Some Dumpbus Updates

[mr.mindless]

Got a new pair of headlights on the way. $123 free shipping. If they're really the same I had I'll get you the link smike. Shipping info says delivery a week from Monday. All the vendors are in CA.

Blend door linkage fell off again tonight. 3rd time. Need to figure some better securement; gotta tip the dash this weekend.

Other nitpicks:
- fog lights non-op.
- exhaust brake non-op.
- swap munged 7 blade sockets at both locations.
- inspect all driveline mounts just because I haven't yet,
- look for something rubbing. Has occasional NVH that wasn't there pre-crash. Feels like motor to frame harshness. Can hear it too.

Otherwise all seems well.

Fucking heavy BTW.

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[etk300ex]

I saw you!

[Nick]

Yeah those suckers are real heavy!

[mr.mindless]

I saw you!

I didn't see you. But I saw your note at some point later

[etk300ex]

I was in the jeep, I honked at the t-way

[mr.mindless]

I thought what passed me at the tway was an Envoy or TrailBlazer. I honked too and then was surprised that it wasn't what I expected. Funny

[Nick]

Did you shimmy up a light pole to get that picture? 

[mr.mindless]

Of course. Don't you always do that?









Last rest stop in NY on I81s has a deck thing, took it from the upper level.

[Wingman]

Whitney Point?  I always stop there.  Pretty clean.

[mr.mindless]

I've never stopped there before. The first one in PA is really nice too, and I usually stop there. All the steps up from the truck side is really weird though

[mr.mindless]

bed is falling apart. if I took the tailgate off the passenger side would vacate, or at least eat tire, in a couple hundred rough road miles.

thinking about making vs buying vs stock replacement. I don't love the idea of kissing bed sides and starting the structural damage all over again.

found this localish. http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/towing-hauling-rv-sale/541915-herrin-hauler-bed-sale-2800-a.html
it'd need some mods and some paint.

I like the price on this a LOT better and it would need no mods and no paint - but it's not perfect either. I guess nothing is
http://www.competitiondiesel.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143701&highlight=bed


earlier today TSC has 25% off all truck boxes but that seems to have quit already. I laid out some stuff but even at 25% off it'd be pretty expensive for what I want - plus the steel to build the flatbed to mount them to. With the discount it still would have been a grand in boxes, and I'd have been tipping some underbody boxees on their sides, so may need gutter modification. Not really ideal.

Hoping I can just score a good bed cheap. I think that Herrin is too expensive for not exactly what I want, in the wrong color, maybe needing mounting changes, and needing fuel  door modification. OTOH it's local and easy.

[Ryan]

The one in VA is great, get that. 

[mr.mindless]

I wish he'd get back to me!

The local guy didn't tell me how flexible he is on price but asked what my offer is. If I get it for 2 and then hear the VA bed is still there I'm gonna be pissed. Maybe I'll dig for VA contact info tmw.

[Wingman]

Meh, don't love either one.  Prefer standard bed.  What about your fuel tank?

[mr.mindless]

Plop 'er right on top. Or something.

I don't love crushing bed sides with off-camber goose necks. That's what moved the current state of affairs from some relatively hidden rot and separation to outright structural failure. I really crushed it badly once, and have touched it at least twice more with relatively light damage. a new trailer or rebuilding the neck taller are the only other fixes.

This is what I really want, but they're near 6 grand new. http://cmtruckbeds.com/pages/tm_model.html