I just watched this video and the thing I dont get is how the roof doesn't just fold forward or to the rear catastrophically? There are pivot points at the the top roof connection and the bottom camper shell connection, but only a locking point at the middle lifting section. this means it SHOULD...
steve - as you can see here yes. the edges of the angle have a rounded edge and where they met it became tricky to not burn through. inevitably i would go through and just build it back up.
going up
and up
second step was going up and bumping out for the wheel wells.
here is the jig in action.
well shoot if i didnt miss this little bump out in the truck bed that captures the tailgate.
in hindsight i should have made a cardboard template and actually tested. lesson learned, the hard way...
long time creeper on here finally getting around to posting.
i decided to do something similar to, albiet quiet different than, the ambition strikes build on YT.
exoskeleton built with 3" x 3" 3/16" aluminum. panels built with .040 aluminum glued to 1" blueboard glued to 1/4" birch.
its been...