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1 Bored Clerk's Garage Built Camper

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by 1 Bored Clerk, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. Dec 22, 2017 at 9:40 AM
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    Thanks! I’m glad this thread is being used for more than comic relief. :rofl:
     
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  2. Dec 28, 2017 at 8:53 AM
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    Going to pick up my aluminum boxes today! I hope they fit well. I think I’ll have to sharpen the two inside corners of the camper where the box edges will meet but I’m sure I can deal with that.
     
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  3. Dec 28, 2017 at 8:54 AM
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    :worthless:
     
  4. Dec 28, 2017 at 8:56 AM
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    Can you grind the aluminum box corners to make them fit?
     
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  5. Dec 28, 2017 at 9:04 AM
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    Pfft...typical.
     
  6. Dec 28, 2017 at 9:07 AM
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    They are .125” thick with a roughly .25” radius corner. I wouldn’t feel comfortable grinding that down. On the camper side of things, I may have to reduce the 3/8” radius on the 90 degree inside corner. Fiberglass doesn’t like to conform to tight radius corners but I bet I could fudge it just enough to work on an inside corner. Outside corners seem more intolerant of tight radius than inside corners. We’ll see.
     
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  7. Dec 28, 2017 at 9:10 AM
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  8. Dec 28, 2017 at 9:44 AM
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    I can't wait to see the preliminary mounting/mating of the box corners.
     
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  9. Dec 28, 2017 at 11:11 AM
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    You and me both! Probably won’t happen before next week though.
     
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  10. Dec 28, 2017 at 4:10 PM
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  11. Dec 28, 2017 at 6:14 PM
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    That'd some weird looking aluminum...
     
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  12. Dec 28, 2017 at 8:20 PM
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  13. Jan 2, 2018 at 7:17 AM
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  14. Jan 6, 2018 at 4:15 PM
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    Got the seal lip on the camper and later in the epoxy fillet.

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    Opened one of my new boxes to check measurements and whatnot.

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    This thing is ridiculous! It’s so nice! Pretty hefty so I’ll need a second set of hands to lift it into place.
     
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  15. Jan 6, 2018 at 4:18 PM
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    I also bought all the fasteners I’ll need for the door hinge. That stuff will be here next week, I assume. McMaster Carr has stupid fast shipping.

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    I also got this fuel hose to extend my full neck on the flatbed to a more useful place. Can’t wait to get this done. Fueling is a real PITA right now. I have a second OEM fuel filler neck on Order as well. Should be here Tuesday. This will let me dial in the location, hose routing and mounting brackets without taking the truck out of commission.
     
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  16. Jan 6, 2018 at 9:29 PM
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    Great progress man :thumbsup:
     
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  17. Jan 7, 2018 at 4:19 AM
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    Very interested in this.
     
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  18. Jan 7, 2018 at 4:39 AM
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  19. Jan 7, 2018 at 3:31 PM
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    Nothing fancy. It’s stainless steel furniture nuts and screws. I’m going to build it the same as I did for the Drawer Slides on my aborted camper design
     
  20. Jan 7, 2018 at 4:42 PM
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    Nice. So far I just have a angled piece of aluminum for my filter neck so your ahead of me.
     
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