New Member... homemade "airstream"

[timdude]

Great work!

[chrisetmike]

Wow! Very nice work!

[Egglady]

Very nice. Now I have aluminum sheets I want to build one. One question how did you make the door and jam?

[toreadorxlt]

Originally Posted by Egglady

Very nice. Now I have aluminum sheets I want to build one. One question how did you make the door and jam?

Thanks...

The door opening was by far the hardest to form... The bottom 4 feet where it is straight is fairly simple brake work.

The top 2' is where it gets tricky...I broke and edge on a piece of sheetmetal and stretched the outside to form the curve.. I used a planishing hammer with a special lower die and a flat upper. I dont have a picture but I did two of these pieces and welded them together. Then welded them to the prevoiusly mentioned 'brake work' sections.

Theres actually two door rubbers, ones not pictured below, but it somehow doesnt leak...

[Egglady]

Well I little over my head but my son does fabrication so he knew just what you were doing . He is the one that will help me. The 6063 aluminum is it a angled , like L tubing and what size? can't really tell from pictures. I think that's my project this year.

[toreadorxlt]

Originally Posted by Egglady

Well I little over my head but my son does fabrication so he knew just what you were doing . He is the one that will help me. The 6063 aluminum is it a angled , like L tubing and what size? can't really tell from pictures. I think that's my project this year.

There is 1.5" Angle welded to 1" Channel. It forms an L channel once its welded.





Been busy the past week.. Got the top half sealed and insulated and my girlfriend made an awning. Started on the interior end caps last night.

[Hittenstiehl]

Your are doing a fantastic job. And the girlfriend awning is very pretty.

[EINSTEIN]

Hello...i like the work you did. Do you have a few minutes to discuss my project?

[HHPJ]

Bravo! Have you named your trailer? I saw some sort of plate in one of the picks... she something? Pray tell...

[AtomicNo13]

I think I speak for most in our group....
For once, everybody likes a showoff!
Amazing work! Hope to meet you down the road!

[jamimes]

That’s AMAZING!! Did you use a program to design it first?

[Overstreet]

Haven't seen that many clecos since my last visit to an acrft overhaul facility.

[marty01]

Great work on replicating the Airstream.

Would you sell the plans? I am looking for a similar project and plans are like hens teeth.

[roamingpo8t]

Wow, just saw this amazing home-made Airstream. I was thinking about making a Cybertruck-mate with all the angles and stainless steel sheets and was told by my mate that I was crazy. They can't understand the Makers.