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How do you plan on repairing the rusted out places? If you plan on welding in new steel, I'd be a little concerned that the surrounding metal might heat up and melt nearby insulation.
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I used a bolt and nut with a couple of washers and a heavy rubber bushing to seal it.in post #72 " Also created a low buck emergency air cut off in case of a run away".
What did you use to seal off the fording kit intake on port side of the air cleaner?
The only places I need to weld in metal are the under floor area's. No insulation there. Will be removing the wood floorboards first.How do you plan on repairing the rusted out places? If you plan on welding in new steel, I'd be a little concerned that the surrounding metal might heat up and melt nearby insulation.
Thanks, been working on it for about 10 months. Have had it since late last May. Took awhile to get started on it. I get on it from time to time, not continuously. Just decided to start the thread and catch up on the build. The winch is welded to the hitch, the hitch is locked to the receiver, and it is welded and bolted to the bumper. If they want to take it, the bumper goes with it. Thanks for the warning. Sticky fingers are everywhere.Love this build! Not sure how long it has taken for you to get to this point (you started the thread on 9-7-14 and I doubt you got all this done in the past 3 weeks), but you're making great progress!
BTW - love the bumper mounted Wilton vise. And many others love it to. That vise is worth $200 easy. If I were you, I'd take a MIG welder and spot weld the bolts holding that on to the truck, to prevent anyone quickly unbolting it if you're ever out in the world and you come across someone not very trustworthy. There have been a couple guys around the shows here, who have had the more expensive vises taken off their wreckers, etc. Just spot welds, you're not trying to make the vise permanent, if you ever need to remove it, you can take a small grinder and grind the spot welds off quickly.
Ice cream truck, that's an idea! Extra cash is always good. Will be most likely using 1/4" plywood or equivalent for interior finish. Wiring will be run in the stock overhead channel and through the grommeted ( spell check?) holes in the structure when possible. May end up with some cable run in chases behind the cabinets too. Am using stranded Romex boat cable for the AC circuits. Will have varied enough surfaces for sound to not be an issue. Did consider a used rv of some sort for parts, but most are outdated and inefficient equipment, so going with what I can get at the lowest cost and in good condition. Some new and some used.Thanks for the pictures of what is inside the box walls. With all that foam, are you planning to haul freezer pops and push ups and become the local ice cream truck? How are you going to resurface the box interior? ........ Are you going to cover the wiring or use conduit?
I was thinking of some kind of sound deadening surface to cut down on the tin can sound echo chamber. I was thinking of some areas covered with cork panels or some other porous covering that can be glued in place. Our County Commission tried to save money and painted acoustical ceiling tiles in a Court hallway with marble wainscoting and terrazzo floor. You could hear every footstep and whispered conversation, the Judge ordered the tiles replaced!!!
I am thinking of buying a old motor home for the fixtures..... heater, Onan generator, cabinets and scrap the aluminum and ebay the big block Dodge or make a Rat Rod to pay for the cost. Keep up the good posts.....Mark
Thanks infidel, glad you like. Shelter will mostly be my "closet". Will start on that when the 109 is (if) done. It will also have at least 90 gallons of fuel capacity and 50 gallons of water on board. I also plan on it being an aux. electrical source with panels, batteries and an additional generator.Nice clean work you are the wiring master what are your plans 4 the shelter?hope to see some upgrades done to it.outstanding so far cant wait 2 see when finished
Yes I will be mostly 12v dc in the box as well. Wiring some 12 and 110 now. I have been looking for a small 2 to 3k diesel generator for quite some time. Where did you find a Hatz diesel? What HP is it? I really want to stay all diesel for everything. I will be posting my solar panel pics tomorrow. They are just in the yard now undergoing some testing. Thanks for the input Mark.I have plans to stay mainly 12 volt in the box side of truck with a combination of roof solar panels and I have a small Hatz single cylinder diesel with 12 volt starter. I plan a small amp GM alternator charging a battery bank located under the truck some where. I believe in KISS Keep it Simpler Stupid !!!! I am thinking one fuel for truck and generator, small quiet engine for heavy recharge of battery bank with solar power to keep battery bank topped off. There are lot of 12 volt lighting options and I will wire in 110 volt shore power with GFI protection. I used to have a Ford ambulance with 12v/110 v capacity and camped in it with good success. Keep the good posts going and thanks for the inspiration . Mark
I love that Ospho, but your right about it going where it is not wanted ! I usually use Ospho as a last resort sort of thing when I don't care what gets coated or I want everything to get coated .Don't ask how I know, but be aware if you soak the inside walls with Ospho rust treatment, it WILL leak out through the body seams and etch the exterior paint.
Thanks, glad you like, sojourner. Here are a couple of pics, one of a panel label and one of the spec sheet on the controller. Panels are Renogy, 1000 watts total. Controller is a 60 amp Ramsond Sunshield Pro. All voltages are adjustable with the on screen menu. I am using a Honda eu2000i inverter generator as a backup, but want something similar in diesel.Scott, this is a phenomenal build! Everything is top notch, you're going to be ready that's for sure. I'm working on something but in a smaller scale.
Whose solar panels did you use? I'm looking at 3 renogy 100 watt panels but will be only adding one at a time.
Do you know if the charge controller allows you to increase the voltage? Most are set at 12.5 but you optimally want 14.4 going to the bats.
Also Mark (61speepercab) I'd like to see your generator set up. I went the briggs route and added a compressor, here's a demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55sgd5AcX24
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