Doghouse

ok so I'm building a sand rail for the first time. I would appreciate any help on what I should get for it. engine size and transmission info. What kind of brakes are good? shocks? Where do I get seats for it? I don't have a whole lot of money to dump into this, so the parts hopefully are cheap. I know some will be expensive but thats ok. I would appreciate any and all information that you can give me. some pics of it below. thanks.

option 2: www.doghouserepair.com & of course www.doghouseengines.com

option 1: call Phil @ doghouse & I'll tell you where you can get a mid engine rail that rolls that has a siezed 2275cc engine in it for only $1500. Although it is rough, it is worlds ahead of what you have.

WILL ANYONE BE AT THE D FOR EASTER WEEKEND???

Doghouse & Adrenaline will both be there

Im sure this has been brought up already but I need to know if I can buy a permit in pay station or do I have to buy online. If this sounds stupid that I am asking if i can buy at the pay station, I heard that you have to buy online. Thanks in advance.

You can always drive in and tell the rangers that you'll get one from Doghouse also. You don't need the pass to get in, you do need it to get out.

I'll be there Friday the 13th at sundown until Monday.

Phil

Anyone????

I drove in this morning (sat 20th) and it was a ghost town with 25 camps and about the same for a temperature.

Although the sun was up it felt like I mentally picture Siberia would feel this time of year.

I weenied out and went home.

Sorry.

$8700 is too much to spend so I can get a better nights sleep and power more than I do right now. Does anyone out there have an "uncle" in the business that can help me get a better price on an Onan quiet DIESEL 12.5 kw generator? I have spent many hours researching this gen and it's prices from Vegas to San Diego to Colorado to Dallas.

Most stores in the Vegas area want $9910

Because of my relationship with Findlay VW I can get the gen locally from Findlay RV for $8700 but even that's a bunch of money.

Several of the vendors have complained to me that my generator I currently use drives them nuts on a quiet night.

I'd like to reduce the noise but I also intend to power another trlr as well as mine so a smaller gen isn't an option.

In order for me to provide a better service to Dumont visitors I have a plan to expand my presence there. That means I have to buy another trlr and man it with the same compliments I have in my trlr.

Since I already have the means to carry a big gen (my Freightliner) and the means to fuel the diesel gen (my twin hundreds) I don't want to buy and maintain 2 gens by using one for each trlr.

Does anyone know anyone that wants to see me get the 12.5 quiet diesel onan at a better price?

Any help is appreciated.

I bought the generator since I couldn't get it anywhere else for less. The vending area around Doghouse will be much quieter come Christmas/New Years week!

Dayum! so no ones going out this weekend?

I'm going out Saturday at sun up. I'll be there til Sunday around noon.

You might want to put together a list of each piece of equipment you will be running with the total peak power needed.

It might be cheaper to mount solar panels on your trailers.

Quiet, Quiet, Quiet.

Otherwise your only choice may be 2 generators mounted on your truck tied together.

I am looking into the situation for my 40' Toy Hauler.

Thanks for the suggestion, but as I said I want an Onan 12.5 KW Quiet Diesel generator for less than $8700. Someone somewhere sells generators and right now is thinking to themselves "where can I find someone to buy this big a... generator I have sitting here on the showroom floor".

I think that someone out there sells these generators and may be willing to reduce their markup to get rid of one.

Phil

$8700 is too much to spend so I can get a better nights sleep and power more than I do right now. Does anyone out there have an "uncle" in the business that can help me get a better price on an Onan quiet DIESEL 12.5 kw generator? I have spent many hours researching this gen and it's prices from Vegas to San Diego to Colorado to Dallas.

Most stores in the Vegas area want $9910

Because of my relationship with Findlay VW I can get the gen locally from Findlay RV for $8700 but even that's a bunch of money.

Several of the vendors have complained to me that my generator I currently use drives them nuts on a quiet night.

I'd like to reduce the noise but I also intend to power another trlr as well as mine so a smaller gen isn't an option.

In order for me to provide a better service to Dumont visitors I have a plan to expand my presence there. That means I have to buy another trlr and man it with the same compliments I have in my trlr.

Since I already have the means to carry a big gen (my Freightliner) and the means to fuel the diesel gen (my twin hundreds) I don't want to buy and maintain 2 gens by using one for each trlr.

Does anyone know anyone that wants to see me get the 12.5 quiet diesel onan at a better price?

Any help is appreciated.

80grit Glad you had a great trip. A person doesn't realize how much over weight you can be till the right tow vehicle is used. Then the driving is pleasant with no stress.

Hey Doghouse Will have to check out the new rig next week. Talked to Steve and Ernie here in Denver today and they will not be making the trip to Dumont next week. Work is getting in their way.

Doug

Dang it, sorry to hear that Steve & Ernie aren't coming down.

I'm estimating around 29-30k truck and trailer loaded. I need to weigh it to be sure.

When I pulled my 48'er with my Dodge: Dodge alone was 7920#, Dodge with trlr hanging on it but off the scale was 12,780#s and Trk & trlr both on scale with all axles was 27,480#s.

That's a Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 with 4:10's, chip in 1st position for tow, 5" exhaust from turbo back with blow through muffler and then split into 2 4" pipes, Air box, deep trans pan & both diff pans, oh yea and suspension snubbers on the rear.

Now it should be clear why I bought my Freightliner!

that looks like that could of hurt? is the rider ok? looks like the bike isnt ok.

That's not a bike. It's a long travel car.

My insurance through American Family with my address in Pahrump is $534 / 6 month for my 04 Silverado 2500 with 500k/1M and $500 deductible. AAA quoted me $402, think of going with them...

And with a Pahrump addy no smog required!!!

Babies..I have a 2005 Passat turbo diesel a 2004 Dodge Ram 4x4 dually - both for $148 a month with full coverage. The semi and trlr cost me another $145 a month. There's an advantage to having a diesel and to having it in Pahrump. I have low deductibles and high coverages. Geico doesn't offer high med coverage in Nevada so I won't use them.

Phil

jim bought a 09 $30 + $2 vender fee from doghouse he showed us the permit book it said $30 on it.

Thanks for explaining that I show people the book to demonstrate the new cost of $30 is legit. As a vendor operating 'out of store' when I am at Dumont, I am allowed to charge a minimal extra charge, so I charge $2.

So everyone knows, here's what happens to vendors selling the stickers:

California OHV sends the stickers to us free.

We have to sign for them and when each book is empty, send the OHV the money for all 20 sold. At the OHV's direction, we must send back the unsold stickers, such as at the end of the year.

This year I had the misfortune of having to send back several thousand dollars worth of those stickers. It's misfortune because if you don't send them back insured for full value and they get lost, I would have to pay out of my pocket for every last one.

I spent more insuring the damn things then I made from selling the ones I sold!

Dang it.

Then, after I had sent them all back and the OHV had cashed my check for the ones I paid for, they sent me a bill for ALL OF THE UNSOLD ONES I had sent back.

Fortunately I had insured them and could prove I sent them back. The bill was then wiped clean.

Best damn money I EVER spent!

So now you know: it's a b*tch selling those stickers and all the vendors should make more than we do selling them.

Phil

if you can get away with it how bout smokes i hate it when i run out

Vendors are not allowed to sell tobacco products of any kind - same goes for fuel of any kind.

Sorry.

Phil

What blew me away this past weekend was the $10 for a lousy 8 lb. bag of ice!!! They were $1.70 or something like that at Valero when I rolled in there Thursday afternoon.

Thanks to Mikey at Dumont, Doghouse will be bringing 3 different radiator caps with me from now on. I have already bought them and put them into inventory. I have also decided to bring into inventory personal items that I have been asked for: condoms, chap stick, sunblock, lantern mantels, roof vent lids for when yours gets ripped off in the wind, double a & triple a batteries.

I have also just decided to bring dry snack foods that I've been asked for.

Mikey was also trying to charge a guy $20 to open a jet - fortunately the guy came to me and I charged him my customary $5 per jet to open.

Doghouse

Doghouse is now wholesale with a GM parts supplier. I am intending to bring into inventory LS1 parts. Since I don't have an LS1, I have no REAL idea what to bring to Dumont.

I know alternators, fuel pumps, water pumps and 'electronic modules', but I really don't know what that elec module is for, in order to get it.

I also don't know which fuel pumps, which water pumps or alternators. I am sure there are several of each available.

I am looking for input.

Please e-mail me at feedback@doghouserepair.com with your input.

Spark plugs would be good too. I am already carrying 2 different plugs, but am open to ALL input.

If you think there's something else I should also carry for an LS1, let me know.

So the Honda & Subaru people aren't left out, I am also going to carry the same items for them.

I am already capable of ordering some of those parts, but MUST have your input to bring the RIGHT parts to Dumont.

At this time, ALL I am interested in, is bringing ENGINE components.

I am adding additional shelving to my Store On Wheels for these parts. This combination of parts & shelving adds a lot of extra weight to my rig. That being the case, I have already bought a new truck in anticipation of the additional weight.

So you see I am serious.

Hope I get some input.

Thanks, Phil

It looks like he will be out there this weekend on the 22nd.

http://www.doghouserepair.com/dumont.php

I'll be out Friday night - I'm intending to leave here at 3pm

Phil

As a vendor, I can say a few things about the new area: it doesn't bother me except that I'm not used to being so close to the other vendors. Being that close subjects me to dust that I had not previously experienced (all the non customers coming & going).

Being that close does afford me to mingle with the other vendors, which for the most part are pretty nice people that have interesting stories to tell.

The water isn't going to be happening, since it needs to be trucked in from off-site. Tree huggers claimed BLM was killing fishy creatures that live in the creek crossing water and made them stop taking water from there.

I can tell that the new area is quieter than where I used to park, especially at bedtime.

Many vendors didn't realize they could park on the 'other' side as I do, so you can expect to see the row get shorter in the future but 2 sided.

Personally, I'd like to see it become 'horseshoed' so there wouldn't be people zooming through like idiots thinking we vendors are impressed by their speed. Instead, it would be a cruising zone with a dead end. You'd drive in one way and leave one way, with parking in the middle and in front of the individual vendors. That way, all vendors need not worry about what the best spot for parking is. The central parking spot is for those that can park and walk or park and hang out. Just an idea I have.

Someone mentioned the ICE guy: the previous owner of Cook's Ice is back in control of Cook's Ice. Welcome back Al! From now on, Cook's Ice will park near Doghouse for consistency.

A note not pertaining to vendors row: Doghouse is now selling the entrance passes and the Non Resident stickers.

The last time I talked to Phil (doghouse guy) he was tryin to sell the business. Maybe someone could buy it and add some more stuff. He sure builds a helluv an engine

I want to address the issue of Doghouse being for sale. It is true I am attempting to 'retire'.

I want to fund my sons plumbing business in Pahrump, double the size of his business overnight, manage his inventory and sit back and live on mail box money.

I have planned that it might take 3 years to find the right person to absorb Doghouse.

Until then, I intend to continue to grow inventory, expand our customer base, extend our market and continue building engines with all the passion I have.

I don't want to give anyone the impression that our pending sale is a sign of some weakness or lack of interest. Far from it.

Put quite simply, who would want to continue working once they no longer have to?

Are you moving with the rest of the vendors, or will you be in your usual spot?

I and all of the vendors will be forced to move. I just spoke with BLM and the plan is to put all the vendors immediately south of the command center (at the top of the hill when you come up the twisty road). I'm told the ground there should be sufficient enough to keep us vendors from getting stuck.

Doghouse will be selling the entrance passes at our Store On Wheels at Dumont, on our site doghouserepair.com and at our store in Pahrump. I'll put a posting here to let everyone know when we have them in our hands.

I will also have NGK TR55 & NGK TR6 plugs in stock on the 4th. Since I have only been asked once for LS1 plugs, I am starting off with only 8 of each for inventory for now.

If other LS1 owners would like to see Doghouse stock parts for their cars, I will entertain the thought. Keep in mind I must have a number of people interested in the same parts for it to be worthwhile and in the budget.

Are you moving with the rest of the vendors, or will you be in your usual spot?

I may be forced to move. I am waiting for a call from Larry Blaine with BLM. I will hate to be stuck with one side of my trlr up agaist a mountain where no one will be able to see the huge 21' long 6' tall decals I just paid a small fortune for.

hey youved saved my wekkend a few times nobodies bitching for sure you rock :angry2:

but we have tried to get ls1 sprk plugs no go, delco alt no go, 934 cv no go,930 small boot no go thats why i mentioned that some one needed to cater to lt cars . if you didnt want to . if you do ill always buy from you . dont mis read this your not getting knocked at all :dance:

Tomorrow I am investigating bringing in the NGK TR55 & the NGK TR6 LS1 spark plugs to my inventory.

Doghouse sells all the cv's and all the boots common to sand rails. I stock them all in the trlr. If you don't come by to ask what I have, how can you say in all fairness I don't have it? To see all that Doghouse sells go to our website doghouserepair.com

I carry over $50,000 in inventory in our Store On Wheels. Naturally I can't carry everything everybody needs, but if I'm asked for something a few times, I usually acquire it for the next trip out.