Sawtooth Unlimited - Off Road Pop Top Camper Trailer

[stomperxj]

New episode. Cutting up the panel I just laminated.

 

[stomperxj]

Few pics from this past weekend. I got 4 panels installed on the chassis.



New vid is up:

 

[ITTOG]

Looking good. Excited to see it finished. Looks like the new rivit gun is much better.

On the gaps you mentioned in the floor, how much flex does the floor have, if any.

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[stomperxj]

Looking good. Excited to see it finished. Looks like the new rivit gun is much better.

On the gaps you mentioned in the floor, how much flex does the floor have, if any.

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Thanks I actually bought the Neiko rivet gun first but realized it wouldn't fit in tight spots so I got the HF too. The HF is just a bad design but it will work now that I have an idea of why it jams up. Floor has a tiny bit of flex but I'm also putting a 3/8 rubber mat down for flooring. The Teroson will remain slightly flexible too.

 

[stomperxj]

EP 20 is up. Made some aluminum supports for the table and the rear access hatch.

 

[stomperxj]

A bit more progress. Got the small panel in front of the road side fender well done and installed. Made a proof of concept of the roof hinge I designed. Seems to work pretty good. Got some lights ordered. Most of them have shown up. Started laying out the curb side wall for lamination. The grey parts you see are the conduit and the aluminum sq tube is so I have something substantial to screw the entry door into. Foam is all cut and fitted. New vid at the bottom of the post

-Jess

 

[jwiereng]

Thanks for the video and showing how you build.

Thinking about laminating my own panels. As you mentioned the fibreglass type of skins are costly. They are also not locally available on a small quantity.

Do you think metal skin would work well bonded to foam?

 

[stomperxj]

Do you think metal skin would work well bonded to foam?

If prepped correctly I don't see why it wouldn't work.

 

[stomperxj]

EP 22 is up. This shows the complete lamination process. More soon!

 

[ITTOG]

Can't wait to see the walls cut out and on the trailer. Looks great so far.

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[stomperxj]

Can't wait to see the walls cut out and on the trailer. Looks great so far.

Thanks I'm looking forward to that as well

 

[stomperxj]

Finally got some time to cut the wall panel out. I left the door area in so I don't break the panel before its glued on. Second image is reversed so I can see it on the correct side

New vid link at the bottom

 

[57Cessna172]

Bump! Any updates

 

[ITTOG]

I was just thinking about this build a few weeks ago. Hopefully we will get an update soon.

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[stomperxj]

Bump! Any updates

I was just thinking about this build a few weeks ago. Hopefully we will get an update soon.

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Soon fellas. As soon as the weather breaks I'll be back to laminating panels. Takes too much electricity to heat the shop up to 80* for the epoxy to cure in the winter.