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Zed999
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I know it's far too late for the OP, but on my boat in the UK I have a 3.5kva generator (5kva also available) powered by the boat engine. It consists of a powerful alternator and a box which would fit in the engine compartment. Wrong voltage for you Yanks, but no doubt a similar thing is available for you guys. It weighs next to nothing.
https://betamarine.co.uk/portfolio-item/travel-power/ |
No is not to late. I will love to find something like this in US.
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It would probably be far easier to fit to your new deisel engine than an air cooled VW one too and it's designed for deisel engine low rev torque too.
Love your bus, if the UK was more of a wilderness than it is, I like to think mine would end up similarly equipped and hopefully looking as cool as yours does. Top marks for taking the well intended criticism like a man and getting that huge weight off the front.  |
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nemobuscaptain
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nemobuscaptain
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curtp07
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Location: Mass
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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Damn..a couple days traveling and I missed THIS!
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Trashman
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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Crazy thread  How is the TDI working with this rig?
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inhabor
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Location: florida
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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Did you ever tell us what else you have done?
I see stuff on that roof rack. Solar? |
Yes, I have 300 watts of solar combine with Renogy lithium phospate batteries. I also installed a 1.9 TDI.
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inhabor
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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| Trashman wrote: |
| Crazy thread How is the TDI working with this rig? |
Amazing
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nemobuscaptain
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notchboy
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zabo
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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this bus is a monster! nice work!
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inhabor
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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Now we can tow stuff around. |
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911GT2
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Location: Nederland
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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I feel so sorry for this bus... all the punishment it has to take  |
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inhabor
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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[quote="911GT2"]I feel so sorry for this bus... all the punishment it has to take [/quot
They were buid to work.] |
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notchboy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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| I feel so sorry for this bus... all the punishment it has to take |
When I first saw this bus - inhabor - had posted it with questions to his then present set up. Lots of us here in the forums criticised the shit out of him and his bus. He took it with strides and actually did changes to the bus that he said he would.
This is one of the more loved buses Ive seen. Relatively speaking Im sure its not pampered like lots of buses out there. Its well used as it was intended. Many a happy used mile under its belt 
More power to you inhabor!
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Xevin 
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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| notchboy wrote: |
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| I feel so sorry for this bus... all the punishment it has to take |
When I first saw this bus - inhabor - had posted it with questions to his then present set up. Lots of us here in the forums criticised the shit out of him and his bus. He took it with strides and actually did changes to the bus that he said he would.
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This is one of the more loved buses Ive seen. Relatively speaking Im sure its not pampered like lots of buses out there. Its well used as it was intended. Many a happy used mile under its belt
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Notch, I couldn’t agree more. I dig this bus. ( I like stock, however....) inhabor is a bad ass. I totally dig his work and his spirit of busin’ if I’m out his way I’m totally buying him a beverage of his choice 
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My God! Xevin and I 100% agree  |
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jtauxe
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| Look, OP, it's great that you have pride in your bus (IIRC pride is right up there with envy, god-word-wise) but ain't nobody here jealous of your ride. |
I'm pretty jealous of that ride. |
Oh, yeah, well, NOW. Sure. 
Nice work!
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inhabor
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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She's not as heavy as we thougt.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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Wow!, and that's with all the stuff on board?, I would have lost that bet.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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wow...not bad....as I recall, my single cab is about 25-2600 empty (again, from memory) last time I went to the scrap yard and had to cross the scale
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Heavy bus |
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Wait a minute........., you didn't stop by the party store and pick up 200 helium ballons for your kid's birthday on the way to the scale did you?, that's less than the factory empty weight. 
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