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engine info The engine is manual, it is a 1987 450 hp Cummins STC (step timming control). We were pulling my sisters Jeep Liberty and driving at 60 mph. I have a 13 speed and in 8 th direct 1500 rpm = 60 mph. I could climb 6% grades at that speed until truck traffic became an issue. My old...

road trip Got home yesterday from a 7 day trip to Calif. for a family function. Long Leggs ran great and all systems worked. We went 1490 miles and got 9.68 on the first fill-up and 8.8 on the second. Drove in a lot of rain and wind. I have not been in the SF bay area in a long time and I...

bathroom Yesterday I got the plumbing done in the bath. I will be doing the vanity cabinet and wardrobe closet at a later time. The bath sink, shower/tub and toilet are done. I have not filled the LPG tank so I do not have hot water. All of the pex water lines went without drama except for...

electrical stuff Today we got a lot of the electrical working. The pictures are of the 2500 watt inverter with a cage I built to protect it and maintain an air gap for cooling. Between the 50' 30 amp cord and the inverter is the surge protector on bottom above that is a box containing a...

house batteries The batteries are charged by the built in three stage charger on the AC/DC distribution panel. I do plan to use some type of isolator so the coach batteries can be charged while driving. Don thanks for the link, I had not seen that Bluesea model in my internet searching. It...

batteries I got my coach batteries mounted and all of the cables hooked up. The battery rack just fits in the door. The two small 4 gauge wires go to the power center and the large 00 welding wires go to a 300 amp T fuse and on to the inverter. I can slid the battery rack out just over half...

electrical I have been fighting a cold for a week and we had three days of snow. The temperature has been around 20 for a week. Today it got up to 40 and the snow is melting and my cold is easing up. I am grateful to have the motorhome under the carport, I just had to clear a walkway from...

wiring I have been busy working on wiring. I am building a cabinet above the entry door to house the Progressive Dynamics "inteli=power 4000" AC/DC distribution panel. I will also mount other items like the tank monitoring system, generator hour meter and switches for the water pump and the...

exhaust These pictures are from inside the generator compartment. The flex hose is from the water heater. The last picture is of the mixing bowel.

Long Leggs is exhausted Today my brother helped me with the last of the generator and water heater exhaust. I have always like doing things a little different. I used a piece of 6 1/2" pellet stove pipe. It has a 4" tube surrounded by the 6 1/2" outer pipe. I am running a 2" generator...

more pictures The bath from outside and inside.

refrigerator and bath wall I finished the refrigerator cabinet and screwed in the first of many oak pieces. I used screws through the plywood form inside the bath wall in an effort to keep a nice tight seam. The fridge fits in the cabinet with 3/8" on each side and the top. We were able to...

progress WOW!!!!!!! I can't believe how much you have done in such a short time. It looks great and I know what you mean about thinking of all the wiring. Are you on a deadline because of your race season? Keep up the great work Kenn I have been told that the made in China manufactures use...

warehouse with a crane You mentioned renting a warehouse with a crane and I think of how long it has taken me to build my motorhome. Have you made a guess as to how long you would need to rent?. If you are doing the work by yourself and will be doing all of the design work renting may get...

refrigerator Andyg the fan I used was in a kit from Norcold. The kit is for the N600 series (6.3 cu. ft.) It came with the temp switch and all the wiring. I think it was around $90. I also followed the installation instructions and added two sheet alum baffles to control the air flow around...

pictures It would help if I uploaded the pictures.

more pics The one picture of the fridge is with the back of it shimmed up about 1/4" in order to make the front plumb. I checked my deck and it is level I also set the fridge on the flat level floor and the front is out 1/4".

waterheater Been busy putting in the new waterheater. I went with a tankless from Precision Temp in Ohio. It seems to be well made. The intake air and the exhaust vent both go through the floor and nothing goes through the sidewall. One picture is from under the truck looking up. The...

refrigerator Today we got the refrigerator in and it was a tight squeeze for sure. I now have the furnace in and the lower refrigerator vent in. I installed the new fan on the back of the frig and did the wiring. In one of the pictures you can see the temp switch mounted to the cooling fin...

You can't have to many forklifts of helpers. Nice to see it back together Kenn.

more vents andyg I have cut the vent holes in the outside skin. In the earlier pictures you can see them. I think they are about 23 x 13 and I covered them with cardboard boxes in an attempt to keep the outside cold air out. In Oregon we have been below freezing for almost a week with 4" of...

Vents My sister had two sidewall vents because her hole kitchen was on a slideout. Hers worked fine and I got a fan kit from Norcold for the refrigerator that I have. It came with all of the wiring and a temp switch so the fan will come on and shut off at the proper temps. I am making the...

more pics More pictures of the wall.

slow progress I have been making some progress on the bathroom. I got the rear wall done and I added some extra FRP inside the passengers side wall to support an awning down the road. I used the 3M VHB tape to hold it in place and when I use wood screws to mount the awning arms they will...

insulation I used 2" foam insulation from Home Depot. I cut the foam with a knife to fit tight in the space and then used plywood to push it down. The frames are 3" so I ended up with a 1" air space above the compartments. I tried cutting and cluing the foam to the underside of the plywood...