rickeieio Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 I M N V S...... Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 OR ... if you don't want to use the boring old "generator" description for that fuel tank, they are also used on inline bale wrappers manufactured by: Groupe Anderson Inc 5125, rue de la Plaisance Chesterville, Qc G0P 1J0 (Canada) Just filled one with gas the other day... Quote "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Bit of an update on the finishing touches to our bed build. Those openings in the rear top of the bed are now covered. The Drivers side is just a lid/door to cover the aux gas tank for the geni. The passengers side is a storage bin for air hose, extra water hose, extension cord, etc. Both will have gas lift struts to hold them up. When the water tight latches come in, I'll post photos of those. Rather a cleaver design... and lockable. Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Nice touch. I struggled with whether to put storage there, and decided to slope the portion of the bed from the front of the hitch, back. Roughly 40" sloping a total of three inches. I could have had a 5" deep storage tray in there..... I'd bet if we parked our trucks side by side, we'd both say, "Gee, I wish I'd done that." But, I've probably borrowed enough of your ideas already. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted September 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) Lids and struts now installed. The lock sets come today. Edited September 13, 2021 by trimster more photos Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsinc Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Nicely done Bob!! Quote Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted September 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, rpsinc said: Nicely done Bob!! Thanks. Locked, loaded and pulled out today for a few months.... Not done yet but road worthy. Loaded.... Bit of overhang.... Truck really likes the extra weight on the bed. Ride is nice. Turns out that we needed some cheater ramps to clear the front air dam on the Smart from hitting the ramps, and the break-angle on the truck bed. Stored them on the bed with a bracket I fab'd that threads into the bed. Thanks for all the help on this folks. When I get back to Salt Lake, the side skirts (water jet cut before we left) will get installed and painted. So next up... Fruita, Co (here now), Delta, Colorado, Durango, Co., Bernalillo, NM, Petrified Forest, Phoenix..... Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappir Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Happy Trails. Rod Quote White 2000/2010Volvo VNL 770 with 7' Drom box with opposing doors, JOST slider hitch. 600 HP Cummins Signature 18 Speed three pedal auto shift. 1999 Isuzu VehiCross retired to a sticks and bricks garage. Brought out of storage the summer of 2022 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sport S Two door hard top. 2007 Honda GL 1800 2013 Space Craft Mfg S420 Custom built Toyhauler The Gold Volvo is still running and being emptied in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Looks great thanks for sharing, now time to enjoy all the work you have put into it, have a great trip!!!!!!! Quote 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Safe Travels! Quote Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicmike Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Heiser Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Looking good. Quote 2000 Kenworth T2000 w/ Cummins N14 and autoshift 2017 DRV Mobile Suite 40KSSB4 with factory mods, dealer mods and personal mods - now in the RV graveyard 2022 DRV Full House MX450 with customized floor plan 2018 Polaris RZR Turbo S (fits in the garage) 2016 Smart Car (fits in the garage or gets flat towed behind the DRV when the RZR is in the garage)My First Solar Install ThreadMy Second Solar Install Thread & Photos and Documents Related to the buildMy MX450's solar, battery and inverter system - my biggest system yet! chadheiser.com West Coast HDT Rally Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Howdy Robert, Well done Sir, well done indeed. Safe travels to you, enjoy the fruits of your labor. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Hoping you have better luck with those handles than I. Keep an eye open for liquid in the box. Quote I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Now that i have a bit of time at home base, working on the side skirts for the bed. They get welded in place next week. Then off too the paint shop. The holes you see are for through-welding. They were water-jet cut, matching the template I created. Edited February 9, 2022 by trimster Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Dang Robert, nice work. Some day, we're gonna have to park our trucks side-by-side and compare. See how many ideas I've "borrowed" from your build... Our methods are quite different, but much the same goals. My templates were rough drawn on cardboard, trimmed and fitted, then traced onto the plate. I then cut them out with the plasma torch and used a hand grinder to get final shapes. I left some grind marks, just for effect. Well, and I was to lazy to mix up more bondo. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 First test fit. Fairly close. Need some tweaks of course. The truck is aired down. Rises 5" when bags are full. Ya. I made cardboard templates and gave them to the waterjet folks. Need to add a few more braces in key places. They could only cut 8' lengths, so I have a seam to back and fill. It's going to be 50 degrees this week. Welding time! Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Oh my. Our trucks really will be similar. I cut off my side skirts 14" from the top bed surface, yours looks pretty close to that. But, my skirt is in 4 pieces, each independent of the next. Some welded to the deck, but some held with bolts, so I can remove whatever pieces of the bed I might need for service access. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Skirts finessed into place and welded yesterday. Off to paint next week after I do the bondo thing. Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Finessed, I like that we usually say persuaded Quote 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 If it doesn't take a 50lb anvil for a dolly and a 20lb sledge as a body hammer, you did good on the welding and fitting 😎 Quote 2017 Kenworth T6802015 DRV 38RSSA Elite Suites2016 Smart Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 3 hours ago, GeorgiaHybrid said: If it doesn't take a 50lb anvil for a dolly and a 20lb sledge as a body hammer, you did good on the welding and fitting 😎 Those days are far behind me, and on our bed, it shows. But it'll look good from 50'. I think Robert's is gonna look good a lot loser. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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