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Paul Dalleska

May 13, 2017 02:07PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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The most common conversion was the "Commonwealth". The wooden body stays intact which includes the frame that makes up the floor. The steel underframe looks like a logging skeleton flat that bolts under the body. The RPO regulations that started the conversions had steel crash posts to prevent telescoping in the end walls. How they were installed I do not know.

This should help you understand

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If you google commonwealth underframe something should come up with more

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NNG- How did they do this?	nedsn3	May 13, 2017 08:35AM
Re: NNG- How did they do this?	Paul Dalleska	May 13, 2017 02:07PM
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