JakeJake (and Dale!) 's Camper Truck |2000 AC

My brain works in inches too. Plus the bolt size probably doesn’t matter for those. Won’t be removed/installed frequently.

 

What a friggin tank love that stout mounting plate!
Spray the shit out of that mating surface with fluid film or something... it's a trap! (says the salty snow monkey)
Can't wait to see the finished product

 

I also still need to order those goddamn bushings and send them your way.

But I'm about to spend $1k on an old hobby of mine (paintball) so may just keep putting it off so you can keep working on this dopeness lol

 

Cant say ever ever looked at a DC frame. Are they the same?

Come hang for a long weekend, I'll put you on some fish and feed you BBQ.

That adhd brain tho

I'm a big believer in doing what makes you happy, so if lighting up 11 year olds at a birth party gets you that dopamine, then do it!

 

Don't fucking tempt me with a fishing trip.

I have 2 kayaks


Fuck now that's it's spring, I will 100% go up and do some fishing up NORTH (lol @bmf4069 )

 

I use to be semi-pro

@ bullying 11 yr olds

 

I'm down. I can throw worms in the water while the fish swim by in complete safety.

 

Uhh, excuse me sir, this is WEST.

Oh, I'm good. I'll keep the beer cold and the grill warm.

 

So here's the thing, I would be working on your truck while you and Beau wiggled your worms

I've got a 16' canoe that needs some sea trials if you don't wanna haul the yaks.

 

I can't remember how I ended up here, but I'm glad I came.
https://youtu.be/UvaJXGwN2Wg?si=bbjmC-2yTgqwZJzg&t=1m21s

 

Started the day off by cutting the 10 1.5x1.5x.125 square tubes that will weld to the frame doubler. They were tacked into place and then main tubes were cut to fit and tacked.


These 8 pieces are the "spools" that bridge between the main tube and the square tube. The scrap pile to the right is every bit of tube I have leftover.


This is every tool you need to cut any tube notch.







Rolled er outside














You may notice that one of the spools on each side isn't spaced equidistant.
I know, It's driving me bonkers too.
The outer spools all transfer their load directly to the inner square tubes, BUT I shifted one of those inner tubes 1.5" to provide better access to the bolt on the frame doubler. Im going to move the outer spool and cut a tube gusset to fix that load transfer issue in the morning before welding everything up. Oh yeah, Gussets. I need to cut some gussets too.
Im leaning toward a piece of tread plate on the Kickouts. I would have liked to do another 45 degree across there, but I'm out of material and still trying to get some more. Maybe I'll leave it until I have more tube in.

 

I need some gussets from my legs to frame. Dude that did my sliders forgot em.

 

This is a whole lot of detail for the size. I would have to do a little testing, but you get the idea.

 

Dope AF

 

That's some beautiful MF work there Jake, holy shit those look nice and beefy. That design is Money.
Have you started planning how your going to transport several sets to T2S yet?

 

Thanks BroHon! I'm having a blast.

 

Easy... Weld a set to his frame, Beau's, Casey's, and any other Texan attending that needs sliders.
Done and done.
I can't recall if Sean has sliders already.

 

This looks so amazing. You think you could just stretch the design for DCs? Also is that a plasma cutter hooked up to CAD? I didn’t know that existed! My fab experience is so rudimentary.

Also - sir, did you realize your inspection is out of date.

 

Thanks!

I can absolutely do a DC model(s).

Ideally I could find a local DC to borrow for a day for measurements and mockup. I have a few ideas on that front as there's already been some interest among DC owners.

I have a good sticker in the center console, only gay cops pull me over.

 

I left off on gussets.
Yep, these will work.


This shot shows the 4x4x.250 sq tube I used as a strong back for welding. If you just went nuts on this thing without thinking about heat management it would look like a pretzel.


Tube gusset for relocated center spool


Domed caps for the tube ends



Just about got my TIG legs back under me. A couple shakey spots, some slight undercutting, and generally not as crisp as I would like, but a little more practice will go a long way.



Just enough pokes out to show off



Heres some fun temporary badging. My website isn't quite live yet, but soon!



Fastest installing slider almost on the market?The whole day spent on the frame doubler/mount design was really worth it, and makes these things a breeze to install.
https://youtube.com/shorts/GI1h8bMh_FY?si=pBr9G7Mjye0qGO3T


Overland Rigs and coffee event tomorrow morning, maybe I'll snag some finished beauty shots while I'm there networkin'.

 

Out of curiosity, Whats the weight with the frame plate?

was fabulousjake.com taken?

 

I need to weigh them, I'll do that soon.

Late night domain name searching led me to being fab-by-jake, Being called "Fabby" Jake is just a hilarious bonus.

 

I need a ‘Sir Five’ plate for my bumper support. I’ll weld it on backwards in case i have to punish more brake-checkers.

 

Fabby Jake, fabby Jake
Welders man
Fab up some armor
Fast as you can

 

Ok color me impressed. The slide on the floor alone...
Good tunes too

 

Started a rear bumper yesterday using some 1" tubing.

This shape in the oem bumper caught my eye and this whole thing spiraled from there.


The first iteration was THICC. Overall just a little too wide and a little too tall making the proportions all whack



This morning I trimmed a little of the fat. Its now 4" narrower and 2" shorter. swapped the orientation of the coped joints for a more polished presentation too. Notice my sketchy stack of steel to hold it at height.

Cutting and prepping some of these parts is quite tedious.


Cut some plates to use the factory bumper brackets to attach the bumper.



Really tempted to knock this corner out and skim it with some filler.


Might work on it some more tomorrow, or might let it marinate for a day or two while I work on something else. The fit up is all really nice, so im looking forward to Gettin Tiggy with it. Its probably going to get some degree of a skin over the tube work to flesh things out.

Absolutely crushed a big toe today too.
Remember that sketchy stack of steel on the hitch to mock up the bumper hight? Yeah. The shop nikes didn't offer much protection from this CHUNK of 1/4".
Not sure if I got one of the points or what, but this was about an hour later (toe still on fire). I wasn't about to look under the bloody sock.
Also note the numerous welding burns in the top of the sock. Probably need to wear my boots more

 

dont forget the matching shawl.

 

So is the bed back on just to fab the bumper?

 

No plans, only actions. Im diggin being a bed normie for a bit. It only takes 30 minutes to swap them.