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Before I completely removed my manifold, I just closed the loop of the removed circuits. Figure out which hose is which and just hook the send hose to the receive port. Keeps the system closed and fluid clean. Run your new hoses when ready.
I'm not in TX but I do have a spare carrier sitting...
@Reworked LMTV - You're first in line if you want the one from my rig. Otherwise it looks like at least 2 other people are on the hunt for one and I'd be happy to pass it along if you're pursuing an alternate option.
Need special hinges for the cargo bay to get the doors to open the way that I want them to. Got them built up today and clamped them in place for proof of concept:
Pretty stoked with how smoothly they work:
Open sesame!
Need to reconfigure a little bit but the concept seems validated.
Mine may be available. Ditched the OEM system for my camper project, it's yours for the having but gave some other stuff away earlier so need to check if I still have it. Can check in the next day or so.
Today's work... Extension tacked:
Clamped in place:
Tacked in, cab at air springs inflated:
Burning it in:
Front wall is just about done now. It's been a good week for progress.
One of the jobs I was most intimidated by is now done. I have a passthrough.
Laser cut bulkhead panel:
Building it into a box for accommodating cab wall arc and thickness:
Committing to the concept and plan:
Roughed in, held by friction, some gaps to fill, but centered and level:
LOTS...
Axle centerline to aft end of cargo bay bottom is 74" and the floor is 32" high. The math makes for about 25° departure angle.
I know that's probably not impressive to rock crawler types, but it's miles ahead of the truck camper in the F350. I think it'll take me everywhere that I am...
Did one more to get a better feel for things, and I'm actually liking it more and more:
This one is marginally more accurate. The floor in the cargo bay doesn't extend as far down as the initial sketch showed. It's 32" off the ground.
Overall height is right at 12'. It varies a little from front to back but it's tough to measure exactly on a gravel pad.
The horizontal length of the lower tail section is 33". I forget the exact number for the upper section but I think the length is 80" from the end of the subframe rails to...
Used my mad skillz at MS Paint to skin the cabin frame and approximate some windows. For some reason, this makes it look more manageable to me, and it's almost right at the target of what I drew up originally for the exterior dimensions:
There will be a window or two in the bedroom area...
No worries at all Doug. Better to have a thorough discussion with you here than with Johnny Law on the side of the road or watch my rig get towed away.
The regs in OR are online. This is the link to the overhang section:
https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_734-082-0030
The relevant...
This was something I hadn't thought about until your post Doug. After a little searching, I am confident I am in the clear. Oregon is generous in their allowance. Per what I found online, we are allowed 3/4 of the wheelbase, and the wheelbase is from the front to rear axle. In that case...