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Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:29 am
by Aar0sc
I like that a lot!!!

Just one thing; that little extension at the side... looks a little dangerous!

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:57 pm
by Aar0sc
Just read the build thingy - well done!!!

Also: Image
Is that Practical classics? ;)

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:38 pm
by MG Mal
Love all the work you have done.

not exactly my thing, but the idea's and innovations you have used are ace.

I bet its well coy in there, but being a heavy goods driver myself, I cant help but wonder how it handles.

Mal.

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:42 pm
by JPB
:shock: Five Shredded Wheats? Remind me never to get the wrong side of you. :mrgreen:

This is a fabulous build. The Formula One team motorhomes with the popout extensions must have copied that idea from this sort of vehicle, but they have no character and aren't made from timber. Love this and I totally see the appeal of building it on a TK since they don't have a tilt cab, so need no clearance above the cab roof.

Does your Hino truck have a tilt cab and if so, does the upstairs bedroom have to be removed for engine access?

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:10 pm
by Aar0sc
Read his build blog!
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Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:48 pm
by JPB
Aar0sc wrote:Read his build blog.....
Not an option here, there must be a dodgy word or maybe some nakedness on there :D but it's coming back as added to proscribed list, I'll need to wait 'til I get home but am guessing that the answer to the cab question is on there?

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 3:31 pm
by MG Mal
He has rigged the front section to lift, so that the cab can be tilted.

you will have to check out his blog to see how ingenious the build is.

mal.

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 7:13 pm
by JPB
Have done now and yes, that's fantastic work. I'm particularly impressed by the quality of the welding and the stuff with wood, as I've never whittled anything that big before and if I did it would probably collapse.

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 7:34 pm
by Aar0sc
I take it the photos I put up of the cab tilting didn't work then JPB?

:? technology eh? :lol:

Re: 1985 Hino Housetruck- kiwi style

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:42 pm
by JPB
Aar0sc wrote:I take it the photos I put up of the cab tilting didn't work then JPB?

:? technology eh? :lol:
Good heavens above man, I'm far too dense to realise the relevance of those pics, and by the time I did, I was already home and had been able to access the link to the forum that carries the build thread. Mind, I think that the work system's a bit tight to prevent access just because the word "f**k" appears once in four pages! :|

I've embraced a complete new (to me) concept with the help of this thread, lovin' this house truck stuff.

Though I will 'fess up to having lived in an old Thames Trader horsebox for a while, a good few years ago, but that only had a pool table, a mattress to fit said table, a pot-bellied stove and no home comforts of any sort. It was also quite chilly in there in the Highlands during January. :(