Chinook'd

[Beau Schnapp]

Thank you I will be reinforcing the roof as well. The motor swap was a total PITA!!! But I filled her with fluids today and...... When the fuel started flowin she fired right up super pumped to have that chore behind me. On to the flatbed and moving the axle back. View attachment 1040943

Aww, far enough, I was wondering what was going on with the build

 

[Beau Schnapp]

And what about those "silicone vibration dampening" locations? Any pictures of this?

 

[SAWTOOTH 55 LC]

The silicone job is kinda covered by the insulation now and I didn't get a pic before. I basically silicone'd the entire frame to the fiberglass.took quite a few clamps seems to make a huge difference and it straightened the shell out nicely.

 

[Beau Schnapp]

The silicone job is kinda covered by the insulation now and I didn't get a pic before. I basically silicone'd the entire frame to the fiberglass.took quite a few clamps seems to make a huge difference and it straightened the shell out nicely.

Really that is pretty interesting. so do you mean just that clear or white silicone II you could get out like Home Depot or Lowes? and then you just clocked it between the outside of the square tubing frame and the inside of the fiberglass shell?

 

[SAWTOOTH 55 LC]

Yes exactly. I used about 6 tubes. So I really put it on. Easiest to have the windows removed so you can run clamps through the opening

 

[Beau Schnapp]

Yes exactly. I used about 6 tubes. So I really put it on. Easiest to have the windows removed so you can run clamps through the opening

Oh ya ok, lol sounds like you would need some pretty big clamps then huh?

 

[MicahMan]

Matt rocks! This is cool I love your ingenuity!

 

[SAWTOOTH 55 LC]

Matt rocks! This is cool I love your ingenuity!

thanks my brotha

 

[MicahMan]

Hey we need to come hang the girls want to see the puppies

 

[SWCruiser]

Bro, when you get back to Arizona, please post up some pictures, I would love see your rig so far, and especially the roof supports, we're exactly are you talking? The actual pop top roof, or the upper rail of the actual chinook framing?

Im talking about the rail not the actual pop top roof-- although this area could be done much better than how it came from the factory. The lip around the bottom end is supported by thin wall c-channel all the way around. This is welded to the square tube which has a bend to make the right angle. This angle will not hold up over time and/or if you put some additional weight on the roof. IM adding solar panels and mine was already slightly inward.

 

[Beau Schnapp]

note taken thank you so much for clarifying As I also am going to be adding solar panels as part of my build. I'll look into doing this.

 

[SAWTOOTH 55 LC]

Put some color on the Chinook... Close match of the truck. Pop up roof will be a darker grey as well as a stripe down the side

 

[Beau Schnapp]

There you go bro, much gooder.

 

[Ferntucky]

Was just informed of this build by @scrapdaddy (thanks a lot BTW, now I have another section to follow ).

I've got a '78 I've been working on. It's going to stay original as it is my MIL's, and not an expedition rig.

I ended up doing the same thing Re connection of fiberglass to the frame, and used Sikkaflex and clamps. Had the windows out, which as you said, makes it way easier.

The roof was sagging quite a bit, so I sawzalled the roof-rail support open and milled a piece of wood that fit the entire length of the U-shaped channel (it was just three pieces of thin wood made into a rail, hollow inside). Did that on each side. I ended up using 3/4 EMT conduit for ribs. I put in 4 total. I found that 1" PVC threaded
caps fit nice and tight over the EMT, so I used those as the end holders for the EMT, and screwed them into the roof rail (which now is solid wood). It all seems very snug, but I've been working in isolation, so let me know what other roof fixes are out there!

Your rig looks like it's gonna be a ton of fun!

 

[rusty_tlc]

Just in case somebody else wants to try a build like this
http://reno.craigslist.org/rvs/4916250194.html

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

dang it. I would so put that on my fj55s flatbed...

 

[Beau Schnapp]

THIS WOULD LOOK SICK! ! THE BEES KNEES RIGHT HERE! ! ^^^

 

[Beau Schnapp]

So what's been going on during this past month?

 

[jgoptions]

Were waiting for updates on this conversion.. By the way where did you buy the metal car port thing?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I'm pretty sure Matt sent this project to a new home in favor of some of his other Land Cruiser projects, perhaps the new owner will post some pics?