Project "UHAULER"
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sacto_patrol
Adventurer
Looks very interesting.
Fellow Rosevillian and will be paying close attention.
Fellow Rosevillian and will be paying close attention.
T.Low
Expedition Leader
Wow. Nice to see that I'm not the only one fixated on making goofey ideas come to life. Excellent project. You're gonna love the configuration of that box. The problem I see right away is that with so much potential and so many workable floor and shelving plans, how do you pick which way to go? (I'm seeing a flatscreen so you can watch Dust to Glory before bed.)
I went the midsized van route so I could do some easy 4x4 trails also, and of course had to build my own. Hopefuly will have a GasGas 450FSE mounted on back soon. Its all just a matter of where you want your rig to excel, and where you are willing to accept its compromises.
Maybe I missed this: Is there anything installed between the bed and box to help with vibration and or weatherproofing?
Awesome and exciting project!
I went the midsized van route so I could do some easy 4x4 trails also, and of course had to build my own. Hopefuly will have a GasGas 450FSE mounted on back soon. Its all just a matter of where you want your rig to excel, and where you are willing to accept its compromises.
Maybe I missed this: Is there anything installed between the bed and box to help with vibration and or weatherproofing?
Awesome and exciting project!
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Maybe I missed this: Is there anything installed between the bed and box to help with vibration and or weatherproofing?
There is a 3" wide strip of campershell foam under the angle iron and the aluminum trim running down the sides hangs down about 1/4" to act as a drip rail.
......Wow. Nice to see that I'm not the only one fixated on making goofey ideas come to life. !......
Here is a Toyota project I built about 11 years ago:sombrero:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=346316#post346316
The guys at work were joking that I should put a reefer unit on the front and start selling steaks door to door or make it an ice cream truck.
I went with a double dead bolt. I will add a latch to the inside and a handle on the outside later when I find something that catches my eye.
I am building this with only the rough master plan in my head, so far I have only sketched out a few things. Half the fun is looking at pics, looking at other rigs, and browsing hardware stores/ supply houses to get ideas for the next phase.
I found this little detent ball at home depot to hold the door closed.
Here is the nice, wide door opening.
I went with a double dead bolt. I will add a latch to the inside and a handle on the outside later when I find something that catches my eye.
I am building this with only the rough master plan in my head, so far I have only sketched out a few things. Half the fun is looking at pics, looking at other rigs, and browsing hardware stores/ supply houses to get ideas for the next phase.
I found this little detent ball at home depot to hold the door closed.
Here is the nice, wide door opening.
The striker plate that came with the deadbolt is very thin so I made this one from 1/4x 1" flatbar. Here it is tacked in place.
One of the things I will be working on soon is making the back corners blend in. I'm thinking that with some type of roll pan and one color of paint to mask all of the right angles it will start taking shape.
One of the things I will be working on soon is making the back corners blend in. I'm thinking that with some type of roll pan and one color of paint to mask all of the right angles it will start taking shape.
Michael Slade
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Sweet!
