Ian Anderson
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I see a new Paris Dakar support truck in the making
OEM is a whopping 58 MPH. The final drive is just shy of 8:1, but there is an alternate R&P which fits and brings it down to a sensible 6.3:1. Thankfully, my rig already has these in the pumpkins. I've been to the low 70's in it, and that is plenty fast enough. The whole point is to take in the scenery. RPM at 60 becomes much more tolerable, and there is a minor mileage bump as well.Chris - what is the top speed of the vehicle? Must be geared very low as an Army truck?
That would explain it. I was trying to figure out the tilted framework with a pivot at the bottom.A ton of storage (literally):
How much vertical drop over 500mi? Sorry for the tangent, but I'm picturing a heavy pontoon in whitewater.The plan is a river trip of about 500 miles on the Yukon river.
Agreed! It would also help us keep this thread on track!That sounds like fun Bill! Maybe get a thread going here too... It is the Wings, Wheels, and KEELS forum! Would love to follow your experience and adventures.
XPS foam sheet. Cutting out the various needed shapes and assembling like a puzzle. They will be sandwiched between the outer skin, structural members, and inner wall (1/2" ply). I will tape up over all the seams to seal it all up as well as possible.What are you going to use for insulation?
That's the plan Paul- both for the moisture issue as well as the structural benefit of solidifying the exterior skin a bit....glue as much as possible against the outer skin the insulation material .....