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I have thought quite a bit about it but I still understand that I don't know everything. I genuinely appreciate the peer review feedback and will happily steal ideas where I see them! It will be a mix of 2x3x.120 and 2x2 in both .120 and .080. The 2x3 stuff will be in the floor for the most...

I hunted for a while regarding where to place that fixed mount for exactly the reasons you mention, although I was more worried about inducing issues with the chassis than the cabin (I think I spec'd the cabin construction to be stout enough that it would ride out any issues). I have positioned...

I was put off by the cost of a decent mag drill but renting one never even crossed my mind. Thanks for planting that seed!

Components coming together: Forgot to pick up washers, so no lock nuts on there either, but they're starting to look like something. Picked up a different drill with a much lower rev range to prevent overheating the drill bits. Hope to finish drilling all the holes and get the perches...

2018 Subaru Outback with homemade mount:

Yep. Trying to minimize the displacement there.

Thanks. It is getting to quite the exciting time. All the perches will be bolted to their respective frame rails. There will be a rigid connection (plate) at the cab end connecting the top to the bottom rail, and all the paired perches will be sprung using rates which diminish along the...

Are you advocating that I tie it back in to the trans mount? I am thinking that would defeat the intent of the torsion isolation. It would also introduce the flex of the trans mount into the subframe system, if I understand your proposal correctly, which would in turn be constrained by where...

Like this?

Made some more progress today. First order of business was assembly of all the perches: Next was to trim the upper rails to proper length. These were too awkward to set up on the saw, so I set the saw up on them. Some C- and trigger clamps did the trick, just had to support the free end by...

Keith- That is all sorts of AWESOME!!!

2 - 6" x 3" x .180" (3/16") x 20' 7 - 2' x 3" x .120" x 20' 1 - 4" x 2" x .120" x 20' 1 - 1" OD x .120" wall round, 20' Total was $1200, loaded on my truck, I don't remember the break down. This is enough to build what would effectively be a flatbed for the truck. Once that's done, I'll go...

Chucky- There will be three perches per side, evenly(-ish) spaced along the rails so I chose 3 different rates to keep the applied force even along the length of the rail. There is a wide variety of sizes and rates, just google "die springs" and peruse. I would wager you can find whatever you...

Yep, it's in the plans but will be separate from the perches.

Christmas came early, and wrapped in little orange ribbons: It's the initial supplies to complete the subframe and build the floor: Upper rails in place, but need to get trimmed: Also need to get notched out to allow clearance around the transmission mounts: I had some pieces laser...

I have a 22' box planned for a 1088 chassis. Just starting to put the metal together but I think it'll work. Going to build the over-chassis portion of it first and then add on the tail section once the forward structure is fabbed. Plan is to look bit like this (spare has been removed, intake...

I thought we were around 47" OD for the FMTV tires?

Something I had lost track of, and definitely will (re)think about.

As drawn, the box is 22' 3" along the roofline, and I believe it will be 11' 10" to the roof from the ground. I am trying to incorporate as much storage as I possibly can. The base rail for the subframe which I just attached is 16' 4" long. The dropped tail will obscure the mount for the...

Hey Nate, If you catch the start of the thread, you'll see this screen grab: It's the current concept for size/shape but will likely forgo the dropped stairwell. I'd like to do it but not sure I'll pull it off. Specifically for the cabin, I will be doing the rail on rail subframe and a...