OK, after lurking around for about a year I have decided to post. My girlfriend thinks I have an addiction to this website, but what does she know? ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
She and I decided that when we graduate college we would take a trip from Maine through Central America via Alaska. Well it has almost been a year and we will be ready to leave for 6 months beginning in May. I started this thread as this will be our home from May until November of this year.
After converting an old mercedes to run on WVO, while procrastinating on my senior project, I figured what better way to travel than on vegetable...for multiple reasons. So we concluded we would need a diesel truck. It was a long road searching for the right truck..(4 months of obsessing on Craigslist) but I think we made the right choice.
We bought a 1996 dodge cummins extended cab long bed for our trip. Although a beast, it will have more than adequate space, and a simple/bulletproof engine that I am comfortable working on. Plus you really can't beat the 12 valve for ease of veggie oil conversion.
Here is a picture of the truck when first purchased:
After buying the truck it was time to get rid of the dinky donuts that dodge claims are factory tires. Since we are traveling long distance with the majority being roads I opted for the 285/75/R17 Toyo OC A/T (which at this size are plenty beefy) mounted on some 17x8 Rock Crushers(for ease of repair and they're a lot cheaper).
Next we found a sweet cap on craigslist for 200 bucks which came with a ladder rack that I will hopefully turn into a cargo rack/sleeping platform with a few mods.
Here is the truck with the new wheels:
Here is the newly aquired $200 cap:
Next will be the WVO system. I will post a build up as it progresses, hopefully will be next weekend's project:ylsmoke: I spent too much time this weekend working on Sadie.
I have quite a few modifications brewing upstairs, finances permitting, I will keep everyone posted.
I apologize in advance if I didn't post the pictures correctly.
She and I decided that when we graduate college we would take a trip from Maine through Central America via Alaska. Well it has almost been a year and we will be ready to leave for 6 months beginning in May. I started this thread as this will be our home from May until November of this year.
After converting an old mercedes to run on WVO, while procrastinating on my senior project, I figured what better way to travel than on vegetable...for multiple reasons. So we concluded we would need a diesel truck. It was a long road searching for the right truck..(4 months of obsessing on Craigslist) but I think we made the right choice.
We bought a 1996 dodge cummins extended cab long bed for our trip. Although a beast, it will have more than adequate space, and a simple/bulletproof engine that I am comfortable working on. Plus you really can't beat the 12 valve for ease of veggie oil conversion.
Here is a picture of the truck when first purchased:
After buying the truck it was time to get rid of the dinky donuts that dodge claims are factory tires. Since we are traveling long distance with the majority being roads I opted for the 285/75/R17 Toyo OC A/T (which at this size are plenty beefy) mounted on some 17x8 Rock Crushers(for ease of repair and they're a lot cheaper).
Next we found a sweet cap on craigslist for 200 bucks which came with a ladder rack that I will hopefully turn into a cargo rack/sleeping platform with a few mods.
Here is the truck with the new wheels:
Here is the newly aquired $200 cap:
Next will be the WVO system. I will post a build up as it progresses, hopefully will be next weekend's project:ylsmoke: I spent too much time this weekend working on Sadie.
I have quite a few modifications brewing upstairs, finances permitting, I will keep everyone posted.
I apologize in advance if I didn't post the pictures correctly.
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