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Deal was good, say hello to the truck bed. Its 10ft long, 10ft 5in after the tail roller, designed for a 84in ca truck like this. Both lower boxes are 5ft long.

Temps and associated brake fade, in regards to dot 3 and 4 differences. Mercedes and others who did the original testing for dot 4 published their findings in that regard. Essentially with the same mechanical components, the dot 4 fluid kept working and resulted in fewer brake fade issues than...

Not bought, no actual plans to buy it lol. I was searching local classifieds and found it. Like that its a crew cab, heavier duty engine (CAT 3126 i think), air ride, and suspension seats. No need for a class 6 tow rig, 2wd (4x4 swap would be very expensive), and it sits high as hell haha.

New tow rig....... not really. Found it for sale at 20k.

Oops haha. Not much work planned for the truck during the winter, mostly gather some parts up for spring/summer work for it. Started a new job as a truck driver so will be making progress on the truck again soon. Did some checking with the physical size of the things that will be carried on...

Most mechanics nowadays can't diagnose issues if they can't plug into a computer and have it fairly accurately tell them whats wrong. Older engines don't do that (even the early electronic ones such as the 6.5). Essentially the usual statement is "It's too expensive to fix regardless of what the...

The bottom of the fuel tank mounts are still higher than the bottom of the frame reinforcement plates, good there. Spare tire will hang down a similar amount, still above the bottom of the frame. Do like the idea of using a spare hub as the tire mount. Lol can't fit humvee wheels, nothing...

For the planned spare mount? Going to place it so a 37x12.5" tire would fit and space it away from the frame to where the outside of the tire is even with the cab.

Sounds good, didn't want to lose the extra airflow which is why a bumper search took awhile. Thinking ill wait until the spring to finish up the front bumper (want a winch and recovery points) and paint it then. For now though its a nice upgrade especially with all the deer/coyotes around. Not...

Quite similar, the gap between the main bumper and the grill guard was a problem with others that I looked at. The main bumper usually completely covered the bottom 5" of the radiator that is uncovered on the HD'S, this bumper will cover about 1 1/2" of it instead. Should get the air compressor...

Hahahaha ah GM paint on this body style sucked. Front mounts are now modified to lower the bumper 1 inch. Next step is the lower mounts so the bumper is stable then address the diamond plate since it's blocking some airflow to the lower part of the radiator. Using some 6 inch wide 5/16" plate...

Well that was a deal I couldn't pass up and a good upgrade. Pretty sure the bumper is meant for a early 2000's GM so the mounts are off but close. With the stock upper mounts it sits 1 in too high and need to be moved out a bit. Thinking of paint matching the bumper to the grill/fender flares/bed.

Correct thats an old hose that needs removed and some tweaks to get the tank completely flat with the top of the bed rails. Since the spare tire has to be spaced out away from the frame, probably going to mount the air compressor right in front of the tank. It can go just about anywhere if that...

Air tank found its home on the bed finally, air compressor to follow. There will be a cargo box outside the tank and the spare tire will be mounted in front.

Started the main transfer tank install, have to design the straps and will likely go with angle iron to secure the tank in place (with padding). Dropped the tank off to get some welding work done. Having issues with the AC after it's been running for awhile, building up too much pressure and...

Just to answer an earlier question about why does the system have both a converter and inverter on newer models, camper manufacturers are starting to accept that not everyone stays at campgrounds with power or want to hear a generator running all the time. My toyhauler for example, its from the...

When I actually go through the axle to overhaul it I might do the coatings. New rotors, maybe search for better than stock calipers, traction aid in the diff, and likely 4.10 gears. For now its just new pads. Got the rest of the AC system put together and charged/oiled up, nice and cold now...

Fixed the AC and installed the new exhaust system

Currently full timing in my mid 2000's Thor toyhauler (34ft), no slides. Put about 2000 miles on it so far this year, and now it makes a 450 mile round trip every few weeks for work. Water damage is to be expected on any unit with a few years on it, mine has 2 small soft spots at the rear floor...