AmbuLand build thread
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Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Loaded I'm only shy of 10,000lbs and my suspension is awesome. If I could get the rear to behave like the front it'd be a 10,000lbs racing machine! The rear bounces a little due to that big stack of leafs compared to the front but everyone who tried my an in the rough were really pressed with it.
I too don't think you need double shocks and realistically your front end should weigh similar to mine... Save yourself the money and try without
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Are you still running OEM springs in the rear? I found mine flexes and rides a lot better in the rear after having the 19 year old springs replaced... I can only imagine how much better it'll ride after I replace the old rear shocks with ones that don't have rust holes through them. For now they are working, just not as well as they possibly could.
Since new shocks here cost almost as much as FOX shocks, I'm adding FOX shocks to my wish list. I may have to buy some on a road trip... if I'm gone more than a couple days, I can even save the duty.
Abitibi
Explorer
Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Race is on... I think I can beat 14... 
Besides I'm about 2K less.
Besides I'm about 2K less.
Race is on... I think I can beat 14...
Besides I'm about 2K less.
Jeezus, I'd love to be able to shed 2k but I don't see it. Might shed a couple hundred changing tires and wheels, but just about everything else added needs to be there or it ceases to serve its purpose.
Made a god-awful racket too. It's straight piped with no muffler.
BRRRRRRRAP brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap!!! for the whole run.
Abitibi
Explorer
So another her project down the bucket list. Too bad it cost me more than expected. Had I known I would have mounted my Steel Partner stove instead of this permanent stove. As is, it looks good but I wish I had planned better and made double use of my other stove: Use indoor with a quick disconnect to move outside since I mostly cook outside. Oh well, it's all done now, looks and works good but... could have been better.
All said and done!
While at it I also added a little storage compartment behind the stove. Way practical!
I made sure to have a split to either use my shower heater or an exterior stove along with the interior stove. I used a RV outfitter to hook my propane and also got them to add a shut off valve for safety. Now it can be registered as a Rv
Finally, upholstered my vinyl cushion. That took way too log but sooooo comfy! I used Sunbrella material
More coming shortly
Cheers
David
All said and done!
While at it I also added a little storage compartment behind the stove. Way practical!
I made sure to have a split to either use my shower heater or an exterior stove along with the interior stove. I used a RV outfitter to hook my propane and also got them to add a shut off valve for safety. Now it can be registered as a Rv
Finally, upholstered my vinyl cushion. That took way too log but sooooo comfy! I used Sunbrella material
More coming shortly
Cheers
David
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Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
You're right that does look amazing Dave...
dazdconfsd
Observer
What's the story with Tin Tin?
Abitibi
Explorer
Just a big fan
It's a postcard I sent to my wife in our early days which got recycled as a book marker which I finish reading while camping... Now it's a full time resident of the ambo!
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Abitibi
Explorer
Not quite finished but too exited to wait, hahaha!
I needed a solution for my side lights. Mine were painted over when they decommissioned my ambo so either I bought new lenses and dealt with the average existing lights or came up with a better solution.
I had my idea from the get go but instead of building my own aluminum recessed box I decided to start baking Can't take credit for the idea, just made it work for my needs. .. And I needed 2"depth max to fit between the ambo studs.
This is what i started with, beats building my own!
Only problem is I needed 9"x7" boxes to fit both the lights and the ambo design. I could have kept the baking tray as is (9"x9") but it would have looked funny. So, cut 2" off and re-welded it.
Drilled a few holes for mounting the light, running the wire and to screw it against the body then off to powder coating.
As for lights, I found these nice thin 5" LED's from my favorite light store.
All together and ready to replace my 15 yrs old useless side scene lights
Just need to cut the old lights opening on my ambo a bit larger, apply a new seal, secure in place... and a bit more time!
Cheers
David
"Another great day ruined by responsibilities"
I needed a solution for my side lights. Mine were painted over when they decommissioned my ambo so either I bought new lenses and dealt with the average existing lights or came up with a better solution.
I had my idea from the get go but instead of building my own aluminum recessed box I decided to start baking
Can't take credit for the idea, just made it work for my needs. .. And I needed 2"depth max to fit between the ambo studs.This is what i started with, beats building my own!
Only problem is I needed 9"x7" boxes to fit both the lights and the ambo design. I could have kept the baking tray as is (9"x9") but it would have looked funny. So, cut 2" off and re-welded it.
Drilled a few holes for mounting the light, running the wire and to screw it against the body then off to powder coating.
As for lights, I found these nice thin 5" LED's from my favorite light store.
All together and ready to replace my 15 yrs old useless side scene lights
Just need to cut the old lights opening on my ambo a bit larger, apply a new seal, secure in place... and a bit more time!
Cheers
David
"Another great day ruined by responsibilities"
Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Tease... need more pics and a full review.