Recent content by t0mills

To start, I buy quite a lot from GP and have had good experiences with their customer service. So this isn't a bash thread, I'm just genuinely curious why this might be happening. Every week, I bid on an item (there are several of this item listed). It usually ends up going for a couple...

Threw some 12-bolts on it.

Running flow simulations on my cabin design, trying to find good locations for the ventilation intake/exhaust. Current configuration still leaves some dead airspace inside. The air conditioning evaporator has it's own blower, and will help to mix up the air inside, but I'll still come up with...

Ok, so I've calculated some numbers to come up with a ventilation design. I'll have 207 cu ft. of airspace in my shelter. For an area of that size, the charts are saying that I'll need 882.5 cu ft./hr of ventilation, which is 14.7 CFM. I'll be going with at least 20 CFM for this build...

Ok, back to the trailer build. I'd like to filter the air coming into the cabin. My idea is to just design my vents to accept standard off-the-shelf air filters that can be purchased locally. Anyone have any thoughts/ideas on this? Is there maybe a filtration system that the military...

Thanks! Feel free to use anything you like off of this build. If you need more details on a particular area, just let me know.

Powdercoat. Both cruisers are lifted. The one that you see in those pics (LX450) belongs to my buddy. It's lifted 4" and sits on 35s. My cruiser is the gray one you can see in the background of one of those pics. It's lifted 8" and sits on 325/85 Michelin XMLs.

Thanks! My buddy can TIG weld better than anyone I've ever seen. The weight on this bumper, fully loaded, is around 275#. Is it heavy? Yep. Didn't want light weight on these, as we're both running rear spring rates designed for carrying the weight.

Funny you should mention Yeti! :-D

More pics of the build. LOTS of welding involved...

There seems to be a lot of interest in the models, so I thought I'd toss up an example of how the model gets transformed into an actual, useable, part. This example is of a bumper that a friend and I are building for our landcruisers. First thing you have to do, is take LOTS of...

True! The model definitely looks better with all of the details.... BUT... it just takes an enormous amount of time to accurately model all of those parts. Everything you see on there was hand-drawn, using dimensions pulled off of the actual parts/pieces. I'm sure you can imagine how long it...

I looked into the roof mounted a/c units. They're all too tall and bulky for my needs. This thing will inevitably get drug through the brush on occasion, so I'd rather not have something like that sitting on the roof. I really like how the Arctic models are made of separate components. Since...

Yep, that's the plan. Similar to how the S-250 shelters are constructed. I do plan to put in some small windows, I just haven't found any that I like yet. Any suggestions? That looks good. I like those pioneer trailers. My axle is the A3 drop axle, which is 8-lug. Right now...

This shows the trailer in relation to my cruiser build (for size reference).