Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 01-12-2016, 10:43 AM   #1341
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Been re-thinking my combination dash/firewall arrangement. I will be getting some expert advice from one of the guys at my preferred sheetmetal shop regarding doubling up on the whole thing. Instead of a single layer of sheetmetal with some insulation on back, I am now looking at creating inner and outer layers of metal with some sound and thermal insulation in between the two. Cummins are notoriously loud and there will be plenty of heat coming off that rascal so in this situation I think I will be better served going with a "more is more" philosophy rather than "less is more". Definitely more complicated but should pay back down the road.

We'll see how it goes.

ONWARD!

Tango is offline  
Old 01-12-2016, 11:10 AM   #1342
Bus Crazy
 
opus's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
I think thats a wise route to go!

I have ceramic blanketing on my coffee roaster. That would be nice to put in between 2 pieces of metal.
opus is offline  
Old 01-12-2016, 11:18 AM   #1343
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Hey OPUS...tell me more about the ceramic blanketing.
Tango is offline  
Old 01-12-2016, 11:26 AM   #1344
Bus Crazy
 
M1031A1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
Hey Tango,

It's a blanket made out of ceramic...... Kinda like an Oreo, ya know, crunchy on the outside with a yummy inside.......

Sorry, I couldn't resist.......

M1031
__________________
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence. — George Washington
M1031A1 is offline  
Old 01-12-2016, 11:48 AM   #1345
Bus Crazy
 
opus's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango View Post
Hey OPUS...tell me more about the ceramic blanketing.
Here's a quick look-see: http://www.amazon.com/Ceramic-Insula.../dp/B00GT5Q6X0
opus is offline  
Old 01-12-2016, 12:46 PM   #1346
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Outstanding! --- Thanks OPUS. Rated to 2400* should handle the Cummins, the turbo and then some. Just about perfect for what I am planning. Thanks again.
Tango is offline  
Old 01-13-2016, 06:55 PM   #1347
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Goodies in the mail! --- Got my stainless exhaust tubes today. Will be playing with them here shortly to make sure they fit and clear everything.

Also got the spare tire carrier put together today. Won't really be able to finalize it until the fixed portion of the rear deck is in place but just had to get something done while the weather was cooperating. While we have only been down in the mid 30's and 40's overnight (that is ABOVE ZERO and Fahrenheit for you Canadians and Upper folks)...laying on my back on cold concrete for hours really takes it's toll (no heat in my shop). I can work all day at 110 plus...but my old bones and joints lock up at about 45 or 50 after a few hours.


Shiny stuff. All stainless.


The spare tire carrier in the down position.


And...with the tire in rough position.

It will have a cable and crank hoisting system and two locking latches to keep it up.

Hope to get going on the first half of the deck later this week.

ONWARD!
Tango is offline  
Old 01-13-2016, 10:48 PM   #1348
Bus Geek
 
ol trunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,242
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
Ha! For a minute there I thought you had installed a sissy bar----then I saw the spare tire. Jack
ol trunt is offline  
Old 01-13-2016, 11:11 PM   #1349
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Hey Jack --- I figure it might come in handy in the down position when doing wheelies, right?
Tango is offline  
Old 01-14-2016, 05:31 AM   #1350
Bus Crazy
 
M1031A1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
I can see Tango burning up the track in that thing!!!!
__________________
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence. — George Washington
M1031A1 is offline  
Old 01-14-2016, 09:00 PM   #1351
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 352
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: 466DT
Rated Cap: 65
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango;133208

[IMG
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1563/24256750082_f0a7323b33.jpg[/IMG]
The spare tire carrier in the down position.


And...with the tire in rough position.

It will have a cable and crank hoisting system and two locking latches to keep it up.
Very nice!! I like that a lot. I might have to look at doing something similar.
Hvbuzz is offline  
Old 01-14-2016, 10:50 PM   #1352
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Thanks Hv --- A lot of folks say that with duallies a spare is not needed but I am too old school to run cross country without one. The remainder of the mechanisms will be coming soon. Also, I plan on spending a lot of time out in the boonies rather than Wallydocking, so a couple of flats could be a major issue. Getting a tow/repair truck out into the middle of Big Bend is a much bigger deal than at a truckstop on I-40.
Tango is offline  
Old 01-15-2016, 09:09 AM   #1353
Bus Crazy
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
Just out of curiousity, are all 6 wheel rims the same on your basic 10-bolt skoolie? Not the 5-bolt "star" rims, but the more common ones. I.e., is there any chance that carrying one spare might still leave you up the creek without a paddle?
dan-fox is offline  
Old 01-15-2016, 09:25 AM   #1354
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Howdy Dan --- Good question, but all of my wheels are the same. It was (and still is) a common Chevy practice to use ten lug rims all around but only employ five of them on the front. My rims are actually from a late 90's Chevy 3500 which is consistent with the Dana 80 rear axle I installed. The bolt pattern was identical to my original 1946 pattern. The only difference is that the center hole on the new rims (they are what is called "hub-piloted") are a quarter inch larger in diameter. That was an easy fix. I made a pair of adapters that are mounted onto the front axle. Now any rim can go any where.
Tango is offline  
Old 01-15-2016, 12:20 PM   #1355
Skoolie
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Monrovia California
Posts: 151
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Engine: 3208 turbo Cat
Rated Cap: 78
Hey Tango, are you bending the exhaust yourself? if you are what kind of pipe bender do you use?

J
juliol is offline  
Old 01-15-2016, 01:11 PM   #1356
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Hey J --- Negative on the bending. I needed mandrel bends to avoid all the wrinkles you get otherwise. Had the tube work done by the folks at StainlessWorks. Never could find anyone local that had the mandrels for 3" pipe. The pieces will go together using stainless butt clamps instead of welding. Should make it easier to deal with down the road.

Stainless Works Performance Exhaust, Headers and Fabrication
Tango is offline  
Old 01-16-2016, 11:18 AM   #1357
Bus Geek
 
ol trunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,242
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
A helping hand

'Morning Tango. I wanted to get this posted as soon as possible before you did any more work on your sissy bar or your back porch. I think I can hook you up with this guy so the two of you can talk design. It looks to me like he has come up with a combination sissy bar/back porch--and like always, I've got your best interests at heart. No thanks necessary.

Anyway, keep on building so we can meet up somewhere and terrorize all the other Skoolies. Jack













ol trunt is offline  
Old 01-16-2016, 11:40 AM   #1358
Bus Crazy
 
opus's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
I really like these, they always work. Not sure if it would be heavy enough though. Well, plus, you already built a rack so just ignore my thoughts.

opus is offline  
Old 01-16-2016, 12:49 PM   #1359
Bus Geek
 
Tango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
Hey OPUS --- Me likee! I've been looking at different crank options...what is that rascal out of?
Tango is offline  
Old 01-16-2016, 12:56 PM   #1360
Bus Crazy
 
opus's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 1,626
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All-American R/E
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
There's a plethora of them here. Some chain, some cable.

Spare Wheel Tire Hoist Mount Carrier Chain | eBay

I have an '84 Toyota pickup. The spare tire has NEVER been taken out in 10+ yrs. I decided to take it out a while ago cause its been forever flat. This thing wasnt going to budge. I sprayed it with some PB. 5 mins later, out it came.

Totally impressed! I thought I would bust once I reefed on it. I like the chain better than the cable.
opus is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
All Or Bussed! 1990 Chevy Shorty Bus mellowdaizy Short-Bus Conversion Projects 6 02-07-2014 07:35 AM
Wayne Bodied '54 Chevy Shorty on Ebay Tango Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 0 09-30-2011 09:52 AM
1955 Chevy shorty in CO: check this out! Stuff Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 2 08-05-2011 08:55 AM
1983 chevy shorty A/C question trentwyrick98 Short-Bus Conversion Projects 0 05-24-2011 02:11 AM
New Member, 1959 Chevy Shorty 59Shorty Skoolie Conversion Projects 2 07-24-2007 11:58 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:29 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.