by aggie79 » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:25 pm
Thanks for all of the nice comments and special thanks to Dean for the rendering. I was still wondering about my design from my stick figure drawing.
I do plan to make it light. It has to be to be towed by our CR-V. That lower front curve is a concern. Part of the curve will be in the sidewall only that extends beyond the frame. The rest will be in the leading edge of the floor and some blocking that I'll rough cut by saw and hand-shaped with a block plane and belt sander. That will leave only the aluminum skin to bend (which will be no small task).
As far as build time, I am in the parts acquisition phase. I already have a petcool, wfco power center, and stabilizers. Plans are to order an axle on Thursday (thanks to G-force and 2bits for the PMs on axle info). I also plan to place an order with Grant for fenders, hurricane hinge, windows, etc., sometime in late August depending upon cash flow. I'd like to get these in so I know where to put the blocking and size the openings. And when things get rolling, I'll post some pics.
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