Sankey Widetrack Camper Conversion

This site contains affiliate links for which LandyZone may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Another load of extrusion coming today, we ran out of cant rail before Xmas and there are also J-rail drip extrusions and more U-channel door cappings, which are used to anchor the panels to the floor and roof etc.

As we are back to work now, Philip will be a bit restricted on time, but he expects to get bits done in the evenings.

Peter
 
The shower cubicle is done, the wall joint stiffeners need priming and painting and the panels sealed.

Doorway is cut and there will be a simple waterproof curtain across inside, probably a long/wide one to go around two sides.

SankeyDec77.jpg


SankeyDec78.jpg


SankeyDec79.jpg


Peter
 
The door handles and hinges turned up today, so Philip stayed on after work to get the door mounted.

Went up OK, just needs a bit of fettling, as mine did on the big trailer.

Hoping to get the front top cant rail finished tomorrow, followed by roof on Sunday.

Insulation for the roof is here ready to be cut up and laid in.

Peter
 
Got more done today, despite the weather.

The top front cant rail has been cut and fitted, plus a piece of honeycomb laminate has been cut, ready to be bonded inside the front 'bay window' section roof to stiffen that section. Cutting the angles on the cant rail extrusion was a bit of a game, but we finished up using a sacrificial piece of extrusion to test the fit of the two pieces, which gave us much better results than the first ones we did.

Roof insulation has been fitted to 90% of the roof area, and if tomorrow is dry we will get the roofing finished off, allowing the inside to dry out properly. There isn't a huge amount coming in, but the sheet has a few pinholes which allow about a pint of rainwater in overnight.

I'll get more pictures done tomorrow.

Peter
 
We've got a bit more done, despite the continuing bad weather:

SankeyJan1601.jpg


SankeyJan1602.jpg


SankeyJan1603.jpg


SankeyJan1604.jpg


The roof should be on today if all goes well and subject to the Sikaflex going off hard enough to handle.

Peter
 
Been drilling and drilling and more drilling!

Roof sheet is in place and all the mouldings drilled and located, next step is to get it sealed and rivetted down.

The very front part has been reinforced with a piece of honeycomb, the sheet of roof covering has been added to with a piece of the offcut from my own trailer, that leaves enough roof material for two more! :)

Just having a cuppa and warm-up before we go out again.
Peter
 
After a long, cold day in the yard, we got the roof sheet cut out and fitted.

Work included getting the front bay area reinforced at the top, as there is not equivalent to the floor to stiiffen it, but it all got done, we finished about 17.30, my shoulders and legs were killing me!

Out in the road with the roof sheet unrolled, Rita looking on:

SankeyJan1612.jpg


SankeyJan1611.jpg


Looking up inside the front:
SankeyJan1608.jpg


Working on the last few rivets:
SankeyJan1609.jpg


SankeyJan1610.jpg


View from above this morning:
SankeyJan1605.jpg


SankeyJan1606.jpg


SankeyJan1607.jpg


SankeyJan1613.jpg


It rained heavily last night and there are a few unsealed joints, but it should be pretty good now.

Solar panels to go up on there yet, so we are not finished with the stepladder!

Peter
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

-Defender110-
Defender 6x6 Camper Build Thread
2 3
Replies
45
Views
7K
pierreblonde
P
G
SIIa conversion to TDi w/automatic gearbox...
Replies
14
Views
2K
gjm123
G
J
Can I fit unimog 20" tyres onto 20" Range Rover rims for my sankey?
Replies
5
Views
1K
ebbadger
E
rustyrhinos
Sankey Wide Track "Expedition" Trailer Build
2 3 4
Replies
74
Views
40K
rustyrhinos
rustyrhinos
L
'71 Classic 3.9v8 to diesel conversion questions...
Replies
0
Views
980
larby
L
Back
Top