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thanks man, a lot more to come

Thanks for the kind words. It’s a great/funny situation over there... My best friend and his buddy have the property / shop with the lift and all sorts of good stuff. The area we built most of it in is technically their neighbors area. They kind of all use each other’s tools and work areas...

Here’s another pic before we got the roof on

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Here is a side profile shot. The passenger side cab support will be removed once the aluminum box is built to house the fridge is done and it will be modified accordingly to be used inside the box. The spare tire will fit on the other side. Boxes will he made for under the subframe in front...

Thanks Extrusions were cut with a simple chop saw. The roof itself, I did it a little weird, on purpose. I used the extrusions to mark the lines and projected them across the roof and cut the skin along the lines with a multi tool and removed it I cut the insulation with a hand saw so I...

To Recap: I built it on the truck due to space and manpower limitations. Would of been a bit easier building it on the ground instead, but wasnt an option for me. Nothing about this was "difficult" or "hard", and only simply hand tools were used for the most part. A nice powered cordless...

Thanks. Yeah, i watched that video to get a general idea, and wanted to add insulation. I did add the adhesive/sealant as shown in that video. The finished product my friend is working on is going to surprise you! :)

Another thing of note that kind of caught me off guard. I went with the Arctic Tern "Euro" door. Super nice quality, beefy and well sealed unit with all nice quality components. But its not designed for a 2" wide wall, and comes up a little short to be able to nicely clean up the finish with...

All and all, super happy with the fit and quality of the kit, and how responsive @Victorian has been to questions. If i had to do anything differently, i would of chose a 45 degree angle for the front wall instead of the radius curve. This was the only part of the kit i wasnt all that...

A little out of order, but here is the roof being installed. Used the jack in the center to set everything to a perfect square 90 and check all the measurements before the glue set

The roof AND the front panel need to be cut at a 22.5 degree angle to mesh up all happy and nicely. It is then covered with a 45 degree piece of whatever you decide. I used aluminum, and had it powdercoated white to match the extrusions. This was another example of calling in favors to...

For these, i used the supplied Korapop 225 after extensive testing! Extensive testing be seeing if it holds my fat ass dangling on it from the top of the lift. Testing went well! :)

Using 2 LG residential 42 volt 375 watt panels wired in series and mounted with adhesive attached mounts to prevent drilling and possible leaks. Panels: https://tandem-solar-systems.com/buy-solar-products/lg-375q1c-v5-neon-r-blkwht-module/ Thanks to @java for the heads up on these bad boys.

I spent a couple WEEKS laying out the roof and doing all the wiring thinking it would be easier before installing it. At the end of the day, it really didnt make a difference. I had grand plans to run all of the wires through the back, drill a hole in the back wall extrusion and run all the...

Here are some photos during the process. You can see where i installed RivNuts into the extrusion for the cab over support. The drivers side cab over support will stay permently, and the spare tire is going to be mounted there. The passenger side support will eventually be removed once i get...

Great photos! Yes, to clarify, @Victorian has been amazingly helpful through the entire thing. I used “perfect amount” for most of the box, other than the roof, I went heavy on the roof for obvious reason, didn’t want leaks, etc... Yea, Stuff is amazing IN COOLER WEATHER! The bulk of this...

And since i am sure this is going to be the #1 question for the peanut gallery and the "that wont go where i go" types, here is the Air Conditioner i am using: https://www.recpro.com/rv-air-conditioner-low-profile-13-5k-quiet-ac-with-heat-pump-remote-non-ducted/ Houghton Bel-Air HB3400...

Thanks and i agree 110% Seeing small tiny non-cabover boxes on huge gigantic trucks, just dont seem to make a lick of sense to me, but for each is own of course. I feel this is the ideal setup for keeping the footprint small, and maximizing interior/living space

And here is another video: