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Inviscid Motorsports Poor Mans Toter Conversion build

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#1 ·
I went from a dedicated F350 with a 39' enclosed gooseneck, to this. Previously I was way overweight and didn't have the capacity to haul a second rig. Riding in a F350 for a long distance isn't uncomfortable, but they certainly aren't the best for over the road applications. The good part of the F350 was power was never an issue (it is now with a pig of a CAT motor). I have wanted a dedicated toter for a while, and this is the cheap way to do it. This is what I picked;

1998 Freightliner FL70 Expediter Truck
CAT 3126 motor, 230hp, 660 ft lbs.
7 speed Spicer OD manual trans.
160K miles, but it has a 1999 motor in it, so that was swapped in at some point.
Air ride rear suspension
Air brakes.
72" sleeper cab.
32K GVWR
4.33 rear axle, puts me at about 1700 RPM at 68 ish
Dual 75G diesel tanks

After some research, I founds it is very easy to convert these to an RV. You have to schedule an officer to come to your house and do an on-road inspection form (TR-54). Basically just checking lights, horn, wipers, simple things like that. You also have to fill out a certification form (TR-34). The TR-34 is where you classify that you have a permanent mounted cooking facility (as easy as a microwave) and a permanent sleeping quarters (as easy as a futon bed screwed to the floor). You also have to write where you got the parts and how much you paid. Warning, they will tax you on those items.

With the TR 54 and TR 34, you go to the SOS and ty to find the person there that knows the most. You need to re-classify your vehicle title to an RV. Registration on the Toter is only a couple hundred bucks a year. Not bad for a 32K gross truck.

RV insurance is cheap. GMAC via Good Sam wrote a poilicy for me. A lot of other companies didn't want to insure the truck since it was a conversion and not a manufactured RV. GMAC didn't care. The Good Sam Roadside Assistance is awesome. $100 a year and they come change your tires roadside for free, free towing, etc.

Here are a few pics of the outside. We'll get to the inside later. In these pictures you can see the RV door I added to the side, and the large ramp in the back, which is operated via an electric winch.



 
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#90 ·
Toter updates:

Sleeper "remodeled" with a home rigged futon, bed it made, heating blanket set aside to take with us, lol. Bathroom is complete, door is up, I hung the tp holder up myself (take a bow), lol. Swept and shop vac'ed the floors, starting to load er up.

I think Billy plans to put new speakers in the cab tonight - cd player works, current speakers SUCK. Need to mount the TV for entertainment on the drive home. Oh, and hooks in the box to hang my hammock need to get done, or at least purchased and we'll hang it out on the lakebed! :)

Only thing we won't have done that we wanted to (I think) are the mud flaps with the Inviscid plates my brother made...but we'll have that done for the summer races.
 
#94 ·
or better yet, check it out in person. The thing is packed solid. It took some creative packing to get it all in there, and it still didn't fit. The generator is strapped to the back deck area.

Inside the toter is a bathroom, packed solid to about chest high.
Charlie's 2 seat RZR
Tim's Kawie dirtbike
The buggy.
4 42" MTRs
4 loose rims
air compressor
welder
about 10 plastic totes of spare parts / tools
PAC Racing display case
4 gas jugs
2 coolers
and a bunch of tools.

I'm sure there is more that I can't remember.

.... and then there is a trailer with DJs 4 seater RZR, more spare parts, 3 spare trailer tires...

I have pics, but they are on the camera at home.
 
#108 ·
so you happy with this bill? i am looking for one.maybe a little smaller. how big is the box on this?
 
#109 ·
70" sleeper, 20' box. I love it. I will sell you mine, I want something a LOT bigger haha.
 
#110 ·
so what do you think is a good setup? i want a sleeper and a box.must have enough power to pull 1 or 2 rigs on a trailer also. going to sell my excursion and enclosed trailer and get one of these.dont wanna haul my rig on a open trailer.
 
#114 ·
nope, sleeper is too small on that one (looks likea 48" sleeper). I wanta bigger sleeper, like a 96" or 120" sleeper....
 
#117 ·
i called a place today that has 5 of these rigs in stock.14 to 23 grand. can be titled as a motorhome so no cdl required.470 horse sounds like it will roll down the road good.he said 300 for the rv title. anything i should look for? the reefer box has ac and heat but is a few thousand more.looking at 1998 to 2001.detroits and cats for motors.
 
#122 ·
i will show him whats up when the jiggler comes out...:sonicjay::finger:
 
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