TimCasa
Member
The rig:
2020 FWC Hawk Flatbed
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel (5.9L Cummins)
Price: $55,000 ($37k camper/$18k truck)
Location: Banning, CA
Mileage: 297,xxx
I am more motivated to sell together, but I will consider selling the camper only at stated price)
Camper:
- Hawk flatbed (6.5' model)
- Mesa White exterior, standard finish
- 160W Solar w/ MPPT controller
- Fan-tastic powered roof ran, 3-speed
- Extra roof vent
- Yakima tracks only
- Side wall steps
- Aluminum extrusions for roof rack
- Factory added aluminum rear rack
- Pair of FJ Blue Maxtrax MKII w/ straps
- Silver Spur interior
- Thermal pack
- Extended queen-size bedding option
- Flush-mount glass stove/sink
- 6 gallon DSI water heater
- 130L AC/DC refrigerator
- Inside shower w/ curtain
- Outdoor shower connection
- Dual 6V battery upgrade from factory (AGM)
- 5-step scissor steps
- Forced air heater
- Analog thermostat
- Outdoor shower curtains (Zero Declination)
- Panther RV stainless steel fold-down faucet for sink *more durable than factory plastic faucet*
- 2000W Xantrex pure sine inverter/charger installed to replace Iota converter *access to AC power while being off-grid*
- Xantrex remote controller installed next to battery box for easy accesss
- Upgraded 0 gauge wires from inverter to camper batteries
- 4 mechanical camper jacks
Camper was priced new at $40,415.95 out the door.
Truck:
- 2004.5 model (HO rated 5.9L Cummins TD)
- 8ft bed
- Quadcab
- 4 wheel drive
- 4 Speed automatic (48RE Transmission)
- Alpine ILX-F309 radio
- Rearview "mirror" monitor
- PJ Trailers aluminum flat deck, 8.5ft
- Highway Products aluminum through/tunnel box (42" x 21" x 84") *stores full-size spare*
- 5x AEV Salta wheels, 17"
- 5x 315/70/R17 Cooper STT Pro tires (34.6" tires)
- Carli HD ball joint set
- Thuren torsion sway bar
- Carli adjustable track bar
- Synergy "t-style" HD steering link w/ King steering damper
- MOPAR "t-style" pitman arm
- Borgeson adjustable steering shaft
- Thuren 3" soft-rate front coils
- 2.5" front King shocks with remote reservoirs, not pin-top (Thuren-tuned @ "stage 3")
*short body and stainless steel shafts*
- Thuren front shock towers
- 2.5" rear King shocks with piggy-back reservoirs (Thuren-tuned @ "stage 4")
*short body and stainless steel shafts*
- Custom-built Alcan HD progressive leaf springs
- Metalcloak HD short control arms (with all new frame and camber bolts)
- Boogie-rated bump stops (all four corners)
- Crownline SS braided brake lines (all four corners)
- Bosch QuietCast brake rotors and pads
- Timken front hub bearings
- Pair of Yukon chromoly axle shaft set for front axle
- Front drive shaft replaced (balanced with new u-joints)
- Rebuilt transfer case
- Main drive shaft replaced (balanced with Spicer u-joints and carrier bearing)
- New rear axle gears (same 3.73 ratio)
- Mag-hytec rear differential cover
- ARB dual-air compressor (mounted underneath flatdeck with access to air-chuck on the side of bed)
- Stock 34 gallon fuel tank
- Rear seat delete
How it all started:
The truck was purchased in September 2019 with 282,000 miles by from a couple who owned horses and used the truck for towing their horse trailers. I went ahead to work on the basic maintenance of the truck, such as:
- serpentine belt
- thermostat
- engine oil
- engine air filter
- oil filter
- power steering fluid flush
- water pump
- belt tensioner
- transmission fluid flush
- brake fluid flush
- new brakes and rotors
- new Interstate batteries
- new SS-braided brakelines
- new front wheel bearings
These were all done before any major suspension modifications to ensure the truck was in good working order.
The truck was never really driven around for several months, unless it was going to a shop for professional work.
Around January 2020, I had the truckbed professionally removed and had the aluminum flatbed installed, along with having both axles serviced, both drivelines replaced, and transfer case rebuilt.
February 2020 is when I had the full suspension professionally installed.
The truck barely moved an extra 1,000 miles until June 2020, when I drove it to Juniper Overland to have the Hawk installed. It took several hours to have it completed (mainly due to wiring and drilling).
For the last 5 months, we put a total of 12,000 miles on the set-up from our travels (full-time) around the Southwest area.
The main reason why we are selling the rig is because we found that full-time road traveling is something we no longer value and that keeping the rig no longer makes sense to us.
With so much time, money, and energy spent building this rig, anyone who is looking to build something similar will find this to be a total steal at $55,000.
2020 FWC Hawk Flatbed
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel (5.9L Cummins)
Price: $55,000 ($37k camper/$18k truck)
Location: Banning, CA
Mileage: 297,xxx
I am more motivated to sell together, but I will consider selling the camper only at stated price)
Camper:
- Hawk flatbed (6.5' model)
- Mesa White exterior, standard finish
- 160W Solar w/ MPPT controller
- Fan-tastic powered roof ran, 3-speed
- Extra roof vent
- Yakima tracks only
- Side wall steps
- Aluminum extrusions for roof rack
- Factory added aluminum rear rack
- Pair of FJ Blue Maxtrax MKII w/ straps
- Silver Spur interior
- Thermal pack
- Extended queen-size bedding option
- Flush-mount glass stove/sink
- 6 gallon DSI water heater
- 130L AC/DC refrigerator
- Inside shower w/ curtain
- Outdoor shower connection
- Dual 6V battery upgrade from factory (AGM)
- 5-step scissor steps
- Forced air heater
- Analog thermostat
- Outdoor shower curtains (Zero Declination)
- Panther RV stainless steel fold-down faucet for sink *more durable than factory plastic faucet*
- 2000W Xantrex pure sine inverter/charger installed to replace Iota converter *access to AC power while being off-grid*
- Xantrex remote controller installed next to battery box for easy accesss
- Upgraded 0 gauge wires from inverter to camper batteries
- 4 mechanical camper jacks
Camper was priced new at $40,415.95 out the door.
Truck:
- 2004.5 model (HO rated 5.9L Cummins TD)
- 8ft bed
- Quadcab
- 4 wheel drive
- 4 Speed automatic (48RE Transmission)
- Alpine ILX-F309 radio
- Rearview "mirror" monitor
- PJ Trailers aluminum flat deck, 8.5ft
- Highway Products aluminum through/tunnel box (42" x 21" x 84") *stores full-size spare*
- 5x AEV Salta wheels, 17"
- 5x 315/70/R17 Cooper STT Pro tires (34.6" tires)
- Carli HD ball joint set
- Thuren torsion sway bar
- Carli adjustable track bar
- Synergy "t-style" HD steering link w/ King steering damper
- MOPAR "t-style" pitman arm
- Borgeson adjustable steering shaft
- Thuren 3" soft-rate front coils
- 2.5" front King shocks with remote reservoirs, not pin-top (Thuren-tuned @ "stage 3")
*short body and stainless steel shafts*
- Thuren front shock towers
- 2.5" rear King shocks with piggy-back reservoirs (Thuren-tuned @ "stage 4")
*short body and stainless steel shafts*
- Custom-built Alcan HD progressive leaf springs
- Metalcloak HD short control arms (with all new frame and camber bolts)
- Boogie-rated bump stops (all four corners)
- Crownline SS braided brake lines (all four corners)
- Bosch QuietCast brake rotors and pads
- Timken front hub bearings
- Pair of Yukon chromoly axle shaft set for front axle
- Front drive shaft replaced (balanced with new u-joints)
- Rebuilt transfer case
- Main drive shaft replaced (balanced with Spicer u-joints and carrier bearing)
- New rear axle gears (same 3.73 ratio)
- Mag-hytec rear differential cover
- ARB dual-air compressor (mounted underneath flatdeck with access to air-chuck on the side of bed)
- Stock 34 gallon fuel tank
- Rear seat delete
How it all started:
The truck was purchased in September 2019 with 282,000 miles by from a couple who owned horses and used the truck for towing their horse trailers. I went ahead to work on the basic maintenance of the truck, such as:
- serpentine belt
- thermostat
- engine oil
- engine air filter
- oil filter
- power steering fluid flush
- water pump
- belt tensioner
- transmission fluid flush
- brake fluid flush
- new brakes and rotors
- new Interstate batteries
- new SS-braided brakelines
- new front wheel bearings
These were all done before any major suspension modifications to ensure the truck was in good working order.
The truck was never really driven around for several months, unless it was going to a shop for professional work.
Around January 2020, I had the truckbed professionally removed and had the aluminum flatbed installed, along with having both axles serviced, both drivelines replaced, and transfer case rebuilt.
February 2020 is when I had the full suspension professionally installed.
The truck barely moved an extra 1,000 miles until June 2020, when I drove it to Juniper Overland to have the Hawk installed. It took several hours to have it completed (mainly due to wiring and drilling).
For the last 5 months, we put a total of 12,000 miles on the set-up from our travels (full-time) around the Southwest area.
The main reason why we are selling the rig is because we found that full-time road traveling is something we no longer value and that keeping the rig no longer makes sense to us.
With so much time, money, and energy spent building this rig, anyone who is looking to build something similar will find this to be a total steal at $55,000.
Last edited:
