Freestar: Construction of a big rig !

[jcdostie]

Here's a quick update and you can see the progress on www.jcdostie.com/blog

and for the Smart

JC

 

[Jo_Duval]

Toute un projet, vraiment cool, j’ai hâte de voir ça sur la route

 

[tmckenna13]

Any idea what you might be looking at as far as MPG goes for that beast?

 

[jcdostie]

Any idea what you might be looking at as far as MPG goes for that beast?

Never want to check that, but with a Cummins L9 turbo and not overload (it’s not a concrete truck ), I would guess around 8


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[tmckenna13]

Never want to check that, but with a Cummins L9 turbo and not overload (it’s not a concrete truck ), I would guess around 8


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Thats really not all that bad. I have 2 close friends with basic slide in campers in diesel pickups and they only get between 10 and 12.

 

[jcdostie]

I will tell you in a couple of weeks


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[shortbus4x4]

Never want to check that, but with a Cummins L9 turbo and not overload (it’s not a concrete truck ), I would guess around 8


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Also depends alot on speed, after all it's not exactly aerodynamic.

 

[jcdostie]

Also depends alot on speed, after all it's not exactly aerodynamic.

You think it’s not aerodynamic
Of course, the resistance in the wind raise to the square of the speed. So, speed is very important.


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[Arjan]

Very Nice !!!!!
Watching with interest

 

[jcdostie]

Instagram freestar_6x6


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[billiebob]

Still in parts. That was for some measurements. Ok, I have a few more...

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Love this subframe. Tell me, what goes in the box between the axles?

 

[jcdostie]

Love this subframe. Tell me, what goes in the box between the axles?

Fishing rods !


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[tmckenna13]

Out of curiosity, have you tested the Autoclima Fresco 9000 yet? Every other 12v AC I've seen has very mixed reviews, but there aren't many(or any) reviews of the Autoclima in general.

 

[Ducstrom]

Very cool project!
Having built something about 1/30th the size of this project, I can only imagine the amount of planning and testing that has gone into this.
Good job sir! Keep up the good work

 

[jcdostie]

Out of curiosity, have you tested the Autoclima Fresco 9000 yet? Every other 12v AC I've seen has very mixed reviews, but there aren't many(or any) reviews of the Autoclima in general.

No, but we are using a lot of those here for highway trucks and other apps. So the guy responsible to install it is very knowledgeable


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