Belafonte Reboot....Ambulance to 4x4 Camper Conversion
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Tranny troubles again. If you think you can help, link to the thread....
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/147570-Need-an-auto-transmission-expert-E4OD?p=1915159#post1915159
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/147570-Need-an-auto-transmission-expert-E4OD?p=1915159#post1915159
guidolyons
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cjken
Explorer
Glad to hear it was s simple fix!!
I have not really don anything new to mine. Just driving it around and taking a few short trips up this summer.
Next up may be going to a less aggressive tire like the vortrac.
350 a tire is a bit pricy though.
The tire noise gets to me a bit on long trips.
I have not really don anything new to mine. Just driving it around and taking a few short trips up this summer.
Next up may be going to a less aggressive tire like the vortrac.
350 a tire is a bit pricy though.
The tire noise gets to me a bit on long trips.
Trying to figure out a fold out bed and getting all hung up on hinges, mounting, storing etc and it finally occurred to me. K.I.S.S.
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I made that pocket on top of the seating structure. The bed platform sits inside when not in use.should be enough room to squeeze a mattress pad in as well. I need to mount up a way to secure it, but that won't be difficult.
Laying down the pocket supports the outboard end and the inboard side rests on top the folded seats. If I want to yank it out it's not hard mounted. Simple.
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Oh, and my temp dual house batteries. I'll replace these with some group 31 AGMS when I get around to it.
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Don't think there is anything else at the moment. Tranny has been good to go since the new sensor. Trying to get living quarters sorted quick because I intend to run down to Expo East with my boy (4-legged). Would really like to get the outside recolored but I just can't make up my stupid mind which way to go. Kicking around a semi-matt / satin orange with black trim. Had an old Ford truck done that way and it looked pretty good. And I haven't seen one with that color scheme, so maybe a winner?
I made that pocket on top of the seating structure. The bed platform sits inside when not in use.should be enough room to squeeze a mattress pad in as well. I need to mount up a way to secure it, but that won't be difficult.
Laying down the pocket supports the outboard end and the inboard side rests on top the folded seats. If I want to yank it out it's not hard mounted. Simple.
Oh, and my temp dual house batteries. I'll replace these with some group 31 AGMS when I get around to it.
Don't think there is anything else at the moment. Tranny has been good to go since the new sensor. Trying to get living quarters sorted quick because I intend to run down to Expo East with my boy (4-legged). Would really like to get the outside recolored but I just can't make up my stupid mind which way to go. Kicking around a semi-matt / satin orange with black trim. Had an old Ford truck done that way and it looked pretty good. And I haven't seen one with that color scheme, so maybe a winner?
patoz
Expedition Leader
Looking good Tom!
Sometime K.I.S.S. is the best way to go. Ironically though, the window is blocked in the daytime when you need it, and unblocked at night when you don't need it. But, like you said, the bed board is easy to remove and you may come up with a way to add some legs or just sit it on top of a folding frame of some sort, to make it do double duty as a table.
In the first two pictures, I see the hinged area in the ceiling around the roof vent. If you get a chance, I would love to see a few pictures of how you ended up doing that, both in the closed and open positions.
The last picture with the batteries looks like the old O2 compartment (#1), is that right? If I add a second set, that's where I'll probably put mine also.
I wanted to go to Expo East also, but I'm nowhere near ready, so maybe that will be something to shoot for next year.
Sometime K.I.S.S. is the best way to go. Ironically though, the window is blocked in the daytime when you need it, and unblocked at night when you don't need it. But, like you said, the bed board is easy to remove and you may come up with a way to add some legs or just sit it on top of a folding frame of some sort, to make it do double duty as a table.
In the first two pictures, I see the hinged area in the ceiling around the roof vent. If you get a chance, I would love to see a few pictures of how you ended up doing that, both in the closed and open positions.
The last picture with the batteries looks like the old O2 compartment (#1), is that right? If I add a second set, that's where I'll probably put mine also.
I wanted to go to Expo East also, but I'm nowhere near ready, so maybe that will be something to shoot for next year.
I worried over that window for about a millisecond, and then thought about how I'd actually be using that area. When I'm driving I don't care about the window. When I've made camp the bed will be down. I'd rather lounge around on that than sit in the seat, and night is when I'd like to be able to see out that window anyway. For me anyway it's a non-issue.
That's not a hinge. The details are back in the thread somewhere but the short version is I attached flat stock aluminum as a frame to the piece of the ceiling the PO cut out to mount the Fantastic Fan. The piece cut out was way bigger than the fan needed, so I cut the correct sized hole in that piece, screwed the frame to the perimeter, and then screwed the whole mess back into the ceiling. Then I mounted the fan shroud up into the hole I cut.
The best way would have been to glass the piece back into the ceiling to make it whole again, but I lacked the experience or desire to mess with the fiberglass. This was the lazy, quick, easy way to get it done.
I think my battery compartment was tool storage or something. I can see where something used to be mounted to the wall/s, but I don't know what. The oxygen bottle was stored in the structure I modified to house the bucket seats. It was slid in from the rear of the unit via a small compartment door. I closed off the compartment from the seat structure so now when I open it I have work gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc easily accessed.
Ready? Ready schmeady. I'm not "ready", but I'm not going down to show off my junk. I'm going down to steal ideas from other people's junk! If you got a set of wheels and a plan where to sleep, you're ready.
That's not a hinge. The details are back in the thread somewhere but the short version is I attached flat stock aluminum as a frame to the piece of the ceiling the PO cut out to mount the Fantastic Fan. The piece cut out was way bigger than the fan needed, so I cut the correct sized hole in that piece, screwed the frame to the perimeter, and then screwed the whole mess back into the ceiling. Then I mounted the fan shroud up into the hole I cut.
The best way would have been to glass the piece back into the ceiling to make it whole again, but I lacked the experience or desire to mess with the fiberglass. This was the lazy, quick, easy way to get it done.
I think my battery compartment was tool storage or something. I can see where something used to be mounted to the wall/s, but I don't know what. The oxygen bottle was stored in the structure I modified to house the bucket seats. It was slid in from the rear of the unit via a small compartment door. I closed off the compartment from the seat structure so now when I open it I have work gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc easily accessed.
Ready? Ready schmeady. I'm not "ready", but I'm not going down to show off my junk. I'm going down to steal ideas from other people's junk! If you got a set of wheels and a plan where to sleep, you're ready.
patoz
Expedition Leader
Well, it looks like my assumptions were all off, but your reasoning makes sense.
I have these three 12VDC/120AC mini fluorescent light fixtures, which I'm probably going to do away with.
Once I convert the long panels down each side to LED, I don't think I'll need them, plus the lenses are head knockers. Anyway, since I have these three 8" holes, they would make good intake vents for a roof fan. In Florida, we're more concerned with trying to get hot air out of the camper, than we are with bringing outside air down into the camper.
I'm not crazy about cutting or drilling any holes in the roof, so since mine is a trailer, I could just install a fan on the front wall and duct it to that channel where the holes are.
Stealing ideas was my motive also. I've got this...
...but I'm not sure I could live in it for three days after driving all day to get there.
I have these three 12VDC/120AC mini fluorescent light fixtures, which I'm probably going to do away with.
Once I convert the long panels down each side to LED, I don't think I'll need them, plus the lenses are head knockers. Anyway, since I have these three 8" holes, they would make good intake vents for a roof fan. In Florida, we're more concerned with trying to get hot air out of the camper, than we are with bringing outside air down into the camper.
I'm not crazy about cutting or drilling any holes in the roof, so since mine is a trailer, I could just install a fan on the front wall and duct it to that channel where the holes are.
Ready? Ready schmeady. I'm not "ready", but I'm not going down to show off my junk. I'm going down to steal ideas from other people's junk! If you got a set of wheels and a plan where to sleep, you're ready.
Stealing ideas was my motive also. I've got this...
...but I'm not sure I could live in it for three days after driving all day to get there.
patoz
Expedition Leader
Haha, I've got a two man tent also, but those days are long gone. I even have Thermo-rest mattresses for it, but if I got all the way down on the ground, I'd never be able to get back up again.
As much as I enjoy wilderness camping, I need a few creature comforts to make it survivable anymore. Which is exactly why I'm building an off-road camper, with a generator, air conditioner, running water, a port-a-potty, and a comfortable bed!
As much as I enjoy wilderness camping, I need a few creature comforts to make it survivable anymore. Which is exactly why I'm building an off-road camper, with a generator, air conditioner, running water, a port-a-potty, and a comfortable bed!
rlrenz
Explorer
Hey Pat, if you want to get rid of those old fluorescent fixtures, why not buy some Tec-Niq LED ambulance ceiling lights? They have both high and dim, and the best part is the price - less than $70 per each. $70 can sound high, until you take a look at what's out there that works with an 8" hole, and by the time you fiddle with the holes, $70 fades into the background. They're available at Ambulanceparts.com (http://ambulanceparts.com/tecniqleddomelight.aspx). Medic Master also installed some ceiling speakers in my overhead, and they also used an 8" hole.
