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05-13-2008, 11:48 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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Except she's not hot.
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05-13-2008, 11:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: San Diego CA
Posts: 205
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffrey
Except she's not hot.
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OK I'll settle for sleazy then.
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Tent camping for now. Dreaming up a new 4x4 SMB. Gas or Diesel?
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05-13-2008, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: SAN MARCOS, CA
Posts: 330
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im with you.
I'm with you unless it adds more to the cost of a new SMB. It would be nice if they added that as an option though. I think SMB needs to hire a new web designer.
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05-13-2008, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Long Beach, Ca
Posts: 985
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Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie56
Surfgeek
You are getting an '08 with the SMB 4x4 right? If so, you are getting the new ARB springs and Old Man Shock package......
Sorry, don't want to hijack the thread.
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Thanks Charlie, that is great to know!
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05-13-2008, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Washington - Ridgefield
Posts: 4,728
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I would like the PH bed to have more clearance to the roof so I could leave bedding in place when traveling.
At least, longer cables that hold the PH bed up so I could leave bedding in place when putting the bed up while staying in the same campsite.
Maybe some cabinets made out of something lighter and stronger than the pressboard that is currently used. Lighter weight flooring also. Maybe light enough to get a 4wd van under the Max GVWR.
Mike
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Alaska to Key West, Labrador and more
Prostate cancer survivor. See Thread Prostate cancer and Sportsmobiles
2015 VW GTI 2020 Fiat 124 Spider
2012 E250 Hitop camper
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06-14-2008, 10:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 162
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in these days of high gas prices it would be good if sportsmobile
offered lighter components so that you could use a weaker
engine with better gas mileage possibilities.
an example would be chevy 1500 with six cylinder 4.3 liter.
sportmobiles current compnents are strong but HEAVY, requiring
stronger engines
gerry
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06-16-2008, 12:03 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sun Prairie. WI
Posts: 16
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Gerrym51: Sportsmobile in IND did put a PH on my Chevy 4.3L 1500, but that's all I had done with it. So that is a posibility if you want a DIY camper that doubles as an everyday van. I average 17.5 in everyday driving.
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06-24-2008, 08:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: santa rosa ca
Posts: 994
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A contortion free one-handed way of latching the rear penthouse lever with the EB-50 layout. For those without the rear bench seat crosswise, you need to lean back over the top of the backrest hoping that the lever isn't hung up on the sleepsack that is on top of the bed. Another perk of the center isle.
Of course a little user coordination wouldn't hurt either
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EV-2 build is now complete, (yeah right).
KZ6T
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06-24-2008, 10:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Newark, CA
Posts: 795
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A suggestion....get the rear latch/nut to the right setting (not too tight and not too loose) and then add Lock-tight to the threads. While the front latches don't seem to get unscrewed, the rear one does and eventually unscrews...
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'01 Ford EB50p Quigley 4WD
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06-27-2008, 06:55 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hinesburg,VT
Posts: 38
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Better water heater
I'd like see SMB work towards getting approval on Isotemp water heaters. I've been using one for five years and it's one of the best features on my van. Isotemps are used in some of the best yachts in the world. They're safe, reliable, well-insulated, easy to mount, and, because they run off a coil in the van's cooling system, don't require either propane or electricity. Unlike the heat plate exchanger, I can park my van in the evening and have HOT water well into the next day. The Isotemps are built of topnotch materials and are reasonably priced (I think I paid $600 for mine). The hang-up is they are not approved by RVIA so SMB can't install. However, if they're safe enough for marine use they're plenty safe enough for RV's.
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