Bas Landrover

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zildjian
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Post: # 4753Post zildjian
March 19th, 2015, 9:36 pm

So Bas, whats the latest then?
been awhile since those pictures of the bits all cut to length, you should have something structured by now,

we need pictures and a update please :D

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Post: # 4771Post landrover130
March 20th, 2015, 8:40 pm

Yes, big update! Early morning start today, started the welding of the frame.
And we finished welding the complete structure and the wheel arches.
Faster that we expected. Will post pictures soon.
Looks great!

Yesterday I made the profiles from the roof from a big plate of aluminum (with a little help of the great machinery of a friend of mine). Will be welding the roof next week probably.

greetings Bas

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Post: # 4778Post zildjian
March 20th, 2015, 9:50 pm

OOhh looking forward to seeing this now, like to see these pictures soon!
take lots of progress pictures please Bas thanks

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Post: # 4901Post landrover130
March 23rd, 2015, 9:23 pm

sorry - images to big -
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Post: # 4902Post landrover130
March 23rd, 2015, 9:24 pm

hmmm. images turned out to be bigger than expected... sorry for that.
I am updating my blog: camper.utomhus.nl where you can find decent images ;-)

OK hows this

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Post: # 4904Post zildjian
March 23rd, 2015, 9:51 pm

That's looking pretty damm good Bas




(is that your welding?)

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Post: # 4906Post zildjian
March 23rd, 2015, 9:59 pm

Got em'

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Post: # 4908Post landrover130
March 23rd, 2015, 10:39 pm

No not my welding... trying to learn though, but left this project into the hands of a skilled professional.
It's pretty hard because the aluminum tends to warp pretty rapidly when welded, so you need to know how to proceed and where to apply the first tacks and how to finish off the welds later on.

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Post: # 4915Post landrover130
March 24th, 2015, 8:00 am

Also been working on the roof and wheel arches.
Wanted a sloping roof so the camper had a little less boxy feeling to it.
Images and so on: http://camper.utomhus.nl/everything/lea ... eelarches/

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Post: # 5005Post landrover130
March 27th, 2015, 10:41 pm

Little bit more progress: did the cutting of the corners of the roofpanels. Which was a pain in the *ss to comprehend because of the different angles. So it took us the whole night to figure it out and cut it.
Creating the inner frame for the roof will be next and than trying to figure out the lifting mechanisme.
http://camper.utomhus.nl/camper/cutting ... be-square/

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