'89 4Runner + server rack + old pickup cap =...
07-10-2006, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
How do you plan to get it OUT of the garage? It looks too tall now and even if you take the "rack" off and add tires it looks like it would be too tall then as well. 
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07-29-2006, 07:32 AM
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wow....
i have been wanting to do a frame off build for so long, and this just makes me wish i had a garage that much more badly...
Very nice...that's a pretty sweet way to do an expo truck. just curious but why do do you need to seat 8 people? I would hvae thought gear storage for the expedition part would be more of a priority, not seating? Still, looks very good.
i have been wanting to do a frame off build for so long, and this just makes me wish i had a garage that much more badly...
Very nice...that's a pretty sweet way to do an expo truck. just curious but why do do you need to seat 8 people? I would hvae thought gear storage for the expedition part would be more of a priority, not seating? Still, looks very good.
07-29-2006, 09:55 AM
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Now to sleep three length-wise, we need to get rid of the microwave and utensil drawer. In the bottom photo, you can see the left seat-back folded down as well. This will be 1/2 the sleeping platform.
07-29-2006, 10:05 AM
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The aisle is still plenty wide for walking. I am down to seven passengers with adding the appliances. It is correct that as an expedition rig, 7 passengers is a little odd.
I made it POSSIBLE to seat 7 in an emergency, like while I'm volunteering during a flood or similar disaster. The seats will have special cargo-securing points so I can add plastic totes secured to the sides, but resting on the seats.
I still have a nearly empty roof rack. I put the spare on the roof for two reasons. Number one, I want to see out my back windows. Two, a bumper mounted spare would prevent the back doors from opening from the inside.
The seats/cargo boxes with be plated with steel sheet.
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I made it POSSIBLE to seat 7 in an emergency, like while I'm volunteering during a flood or similar disaster. The seats will have special cargo-securing points so I can add plastic totes secured to the sides, but resting on the seats.
I still have a nearly empty roof rack. I put the spare on the roof for two reasons. Number one, I want to see out my back windows. Two, a bumper mounted spare would prevent the back doors from opening from the inside.
The seats/cargo boxes with be plated with steel sheet.
Roy
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07-29-2006, 10:12 AM
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I decided to use 110v appliances with an inverter. I could run out of propane, the microwave is faster, and the fridge was $70 instead of $800 for a 12v. I was going to add an inverter anyway.
The 2nd fuel tank is mocked up, and I now need to route the new fuel fill neck. I should have the rest of the rear interior finished and trimmed in about a week or so. Only the rear upholstery will remain. I'm planning to finish all parts of the rear section in bright white, maybe even the vinyl upholstery.
A semi-truck vent will be placed over the back doors. I'm adding two 42-CFM PC fans to the vent as well. With the front windows cracked, it will pull a draft the full length of the interior.
Roy
The 2nd fuel tank is mocked up, and I now need to route the new fuel fill neck. I should have the rest of the rear interior finished and trimmed in about a week or so. Only the rear upholstery will remain. I'm planning to finish all parts of the rear section in bright white, maybe even the vinyl upholstery.
A semi-truck vent will be placed over the back doors. I'm adding two 42-CFM PC fans to the vent as well. With the front windows cracked, it will pull a draft the full length of the interior.
Roy
07-30-2006, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Rather Diesel
Seats fabbed up. Fridge and microwave mocked up. I simply split the stock seats down the middle and extended them.
07-30-2006, 08:21 PM
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The roof rack will pivot open to create a tent platform. I'm working on that now. With BOTH rear seat-backs folded down, you can actually fit a full-size mattress in the back.
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07-31-2006, 09:32 AM
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How are you going to run the 110AC equipment (microwave, fridge, etc)? Will it be a separate generator (which would be better for camping stuff) or a big alternator with an inverter?
Just curious
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07-31-2006, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mastacox
How are you going to run the 110AC equipment (microwave, fridge, etc)? Will it be a separate generator (which would be better for camping stuff) or a big alternator with an inverter?
Just curious
Just curious
Roy
Last edited by Rather Diesel; 07-31-2006 at 10:03 AM.
07-31-2006, 11:04 AM
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I am going with an inverter. I am trying to keep things as compact as possible, and I really don't want any gasoline onboard.
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I was thinking "doesn't want any gas on board... what about the tank?" until i realized you are going diesel. By the way, what're the stats on that diesel you're putting in?
07-31-2006, 11:07 AM
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Mercedes Turbo Deisel can't be beat. you can run those things into the ground. I worked on mercedes at one of the premier restoration and service shops in the southeast, and I love those little things.
