Skin is on. Tomorrow try to put on the corners.

Dusty,

This is awesome! Kinda like a Barth "Smart Car". Did you take any close ups of the frame attachments and did you use buck rivets on the skin? I can hardly wait to see it polished. Seriously cool work.

Wally

I'm using pop rivits for everything. I'd need another persons help to use buck rivits.



On this barth the 2" tubing is on top of the GM frame and bolted down every 4". There is no welded of supports to the GM frame. I too thought about lowering this one the 2" while I had it apart. The flex on the frame would eventually break those welds. Angle iron welded to the supports-then bolted to the frame would be much better.

Shopping at Habitat for Humanity today I came across the cabinet doors for Cabin Fever . $2 a piece



Another guy upgrading his rv sold these.



The passenger seat has a powered foot rest. The jack knife sofa has a small bed.

Are you familiar with Cherry Max Rivets? They are approved for and used quite extensively in the aircraft industry,(they are pulled rivets). A little pricey, but far superior in my opinion to the majority of pop rivets available to the consumer. Have used them on various projects over the years during my A&P career. If you decide to give them a try, make sure to use the appropriate sized rivet for the material thickness, and the appropriately sized drill bit for the rivet diameter. Might want to invest in some "Clecos",(not sure if that's the correct spelling), as well which are used to hold your metal in place as you are riveting the piece.

Thanks for the tip on the rivits. My next Barth project I'll try them out.



Got the diamond plate on the corners. Still need to finish the top. Tried twice to make those little corner pieces at the top. Maybe tomorrow I'll figure it out.

Finally got those corners after 5 tries.





Finally starting to look like an RV again.

Great work! And the time you do it in is amazing, You must buy Red Bull by the case or go through two or three pots of coffee a day!

Nice job on those corners.. wow! (English wheel?... lead shot/rubber hammer and sand bag?)

Your work is amazing. I would love to watch and learn how you did some of of that. (reminds me of an old sign at the local gas station, "LABOR RATES: $10/hr, $20/hr if you watch, $30/hr if you help!")

Great project.

Thanks I wish I had an english wheel. I heated up the diamond plate with my rose bud. Put it length way on a post and pushed. The top compound corners were started with a hammer and a piece of carpet. Then finished with a hammer on my anvil.
I really would like some more tools.

I love it when all the small things fall together and make a project like this, can't wait to see the finished item.

Bumper sits 4-1/2" closer than before.


Cur 4" off with sawzaw, used a grinder up to line, then filed to finish.


Put bumper back on, draw line for radius.


Test fit again


Much better. I did stand on the middle of this bumper when it was on the floor to straighten it out. This bumpers are very soft. DONT JUMP ON THEM.

Way to go, now we want to see your mud flap to protect your toad. All who wander are not lost.

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Originally posted by Sloop John B:
Way to go, now we want to see your mud flap to protect your toad

That brings up a good point. Most of the rust damage under this Barth was from the missing mud flaps. The missing front ones allowed mud to be thrown on the lower body panel were it turns under. Keep that mud off the square tubing and aluminum. I will be putting ALL mud flaps on this Barth.

Do the aluminum bumpers need steel brace in back? Mine are chrome plated and holding up well.