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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Dick, that sounds interesting though I tend to shy away from too much epoxy bonding - worrying about the day I might have to take it apart again. But, please do tell me your ideas. Here are some small issues:
1) Build a proper platform to fit under the cab over that allows for the weight of workmen during the construction. It should also keep the base of the cab over as close as possible to the tolerances of space in the completed floor.
2. Determine how to anchor the edges with the greatest strength. Clearly Avion cared about that with their monster chunks of wood.
3. How did the idea of drilling from above work? Was the top lowered down without the skin - fastened on the edge - and then the skin was riveted? I can't do that.
4. Now that I have the bottom of the cab over open what should I do in terms of caulk and sealant? TremPro Polyurethane. Parbond?
5. What are the weight considerations - and constraints? How heavy is too heavy since that limits my material choices - as Dick has indicated.
That's enough for now. We have set aside the construction after spending the day joyfully tearing everything apart. Even Hula the Wonder Dog won't jump inside at this point.
It'll be next week before we take it up again.
Onward!
1) Build a proper platform to fit under the cab over that allows for the weight of workmen during the construction. It should also keep the base of the cab over as close as possible to the tolerances of space in the completed floor.
2. Determine how to anchor the edges with the greatest strength. Clearly Avion cared about that with their monster chunks of wood.
3. How did the idea of drilling from above work? Was the top lowered down without the skin - fastened on the edge - and then the skin was riveted? I can't do that.
4. Now that I have the bottom of the cab over open what should I do in terms of caulk and sealant? TremPro Polyurethane. Parbond?
5. What are the weight considerations - and constraints? How heavy is too heavy since that limits my material choices - as Dick has indicated.
That's enough for now. We have set aside the construction after spending the day joyfully tearing everything apart. Even Hula the Wonder Dog won't jump inside at this point.
It'll be next week before we take it up again.
Onward!
