A Custom UJOR-Sportsmobile Build

[bknudtsen]

She also put an additional layer of insulation into the doghouse.

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What did she use for the doghouse insulation?

[SWbySWesty]

looking great! I wish I was working on mine!

[notmiller]

What did she use for the doghouse insulation?

It's foil-backed cloth fiber mat insulation, much like the OEM material under the floor covering. In addition, she re-tacked the factory Dynamat-type damping pads that were already there but were barely holding on anymore. She sealed all the seams with foil tape and then re-installed the factory fiberglass insulation layer.

looking great! I wish I was working on mine!

It's refreshing after 5 days in the office! But now I'm back in the office again

[notmiller]

Received the driveshaft yesterday and it fits after a quick dry fit this morning. Unfortunately, I totally forgot to buy any fasteners and straps to actually mount it! Welded a drain plug into the tranny pan. Received the rear brake adapter fitting I've been needing. Still waiting on a replacement Trucool trans cooler after the first one was damaged in shipping. Hopefully I'll have time to get all these things mounted on Sunday and get this thing rolling by the beginning of next week!

Can anyone guess what I'm going to make out of these???

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[blupaddler]

Awesome!
I wish I had the skills you do. There is a part of me that still wants a RB.

btw... Which SMB layout are you planning to go with?

[89s rule]

Received the driveshaft yesterday and it fits after a quick dry fit this morning. Unfortunately, I totally forgot to buy any fasteners and straps to actually mount it! Welded a drain plug into the tranny pan. Received the rear brake adapter fitting I've been needing. Still waiting on a replacement Trucool trans cooler after the first one was damaged in shipping. Hopefully I'll have time to get all these things mounted on Sunday and get this thing rolling by the beginning of next week!

Can anyone guess what I'm going to make out of these???

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Swing outs on a rear bumper??

[notmiller]

Awesome!
I wish I had the skills you do. There is a part of me that still wants a RB.

btw... Which SMB layout are you planning to go with?

Thanks blu. Let's just say I've had a lot of practice screwing up. I think we're going to go with the standard 50 layout. My wife's uncle had an EB33 with a long gaucho down the driver's side that was great for napping and having the dogs on. But we're thinking with kids in the future, or even friends in the near-term, sitting back there facing sideways for hours on end wouldn't be pleasant nor safe in an accident. We don't really want rear captains chairs because of how much room they take up, and so the 50 seems to be the best compromise.

Swing outs on a rear bumper??

Nope. Didn't think about that one, but I could definitely see it! I haven't decided about bumpers yet. Of course, I'd like to build both, but I've got too many other things on my plate. I'm thinking I may do the front bumper and just go with the Aluminess rear, since swingouts take a lot more time.

[notmiller]

$10 in materials and a few hours on the lathe and we have some snazzy shifter handles for the Atlas. We wanted a rotating driver's seat, and so I cut the Atlas shifters down, welded on a threaded portion, and these will thread onto that. Now when we want to rotate the seat, we just unscrew them and rotate away!

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[etcatmeat]

Very nice so far!

[r_w]

$10 in materials and a few hours on the lathe and we have some snazzy shifter handles for the Atlas. We wanted a rotating driver's seat, and so I cut the Atlas shifters down, welded on a threaded portion, and these will thread onto that. Now when we want to rotate the seat, we just unscrew them and rotate away!

WHAT?!?! No push-button tethered fold-aways flush mounted into the doghouse??

Just kidding, I am jealous of your skills and attention to detail.