope to have pictures and maybe a video up soon... also working on a website.
bftank
Explorer
your work is looking good corbin, thanks for your service!
if you haven't figured out the spare tire situation yet; what if you mounted the tire to a piece of channel that was hinged at the top to a piece of 2x3 tubing that was hinged at the bottom to your bumper. then you could run a small winch to the top of the 2x3 to let it down and pull up your spare? and use a pin to lock in the bottom of the channel
if you haven't figured out the spare tire situation yet; what if you mounted the tire to a piece of channel that was hinged at the top to a piece of 2x3 tubing that was hinged at the bottom to your bumper. then you could run a small winch to the top of the 2x3 to let it down and pull up your spare? and use a pin to lock in the bottom of the channel
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
There was a Toy LC from Australia that had a custom camper compartment mounted onto a tray or flat bed and had 2 spare tires in the spce between the camper and the cab of the truck.
The tires were mounted in a cage sort of thing that were hinged and swung down to ground level.
Here's a link to it over at Pirate:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9075091&postcount=455
There should be a way to incorporate this type of mechanism into a rear bumper - it wouldn't be swing out of course, so you would have to lower the tires down when accessing the p/u bed. But I think it's a great solution for those of us that have difficulty lifting and lowering a full size spare from it's mounted position.
I took off my winter tires/rims over the weekend and put on my all seasons.
My biggest problem is lining up the lugs with the holes in the wheel - I have an idea on a device to help with that, just no fab skills to build it. lol
The tires were mounted in a cage sort of thing that were hinged and swung down to ground level.
Here's a link to it over at Pirate:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9075091&postcount=455
There should be a way to incorporate this type of mechanism into a rear bumper - it wouldn't be swing out of course, so you would have to lower the tires down when accessing the p/u bed. But I think it's a great solution for those of us that have difficulty lifting and lowering a full size spare from it's mounted position.
I took off my winter tires/rims over the weekend and put on my all seasons.
My biggest problem is lining up the lugs with the holes in the wheel - I have an idea on a device to help with that, just no fab skills to build it. lol
corbin8or
Adventurer
I thought about cutting my tailgate and mouting a swing arm spare holder... The only problem is some of my gear (offroad handcycle) needs the tailgate open to transport... I like the right behind cab idea, I might di that with cutting the bed body so it doesn't have to go too high... Video this week...
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The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
I have decided to sell my '02 Durango and get a similar model year Dakota - I miss not having a true p/u bed for transporting garbage, building supplies etc.
I'll be coming back to this thread quite often after I actually get the Dak in my own driveway.
I'll be coming back to this thread quite often after I actually get the Dak in my own driveway.
FurthurOnTheFly
Glamping Society
Corbin you can attach pictures to your post here and then link to them if you want. Or just leave them as an attachment. Either way you need to upload them somewhere (photobucket, smug mug, picasa) so you can link to the image.
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Guest
awesome build man!
FurthurOnTheFly
Glamping Society
Heidi, that picture is a link to one I dumped here on expo...
strange it seems to have worked this time, did the exact same thing as yesterday... well cool now I can start putting more up myself!!
Sweet!!!!
