Libelula Thread

[Joaquin Suave]

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[FusoFG]

looks cool!

any ideas about length, width and height of the box?

rigid or flexible mount?

[Colorado Ron]

H O L Y C R A P !!!!!!

Im drooling as we speak! My Pinz doesnt feel adequate anymore!

Please tell me your going to mount a couple of bikes on the back!

[gjackson]

Wow. What is the base truck? Powerplant? Drivetrain? That is pretty darn cool.

Details please!

cheers

[Colorado Ron]

Some things in life just dont seem fair. LOL!

[jnelson4x4taco]

In a word...... AWESOME!!!!!

At my young age of 21 i dont see something like this in my near future but boy do i love the technology, innovation, ingenuity and passion involved in a project likie this.

Cant wait to follow along with the progress!!!

[dhackney]

Fantastic chassis platform!

Any initial projections on total GVW?

What is the chassis GVWR? Axle ratings?

[blupaddler]

Jack...
Very nice.

Great to see you "working" on this once again.

Couple of Q's
Where are the other two?
What is going in the box behind the cab? Outboard engine? Boat? Will your surf toys fit?
Will you be able to access the living quarters from the cab area?
Does it require a special class liscense?

What will Casa Azul do when you are done? Does she get jealous seeing you with someone else?

Sorry, sooooo many questions.



(we need a surfn' smilie)

[gjackson]

Very cool. That is one amazing platform!

cheers

[Robthebrit]

That is awesome and you should not need a commercial license if you keep the registered gross weight under 26,000 pounds. Even if the trucks gross is higher than 26,000 you can register it lower to avoid the commercial restrictions. I would not increase the weight, its puts you on questionable legal ground if you are higher than the plated gross and you'll end up paying a lot more in weight fees. If I was registering that, I would figure out how heavy the final truck is going to be when all my stuff is in it and register it at something little higher. The weight fees are brutal (for California 26,000 pounds is around $600 a year in addition to normal registration fees, others states use similar fees for commercial/heavy vehicles).

CTIS is more of a problem than a helper, sure you can air down and air up easily and that is really nice, but typically the system is not reliable and I wound not want it on an expedition vehicle. Remember you have to get air through the hub and there are lots of seals, if one of these seals goes your tires go down, on most systems the other tire on the same axle will also go flat because they are linked via the CTIS system. With a truck that heavy on uneven terrain there is a good chance you'll pull the bead off if the tire goes completely flat and ratchet strap is not going to re-seat it. A similar problem occurs when you have a flat, in a linked system the other side also goes flat.

Rob