Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Skin Graft, Day 3

Day 3 started with cutting out the Left Hand Side.


















And soon all cutouts were done on that side.


















So it was now possible to get a proper feel for the shape , size and arrangement inside.
Looking toward the back (sleeping, seating / eating area).


















Looking toward the front.
An interior wall has to be built to partition off the bathroom / toilet and all the cupboards to be made for toilet system, gas bottles, hot water system, air conditioner and bathroom storage cupboards.























It was then taken outside and the dusty work of trimming all the edges to match the steel frames was done.
Scaffolding a must for all this type of work.




































Finally ready to start on trimming corners.
The people doing this job are basically truck body builders so strength is more important than appearance on the scale of priorities but they do appreciate the weatherproofing requirements and are most accommodating in working out how to deal with everything.
They have come up with a very neat solution to finishing the front and rear lower edges which are a bit of a problem as there can be no protrusions into the square tube which accommodates the lifting leg.
This means no rivets in that area!!
And edging around the opening is starting to look like a nightmare.
Obviously a problem I did not have even the slightest appreciation of at the time of designing.


















Hopefully some magic solution will occur to someone overnight . . . . . . . ????

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