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    Looking for ball park curb weight on a T6500, T7500, and Isuzu FTR,FSR,FVR

    I cannot seem to find this information. I realize the exact curb weight will depend a lot on model year, accessories, tires. I just want a ballpark figure to compare with my 2006 Isuzu NRR with 176" wheelbase (6600 pounds for cab and chassis without 2100 pound flatbed). Because the T series...
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    Changing out heavy steel flatbed for aluminum

    Sorry for jumping around on topics here but we are brainstorming our camper setup and trying to explore options. We were discussing upgrading our truck from a NRR to a F series or GMC T series truck to go from 19,500 GVWR to 25950 GVWR. The problem right now is we are around 16000 GVWR with...
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    Diesel guys...Isuzu vs Duramax engine?

    I have been looking around at a truck upgrade from our Isuzu NRR for capacity reasons and noticed some models of the GMC T-7500 come with a Duramax 7.8L engine and some come with a Isuzu engine of similar displacement. Are these essentially the same engine and about the same reliability or is...
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    Japanese heavy trucks with low miles?

    I have started the hunt for a 25,950 GVWR cabover to replace our 19,500 GVWR Isuzu NRR. A GMC T-7500 or the Isuzu or Mitsu equivalent. I want to stick with pre 2008 (which isn't too hard since they seem to have stopped importing them to the USA after 2008). Occasionally I notice a very low...
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    Welded up my garage pod. Anyone want to trade a FTR/T7500 for a NRR? :-)

    Just kidding, maybe. I think we may just squeak by on the axle weights and GVWR when loaded. Will be underpowered in the Isuzu NRR with its 190hp engine. Definitely have put enough time into the camper and garage that now I would upgrade the truck before the camper. Features in the garage...
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    Looking for opinions as we start phase II of our build

    We have finished enough of the interior of our living pod camper on our 2006 Isuzu NRR 176" wheelbase 19,500 lb GVWR truck that we are ready to start the garage pod build. Our current plans are to make the garage pod a foot shorter than the living pod (still 7 feet of headroom) and have a roof...
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    Lighten front axle load by changing batteries on Mitsu/Isuzu?

    In my quest to take some weight off of our front axle I had the idea of replacing the twin 12V AGM starting batteries on our Isuzu NRR with something else. The desire is to take 80 pounds off the front axle by replacing the 120 pounds of batteries with something more like 30 pounds (figuring...
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    Possible to add a 2nd fuel tank to Isuzu in frame?

    Our 2006 Isuzu NRR 170 inch wheelbase 20 foot flatbed is getting a bit heavy on the front axle. Mostly I think things will be ok when we have a full load on the back portion of the exposed flatbed (motorcycles, snowmobiles, gear) but if we are traveling empty the front axle is close to being...
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    Loading motorcycle ideas?

    The flatbed of our 2006 Isuzu NRR is a bit high (41") on a level surface for our 6.5' ramp. I was able to load our WR250R bikes by backing up to our sloped driveway which made the bed height about 24". My wife wants to be able to load the bikes solo. We will be building a garage pod later...
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    Cabover truck axle load concerns

    I went by the truck scales with our camper on our Isuzu NRR 170" wheelbase 20 foot flatbed and got the axle weights. Without the camper I was at 4540 lbs front and 4340 lbs rear. With the camper I am at 6320 lbs front and 6060 lbs rear. So the camper weighs 3500 pounds (right about what I...
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    Under truck boxes (aluminum or steel, sources and sizes)

    Now that we have our camper on our truck it is time to think about under the truck storage. I made measurements and have found that in most areas we have 28 to 29 inches from the edge of the flatbed to the frame member of the 2006 Isuzu NRR on both sides of the truck. The muffler and some...
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    Finally got our build on our Isuzu NRR! pics

    It has been over a year construction but today we hauled out our flatbed camper and put it on our 20 foot flatbed Isuzu NRR (19500lb GVWR) Still 9 feet of flatbed left for toys!
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    Pondering the COG of a camper mounted on a Mitsu or Isuzu

    Perhaps I was a bit hasty. I ordered four 270 watt solar panels for our Isuzu NRR flatbed truck camper build. They are pretty massive but fit easily on the flat roof because there is nothing else up there. I started thinking about making the roof rack to hold the panels, and perhaps making it...
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    Repairing dashboards in Mitsu, Isuzu trucks?

    I have been working a bit on the cab in our 2006 Isuzu NRR. The truck itself was in good mechanical shape but the cab looks like a wolverine was kept locked in there during the day. The dashboard, glovebox door and passenger side door plastics all have deep scratches and gouges. I have...
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    Should I think about a front winch on a 4x2?

    My truck is an Isuzu NRR, but of course they are so very similar to a Mitsubishi FE180. We are finishing up the camper to go on the 20 foot flatbed and I am now looking at truck modifications. The rig will be pretty big and heavy (12' high, 100 inches wide, 26 feet OAL, 17,000lbs loaded) and...
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    What do you guys with very heavy campers use for jacks?

    I am at the point in our flatbed truck camper custom build where I need to consider truck jacks and mounting. I am reading all of these horror stories about Atwood electric jacks bowing and failing, happijacks rusting or dropping out on the highway (that wouldn't be a problem though since we...
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    what would you put on the bottom of an expedition camper?

    I have started welding the base of our flatbed cabover camper on an Isuzu NRR, and I am trying to decide what to do about the bottom of the steel frame that will sit on the metal/wood flatbed. Some of the ideas would be easier to do now while I can easily flip the base over. One idea is just...
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    MIG welder recommendations for my project

    Hi, so I am sort of self taught in welding....well, who am I kidding, I am in pre-school. I have a ThermalArc 185 inverter TIG welder and a cylinder of argon. I have mostly used it in stick mode because I keep dipping the #$@$ tungsten in the puddle every 2 minutes and have to disassemble the...
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    recommendation for skinning a steel frame?

    I wanted to pop over to the experts on here to get ideas on how to skin a steel frame since it might be something you find on expedition trailers. This is actually going on a flatbed truck, but the process should be the same. I want to build the frame out of 1x1, 1x2, 0.065 and 0.120 steel...
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    cabover camper overhang question

    How far would you be willing to go past the top of the windshield on a Isuzu or Mitsubishi cabover truck for a camper overhang? It is 54 inches from the back of the headache rack on our Isuzu NRR flatbed to the top of the windshield where it starts to curve. I would like to go 72 inches on the...
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