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How do you plan to insulate your roof, (and walls)? Do you want to be able to walk on the roof? What is your current interior height, and do you want more or less? Do you want roof vents for light or ventilation?

I picked up a couple of aux AC units that run off of the engine and 24v. I'll take $500 for the extra one. the NSN is 4120-01-526-9158. You can search with the NSN for info, and if you want pics you can look at e bay (not me) item 361830425114

Two articles on the subject I've found helpful: 10-4 Magazine - For Today's Trucker Working Together | 10-4 Magazine

I've seen garage units done two ways... one is to build the whole thing on top of the frame, the other is do a step-down on the frame and build the floor of the garage after the rear wheels. The 2nd method is easier to load but it takes some engineering to make it strong enough to pull a...

Yes they are strong accusations, and I re-wrote the post 2x and tamed it down both times... It was a lot stronger! That's why I said "do your research" The difference in the way companies treat the customer in a loss situation is astounding. Just use google. I'm not going to go into...

Some insurance companies pay claims... other insurance companies will do anything, (including turn against you) to avoid paying a claim. Do you research!!!! I operate a business which gives me insight into how companies treat their customers. One of the companies mentioned above places...

14' is safe. Mine is 13'1" with the bags at ride height. I couldn't find any of the carport type buildings that would accommodate a 14' opening. I finally talked one of them into agreeing to put his shorter building on a stem-wall to get the 14'... We didn't end up going that direction...

Ha! Southern California... I would say city building permits are your worst enemy! I'm just kidding... sort of... I would put the door height at 14' (that's what our shop is) because the legal limit (in many states) is 13'6, and things can happen to cause you to be over that... (air bag...

It boils down to preference and your needs... I've been in the bus conversion community for 20 yrs and have decided trucks meet my needs better.... here are some thoughts in random order as they occur to me: Interior space: 40' bus gives you aprox 40' interior (less drivers seat area) 40'...

My thoughts (in no particular order): 1) What's your budget? 2) The boxes are flimsy and often the tops are not appropriate and they have to be modified in the front / rear. 3) A prefabbed box looks good and can be made strong, (adding structural members, spray in insulation, etc) 4) You...

Looks nice! We did an attic with the DIY kit and I was really impressed with how solid everything was afterward. What type of r value do they claim with this material?

Did you use the DIY kit from "foam it green"?

Yeah, It's hard to know what to believe... On another forum one driver thought this was more of a problem before power steering was common on big trucks. I've never had a front blowout on a big truck, however all of the blowouts I've had on pickups and cars have been very controllable. I had...

How will being at peak torque impact MPG? How does being at peak torque impact being able to accelerate or demand power to get around someone? I was told (by the guy that wrote the article referenced earlier) that peak torque = best mpg. A modern computer controlled engine could get away...

Your setup is similar, perhaps some of the research I've done will help... At 42" I'm guessing you're running 11r22.5's? I'm building a shortie right now using an M915a1 with the Big Cam III, (NTC 400), and an Allison HT-750 (direct drive 5 speed). Both the Big Cam II and III, (NTC350 and...

What size tires are you running?

That's how I came to install them. A few years ago a quick run up to Idaho turned into a 4 day adventure. I've read that the auto chains are 50 state dot legal. I don't know if that's really true but I thought it would be really nice to be able to deploy them in ice. We had a situation...

You have a nice coach! I don't think I'd want to cut corners on that to save a few dollars! Mine are pretty low budget builds by comparison. I'm installing used parts and making them fit because I have to. I still think the installation quote is high, because you are just running air...

How difficult is it to access your rear end and what type of suspension do you have? That seems high, however it's probably what you'd expect if you bring a nice coach into a high end shop. Our guys build water trucks for a living so to them it's just another thing to cut, drill and weld...

We've put them on 3 trucks. Paid $250 a pair from a wrecking yard in the mid-west. They came off of school buses. Two bolted right on, one set had to be heavily modified. It takes quite a bit of fiddling around with them to set them up. We set the contact patch about 3.5 to 4" off the...

How much do you weigh fully loaded? How much do you pull? The TQ does make up for a lot of gearing... especially if you're not too heavy.

If you buy an early M915 (before the freightliner/detroit 60 series... which I believe is A3) you get a Big Cam III (400 hp) and the Allison (your NTC 350 is a Big Cam II). It used to be that you could pick up a whole running low mileage truck for $3500. If you contact some of the big...

What is your rear end gear ratio and is 9th gear 1:1 or over driven (I'm not familiar with the road-master?) I have a truck with an NTC400 and a 5 speed allison that locks up in 2-5 that I'm really happy with. I had to switch the axle gears from 4.33 to 3.07.

What are your requirements for the truck? Do you want it to have plenty of power and be able to tow a lot? Do you want an automatic transmission? Are you looking for fuel economy?

How far is your rear axle center from the rear of the rig? btw...it is interesting to compare part numbers of bearings, spindles, springs, etc on different rated front axle setups.