Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Planned or Completed Upgrades, Mod's and Additions

This is a list of upgrades, modifications and additions that are necessary, nice to have or wish I had.  I own a Dodge Ram 3500 HO Cummins 5.9L with 6sp mt.  I just bought a Heartland Cyclone 3110 and they both needed some work done.  The Truck has met it's match power-wise and the Cyclone just doesn't feel like home yet but I am getting there.

  1. Exhaust Brake - PacBrake $1,258
  2. 5" Exhaust - Flo Pro - $510
  3. MADS Smarty Jr - Done - Wow! - $495
  4. Fifth Wheel Hitch - B&W Companion $2,000ish installed
  5. Brake Controller 
  6. Air Bags
  7. Adjustable Shocks
  8. Replaced Blow Max Tires with Goodyear G614's. 
  9. Air Compressor that can put 110 lbs of air into your new G614's after a Pismo trip when you have to let the air out to avoid getting stuck in the sand.
  10. 200 Watts of Solar power with Charge Controller
  11. Inverter 
  12. Replace all bulbs with LED bulbs.
  13. Blue Ray Surround Sound Receiver to replace the old DVD version that it came with.
  14. 12 Volt Receptacles for charging devices
  15. Replaced the basic Fantastic vent with one that has a thermostat remote control, rain sensor and is reversible.
  16. Installed a sewer hose storage tube.
  17. Added a screw on sewer pipe valve since one of the other valves is leaking.
  18. Relocated the spare tire as it hung too low.
  19. Need to increase ground clearance between the rear Level Up jacks and the ground to avoid scraping and to allow for traversing area's with sharp grades like parking lot entrances.
  20. Water Filter, regulator, gauge.
  21. Made some nice cup holders to either end of the Couch.
  22. Made a small storage shelf for the garage for nicknacks. 
  23. Found and utilized a significant hidden storage area located just to right of the drawers on the kitchen island.
Not cheap.  Keep these costs in mind if you plan to tow a fifth wheel.

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