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Old 10-22-2014, 05:16 PM   #1
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2 Kool 4 Skool build

It's home! The ride home is about a mile alt. gain and she pulled it well, lowest speed= 40 mph. Mid gauge on the koolant temp too.

Picked my 1st rock ding on the WS tho'!

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Old 10-22-2014, 11:38 PM   #2
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Welcome...and congrats on surviving the trip home!
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Old 10-23-2014, 06:19 AM   #3
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2K4S cruises way too easily at 65 plus. Most of the way I was on CC and kept it at 55 to save fuel.
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:06 AM   #4
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Sounds like a "Cruiser"...what engine & tranny?
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:44 AM   #5
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5.9 and the dreaded 545
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Old 10-24-2014, 09:59 AM   #6
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If you can find a 645, that puppy would be a dream on the highway!
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Old 10-24-2014, 12:34 PM   #7
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Ta da!!



The lift had it's own g 25 battery through an isolator, that will now power the Onan.
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Old 10-24-2014, 05:52 PM   #8
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Toilet outlet hole.


Shower drain hole.

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Old 10-27-2014, 05:38 PM   #9
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Toilet roughed in, shower pan too. ready for the MV Dept visit in the morning.
Has: A Toilet w/outside evac.
A cooking facility w/onboard fuel (camp stove)
Gas or elec. fridge.
A heating or AC system with an onboard fuel source separate from the veh. engine. (Buddy heater)
110 v power supply (10 ga Ext cord)

Should do it.
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Old 10-27-2014, 10:54 PM   #10
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Great looking B Bird!
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Old 10-28-2014, 08:47 PM   #11
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Off to the MVD and requested a body change from bus to MH.

Inspected, accepted and titled as a motorhome coach in AZ!

Got 5 year's tags for $211
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Old 10-28-2014, 09:25 PM   #12
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Progress!
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Old 10-28-2014, 09:28 PM   #13
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GREAT!!!!!! 5 years? Way cool Jack
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Old 10-31-2014, 07:53 PM   #14
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Just scored 4 of these:


Very friendly price. 100 ah, 1060 ca!
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Old 10-31-2014, 07:57 PM   #15
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Playing the ins. game. Prog. dropped me in 1 week. Submitted as a non pro conv.

Re-submitted as a MH as shown on my NEW title, got a policy...Time will tell for how long.
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Old 11-01-2014, 02:08 PM   #16
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Got the 2 15a circuits started. The load center's in the pic. (20a breakers, all I have right now...15s later.)

C1 will serve the water heater (switched) and 2-3 other outlets.
C2 will serve the window AC and 2 others.



Gen power is the 30a receptacle.
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Old 11-03-2014, 01:38 PM   #17
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Plugged into shore power, no smoke and all outlets work!!

working on mounting the Onan now.
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Old 11-03-2014, 05:26 PM   #18
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Onan in and running. All electric, gen and shore, is functional. I mounted the gen backwards to make carb and points access easier. No hatch access so crawl under and sit up to work on components and change/check oil. need a tailpipe and muffler, going with a stack.

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Old 11-04-2014, 05:54 PM   #19
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Installed a 10 gallon gas tank for the Onan. Fits in the space rearward of the gen. Fills through a hatch in the floor inside the wheelchair door.
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Old 11-05-2014, 06:55 PM   #20
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4 batteries and the 40 gal water tank are laying in the bus ready to wire and plumb.
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