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Laboring on Labor day :) A few long days of welding and grinding. 1/2" plate inner box and 1/4" plate outter "wings". All I have to do is drill the holes for the Baja Designs reverse lights and wire it up. Superbright LED's surface mount tail lights. Off to the powder coaters...

I also visited the Liquid Spring truck at MTN West last year. It was a nice set up. Proprietary fluid would make no sense to me. Even at auto parts stores it would be a stretch. You could be miles away from one. It would dictate carrying "reserve" hydraulic fluid around. How many gallons...

THANKS MAN! Keeping busy! CHEERS!!

We are thinking alike. VERY valid point. THANKS! Those were pictures of the initial installation. It is about long term and no load points. As planned we have added multiple 5" X 4" structural 1/16" thick angle to the side walls and the roof mounts inside the cabinets. We have even given...

The details :-0 We have been BUSY this week. I sent off a camera and an idea to a 3D printer guru, motorhome friend of mine, and he did a FANTASTIC job. My wife and I spent an evening getting the camera dialed in and made a few changes to the original design and what my friend sent back was...

Electrical Bay: The solar question is being explained well in detail. Thank you Andy_b, and others. Our rig will be used months at a time and setting in one place for possibly weeks at a time, just FYI. I choose to wire 2 600 watt strings, 3 200 watt panels each. Remember I have 1200...

Pressing forward! Seems like a busy week and not as much done as I would like but....such is life :) I was PM'd about a few things and pictures are worth a 1000 words. The other picture of the bonding test. It was the VHB and the Korapop that failed. Both were still stuck to the 8020 and...

https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2022-ram-5500-composite-super-camper.229863/page-15 See post 223. I am adhering 8020 to a Total Composites box. I am using Korapop, the same as the box is assembled with, but 3M 5200 would give you about the same result. The thing to remember is...

THIS CLOSE....EVERYTHING takes longer than you think. I put it all together took measurements and then tore 1/2 of it back apart to correct the airbag mounting issue made worse by moving the axle forward 1". The result was a GREAT improvement. Brad....thank for the GREAT documentation. A...

HELL YEAH! AGREE 110%! Looks GREAT!

8020 bonding information. The foam to FRP bond will fail LONG before the 8020 to FRP bond fails. IN MY OPINION. Total Composites has done its own research and advises how to attach almost everything. Follow their instructions, if applicable. My own choice on MY build. TEST PIECE: I was...

Thanks Man! PROTIP....taken :cool: ONWARD!! CHEERS!!

Getting there! Should finish up by the the weekend. Fingers crossed! Might still have to make airbag offset plates. Like these: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/another-2020-ram-5500-flatbed-camper-build.218958/page-7 Thank you Brad for your work on this issue and for your help...

Never thought I would see this! Feels a little BIG now! Tire run tomorrow! Airbag mount. Looks a little different, more oval?, hole is not centered. COULD be a good thing. Install the front Kelderman tomorrow after the tire run. Centramatic's show up Tuesday. Fingers crossed all...

Lots of projects at once :-) and waiting on parts. One of the projects on the burner was a front camera relocation mount. We have the 360 camera system and when you install the LARGE Buckstop bumper the center bar is in the way of the camera in the stock grill. Mention the fact you are...

Thank you kind Sir. Sometimes you spend a lot of time planning and it is time WELL SPENT! Only thing I hate about some projects is doing them again because you were in a hurry! CHEERS!

Full on CAD today! Trying to get the Highway Products boxes ordered so they can be in progress while we work on the other 1000 things that need to be accomplished! Cardboard Aided Design helps! The rear bumper should get cut out in the next week or so, then welding time :cool: We will also...

More progress :cool: One of the things I forgot to mention in the previous post. The VHB I am using is .040 thick, on purpose, as it makes the Koropop bond much stronger. I have a test piece all glued up, exactly as I installed my 8020, and the pull scale arrives Tuesday. More to follow on...

If you look at the fridge and sink cabinet, kind of the same idea with aluminum angle. I can tell you the bond is STRONG between the 8020 and the TC wall. I also ran a sealant line along the edge of the 8020 and the TC panel. I am personally keeping as little wood in my build as possible...