When working on any project, the greatest moment is when things begin to visually come together. With this project it was no different. After working on the floor for a few weeks, it was time to move upwards and see what some height was going to make it look like. From the very beginning, the visual impact was always at the front of this project, it had to look right. Like a piece of art it was taking shape the way I had visioned, well, maybe through my eyes only.
A simple rule of two thirds of the height to the bottom line of the camper and one third to the top of the camper was going to be the plan. The camper was sitting on concrete blocks for a few months so it was finally time to break out the old (and rusted up) wheels and see what it would look like when it was put together.
It is hard to say that it has a face that only a mother could love, but so far I think it is perfect! With a little squinting it had the shape and dimensions I have been looking for. The springs on the chassis are heavy duty leaf springs, which give a very bouncy feel to the whole camper. Once things start to get going some corner leveling jacks will be needed to keep it from rocking around too much.
On the front of the chassis, a jockey wheel which is used to take the balance at the front during the process of hitching and de-hitching was long gone when I bought it. This will need to be replaced during the coming weeks.
Working outside has serious draw backs, the weather can be very bad which has caused for a lot of lost time. Other factors play a part such as pulling out tools and putting them all away again, opening and locking up the plethora of garage doors and jumping in and out of the camper at strange angles. To date, the back of the camper has not had any sort of reinforcements put in as there would be no other way to get around it when it is pulled fully back into the parking spot.
A quick look at the back of the camper:
A side profile of the camper, covered in a cheap EverBuild brand blue tarp and a higher quality olive drab tarp which was bought from Tarpaulins Direct. I must give them credit, they were fast and efficient and would without a doubt use them again in the future.
The ground at the side of the house, covered in old oil stains from the last project and now getting covered in sawdust.
Looking beautiful as always!
So the shopping list has grown to, new wheels, new tyres, jockey wheel for the front, some stabilizer legs for the corners and more 2x3 inch wood for reinforcement.
No comments:
Post a Comment