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Thanks fortel! I'm glad to provide my experience to others, that's where I swiped my ideas from afterall!

More updates! Plated in the fender wells with a skin of diamond plate to help protect the thinner skin underneath. I also bent this sheet to wrap under the frame a bit to keep water and roadspray from being driven up into the floor/wall seam. Just toying with storage options. The boxes...

Thanks BSR, the punched plate was a stroke of luck for me as I stumbled across it while picking up other materials at the steel yard. I love the look and function of it plus it gives lots of options for mounting and moving stuff in the cargo areas of the frame without drilling holes all the...

Thanks johnnieutah, I don't think I've got a shot like that at the moment but I'm gonna try to get a video posted up very soon with a tour of sorts of the inside. My gopro was giving me fits today and recorded the whole thing with no audio lol

Just teasing 'em Don, besides, your truck is awesome :drool:

Thanks SonOfNeptune, I actually "completed" the build in April or so of last year to where it's useable (they are never really done, are they?). The smell in the living quarters has been gone for some time now - maybe 6 months or so?? I was still getting a bit of CPES odor in the rear...

Thanks for the tips Curtis - I'm sure the right tool for the job could have been a help. That said, the skin for the front and roof are one piece, about 51" wide and 10' long so I'd have had a heck of a time wrestling them through a brake. To be honest the only bend that gave me trouble was...

I know, I'm an Engineer by profession so I'd guess that's where a good bit of the overkill factor comes from. Whoa there on the finished comments :eek: 1 - I need to string y'all along to keep you interested; and 2 - These projects are never truly done! ;) That said, here's a teaser shot for...

Haha thanks, feel free to lift some ideas for your work! You have a thread going for your trailer?? I googled the Pikes Peak one on lunch break today and it looks like it'd be a great option for taking on the trails with you to more remote and challenging destinations.

And now that I realize I missed you other question, the aluminum isn't adhered at all to the plywood body. The corner trim, windows and doors, lights and lower diamond plate pieces actually keep the skin pinned to the body and allow for some movement with temperature changes. Moreover, I...

:iagree: As a matter of fact adrenalnjunky, that's on the list of things still to be seen so you'll have to stay tuned!

Thanks KLT88YJ, means a lot! I actually don't get as many questions about it as I thought I would when I'm out with it, I guess folks figure it's just a production model they'd never seen before and not a backyard creation.

Thanks washington taco - to be honest it was my buddy Don who convinced me to go the trailer route (his build here) The plywood was sanded and cleaned using some prep materials (i forget exactly what, it was a remnant from a previous project) then treated with about 5 coats of CPES. I...

Thanks Reboot11133 - I understand where you're coming from. I originally wanted to have a bit more of a rounded nose on this one but never came up with a way to do so without either losing the strength and using multiple plys of very thin material or shaping some dimensional lumber in a...

Well I want to thank the powers that be for picking my humble soda can as a Build of the Month! That said, I'm gonna need y'all to pile on the peer pressure to keep this tread up to date as I'm notoriously bad at that :smilies27 So for those out there on the interwebs, Happy New Year and here...

Thanks Doc, after Chazz let me know I was picked as a Build of the Month I new I'd have to do a better job of giving you guys updates! I'm counting on you guys to keep me honest here!

Thanks Mark! Please steal away, that's why we post our builds here! I don't know if I had posted this before but I had originally planned on using a pair of the fiberglass mono-leaf springs that I pulled off a Ford Ranger project I had going for this build. After getting the axle unwrapped...

Laying down the vinyl floor – no glue here, just held in place by the baseboard trim: Lots of wires to be connected and organized! I ran some spares as well to the rear compartment for future items (on board water?). The wiremold ended up being a blessing compared to my original plan...

I hear ya JMacs – I couldn't tell you how many times I've started with one plan and ended up with something nearly completely different! Thanks Petrolburner!

More extremely overdue updates! I'm pretty terrible at keeping my outdated build thread updated but here's some more pics!! Fitting the diamond plate stone guard was was a bit of a bear but it looks great and covers the seam between the roof sheet and the front fill panel. Wasn't a fan of...