Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
Without going into too much painful detail, we had a mishap several week-ends ago. While working with sand bag crews on the Mississippi River, the truck and camper fell into the flood waters as a road...
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The end caps are now riveted in. My straight edge suggested I leave all the shims in place despite the difference in thickness. I hung the two long panels with clecos to check the fit and it actually seems like a tight fit over the end caps when using the vinyl j strip. Although I dont understand why it worked, I cant argue with the results.
That 3M tape looks like it would be up to the task. It sounds like it would provide the continuity of a weld with the flexibility of rivets.
If one used a not so permanent tape to 'dry fit' the panels instead of clecos as in my last picture, alignment marks could be made on the petals. They could then be reassembled and installed using the VHB tape.
I must also change my position on crimping the top(hidden) edge of each petal. They worked without crimping but have a larger gap that when pulled together by the rivets, creates unsightly deflection. Not sure if a crimped surface would jive with the VHB?
The crimp tool is another off the shelf Home Depot item.
That 3M tape looks like it would be up to the task. It sounds like it would provide the continuity of a weld with the flexibility of rivets.
If one used a not so permanent tape to 'dry fit' the panels instead of clecos as in my last picture, alignment marks could be made on the petals. They could then be reassembled and installed using the VHB tape.
I must also change my position on crimping the top(hidden) edge of each petal. They worked without crimping but have a larger gap that when pulled together by the rivets, creates unsightly deflection. Not sure if a crimped surface would jive with the VHB?
The crimp tool is another off the shelf Home Depot item.
