1999 Chevy S10 ZR2 Camper build.

[gmacmt]

this is awesome.

 

[chilliwak]

With all that aluminium you got in there it looks almost like an aircraft.:Wow1: Cool stuff!

 

[javajoe79]

Thanks guys... I got my hot water heater tank the other day. Should fit nicely forward of the wheel well on the DS. No more progress other than that.

 

[javajoe79]

I got my espar hydronic 5 the other day so I will be looking into making that unit heat the camper, heat water and preheat the truck engine.

I also got a bit done on the camper this weekend and today. I got some outer panels fabbed and bonded on and I cut alot more insulation.

 

[chilliwak]

Looks really wicked seeing the camper take shape Java. Are you using glue to make the panels adhere? Nice work. Cheers, Chilli..:wings:

 

[javajoe79]

Yes it's Sikaflex 252 that bonds the panels. Great stuff to work with if you have a pneumatic caulking gun. When you first apply the panels to the structure it grabs on to the panel pretty good but allows you to move it into the perfect position. Then you start pushing down all over until it's a uniform thickness everwhere of about 3mm.

 

[chilliwak]

Yes I use a lot of Sika glues over here in Europe as a carpenter. Great stuff!

 

[javajoe79]

So I have made a major change in direction with this build. I acquired an Isuzu NPR with a killer 4wd conversion. I will still finish my current camper and mount it to the NPR but in the future I envision building a camper box more suited to the NPR then selling my current camper to someone who will appreciate it. So as of now I will be selling my S10 once I put it back together. Here are the only pics I have of the NPR. I will have more later but I suppose I need to get this thread moved to the proper section.

 

[big a]

What?!?! Awesome!!! You bought the one from the show!!!! Cool!!!! I loved that build!!! Course, I'm partial to a cummins anyway!!

-Andy

 

[javajoe79]

Yeah I am doing some work on an upcoming episode of Power Nation and it was just sitting there. I asked about it and they made an offer that was impossible to pass up.

 

[big a]

That's cool man!!!!!

I'm real glad to see that they sold it instead of it just sitting in a warehouse collecting dust or worse yet, scrapped!

I enjoyed watching the build, so it'll be cool to see where you take it!

-Andy