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Caterpillar Drivetrain
09-03-2022, 01:57 PM
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Caterpillar 3126 service-maintenance manuals
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Thank you, saved my ass ! Just bought a flat nose...
Thank you, saved my ass ! Just bought a flat nose 99 Thomas with 6k miles on her but she’s overheating in 5 minutes. Fluids are great, gonna try a manual fan clutch switch. Don’t have any codes other...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
07-22-2018, 02:07 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Pictures of build
Well most of my pictures have disappeared for some reason and I cannot go back to edit my old posts and relink so here’s a link to the entire album if anyone wishes to see the method to my madness. ...
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Electrical, Charging and Solar
05-06-2018, 11:23 PM
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Solar powered A/C
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Ha it’s all perspective, I guess what I meant is...
Ha it’s all perspective, I guess what I meant is it’s easy to see that lithium is the only way to go for ac off grid and a decent amount of solar as well. Also as far as buying an rv well you can...
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Electrical, Charging and Solar
05-06-2018, 02:36 PM
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Solar powered A/C
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Ac off battery is easily obtainable. I bought a...
Ac off battery is easily obtainable. I bought a wrecked Tesla and salvaged the batteries for 3k. I can run my two minisplits on just two Tesla modules for 12 hours. With my 3kw of solar you can’t...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
05-06-2018, 09:20 AM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Beefy :)
Top grill was a lot of work but regular sheet metal looked horrible.
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
05-05-2018, 11:42 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Juice
Hey everyone it’s been a while figured I would post some new stuffs. Changed the front I’ll post a pic of the grill soon, looks much more bad ass.
Highly recommend pioneer mini splits.
They are...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
05-07-2017, 09:16 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
updatess
https://s8.postimg.org/guq89v3rp/IMG_1991.jpg
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
05-03-2017, 10:41 PM
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Under cloud and under star
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djthe3rd
Hey for me the grinder wheel vibrating the hell...
Hey for me the grinder wheel vibrating the hell out of you can be fixed by loosening the handle that tightens on the side. Just give it little turn to loosen it so it's not on perfectly tight and its...
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Electrical, Charging and Solar
04-28-2017, 09:42 PM
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Reinvent the wheel... forklift batteries and solar.
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djthe3rd
Lithium ...
Lithium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-kND4PaZm8
These guys explain in detail why lithium is the better choice very well.
However they use very expensive lithium batteries. I can buy the...
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Heating, Cooling and Appliances
04-16-2017, 04:45 PM
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Custom Awnings
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Custom Awnings
Hey everyone, Hoping this is the correct home for this post since it may be considered cooling ?
Was curious if anyone has undertaken making a custom awning ? I'm trying to design a simple awning...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-16-2017, 04:04 PM
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Under cloud and under star
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djthe3rd
Nice ! Looks great ! Did you drill the rivets out...
Nice ! Looks great ! Did you drill the rivets out for the front cap ? If I lift my roof I'll have to release the front in the same fashion. Glad you went the route of lifting the whole roof !
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-16-2017, 01:32 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Cutting Steel
Happy Easter everyone ! Have a question regarding cutting steel on a curve, figured I would use cardboard and cut it to use as a template to trace over the steel for my curves. Whats the best way to...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-15-2017, 08:25 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
https://s4.postimg.org/m6am0iozx/image2_1.jpg ...
https://s4.postimg.org/m6am0iozx/image2_1.jpg
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Gettin it done !
Time to do the front and rear caps
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-11-2017, 10:57 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Can't wait to see your build, bet it will be...
Can't wait to see your build, bet it will be better than mine ! :biggrin:
:Thanx:
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-11-2017, 10:51 PM
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Sojourner
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djthe3rd
So much cool fabrication on your build, jealous...
So much cool fabrication on your build, jealous of your skills !
I've to make quite a bit of undercarriage storage as well but doubt my doors and storage will be anywhere near as nice. Have a stand...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-09-2017, 06:13 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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Cheers ! Figured there's only one way to do it....
Cheers ! Figured there's only one way to do it. When I get the panels up top and the box done I'll have it made in the shade literally. With the side panels blocking the sun and the solar panels...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-08-2017, 07:52 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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Yeah slightly, but my insulation hides them...
Yeah slightly, but my insulation hides them mostly, I'm sure when I decide what to put on the ceiling I'll have to route some countersinks into the wood for the bolts.
Hard work getting that steel...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-06-2017, 10:14 PM
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bus on a mission
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djthe3rd
looks very nice !
looks very nice !
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
04-05-2017, 02:51 AM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
New solar controller
https://s22.postimg.org/urrtk86c1/IMG_1820.jpg
250's are finally out from Victron :campfire:
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
01-21-2017, 10:03 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Well I used 4''x4'' quarter inch thick angle iron...
Well I used 4''x4'' quarter inch thick angle iron steel and cut custom brackets for the feet, torqued em as hard as I could to the frame. They work great, just siliconed all around the bolts and the...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
01-21-2017, 05:31 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
https://s24.postimg.org/c8nqihdgx/IMG_1602.jpg...
https://s24.postimg.org/c8nqihdgx/IMG_1602.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/c8nqihdgx/)
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12-07-2016, 08:51 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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Cheers guys! Can't wait to get it done....
Cheers guys! Can't wait to get it done. Crossmembers tomorrow !
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
12-07-2016, 07:08 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Getting it done ! ...
Getting it done !
https://s29.postimg.org/nmxtw8gmf/IMG_1490.jpg
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
12-05-2016, 06:35 PM
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1999 Bluebird aka The Roaming Castle
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djthe3rd
Well I'm making a unique solar rack 23.5'' on the...
Well I'm making a unique solar rack 23.5'' on the sides and 12'' in the center of space below the panels for camo/protection/storage/shade/ventilation.
Quarter inch angle steel and rectangular...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
12-03-2016, 05:56 PM
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Original Insulation . . . how impotant to replace?
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djthe3rd
I tried living in my bus with polyiso on the...
I tried living in my bus with polyiso on the walls/floor/ceiling @ 1in on floor 2in everywhere else and it was a miserable experience with 3 heaters and 2 ac's. You're fighting a losing battle with...
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