My 2013 Tacoma Access Cab Chinook build in progress

Thanks Greg, it has been fun!

 

so much crazy in this build...haha... i want to go on a trip with you when it's done

 

So, tomorrow is the day to finally join all the pieces...pulled it apart again first thing this morning.... the steel frame is all painted. The foam floor inserts are all fiberglassed on the bottom side ... after the shell is installed the camper, floor and steel will all get laminated together.
It is a puzzle to put it together. The steel floor first then fiberglass camper then the steel floor has to be lifted in front to install the cab frame.? The camper shell is being sandwiched between the cab and the 1"x3" steel frame. The seal is being done with a butyl rubber gasket and

$30 3M 5200 (06504) Permanent Bonding and Sealing for Boats and RVs Above and Below the Waterline Waterproof Repair, Black, 10 fl oz Cartridge

3M 5200 chaulk.... 5200 is one if not the strongest marine sealant.
I got finish on the back bumper using a shaker can bed liner. Came out pretty good! Also got the outer under rim of the pop up camper top painted in a white bilge paint and spatter coated with black. It will only show when the top is up... we are boat people and I am using materials I know from boat construction including the structural foam used in my composite floors...

 

Well I will not get to mount the camper until Monday. Just not enough time in a day. Had to cut and fiberglass the rest of the foam panels for the wheel wells and back corners. After fitting them it made sense to glass them in from the top....
I had planned on doing that after the shell was mounted. I had to not install a few floor panels where we need to mount the water tank. The inside of the wheel wells will, be fabricated in aluminum diamond plate and tie into the under body utility boxes. Monday the floor section comes off and will be sprayed with a rubberised black undercoating. Water tank goes in and then the camper gets mounted.
Got a coat of white primer on the pop up top as well...

 

Love the build! Excited to see the progress.

I spotted this last night out in Ocean Beach, Ca (sf).

 

Nice Couplefunones... looks like the chinook still has its factory color!

 

The camper is mounted! Rubber gasketed, tech screwed, through bolted and then the shell is glassed to the floor and steel frame...
The pop up top is temp mounted. the scissor ladder is mounted in the back bumper and the generator is finalised with the muffler mounted remotely behind the bumper.
Next the 4 diamond utility boxes get permantly mounted...

 

Incredible!

 

Looking great! Do you have an interior drawn up yet?

 

Looking great! Whooo!

 

I have the inside planned out and it will be fairly simple...
Sofa/ full size bed. Below that will be space for some drawers, my pull out Chuck wagon kitchen (outside) and a 14 gallon additional gas tank. In the extra cab will be a low platform with a pair of drawers and storage for recovery gear. A 3way fridge sits on top of the generator with a tiny microwave. Also a tiny 120v AC and a canister porta potty... outside handheld shower... did you see my hot water tank grabbing heat off the muffler?

 

Bad ass

 

Sub'd

 

Awesome build and might I add, you got to have some big balls to take on a project like this. Nice work!

 

What's the plan for insulation between the generator and refrigerator? Lots of heat there.

 

1" glassed in foam with a 3/16" aluminum sheeting below then acoustic subfloor and glue down pergo like the rest of the floor...

 

Installed Windows today.

 

...but only an average sized johnson.

 

At least you're honest...

Can't wait to see how this turns out. You've got some mad fab skills for sure.

 

Looks amazing.... May have missed it but how did you seal the cab to the camper? Just curious