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Yeah, Mom, the Viagra's the REAL draw here!;-) (Sorry Jeff, just couldn't resist!)

OK Cameron, sit down, close your eyes, and breeeaaathe DEEP! There, is that better now? I too live in this state (that of confusion....) about 200 miles N of you. I know of what you speak..... Gary

Hey man- NO such thing as "dumb questions"...... just watch out for the DUMB answers! (You'll usually recognize them......) Glad to have you with us! Gary

With Geofkaye?!?!?!?! Now THAT is a scary thought!

Hey Big T- The reason I still thought they were using outsourced boxes was that they were building many of their units with the door on the driver's side. They called it a convenience, but it was a sure indicator they were taking a 5th wheel box and turning it back-to-front, which also gave it...

I think the confusion lies in the fact that there are TWO "Powerhouses"- Powerhouse Coach in Idaho, who is still alive and well, and Powerhouse Conversions in North Dakota, the one that allegedly is up in smoke. Too bad, they did some nice work for what appeared to be fair prices, while the...

Yeah, my thinking on this is derived from my own plans for a truck conversion, which will use (so far...) an 18' box on a truck with an approx. 11' cab-to-axle dimension. When I drew it out it just looked SO right, so I figured that roughly the same proportions would work for you. Good luck on...

Just picturing it in my mind (always a hazardous move.....), a 22' box with 14' ahead of the axle should work well, at least weight-distribution-wise, and it will appear proportionate, with about 2/3 of it ahead of the axle. I guess it also depends on how the 8' of overhang might affect backing...

If the truck has an air seat in it already, that tells me it should already have an air system. So why the 12V compressor? Just curious....

The man shows up with what looks to me to be a fairly neat conversion on a nice old step van, and wonders whether or not he fits in. Well, in my humble opinion, OH YEAH!!!! Nice rig, Ob1quixote! And definitely, Welcome Aboard! Tell us more, if you would, like when the work was done, and...

Right on! about having good seats, as this is ONE area not to go cheap on. Anyone w/ANY form of back problems (You don't now? You will.... someday......) would concur with the above. You owe it to yourself to have GOOD seats! Gary

Hey DirtyDave- You might check with those truck dealers that specialize in medium-duty trucks for used boxes. More specifically, try Specialty Truck Parts in San Jose ( www.specialtytruck.com ) or their partners in Stockton, Acme Truck Parts and Equipment ( www.acmeequip.com ). They usually...

Yeah, I kinda took a short hiatus from this board; just didn't seem to be much going on for a while(probably just me....) But it feels good to be back ;-)

Hey Brad- NICE rig! I wanna do the same thing, only different! I too love the step solution you came up with. It looks like an easier solution than a step well and "lowered" door opening. One question- If I may ask, where did you get the steps themselves? I think I've seen them somewhere...

Hey Notstock, A lot of the trucks I see have about 3.73:1 gears in them, and they always have 9- or 10-speed trannies with overdrive in them. Without overdrive you would probably need 3.17 gears just to have the same final ratio as with 3.73's AND overdrive. Having said that, 3.58 gears and...

Hey all..... Actually that 500HP rating is real.... that is the max rating in a motorhome-type ISM Cummins. I would not have believed it either but a friend of mine has a 500HP ISM Cummins in a Holiday Rambler motorhome. This guy must have had the computer played with to uprate it up to the...

I kinda figured you were.... that first post was just tooooo obvious! Either that, or the poster is just plain clueless! I mean, who calls himself "Export Jobs"??!!??! Oh well......

Hey all- I printed a picture of the rig in question, then took it up to Concept Transporters in Fresno (I live close by...). The business mgr. about gagged upon seeing the paint job. "We did THAT???" was her response. I assured her it was WAAAY back in 1995 or so. It appears they do things...

Hey Guys- Uhhh, does anybody know an April Fool's joke when they see one????? I'll say no more........ Gary

RBlack- That address goes nowhere- you either missspelled it or it doesn't exist anymore. Thought you might want to know Gary

I can think of two things: Wife and Kids. It probably went like this- "Dad, why do we hafta ride in a box on a TRUCK when ALL our friends get to cruise in a really COOL motorhome?" I can understand why he feels the ride is so much smoother in the Vectra- when a suspension is loaded to...

Hi Dick- If you want a truck with the C-13 Cat, you definitely are looking at Class 8 trucks. Classes 6-7 use the smaller Cats like the C-7 or C-9. I would be looking at Class 8 regardless as there are far more of them in the used market, keeping the price lower. You get far more bang for...

So he picks up a new Haulmark, and provides no further info...... Come on, MAN, it's been too freakin' quiet around here! Out with the info, DUDE! This place is drying up.....

Hey Todd- Check the date- it's from last November. The unit has been sold. Why do you think Ebay would keep it online after that? Think about it......

Hey Tony- I asked if you would be offended if I did "NOT" use oak! Yer slippin', dude! ;-) I figured that in spite of your distaste for the stuff, something might be wrong I didn't use it like EVERYONE else does..... Oh well..... What do you think of laminates? I'm getting kinda...