Offroad Popup Campervan build - Downunder

[shortass40]

Hi,

First of all, I want to say thanks to Atoyot1031. His Offroad Camper Build was the inspiration for this one!
Check his work out:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/trailer-tech/354638-offroad-popup-camper-build.html

I started out by buying an old popup. I have no idea what brand it was, and am kind of kicking myself for spending the coin on it as I haven't used much of it in the end!

Original popup:



The things I wanted to change are the bed size, chassis and suspension. So I went to work ripping the guts out of it


After refitting the side frames and increasing their height by 200mm.


I wanted to beef up the chassis and suspension, and decided that I would use the chassis off my old gear trailer. It actually fit perfectly so that was a win!
Old gear trailer:



Popup frame on the new (old) chassis:



These are the plans for the body and roof once it's all done.
I am planning on using pneumatic cylinders to raise and lower the roof which will be supported by the OEM arms.



I haven't drawn in the bed frames yet, but there will be a queen size bed sliding out at either end of the camper.


I'll post up some more pics once I get the sheet metal finished off.

 

[shortass40]

I've got a few more pics of some of the sheet metal and suspension items.

Chassis reinforcing and new shocks installed:

And one after some of the sheet metal is on. I ended up using 2mm Aluminum as the external cladding for the trailer.

More to follow as I get more done.

 

[mgeiger]

Great project you've got going there. What are you going to skin the sides with?

 

[shortass40]

Well, after many late nights I finally got the trailer ready for canvas fitment and shipped it off to the canvas guys.

I ended up making a new roof as the original fiberglass thing didn't have enough room for mattresses to fit underneath.

I have fitted pneumatics to the arms so they can be raised and lowered remotely in a controlled manner.

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv335/shortass40/image9.jpeg
http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv335/shortass40/image13.jpeg


The Roof up:
http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv335/shortass40/image12.jpeg


The reason for the build in the first place!


After fitting the canvas, I got it to an acceptable point to allow us to head away over the summer holidays. There is no interior, but everything else is working ok.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/21/zuseta2a.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/21/bahu7e4u.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/21/3e3u7ugy.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/21/guge3yne.jpg


More to follow after the interior is trimmed.

Cheers!

 

[Metal Twister]

Very Cool, Your helpers there will have a life time of fun using what you have built. Very impressive ram set up... I like it a lot and love the entry door /step set up as well... and those limit straps will never let ya down. Great Job.

 

[croozy]

Awesome man. I was wondering how you went with it.

 

[titanpat57]

Great job!


Looking forward to the interior work...

 

[Atoyot1031]

Freaking awesome! Mine is still holding up really well with many, many nights in it. The kids are getting bigger, but the whole family still fits comfortably. You're design is fantastic. What are your plans for HVAC, plumbing, electrical? What are you using for rear stabilizers?