Six-Pac on a Dodge truck

[wagoneer]

Well sold the van and moving into a 1992 Six-Pac slide in truck camper in a 1995 Dodge Ram Laramie with a 5.9 cummins 12 valve recent trans upgrade and
99,700 miles. I needed plug and play so I threw money ( retirement going quick money ) at it. The space is unforgiving unlike the van but lacking discipline a solid upgrade for me. If I did not build the van in the first 2 years i was never going to do it that reality pushed my hand. Fairly straight ahead setup and when she is ready for a close-up I will post images. Shakedown cruise scheduled for early May.

 

[ZoNiE]

We had a SixPac when I was a Kid. Lots of fun. Ours was a bit different, but overall, was a good camper. Had a lot of nifty design ideas. The escape hatch on the roof over the bed was great for us kids. We spent a lot of time on the roof!

Only Issue I recall was the single black tank was pretty smallish. It had a wet bath and the toilet folded into the wall. Interesting.

 

[nobodyG17]

Awesome looking rig.  Looking forward to more pictures.

 

[wagoneer]

Thanks just off the shelf stuff, the real hero's are the builders imho. I went plug and play because I could.

 

[29chico]

Please at least skim the following links.  Your Cummins is a year that has the "Killer dowel pin" issue.   Not trivial.


http://www.dieselbombers.com/94-98-12v-cummins-5-9l-p7100-tech-talk/4498-killer-dowel-pin-fix.html


http://www.cumminshub.com/killer-dowel-pin.html


Looks like a fine truck and camper setup.

 

[highdesertranger]

wow good job chico, at least it seems the fix is pretty straight forward. highdesertranger

 

[akblack10]

Wagoneer, Looks very nice, I'm sure you will enjoy it! My first recommendation would be... get some silicone and check all joints / roof access points and make sure they are well sealed. I check my truck camper every year and reseal where necessary!
-AK

 

[wagoneer]

Last trip through Nevada I stopped at a 30 bucks per night in town RV park to plug her in and test the ac fridge the plugs and all else pluginable
Nice Casino breakfast and took the bike around town.

 

[ZoNiE]

Wagoneer, Looks very nice, I'm sure you will enjoy it!  My first recommendation would be... get some silicone and check all joints / roof access points and make sure they are well sealed.  I check my truck camper every year and reseal where necessary!
-AK

Silicone is not a great solution for vehicles. It seems great, water resistant, stays flexible, etc, but it looses its grip over time and gives a false sense of security. The best thing to use is DICOR.  It eventually gets dirty, but it stays flexible and stays bonded to everything. It comes in self leveling and non leveling for sealing windows and such.

 

[wagoneer]

Just ordered 4 tubes for 28 dollars, thanks for the support and ideas