Another Doka Build... oh my!
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RoamIt
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Anyway, back to our regular programing.
Lain, I've never seen that before. My plan was to cut a full sized, or as big as I could get it, on one side of the back of the cab and weld around it a new frame to add back in structural strength. The door itself would be robust and while closed would aid in structural support, while driving/tilting.
Looking like this when finished:
Lain, I've never seen that before. My plan was to cut a full sized, or as big as I could get it, on one side of the back of the cab and weld around it a new frame to add back in structural strength. The door itself would be robust and while closed would aid in structural support, while driving/tilting.
Looking like this when finished:
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VerMonsterRV
Gotta Be Nuts
With a cab like that, if we ever do meet up on the road I will have to roll up alongside, roll down my window and ask
"Pardon me. Would you have any Grey Poupon?" Seriously though, that cab looks like it would be very comfortable to travel in.
palebluewanders
Active member
That button is to help you slow down when engine braking - check you exhaust and if you have something that looks like a linkage attached to the exhaust, then you have an exhaust brake, which make engine braking much more efficient. On a steep hill, you won't even need your normal brakes if you have it in the right gear. I can't even measure the wear on my brake pads after 60,000kms, I hardly ever use the normal brake, only just for holding it still at a traffic light.
This is what mine looks like ( yours may not be so shiny
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Ah, you must be right, I don't have the truck with me at the moment but I'll check next time I go see it. TBH no one ever explained that button to us except to say "step on it to turn off the engine" so we've never tried to use it while driving. ?
quickdraw81
New member
Man that's awesome.... love the four spokes and the body molded fenders. I had the rb at just under 400 as well at sea level and then moved to Denver. Need to get a new tune on her. She's definitely be a surprise for a few
quickdraw81
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This is great... and makes sense on the sizjung with the structural components there. I assume that if one were so inclined they could in fact open it up further but the level of fabrication would likely be unreasonable?
And would love a copy of that handbook. Seems like it's a crucial piece.
quickdraw81
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drool
Iain_U1250
Explorer
Anything is possible, but it would require some engineering to retain the structure of the cab. I've seen cut outs that go all the way to the floor, and I can't see how they can retain the rigidity of the cab, the cab tilt ram is only on one side, so there is a lot of twisting going on, would not be funny to raise the cab and the whole thing twist so the doors don't close or the windscreen falls out. I'll send you a PM with a link to the handbooks.
quickdraw81
New member
Anyone happen to know the GVM of a 1550L37? and more broadly, where I can find the GVMs of the various models?
Iain_U1250
Explorer
I did a lot of research
U1550
U1700
U3000/4000
U1600/U1650
U1300/L37
U1250 ( the best one)
U1550
U1700
U3000/4000
U1600/U1650
U1300/L37
U1250 ( the best one)
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quickdraw81
New member
I did a lot of research
U1550
U1700
U3000/4000
U1600/U1650
U1300/L37
U1250 ( the best one)
Excellent!