M109A3 RV Conversion

[lost in the bush]

Rhino liner - Pick your color and head for Ziebart. Or Commercial building roofing rubber. ALso the product they use on RV's and School Bus, not sure of the name.

Finely a really nasty looking thick coat of silicone where it leaks.

 

[Clay James]

Very nice! But we need more pics...

More coming soon!

Great build! We did the same 2" foam insulation on our M109A2 box and I have to ask how your lines look so clean - I used an old butcher knife to cut mine and it looked horrible! We had to use spray foam (AKA the most evil substance known to man!) to fill in all the gaps. What a horrible jig saw puzzle that was! What kind of pre painting prep did you do? Did you have to sand the walls or just wash them down? What kind of paint and supplies did you use? Primer? Brush or roller? Sorry for all the questions - I want to get the interior of our box painted ASAP.

I used a butcher knife, box cutter and straight edge. Mark the line with the straight edge, then also use it as a guide for running the knife. I cut along the line most of the way through with the butcher knife, that should be enough to break it at the seam, then cut the foil on the back with the box cutter. If you try cutting all the way though with the butcher knife it looks like crap because it makes the foil on the other side all ragged.



I sanded all the panels when I had them out. I used large and small rollers and a paint brush. If I were to do it again I think I would just spray it on. The paint brush doesn't come out that great on smooth metal. I still need to do some touch up painting in some of the corners.

Well ill add another question. Has anyone found a good product to put on top of the box to seal out water? I thought of using the same 3m undercoating i used inside my other truck. That stuff is amazing but im not sure how it will stand up to uv and constant exposure to the elements.

I'm thinking about going with this stuff or something similar http://www.snowroof.com/ It's white too so that should cut down on some of the heat. That roof gets so hot from the sun in the summer. Any kind of black sealer is out of the question.

 

[M109 1st Lady]

We prepped and painted the roof with white Herculiner truck bed liner. I put about 4 coats on to ensure a tough and water tight seal on the entire roof. We used the white to try and keep the box cooler and you can't see the white from the ground although the billowing black smoke from the stack does cause it to get pretty dirty on the passenger side. The Herculiner also comes in black, grey and red. We have plans to use black Herculiner on the ladder, running boards, and on the tops of the bumper and fenders (anywhere we step on a lot). Hope this helps!

 

[lawdog1623]

i know they make a uv treated liner. Im not sure which product to use at this point. I dont want to have to do it a second time.

 

[lawdog1623]

i really really really like the sound of this snowroof stuff. Lucky me, It appears that the only retailer anywhere near me is only 7 miles up the road. Ill be looking into this and ill let you guys know

 

[Clay James]

We prepped and painted the roof with white Herculiner truck bed liner. I put about 4 coats on to ensure a tough and water tight seal on the entire roof. We used the white to try and keep the box cooler and you can't see the white from the ground although the billowing black smoke from the stack does cause it to get pretty dirty on the passenger side. The Herculiner also comes in black, grey and red. We have plans to use black Herculiner on the ladder, running boards, and on the tops of the bumper and fenders (anywhere we step on a lot). Hope this helps!

That sounds like a good thing too. I go up on the roof of the box a lot and a bed liner might be more durable.

 

[SCSG-G4]

The only other thing is this...before all that I really wanna make this a giant Faraday cage and SCIF the walls...floor...and ceiling. Any advice?...anyone?

To make a Faraday Cage, you must be able to separate with insulators the inner wall from the outer wall, or build another wall on all six sides inside your inner wall (and not have anything including wires and pipes penetrating from outside). Electrically conductive anything defeats the concept of a Faraday Cage, which is meant as electrically isolated. It's far easier to build a cage to put electronics into and lock them away than it is to build your whole shelter electrically isolated.

 

[Lextreme]

Nice work..

 

[Clay James]

Thanks. Good to see another CA 109 owner.

I'll post some more progress soon. Isn't as easy now because I can't edit my old posts and have to get a mod to move them up.

 

[Kohburn]

do you have more information on that updated front axle seal?

 

[Clay James]

These are the guys that make them Custom Off-Road Equipment So far it's the only seal that keeps my M35A2 from leaking. The old style would be leaking again after one drive.

 

[Clay James]

Here's a glimpse of the work I've been doing. Went with a gun rack under the bed

 

[Mike929]

That looks like some very nice wood work. We definitely need to see more pictures.

 

[RAYZER]

That's some real nice woodwork you have going there james!

 

[Clay James]

Thanks! The extent of my woodworking experience before this was building a clock in high school and cutting the plywood for the sub-floor. First time doing veneer too. Next is the overhead cabinets on the right side. More pics after I get things more completed.

 

[tedennis]

Any progress?

 

[Clay James]

Just a new alternator, inverter, backup camera and finally made up some brackets to mount the aluminum ladder to the rear of the box. Other vehicle projects have been eating up all my time and money I'm planning on doing a bunch to the inside of the box during the winter. Planning on rearranging it to add a bathroom too.

 

[tedennis]

Quick. Sneak a pic of that '48 in here before anyone notices...

 

[peashooter]

Just a new alternator, inverter, backup camera and finally made up some brackets to mount the aluminum ladder to the rear of the box.

I'd be interested in seeing pics of this stuff when you get time. I'm thinking an inverter might be in my future so any ideas would be appreciated. Was your alternator just an exact replacement or an upgrade of some kind?

 

[zout]

You do realize the more you put on SS in writing in full view of everyone - there are folks out there reading this as well that you might NOT want to see what you have and stuff in your truck !!!! just saying.

No doubt you have some awesome work going on there - but there is some stuff posted that there is NWH I would ever state what - where I have it in my truck or how it was done.