Recent content by Sharkfox

I suppose since you are doing the welding, it makes financial sense. In our shop, forming is much faster and cheaper than welding and some laser time is offset due to eliminating some edges cut. Just curious. Tab and slot is tried and true. Looking forward to more progress!

Now that this build is getting real, I can't help but wonder if you've considered having some of those parts (angles, channels, pans, etc..) formed versus all tab and slot assemblies. Especially if you plan to reproduce this at some point. I design sheet/plate fab assemblies every day and am...

I'm glad the stop motion videos help. It's hard to show how everything works with still images and from my experience, most "van tour" videos are really hard to sit through...even for a guy who loves all things VAN. Better get on with the updates. From Glacier we headed West. We spent a...

Thanks. Depending on the trip we might use that space for other things but found that the quicker you can set up and pack away the bed, the better. I actually use a fitted sheet to cover the bed when I sleep but this was easier for the video.

I meant to include this little clip of the interior. Wouldn't it be nice if it actually set itself up?

We arrived in Great Falls Montana to a delicious lunch From my Grandma followed by the "Official Tour of Great Falls". The tour ended at the Roe River. A spot I had visited as a child to watch and feed the trout at the fish hatchery. At 201 feet long, the Roe River is the (disputed) shortest...

Nice looking ride Cornelius. Both two and four wheels. I have a pair of 72' TC125's with the High-Low transmission that look very similar to your 185. I try to haul one bike or another with me whenever I head out. Not only for fun but also as an "escape pod" if anything goes awry in the...

Good eye. That's my trusty 1979 Suzuki DS185. My garage is sort of a revolving door for bikes but I can't seem to part ways with that one. It's not great at anything but it handles everything. It even handled a few solid sessions of ice riding. The last day the ice was breaking up in...

We finally stopped building and packing and decided to leave. Here's the three of us (VAN included) ready to blast out of town. I borrowed the Yakima Rocket Box from a couple of friends a few nights before we left and offered us a HUGE amount of unanticipated additional storage. We left...

Yeah...Alaska. We loved Alaska but found the area covered along the way was also incredible. Here's a video of me scrambling to finish the interior. It might look fast but I assure you it is filmed in real time. I was just in that much of a hurry.

Time for another delayed update. At some point a decision was made hastily to travel to Alaska for a couple months. This time I needed storage and sleeping for two as my girlfriend was joining me. This initiated a whirlwind of mechanical maintenance and a full blown interior overhaul. The...

Nope. I haven't sold it......yet...

Think about how a bike rack attaches to typical crossbars on a car roof rack. Usually two mounting points that attach to parallel bars. I just created two horizontal mounting bars so any bike rack could clamp to them. I'm sure figuring out a way to make a rack and bolt to the hinge pins would...

Thanks, I better keep this thing rolling. I've skipped a lot of the details along the way but in an effort to catch back up to present time, I'll just hit the highlights. I passed through NW Montana and spent some time around Glacier National Park. Late September is a pretty picturesque...

It's been 7-8 months since I've posted any trip updates to a trip that was already far in the past. Time to get back up to speed. Or at least make a feeble attempt. I headed North through Washington and into British Columbia. After an incredibly long and invasive questioning and property...