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Success in Illinois Well, after waiting several months and rejecting my application due to a wrong amount on the check.... I resubmitted the application along with several photos of my conversion, ones that went beyond the requested sides, front and rear. I showed the pass through, the HVAC and...

Update. Sent in my app to the state with a check last November. I included several photos of the truck, sides, rear, front and even though not required, I sent in photos with the conversion as it sits, ie, pass through is done, generator installed, and the space heater is there. I set up an...

Progress: pass through and rear bench revised I removed the rear 2/3 bench bottom that folds and the one piece bench back that covers the full width. This left a driver side single fold up seat only. I modified the rear seat back by cutting it up, and reupholstering the two smaller parts...

Update: Illinois Chicago Burbs My experience has been slightly different than what’s been described above. For people who own a conversion that already has a title saying it’s a motor home or RV, as described above (Dennis), no problem. The interesting question is how Illinois handles your...

Suitable donors... Hi, thanks for responding. I agree with you, should be plenty of box and rollback type F650/750 out there with air rear suspension. When I review for sale ads I can find tons of trucks whole with rear air, and I found that same website/company too you mention to buy new...

Thanks That makes sense in terms of lbs.... But geometry of arms and shock settings etc I would expect to be designed for the long wheel base I have....not the rear of the semi.

I have a 2004 Ford F650. Under CDL ie 25,999. Box truck going through conversion to Car Hauler/RV-Lite My understanding is that chassis-wise 2000-2015 F650/F750 and International 4000 series were made on the same line, different trim and engines. It seems that Hendrickson made the air...

Update. Seriously? Its June already? Not much progress. Found a broken wheel speed sensor, hope that fixes the ABS light. Found a bad alternator, rebuild was cheap. Adding a third battery for truck as backup capacity, have to move a breaker to make it secure-able. Found a cracked radiator...

Brophy Did you get the aluminum tread plate design, or, the solid aluminum with the anti-friction black appliqué? The latter looks a little nicer, but may not be as durable. Very close in $$. I'm not sure measurements will help. My deck is about 46", so I know which model I would need.

https://www.etrailer.com/RV-and-Camper-Steps/Brophy/AS25.html These Brophy ones appeal to me. They have a bracket that fixes in a very narrow profile to the side of the truck, and the stairs compact down to a very small package I could store in one of my basement boxes when not in use. They...

Steps... I like those! Not sure how or where they store. Will try and google image those and find the source as well. By the way, looking at RV Electric Landing Gears.... I think one under each ramp secured properly under the rear wheel, with front wheel up on truck will do the trick. I'll...

Pass Through Some questions, if anyone is following.... 1) The bottom section of the wood walls where I cut the Pass Through had water damage. Obviously the walls were sitting in water, and wicked it up. Short of cutting out the wood, I'm assuming no good way to repair this. I'm going to...

Long weekend, Pass Through. Spent several hours on the project this weekend. Regrets: 1) Wish I had more carefully examined the truck box to see what the material was made of for the actual walls. It turns out that it is made of 1/2 inch plywood covered with "plasticized" interior and...

getting car into truck at dock height Truck has arrived. Have looked up the specification on the lift, made by MBB who was bought out by Palfinger. I have an ILK 33 for which I was able to look up specifications. It is a cantilever lift. Not a rail lift that might have been more easily...

RV-Lite, Car Hauler for track days... 1) Considering ditching the All-in-one AC/Heat unit to go with separate furnace and AC... .think it will do a better job. Not be cheaper, but for 115 AC I have more choices and get more cooling than combined units... which are often heat pumps, rumoured to...

Thanks I haven’t decided if I’m buying a two sets of 60/40 seats to get rear seats, or ordering new ones from a custom site. I’ll bevsure to go as wide as I can so that limiting width is the rear seats, not the pass thru.

Pass Through Truck arrives next week. I was hoping for some input on pro/con for larger or narrower openings from the Cab. I'm thinking narrow is better, it will allow me to put more items, possibly cabinets or storage up against that back wall inside the box. There doesn't seem to be...

RE: liftgate cars into truck etc... Java230, VNLCoach.... I read quickly through the thread on that truck. Fascinating history. The guy in the Video who commissioned that truck, and used it for racing is apparently pretty famous in racing circles. It has a very custom look to it, and...

Modified rear lift gate. I love this idea.... There is probably no reason some modifications could not be done to enable me to use my gate in a similar fashion. The Porsche being lifted has some advantages over my car, shorter wheelbase, rear engine, and lighter weight. I don't know the...

ED-5386 24/ft $5.25/ft This is the 2 to 7 inch product I see so many people using. Seems it comes in minimum 24 feet.... Is that what everyone has ended up buying, a full 24 feet of this seal? ______ Second, after looking at as many examples as I can find, it seems that most people...

Getting RV police inspection and subsequent RV plates seems a no brainer financially, in IL, $475 difference in cost for plates. Getting a title that says RV. What are the benefits in doing that? Cost? Compliance DOT? Insurance? I’m comfortable financially if it’s insured as a truck at proper...

I've purchased a medium truck that I will be converting to an RV. It is under CDL, but requires in IL a Class C driver's License. To simplify things, I'll have a friend drive it to my home after purchase, and I'll do the conversion on the driveway. He will drive it to the police inspection site...

Plates and Title. Well, got a new Driver License yesterday, and had a chance to review IL regs at the DMV. Pretty much going to have to have a friend drive the truck up from out of state with his Class C driver's license. I'll call in some favors from the local PD, and keep the truck on my...

Insurances besides Geico? Anyone else getting insurance for their conversion? Thanks for the recommendation. I think for the short term, I'll be happy to at least insure it in anyway possible, even if just as the truck, and not as an RV. I'll call Geico and get an estimate. In...

Rest of photos Rest of the photos to follow. Need to remove items from inside the truck as well before I can post inside photos. Replacement truck not yet here, so I can't quickly move items over.