It still has a long ways to go before it's finished, but the vision is slowly coming to life! There is still a lot of exterior work left to do, like adding black trim, windows, doors, racks and lights. Once those are all added, I think it will really tie the look together. Thank you for following along so far.
Please put a spacer (teflon, rubber, etc) between the steel base frame and the aluminum shell. If you do not it creates a perfect environment for Galvanic Corrosion (dissimilar metals) to thrive. I deal with it on a daily basis because not a lot of folks know about it. Good luck!
Unreal. This rig is epic. Well done. All the waiting is coming to pass. There's a way to go yes but seeing it as a whole unit is just amazing. SO happy for you. Looking forward to seeing it complete. A day at a time. :)
Excellent job, it looks amazing! Can't wait to see the rest of the build! Don't worry about the trolls, everyone's got an opinion...the only one that matters is your own! Keep up the great work!
Stumbled upon your channel by accident. With that being said, I am liking this so far. I appreciate that you get your hands dirty as you can so to speak, and by that I mean more than simply putting oil in the engine ala EZB. I am curious to see how durable the top will be. Don't be afraid to make changes down the road, I've had to do a redesign myself more than a few times. A couple things to add from my years of being a fabricator and four wheeler. A.) Mr. Welder needs to wear gloves, you aren't going to tough guy past the possible cancer from the UV exposure. Over time the intensity of UV from welding will utterly ruin your skin if not protected. B.) Mr. Welder also needs to know that with a spool gun, you push the wire, you do not pull like you do when running Mig, this keeps the wire in the argon envelope more efficiently and that will help reduce the black soot, or use a machine with a preflow to really reduce the soot. C.) I would have gone with a different design for your vertical components, a bend would provide more strength vs. the end to end welds, and I hate to say this but the tubing looked flush cut with no bevel at the edge for complete penetration...that might lead to cracking down the road, so keep an eye on that. I would suggest some sort of gusseting on the edge joints to counter the possible cracking from the inevitable lateral movement from normal driving or anything off camber while four wheeling. All welds shrink the metal, thin aluminum can really be affected, which is why I mentioned the possible stress cracking. Aside from that, why did you settle on the aluminum honeycomb vs aluminum skinned laminated panels? Cost or something other, no critique at all just curious. D.) Have you considered putting storage in front and behind the rear tires? You have enough departure angle from the tire to the frame extension to allow for this. This could access to recovery gear, or whatever you hand in mind, and free up more space inside. E.) Last thing, have you thought about doing an SAS conversion? Anyways, looks quite interesting so far, looking forward to the rest of the build and see where you take it!
I highly recommend the Little Giant 3 step stool for your steps. light weight and tall enough help around the camper as well. I have one for my truck camper! works great!
So good. What did the net weight end up at for camper and flatbed, minus the stock bed removed? Looks very very light. Looking forward to more detailed videos.
We haven't weighed it. The truck isn't road legal so I haven't had the chance to drive to a scale. We believe the camper shell weighs under 200 lbs. It's pretty lightweight!
Nope won't need to do that. The camper is the exact same width as the truck bed was, and no longer in length than when I had that fancy rear bumper with the tire on it. Goal was to keep the same external footprint and we got it.
Excited to see this build come to fruition. What is the name of that color blue? If it is blue. Maybe the lighting made it look more blue than it is in person. Just curious because that color pops so nicely. Thanks for sharing.
A very nice unit taking shape I don't want to nag but use a bead of non acidic sealant rubber or Teflon or closed cell neoprene rubber between tray and carpet frame due to dust water mud ingress but also galvanic or crevice corrosion due to dissimilar metals best of luck and many safe travels
There's a sheet of aluminum siliconed and bolted to the top of the metal flatbed tray. The aluminum camper sits on top of that sheet of aluminum, also beaded and bolted. Already got it covered. 👍🏻
BB, will there be boxes built out in front and rear of the tires for some storage? As it sits, it looks naked below deck. Other than that, I like it! ALOT!
Nice job! Pulling into a camp site, that rig is going to look BADASS! They are going to say: "Whoah! That is a Baddass Brunette driving a badass truck with a badass camper." Every married woman is going to grab her husband tightly by the arm and say "Don't you look at her like that. It is just a truck with a camper. Hey, I am talking to you." Every child is going to say "What is that Mommy?" Every teenager is going to say: "That is zorch." BA, you have saved my life. I want one of those. That is guaranteed chick bait. I need all the help I can get.
It still has a long ways to go before it's finished, but the vision is slowly coming to life! There is still a lot of exterior work left to do, like adding black trim, windows, doors, racks and lights. Once those are all added, I think it will really tie the look together.
Thank you for following along so far.
Please put a spacer (teflon, rubber, etc) between the steel base frame and the aluminum shell. If you do not it creates a perfect environment for Galvanic Corrosion (dissimilar metals) to thrive. I deal with it on a daily basis because not a lot of folks know about it. Good luck!
Yep, we did that. 👍🏻 Good info for folks to know.
@@BadassBrunettedid you just get mansplained?!!!
@peopleschamp did you just assume OPs gender? That’s a big no no around here, sweetie.
Awesome setup. Congratulations and thanks for the inspo.
exciting times! look great
Thanks Micah. Appreciate you following along.
So friggin' awesome. Can't wait to see the next steps!
Unreal. This rig is epic. Well done. All the waiting is coming to pass. There's a way to go yes but seeing it as a whole unit is just amazing. SO happy for you. Looking forward to seeing it complete. A day at a time.
:)
I really appreciate that! One day at a time and before we know it, it will be done and on the road towards adventure. Thank you for following along!
Excellent job, it looks amazing! Can't wait to see the rest of the build! Don't worry about the trolls, everyone's got an opinion...the only one that matters is your own! Keep up the great work!
Ha that's right. Looking forward to the one year video of it still being in one piece and on some grand adventure. 😁
@@BadassBrunette
My motto:
* "Your opinion of me is none of my business."
I think I am just as excited about this project as you are. It is looking pretty sweet thus far.
Much appreciated! Couldn't have gotten this far without some incredible help.
Stumbled upon your channel by accident. With that being said, I am liking this so far. I appreciate that you get your hands dirty as you can so to speak, and by that I mean more than simply putting oil in the engine ala EZB. I am curious to see how durable the top will be. Don't be afraid to make changes down the road, I've had to do a redesign myself more than a few times. A couple things to add from my years of being a fabricator and four wheeler.
A.) Mr. Welder needs to wear gloves, you aren't going to tough guy past the possible cancer from the UV exposure. Over time the intensity of UV from welding will utterly ruin your skin if not protected.
B.) Mr. Welder also needs to know that with a spool gun, you push the wire, you do not pull like you do when running Mig, this keeps the wire in the argon envelope more efficiently and that will help reduce the black soot, or use a machine with a preflow to really reduce the soot.
C.) I would have gone with a different design for your vertical components, a bend would provide more strength vs. the end to end welds, and I hate to say this but the tubing looked flush cut with no bevel at the edge for complete penetration...that might lead to cracking down the road, so keep an eye on that. I would suggest some sort of gusseting on the edge joints to counter the possible cracking from the inevitable lateral movement from normal driving or anything off camber while four wheeling. All welds shrink the metal, thin aluminum can really be affected, which is why I mentioned the possible stress cracking. Aside from that, why did you settle on the aluminum honeycomb vs aluminum skinned laminated panels? Cost or something other, no critique at all just curious.
D.) Have you considered putting storage in front and behind the rear tires? You have enough departure angle from the tire to the frame extension to allow for this. This could access to recovery gear, or whatever you hand in mind, and free up more space inside.
E.) Last thing, have you thought about doing an SAS conversion?
Anyways, looks quite interesting so far, looking forward to the rest of the build and see where you take it!
Your camper is looking so badass. I can’t wait for everything to be done and watch your videos of you traveling in it.
I highly recommend the Little Giant 3 step stool for your steps. light weight and tall enough help around the camper as well. I have one for my truck camper! works great!
Just found your channel. This build is amazing and I'm subbed and following now to see this progress. Very nice!
Much appreciated! Glad to have ya. Keep an eye out for a build update video every week. Cheers!
Wow looks great. I hope my wife and I get to see it in person on the trail someday.
That stealth C-channel is going to get filled with mud, gunk & road salt. Gotta keep it sprayed out and clean.
That looks great! I'm excited to see it hitting trails.
What did you use to seal the camper to the I'm guessing aluminum sheet it sits on?
So good. What did the net weight end up at for camper and flatbed, minus the stock bed removed? Looks very very light. Looking forward to more detailed videos.
We haven't weighed it. The truck isn't road legal so I haven't had the chance to drive to a scale. We believe the camper shell weighs under 200 lbs. It's pretty lightweight!
Hay Badass this is Todd ,Cheryl's brother I've been following your build it looks like your going need some sort of extension's on your mirrors
Nope won't need to do that. The camper is the exact same width as the truck bed was, and no longer in length than when I had that fancy rear bumper with the tire on it.
Goal was to keep the same external footprint and we got it.
If you use connects between the truck and the camper it will make it easier to removed the camper shell. It would be a mess if you have to cut wires.
Like Chad did on this build. ua-cam.com/video/DqL_5NK4Za4/v-deo.html
Love that color blue reminds me of my old 99 Silverado metallic indigo blue
Hope I get to see this on the trails one day
Nice work! I can’t wait to see this in person.
Show season is right around the corner.
Very nice thanks for sharing 😎👍
Looking great.
Check "overland under budget on U tube for another similar build. Look at hos slide out tray with reto pak cans between the rails.
Yep Micah has a sweet build. Even cooler in person!
Excited to see this build come to fruition. What is the name of that color blue? If it is blue. Maybe the lighting made it look more blue than it is in person. Just curious because that color pops so nicely. Thanks for sharing.
It's one of the factory blue colors from Toyota. "Blue Ribbon Metallic" I believe.
It’s looking good so far…🤙🏾
Wow that’s going to be bad ass for sure 👍🏽
Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for following along. 💙
Awesome!
Thanks guys! Can't wait to join you again.
So awesome!!
That is badass!
Yes!!!
A very nice unit taking shape I don't want to nag but use a bead of non acidic sealant rubber or Teflon or closed cell neoprene rubber between tray and carpet frame due to dust water mud ingress but also galvanic or crevice corrosion due to dissimilar metals best of luck and many safe travels
There's a sheet of aluminum siliconed and bolted to the top of the metal flatbed tray. The aluminum camper sits on top of that sheet of aluminum, also beaded and bolted.
Already got it covered. 👍🏻
Nice!!
Thank you!
Sweet build looking really nice. Can't wait for the next video.
Exciting, Talus Crew and you do some great work,
James has done an exceptional job so far. Couldn't have done it without them.
BB, will there be boxes built out in front and rear of the tires for some storage? As it sits, it looks naked below deck. Other than that, I like it! ALOT!
It's far from finished yet. Stay tuned and find out. 🤘🏻
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Nice job! Pulling into a camp site, that rig is going to look BADASS! They are going to say: "Whoah! That is a Baddass Brunette driving a badass truck with a badass camper." Every married woman is going to grab her husband tightly by the arm and say "Don't you look at her like that. It is just a truck with a camper. Hey, I am talking to you." Every child is going to say "What is that Mommy?" Every teenager is going to say: "That is zorch." BA, you have saved my life. I want one of those. That is guaranteed chick bait. I need all the help I can get.
Hahahah "hide yo kids, hide yo wife!"
Thanks for the great comment. Totally made me laugh!
Subbed. This is badass
Who made that for you?
Check out my other videos. 👍🏻
What is the weight of flat bed + camper ?
I never got the standalone weight. All said and done, the truck now weighs around 7200..
@@BadassBrunette quite a lot ! Over gvm already, right ?
I spilled my fried rice. Looks great but I owe you a Chinese dinner.
Bad ass camper
Wait wait wait.. I call fake.. you pulled it out of the garage and no panels flew off like the internet’ers said they would.. 🤪
Need to get it onto the freeway first 😉
doesn't feel good proving those haters wrong? 😎
Hahah I'm looking forward to it. 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Fjuthqt so fuckin awesome