Ford E450 4x4 build revival

[xracer144]

Shell completed today. On to the next stage.

 

[Kyron]

That's beautiful!
Really looking forward to watching this complete

 

[Overland Hadley]

This looks like it will be a great build!

 

[java]

That looks sweet! Weight?

 

[xracer144]

just shy of 3000 with the insulation and interior lining according to the builder. They base their weight estimate on the number of panels needed to snap everything together. The final result could be a little higher or lower. The chassis alone scaled at 6500.

 

[xracer144]

It looks like they will be attaching the camper body to the chassis this week. I'm pretty excited about that! After that comes 2 inches 2lb closed cell foam on the walls, ceiling and floor.

 

[java]

Sweet! I really cant wait to see this one done. Are you willing to share the costs? Id be tempted to do something similar once my RV box shakes itself to death. My chassis has really low milage and 4x4.

 

[PoloTurbo]

Very nice. Subcribed.

Just Went from a 2wd sportsmobile to an old C Class pickup 4x4 with passtrough and love the space and traction.

 

[xracer144]

Body bolted into place today!

 

[xracer144]

A few tweaks on the wheel opening and the bumper/ hitch height. But I have a total **********! hahaha

 

[xracer144]

Our last few fibreglass body motorhomes had the majority of the interior components and cabinets constructed with 1x2's stapled together and a thin skin of panelling. This combined with a cheap exterior framework led to lots of stuff that rattled and fell apart. My original idea was to have all the cabinets constructed from aluminum to combat the shake, rattle and break problem. Now that I see how stout the aluminum body is going to be I may rethink my interior construction method. I'm not sure the aluminum interior framing is necessary. Any opinions?

 

[Overland Hadley]

Even with a sturdy body, the interior will be subject to "shake, rattle and break" conditions. I would build it strong.

 

[xracer144]

Inside the ice box

 

[java]

Very nice! Needs some windows though.

 

[xracer144]

Due to our ever evolving floor plan, we decided to leave the windows to last. We will be going with dual pane sliders from Storm Tite.