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Geof "jumping does not hurt....its the landing that somtimes $ucks" its all about shocks (suspension dampening) and timing; if your car suspension is set up right and your timing is ok the jumping (or landing) can be very smooth (if one thing is off....it will hurt and /or will be expensive...

awww... that front axle screams for mercy the front axle has to be grossly overloaded no thanks

Rick A where are you located and where do you travel? IMHO towing here in the west i would recommend to set the bar a little higher i personaly like one of the bigblocks (like the Cat C15 or Cummins N14/ISX) set at its base setting of ~430 hp/ 1500+ lbs torque. superior power for the monster...

Skippermeow i think it is a great idea! (as a background i may add that i learned finish carpentry/ fine woodwork for 4 years in switzerland and worked over 15 years "on the road" remodeling high end Hotels, Bars, Nightclubs and Restaurants) IMHO the quality of many RV interiours is just...

onegreatsteak..... (hmmmm...im getting hungry just reading your name ) ... here is what (i think) i know about transmissions: do not get a truck with a Rockwell 9-speed; a pain to shift even for a pro driver. i personaly would look for a Eaton/Fuller box: a Autoshift, a Super10, a 13-speed or...

Kirk here are some pics: one of the hyd rams; something like 3.75"x 26" and frigging heavy...its a two-way cylinder ; no return spring to brake/loose the 4 tank/pump/solenoid boxes; can be mounted direct onto the ram or remote...gives you a lot of ram placement freedom. there are heavy...

Kirk; i second WERA`s post i just got the Bigfoot leveler kit for the "387" Pete that we are building : very nice and complete kit (everything is there; welding plates, nuts& bolts, manual, wiring harness,....), easy to install (no thick hyd lines to run ; every foot has its own hyd...

Vern 55" sounds good to me IIRC i mounted our goose ball at 54" "liquid nail" at Home Depot J/K ...sorry , but i dont know of any other product then 3M

Gary why didnt you tell me that 4 years ago when we did the mistake and got that international 4900 MDT J/K

Vapoppa thank you, i realy appreciate it the whole project would not be possible without the trust of the truck owners; our friends and customers Kim & Roland . the truck is a prototype and we have some very unusual ideas for it .... it takes guts to give your truck to somebody with a...

they are Freightshaker rims, thats why i call them ugly where are you located? the tire and rims start to pile up in our shop; they are all 22.5 and "hub pilot" style (flat washer lug nuts) i have 4 inside + 4 outside "sawblade" rears (need a polish) 2 "roundhole" fronts, 2 outside...

Yea, that and another about 140K.... Thanks for detailed info. As you mentioned the truck will spend most of its time with trailer and in desert, why did you remove the twin? Needed more basement space? Or you do not need the extra traction and rear axle capacity? </div></BLOCKQUOTE> WalliK...

Vapoppa this one is not as fast as yours she has 3.55 and the very plush "Pete low air leaf" rears...will cruise at 1300 rpm/65mph. we need to have the Autoshift reprogrammed for RV use (starts in 2nd and does not skip gears) but thats no big deal i love the C15; easy hits 75mph on a average...

WalliK right now the plan for the masterbed is to have it open (SS railing for safety) with only a small wall in the area of the bunk bed. may change when we get closer to building that area. remember, this is not a truck for full-time camping; it is more like a high mobile (and fast moving )...

oh no .... its a lot less ...it depends on things like the truck used as a base, size of diesel genset, style of waterheater (the diesel "Aquahot" water and room heater is $6k+ alone ) size and style of AC,.....this one will be well under $200k

WallyK yes, 2 stories (actualy 1 1/2 ): the front of the conversion frame is very low profile (5" step down from cab floor) and the rear part with the side entry/mudroom and bathroom/toilette is lowered by another two steps (18") with flat gray (100 gallons) and black (40 gallons) tanks under...

just started another project; turning this sleek 2002 Pete 387 (C15, Autoshift) into a (36' overall) motorhome here is a computer generated pic of how it will look like when finished : for more pics click here

fastlap strange problem could it be that the frame is twisted?

fastlap i will build a Pete 387 conversion for a friend soon; im also thinking about a adjuster so he can rise the rear for clearing his driveway and for reaching "off road" camping spots in the dunes/desert. my idea (im still working on it so it is not final) is to replace the solid autolevel...

found this one: AZRv inc is $3k with free shipping a good price for the full automatic QE-2 26" system (20" stroke)???

HA! i just wanted to ask the same Q does anybody know where to get them and roughly how much $ they are (just the kit; will install them myself)

i can do a lot of things ...but not in 3 months talking about slow...:the work on our Pete is going slow (at least i got all the granit in) .... spend all my free time working out the details for that other Pete 387 Motorhome project ...

mike, sold very fast now your stepping up to something better then the Renegade?

boo if you need something like a Starwagon i would suggest you look at Jexcar or if you need more of a "racer" conversion talk with Randy at Butler Motorcoaches (i think he did already some T2k`s)

can be two things: Fiberglass Reenforced Plastic (the ugly wall covering in commercial building restrooms ) or Fiberglass Reenforced Plywood