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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Thx recycler. I've had a few ideas for this build that aren't practical or would take too long to incorporate. Combined with a couple things I would do differently next time, I think I'm gonna have to build another when this one's done !
A gullwing door would be a piece of cake in glassed foam and would be light enough that the hardware wouldn't need to be industrial grade. My door weighs maybe 5-10 lbs and I could do a gullwing for the same weight. One would need to work out how to seal it and you'd probably want to use it to support some sort of awning...but it would certainly be certainly doable. There's a teardrop-esque design floating around the web I like, it's called the Roswell.
Westend, as far as the exterior finish goes I'm still leaning toward the garage floor epoxy in gray for the body and white for the roof. I'll probably get a sign maker buddy to do a vinyl decal package but I haven't thought much beyond that.
I'm curious about the stain on the aluminum: obviously it wouldn't penetrate, but it seems to me it would just rub off. Did you have any problems getting the base coat to stay put ?
I hear ya on the trucks. If memory serves, that truck's weight and underachieving brakes would have made a bigger engine a deathtrap anyway, lol.
A gullwing door would be a piece of cake in glassed foam and would be light enough that the hardware wouldn't need to be industrial grade. My door weighs maybe 5-10 lbs and I could do a gullwing for the same weight. One would need to work out how to seal it and you'd probably want to use it to support some sort of awning...but it would certainly be certainly doable. There's a teardrop-esque design floating around the web I like, it's called the Roswell.
Westend, as far as the exterior finish goes I'm still leaning toward the garage floor epoxy in gray for the body and white for the roof. I'll probably get a sign maker buddy to do a vinyl decal package but I haven't thought much beyond that.
I'm curious about the stain on the aluminum: obviously it wouldn't penetrate, but it seems to me it would just rub off. Did you have any problems getting the base coat to stay put ?
I hear ya on the trucks. If memory serves, that truck's weight and underachieving brakes would have made a bigger engine a deathtrap anyway, lol.
