Suntrekker on T4 Double Cab project
Posted: April 10th, 2015, 1:11 pm
I thought I'd start a build thread for the work I'm undertaking on the Suntrekker, hopefully this will help to gee me up to get moving. I'm by no means an expert at any of this but try and do things to the best of my ability, which is not alot.
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This is how its currently looking externally, my plan is to repaint the unit once all the work is complete using Topac boat paint or similar.
These are a few jobs I've completed on the outside:
Extended the jacks by about 3 inches as they weren't wide enough to clear the bed.
I've raised the Luton floor by about 150mm and trimmed the skirt to follow the T4 roof contour. I've still got a bit more fibreglassing to do in that area and tidying up.
The Luton window has been fitted with a new seal as it leaked and I've blanked the window with black vinyl, it will be insulated and boarded over on the inside.
I've cut out and fitted some panels made from 3mm chequer plate to square off the sides, this is all held together with rivnuts and bolted to the body so is reversible. I have some more chequer plate infills to make and I also need to find some suitable locker door frames, I still need to add a plywood floor inside the lockers and finish some bits off.
The inside is a bit of a shambles at the moment, but I've bonded and screwed some 12mm battening to the roof and bonded some 4mm silver foil bubble wrap between the battening, I intend to add a layer of 8mm army roll matt before adding a new roof panel made from birch ply.
I've made a panel to blank off the bulkhead window, this is also insulated with silver foil bubble wrap and roll matt. I've added a 5 inch shelf which spans the camper (where the clip holding the carpet is in the photo) this is the floor of a small locker I'm adding which will contain a stereo and speakers plus any other switches / gauges and some small cubby holes.
I'm currently reinforcing above the windows with 18mm ply so I can attach ali cargo tracking. I've attached 4 pronged tee nuts to the back of the ply before bonding it to the outer skin, the tracking is bolted to the ply using M8 countersunk stainless bolts. I'm currently fibreglassing the plywood in place as I had to cut out the inner skin and foam, I then will be carpetting over the top so it looks original. The tracking will be used to hang bags etc. and support the pull out bed with a cable or chain as I couldn't use the original metal cups under the windows as I'm fitting roller blinds which have a top and a bottom.
I've hung on that tie down ring and I weigh 90kg and it didn't creak or groan at all, so hopefully it will be strong enough? It only has to take a quarter of the weight of the persons in the bed but I think I always be a bit wary climbing into bed until its proven itself.
Thats about it for the moment but I'll try and update this as I go along.
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This is how its currently looking externally, my plan is to repaint the unit once all the work is complete using Topac boat paint or similar.
These are a few jobs I've completed on the outside:
Extended the jacks by about 3 inches as they weren't wide enough to clear the bed.
I've raised the Luton floor by about 150mm and trimmed the skirt to follow the T4 roof contour. I've still got a bit more fibreglassing to do in that area and tidying up.
The Luton window has been fitted with a new seal as it leaked and I've blanked the window with black vinyl, it will be insulated and boarded over on the inside.
I've cut out and fitted some panels made from 3mm chequer plate to square off the sides, this is all held together with rivnuts and bolted to the body so is reversible. I have some more chequer plate infills to make and I also need to find some suitable locker door frames, I still need to add a plywood floor inside the lockers and finish some bits off.
The inside is a bit of a shambles at the moment, but I've bonded and screwed some 12mm battening to the roof and bonded some 4mm silver foil bubble wrap between the battening, I intend to add a layer of 8mm army roll matt before adding a new roof panel made from birch ply.
I've made a panel to blank off the bulkhead window, this is also insulated with silver foil bubble wrap and roll matt. I've added a 5 inch shelf which spans the camper (where the clip holding the carpet is in the photo) this is the floor of a small locker I'm adding which will contain a stereo and speakers plus any other switches / gauges and some small cubby holes.
I'm currently reinforcing above the windows with 18mm ply so I can attach ali cargo tracking. I've attached 4 pronged tee nuts to the back of the ply before bonding it to the outer skin, the tracking is bolted to the ply using M8 countersunk stainless bolts. I'm currently fibreglassing the plywood in place as I had to cut out the inner skin and foam, I then will be carpetting over the top so it looks original. The tracking will be used to hang bags etc. and support the pull out bed with a cable or chain as I couldn't use the original metal cups under the windows as I'm fitting roller blinds which have a top and a bottom.
I've hung on that tie down ring and I weigh 90kg and it didn't creak or groan at all, so hopefully it will be strong enough? It only has to take a quarter of the weight of the persons in the bed but I think I always be a bit wary climbing into bed until its proven itself.
Thats about it for the moment but I'll try and update this as I go along.