MT - I should have updated this thread, regarding the seats, already...but I was trying to lump everything together and finish them all the way, first. However, basically the Ford bracketry is utterly useless. ( I followed Doug Hackney's build schedule, and ordered the parts using his plan...but his project is an older truck, and I think the cab flooring might be different) I didn't use any of it, other than cutting some of it apart to fabricate a couple of new mounting tabs for the driver seat. To keep the seat as low as possible, while still getting it centered on the steering wheel, required cutting part of the seat base off, and bolting the seat base directly to the floor, welding on a few extra mounting tabs, with no riser spacers. The other issue that I'll hit on once I post up a more complete summation is that the National seats aren't exactly the highest quality seats. Foam is showing where it shouldn't, seat head rest is lopsided, etc. I'll run these for now, but I think that I might be looking at some other solutions within the next year or two, depending on how irritated I get with them, LOL. Pictures will tell the story, and those'll get posted up early next week, once I'm done installing the air supply and the sound proofing.
The seat bases are adequate, it's just the seats themselves that aren't the greatest. I'm thinking that the way to go might be using these seat bases, and slap a set of Recaro, or similar, on. Height control for the seat could be a simple valve, mounted on the side.
Corbeau seats are decent, but I was thinking at one time of running the suspension base with Mastercraft seats on top.
House batteries: I was considering using the standard, or upgraded FG alternator...probably the upgraded unit. Whatever I wind up with as a coach, I'm planning on having a decent amount of solar on board too. Backup to the backup will be a generator.
