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    Adding windows to truck cap

    The RV window one is a good idea, but I'm not sure it gets around the wall thickness issue, and I'm hoping to cut some small windows to the side doors, the factory never made any like that. Shopping around for cheap caps with possible windows I could pull now, but I need something small. Sent...
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    Adding windows to truck cap

    I'm picking up a windowless high top contractors cap with windoors and a rack tomorrow for my long bed 24v dodge. It's cheap and high top, and a great replacement for my leaky fiberglass cap, but I want to add some sliding windows to the windoors, I'm thinking of some small RV ones like you find...
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    Bigger is better? Long vs short bed

    What's everyone's experience with long vs short bed full sized trucks? I'd be DDing and offroading an extended cab long bed (200-220 inch overall length) truck. Cant decide if I want the extra 18' of length for an in-bed tank, or the shorter wheelbase. How hard are the long beds to live with...
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    2007 Nissan Frontier 4x4, king cab, long bed

    2007 Nissan Frontier 4x4 automatic with the king cab long bed for sale. Truck has 91k miles, two owners, and almost all of those miles have been spent commuting back and forth on the highway from the Florida Keys, to NC, to Boston. Its already had the 100k mile service done, all fluids have...
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    1998.5 Dodge Ram CTD - Sally

    Rereading this while waiting for Irma - how's that rear seat space? Can you fit a couple adults pretty well?
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    1998.5 Dodge Ram CTD - Sally

    This truck has singlehandedly convinced me to get a gen 2 5 speed, rather than a gen 3 auto CTD. Love the build. Post more pictures!
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    Tundra vs 5.9 Cummins - Help!

    Haven't bought anything yet. Need to sell the Frontier first. And I should clarify, I tow horses, not scuba gear. The dive gear needs to be comfortably within the bed's payload limit, not including a cap and a minimalist camper, and recovery gear, and room for myself, another person, and two...
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    Tundra vs 5.9 Cummins - Help!

    If we're going to bicker, lets make it over my situation so at least somebody benefits. Take that 15k miles/ 292$ in savings and double or triple it and you're looking at 600-900$ a year. Assuming the mileage numbers are accurate that's about what I'd be seeing. Not everyone drives 12-15k miles...
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    Tundra vs 5.9 Cummins - Help!

    Wow. Stepped away from this for the weekend to go camping. Ironically, just before the arguing started I decided to go with the cummins. Doing 30-40k a year I don't see a tundra lasting me long enough to make it worth it if I buy it with high miles. :lurk: Anyone run a high mileage cummins and...
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    Tundra vs 5.9 Cummins - Help!

    That's fair, and I'm open to the idea of a newer F150. I had a bad experience with the disintegrating gaskets in early 2000s F150s blocking HP oil passages in the motor, but the newer ones look nice. That's why I like forums like this - you get a broader range of experience. As long as what I...
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    Tundra vs 5.9 Cummins - Help!

    Looking for a long term overland vehicle for myself, my girlfriend, and our one (soon to be two) dog/s. I have a nissan frontier with a storage/camper setup built in the back under an ARE MX cap, but between the lack of space, the weak suspension design (even with helper springs and spring...
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    2015 Chevy full-size with ARE topper build

    Sweet build. What kind of mileage do you get in that thing?
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    2011 Nissan Frontier Pro 4x Build

    This is awesome. I have been thinking of trying to make a Tacoma cut bumper work because noone makes one for our trucks. I don't see it on the hefty site yet. Is there an estimate on the cost of the production version?
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    Moving up from a Frontier.

    Don't stop the van talk.... I may never buy one but I can't wanting to. How are those v6 full size to live with? I had the small v8 in both my 05 f150 and early 2000s ram 1500 and they were awful to drive. Almost as anemic as my Frontier, which I want to get out and push sometimes. It's a pity...
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    Moving up from a Frontier.

    Yeah. My fronty gets 16-17 highway without traffic or wind, with a light load. 13-15 city. Stock sized tires, 4' lift. I do love the van idea but I'm in areas with sketchy enough to need 4wd, and I'm not sure I could stomach driving a van every day (outside of work). I have had a work van...
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    Moving up from a Frontier.

    Yeah I think I'll have to drive them. I always mean to, I just never get around to it. And I hate going to dealerships. PlainjaneFJC I do 12-14 hours one direction, then back a few days later probably once or twice a month, plus 2-4 hour one way trips a few times a month. Live in the center of...
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    Moving up from a Frontier.

    Alright alright. I surrender. No diesel for me. Chevy vs Dodge 1/2 or 3/4 ton debate anyone? That Chevy mileage is pretty enticing but the Dodge.... Looks pretty.
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    Moving up from a Frontier.

    Yeah, the campers will all be lightweight utility cap jobs. Most I'll tow is a horse trailer or a car occasionally. He's right about new diesels being in the 40k ballpark, used looks like even more expensive. The market is nuts right now. With maintenance and fuel costs im considering mpg a...
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    Moving up from a Frontier.

    I'm beginning to shop for a full size to replace my 07 Frontier KC 4X4. I do about 35k a year in it (plus another 80k a year in a work truck, but that's another story) running from my home in NC, to Boston, and down to FL with trips to the mountains and the beach in between. I love the truck but...
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    2014 ram 2500 build

    Nice build! How's the mileage on that cummins? I'm thinking of building something very similar.
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