The Ultimate DIY thread - Ubuilding (Pics)
Hey all, There is another, albeit smaller, side to this whole RV thing - those crazy folks who build their own for whatever reason. Whether you've scratch-built it from the ground up, assembled a kit...
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Project Glacier has been plugging along at a pace suiting its name.
I decided to go with a flat roof instead of a cambered one because it will make it easier to blend the roofline into the nose as sort of a faceted cone that way. I already have 75" interior height, so I didn't need the extra anyway.
The angled strip of ply there shows roughly where I'll bring the line down. Of course, those silly little wheels will be going away too....
I've been pretty impressed with how much stiffer the whole structure is getting every time I glue in another panel. Once the roof panel is fitted and glued in, it should be an even bigger changed because it's a complete arch then.
I have decided to go ahead and glue all the separate panels together instead of pinning them with drywall screws because I have to take them apart to glass them on the table anyway. I'll go ahead and build the shell as though I'm glassing in place, then I'll cut panels out as I need to, glass them, and reinstall them on the form. A bit like a 3D jigsaw puzzle...
I got the front panel on - I have a dock billet that I'll use to make a plug for a pair of clamshell doors. I'll put a shelf at the widest point of that wall for a 20lb bottle. The bottom of the clamshell will be open for the tongue jack to drop down.
I decided to go with a flat roof instead of a cambered one because it will make it easier to blend the roofline into the nose as sort of a faceted cone that way. I already have 75" interior height, so I didn't need the extra anyway.
The angled strip of ply there shows roughly where I'll bring the line down. Of course, those silly little wheels will be going away too....
I've been pretty impressed with how much stiffer the whole structure is getting every time I glue in another panel. Once the roof panel is fitted and glued in, it should be an even bigger changed because it's a complete arch then.
I have decided to go ahead and glue all the separate panels together instead of pinning them with drywall screws because I have to take them apart to glass them on the table anyway. I'll go ahead and build the shell as though I'm glassing in place, then I'll cut panels out as I need to, glass them, and reinstall them on the form. A bit like a 3D jigsaw puzzle...
I got the front panel on - I have a dock billet that I'll use to make a plug for a pair of clamshell doors. I'll put a shelf at the widest point of that wall for a 20lb bottle. The bottom of the clamshell will be open for the tongue jack to drop down.
