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Dirk

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About Dirk

  • Birthday 04/30/1968

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  • My Toyota Motorhome
    Sunrader 1983 (on 1982 Chassis) 180RD???
  • Location
    east vantucky, wa

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    Male
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    Eventually finishing my 1983 Sunrader, 70 Camaro RS, and 61 Dodge Town Wagon D-100 projects......

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  1. I've been slowly pulling apart the interior of my '83 Sunrader (21') and replaced the roof vents. I didn't see any wiring.
  2. **disclaimer** I don't know much about auto electric, just what I've tinkered with. That said...... I think the best thing to do is to calculate your MAX amp load and consult a reputable alternator company. I purchased a 190 amp CS-144 large case alt for my car from Wranglernw.com. I believe the tag indicates it puts out 110 amps at idle. The alt was $395 (I got a price break) normally it would have cost $450-550.00. HOWEVER, these days with all the electronics in vehicles, you can get stock alternators that put put up to 210 amps with a bit of research. Brackets to mount a GM large case alt into an '83 Toyota are cost $80.00 or you can fab them yourself. You can mount anything anywhere with a bit of determination! I run 1/0 gauge ground and pos welding cables to the battery (overkill, but no worries). You have to upgrade your battery isolator to handle the amps also. You can change pulleys to over or underdrive the alt, but remember to consult a pro! Hope that helps! -Dirk edir: just found a good link: http://www.crutchfield.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/l...ifiers_faq.html
  3. Seems like it could be lots of stuff....engine, transmission (clutch/converter slippage), gear ratios, tire size, vehicle weight, a combo of all of the above, etc. Best to start cheap and work your way up.
  4. <br /><br /><br />hi John, I'm no expert, but from what I've seen, the 5 sp manual transmissions are fairly common. Here's two good links for more research: http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/faq/ http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/faq/parts/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_transmissions Usually the 5th gear is an overrdrive, the % depends on the year it was produced. As far as the odometer, if it a cable or drive gear issue its easy. I've never messed with the odometer innards. Hope that helps. Dirk
  5. I'm interested to see how it turns out.
  6. Here's some good readings on the issue..... Mark's Fulltime RV Resource Page http://www.ccis.com/home/mnemeth http://www.ccis.com/home/mnemeth/12volt/12volt.htm (This is a pretty indepth article) Battery FAQs http://faq.f650.com/FAQs/BatteryFAQ.htm
  7. I have seen a few flatbeds with the dual axle...one recently was only $950. So they can be found if your patient. Here's a link to a conversion kit for toyota axles...not sure exactly how much it beefs up the axle, but it might be worth looking into. http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/nfoscomm/c...e94e732f58811aa Conversion article http://www.off-road.com/toyota/projects/ta...imate_axle_pt1/ http://www.off-road.com/toyota/projects/ta...imate_axle_pt2/ http://www.off-road.com/toyota/projects/ta...imate_axle_pt3/ Other info: http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/reviews/fullfloater/ http://www.fourwheeler.com/techarticles/12...r_axle_upgrade/
  8. You might look into a narrowing a 10.5" ring gear GM 14 bolt axle (ton) http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/14bolt.html http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/1...ible/index.html
  9. Love the mini-itx.com site, I like their idea's on computer moding...I've been thinking of making an Ammo can (http://mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/) using the VIA EPIA N10000 Nano-ITX board. =O) ...looks fun. Gorilla surfing is a great idea, plus there are more and more hotspots popping up (http://www.wififreespot.com/). Eastern Oregon has a 600-square-mile hotspot (http://wifinetnews.com/archives/002903.html), might as well take advantage of them while on the road. Seem like it will be only a matter or time before the prices are equal to CABLE or DSL!!! Hey you have to have something to do once you've done everything....what you want nature ALL the time.... (that's what I tell me wife at least) LOL
  10. you are correct, but the questions I asked are to determine whether you would want to look for a free floating dual axle or have an axle shortened and swapped in thereby requiring a new u-joint and/or length of drive shaft. Not being an expert on the whole axle swap thing, from all the stuff I read I would think that the axle would be "okay" as long as the Sunrader's weight is low. The issue with the axle recall seems to center around the motorhome manufacturers building them over chassis specs.. How much does/will your Sunrader weigh loaded? Was the motorhome well maintained (axle fluids changed). I would swap out the semi-floater axle for a full-floater axle or a custom axle one less thing to worryabout.
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