Discussion on the 2021 Isuzu/Chevy 6.6L Gas Cabover Platform

[rruff]

I have spent about 6500 miles behind the wheel and find the road characteristics to be incredibly friendly and downright fun to drive.

Towards the end of the video there is a pretty good view of the frame to subframe interface. It looks like a couple of poly cab mounts towards the front, then a spring near the rear wheel. Is this the same system you use on your campers? Would have been nice to see it while articulating...

 

[CORE_vehicles]

Towards the end of the video there is a pretty good view of the frame to subframe interface. It looks like a couple of poly cab mounts towards the front, then a spring near the rear wheel. Is this the same system you use on your campers? Would have been nice to see it while articulating...

We use a great proprietary system. It keeps the house or tray on a more even plain and allows that frame rails to articulate as designed.

 

[CORE_vehicles]

Hi thanks for the great summary. I have been talking with EC about their core platform for a couple months now. EC has confirmed the new 6.6 motor in their 2021 offerings. The early spec sheet also indicates a switch to an Atlas pro transfer case and Fusion 80 axles. I am anxious to see pics of the new Isuzu / Chevy EC conversion.

I was not familiar with the Fusion axle program but it seems to get high marks in the crawler community. It looks like they use the unit bearing approach which I personally prefer.

Finally, it does not appear factory pto is available from Chevy on the gas platform. I was thinking it could come in handy as offered with the Allison gearbox with the gas fuso.

We are currently working through box layout and total weight but getting real close to jumping into the new EC core program.

We have a running Demo which I would be happy to take you on a test drive. Let us know..

 

[CORE_vehicles]

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