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Have you factored in anything for things like a small fridge, microwave, A/C, or generator? There are some small versions available that would work well, but the RV versions of these appliances would require a natural gas source, which would also add weight. If you go with all electric...

Hi Mike, and welcome to the site. On all the tanks, be sure that the drain end is the lowest, and I put an additional drain on the low end and a cleanout on the opposite end on the top to facilitate cleaning (especially on the grey and black tanks. I've been building our own conversion, so I've...

I put a strip of tape on all of the wall studs, and when I started a new sheet, I put a strip on the edge of the previous sheet, overlapped an inch (which just happened to be the exact width of the 3M tape). One other note: start at the back and work forward. This will keep the seams facing the...

Brother Smith - When using the double sided 3M tape (VHB), the most common method of attachment is overlapping an inch. One very, very important word of note here: in order for everything to work out right, put your wall studs on 16 inch centers, and be SURE that when you order the aluminum...

We used PVC in our conversion. It worked out okay, we usde insulated Adel clamps in numerous places to help keep the vibration to a minimum. If I had to do it again, I would proably use the Pex/Quest tubing and fittings, since it is much more flexible, and much easier to assemble (no gluing...

Bill - Thanks for all the positive compliments...it's been a long road, but man, has it been a lot of fun!! We spent a good three or four months planning everything out and doing as much research as we could for parts sources, getting parts/appliances/fixture dimaneions, and planning out...

Goef - I haven't forgotten about you. I'm doing a layout for you so you can see where everything is gonna be, and what appliances I'm using (I'll included mfg. and part numbers)....EdMike, I plan on building the comartment doors out of 3/4" oak plywood with 20 ga. stainless on the outside and...

Good looking job! I have a question: were the components used to make the extension (as in the roof radiuses, comartment doors, etc.) sourced from Show Hauler? If not, where did they come from? keep up the progress!! Travis

Super Trick!! I really like the truss idea for the roof...you should be able to park a car up there no problem!! Travis

Geof - I took these with a low res camera (uploads easier)...if there's something in particular you wanna see, I'll break out my wife's camera and shoot you a few more, just let me know and give me an email to send them to... Travis

Cool old bus, too bad it's in such rough shape (understatement of the century). I think the crank handle on the dash must be for cranking the engine over.

Walter - Truck cab is 10'8" from the front of the box to the front edge of the front bumper. Travis

Walter - The frame is stretched 5 feet in the middle. A local truck shop did the stretch for the previous owner (a good friend of mine). The box is 28'0", and the rear overhang is 6'6" from the tires. When the airbags are at ride height, the bottom of the box is 14" off the ground, which is a...

Gary - I thought about the midroof design as well, but after spending a few days in a way too short (I'm 6'6") and way too cramped Monaco moterhome, I decided to build the tallest box I possibly could, and provide comfortable sleeping arrangements for as many as possible. Understand, though...

Gary - The interior height is 7'10" to the ceiling surface. When I measured everything out and built the box, I had a very slight miscalculation that resulted in the sleeper cab being about 3/4" taller than the box. This was solved by cutting a "wedge" out of each side of the top of the cab...

Hey all.....thought I would finally post some pictures showing the work that we have done in the last few months on our conversion...the exterior skin turned out well for our first time, as did the interior plywood. Our floorplan layout has proven to be a very workable one with no snags as of...

Looks really good......all that insulation will really pay big dividends in comfort, both in terms of temperature and noise. One thing that I see that I am curious about is the ceiling....is it curved??? Looks really trick. Do you have any pictures of the exterior? Travis

hey guys.... Keep us posted on the condo extension...I am very interested to see that done, as I actually considered doing that to our Freightliner FLD 120 Condo. I was too chicken to try and pull it off, though! I really like the idea of the air ride and am very curious to see how that works...

I used .053 aluminum prepainted from Wrisco on our coach, and it worked well....I used the 3M VHB tape to attach it to the truck. WOW. The stuff is strong! I found that as long as you don't apply any pressure when you hang the aluminum up on the taped wall studs, you can reposition it if you are...

Spooner - GREAT looking conversion. The quality of your fabrication work is really top shelf, and quite innovative....let us know how the air suspended box works out!! Keep those pix coming! Travis

Jexcar - I have spent a couple hours on your website the last few evenings, and I have come up with a couple questions I am hoping you can answer for me..... I really like the use of curved lines in the cabinet work... is that real wood, a laminate, or...? Very, very nice, clean lines. What...

Sorry for the lack of pix fellas....I will remedy that, as soon as I find my danged camera (I just moved into a house and I can't find squat). Well, since my last post a couple hours ago, we got the roof airs installed,and the whole thing turned out pretty good. The roof is real nasty right now...

We just finished the installation of our EPDM roof, and I thought I would share a few notes that would make it easier for someone else to do if they decided to go this route. First, Geof was right about using twice as much glue as the instructions say. Thanks for the advice, Geof! using more...

Gypsy - Thanks for the kind words. The tanks are 70 gallons each, wb is 265" to the front tandem, and the box length is 28 feet. The box in this configuration overhangs the back tires approximately 6'6". We bought the truck from a friend who had already had the frame stretched in the...

I've got an EPDM roof ordered for our FLD120 conversion, should be here in the next couple days. From the research I have done, it looks like the EPDM may be the way to go for a DIY tpe installation. I'll take pictures and make notes as I install the roof next week, and let you all know how it...