Rivnuts are stronger than threading the tube. They'll fix the stripped thread. Also the gas struts should be installed the other way, with the gas cylinder to the top when closed.
Defo props to you on building your own camper. I looked into it, did the sums vs time to build and was cheaper just to buy a camper trailer. Never gonna stop dust haha.
For what I’m building I could find anything for what this will cost me. If I just wanted a tent on wheels then yeah but this is way more then that. Haha yeah I know I’ll never stop all the dust
Use a Ribnut to fix your stripped treaded hole issue, buy a kit from bunnings and you may want to swap them all out as rhs is thinned walled and threads will stripout over time. Struts are upside down you use the gas end as the stabilised end and the shaft pushes out. Looking good though.
You can get a helicoil and retap locktite it in and your sweet,I'm afraid old mate right there upside down but it's an easy fix unscrew them turn and screw back together,loving the show though.
Just drill out hole to suit a nutsert/rivnut to suit thread on strut. I would have actually done that with all strut holes as the thickness of the box is too small a thread length & will pivot over time with strut tension & flog out and grease anyway. Easy peezy
Nice Build. i like the gas struts but,,, they fail frequently. i sold many of them during my years in auto parts. Nowadays i look for alternatives when possible, and always carry some spares.
If the "taps" end up stripping out, your best bet would be to riv nut them, they'll hold for ever. Making good progress and that your taking risks of doing it yourself, but this is how we learn that we CAN do this stuff easily 🤘😁🤘
It's funny, just as I wrote about rivnutting the holes, instead of threading them, as soon as I posted the comment, you stripped 1 🤣 But yes, best fix would be to use a rivnut 👍
You know what they say mate, do your best and silicone the rest! Love the series, makes you wanna get out in the shed and make something fit your own purpose. Will be mad to see this get air behind the Patrol 😂
Every gas strut I have ever seen has the piston pointing down and there are installation guides that say that is the correct way to fit them so the advice must be correct. From what I can gather, there is a small amount of oil that helps the seal do its job and turning the strut upside down will allow the oil to run to the wrong end and the seal will dry out.
Hahaha. It’s been on 2 trips so far and so far it’s kept the dust out 😝. But you’re right. If it gets in it gets in. But I need to at least make an effort to try keep it out.
Hey Steve, dumb question, what's that hinge stuff called, does it have a specific name, thanks bud. Just a heads up too mate, when you're setting up things in the camper, mount a fan inside so when you're driving on dirt roads, the fan going all the time it pressurizes the inside of the camper enough to keep the dust out, and yes it does work I've done it many, many times. Great job mate. Seeya Rob
Hay Steve, if you don't want to weld it & retap it, try to see if you can get a nut insert (Rivet nuts). Drill it out & add the nut inserts in. they will also be stronger than tappin the frame directly.
Nutserts, great invention, there cheap and just work in thin metal. Are you insulating the roof & walls? Put the wiring in before you get too far along. You could run wiring in the tube supports as this will protect it.
So... compression latches although seem to be great, don't expect it to be secure when locked. Companies purchase/sell these in large quantities meaning there are a lot of keys out there the same! I found this out the hard way when I found my wonderfull gull wing doors on my vehicle could be accessed with NO signs of break in! Insurance company loved that...
Can't wait to see how you fit the bugger tyres. I'm also in a situation where I wouldn't mind throwing my old set of rims from my Ranger onto the box trailer, so I would love to see how you deal with the wheel arch clearance, etc. Your axle episode was super handy also! Cheers for the great content 👌 👍
Definitely leave the gas struts the way they are. They're like shock absorbers. Gas chamber should be on the bottom. I installed this sort of stuff as a job for years
Enjoying the camper trailer build. Curious to know what tires you will put on. We have 13 inch rims and there doesn't seem to be much in the market for taking off road. Any thoughts much appreciated.
Hi mate great video just wanted to ask what rims are you running and offset? Is there much poke from then looking at getting the same but didn’t want to get knocked back by the engineer 😁
Rivnuts are stronger than threading the tube. They'll fix the stripped thread. Also the gas struts should be installed the other way, with the gas cylinder to the top when closed.
I second this
Exactly what I was about to post 👍
Change them all to Rivnuts, there’s not enough meat in your box tube for a thread, they will eventually fail
Rivnut or drill a hole on the opposite side bigger then you need so you can fit w socket in and use the supplier nut
Defo props to you on building your own camper. I looked into it, did the sums vs time to build and was cheaper just to buy a camper trailer.
Never gonna stop dust haha.
For what I’m building I could find anything for what this will cost me. If I just wanted a tent on wheels then yeah but this is way more then that.
Haha yeah I know I’ll never stop all the dust
Thanks Steve. Looking forward to the next installment already. Cheers
Use a Ribnut to fix your stripped treaded hole issue, buy a kit from bunnings and you may want to swap them all out as rhs is thinned walled and threads will stripout over time. Struts are upside down you use the gas end as the stabilised end and the shaft pushes out.
Looking good though.
Heading to bunnings today
Great to meet you the other day at Kurt kiln and seeing your finished trailer it looks great
Hope you didn't mind me coming up far a chat
Hahaha. Nice to meet you too buddy.
Absolutely not a bother at all. I love having a chat with ppl. If I didn’t I wouldn’t be making TH-cam vids haha.
I've been using your videos for inspiration on my own trailer build! Great work! I do watch them on mute though haha
Glad you like them!
You can get a helicoil and retap locktite it in and your sweet,I'm afraid old mate right there upside down but it's an easy fix unscrew them turn and screw back together,loving the show though.
IF you have some power ( reckon you will) some form of DYI dust suppression eg computer fans should create a positive pressure minimise ingress
Just drill out hole to suit a nutsert/rivnut to suit thread on strut. I would have actually done that with all strut holes as the thickness of the box is too small a thread length & will pivot over time with strut tension & flog out and grease anyway.
Easy peezy
Yeah this.
Hahahaha. The other 13 comments saying rivnuts prolly make me think I need a rivnut gun hahaha.
Nice Build. i like the gas struts but,,, they fail frequently. i sold many of them during my years in auto parts. Nowadays i look for alternatives when possible, and always carry some spares.
If the "taps" end up stripping out, your best bet would be to riv nut them, they'll hold for ever. Making good progress and that your taking risks of doing it yourself, but this is how we learn that we CAN do this stuff easily 🤘😁🤘
I’m always willing to give things a go. Even if I make a fool of my self every now and then hahaha
It's funny, just as I wrote about rivnutting the holes, instead of threading them, as soon as I posted the comment, you stripped 1 🤣
But yes, best fix would be to use a rivnut 👍
Rivet nuts are your friend Steve. Available at Bunnings in the tool section mate
You know what they say mate, do your best and silicone the rest! Love the series, makes you wanna get out in the shed and make something fit your own purpose. Will be mad to see this get air behind the Patrol 😂
Use Rivet nuts. They will be stronger than the bit of wall thickness in your square tube. Bunnings or Amazon will stock them.
Rivnuts are the go fella. Bloody looks good though 🤘🔥🇦🇺🍻
I think every comment so far is rivnuts lol. Guessing I’m getting some rivnuts haha
@@Australian4x4Adventures Rivnuts are useful for everything, honestly the best invention
Every gas strut I have ever seen has the piston pointing down and there are installation guides that say that is the correct way to fit them so the advice must be correct. From what I can gather, there is a small amount of oil that helps the seal do its job and turning the strut upside down will allow the oil to run to the wrong end and the seal will dry out.
Are going to upgrade to suspension on the trailer, looks like slipper style springs
Any chance you can link to the cladding as im looking to do similar with my 8x5 trailer. Cheers. Love the vids by the way
ID LIKE THE SAME INFO, GUNNA KEEP SCROLLING NOW.
Looking good buddy, very satisfying and saving money doing diy, 👍👍👍
Hey Stev, I love your confidence in it being dustproof.😀 Hey if dust, gets it gets in. Just keep the videos coming
Hahaha. It’s been on 2 trips so far and so far it’s kept the dust out 😝.
But you’re right. If it gets in it gets in. But I need to at least make an effort to try keep it out.
Hey Steve, dumb question, what's that hinge stuff called, does it have a specific name, thanks bud. Just a heads up too mate, when you're setting up things in the camper, mount a fan inside so when you're driving on dirt roads, the fan going all the time it pressurizes the inside of the camper enough to keep the dust out, and yes it does work I've done it many, many times. Great job mate. Seeya Rob
Centaflex hinge. Trailerpartsdirect
I think it's coming up a treat. Nice job 👍
Thanks mate.
As already said I would go and put rivnuts in all of them
Really? Hadn’t seen anyone else mention it hahaha.
Also put a bit of lock tight on them door lock screws they will rattle out
That’s a good idea.
It's to do with lubricating the seal. If you left hem the original way the seal can dry out. The new way the seal has oil on it most of the time.
Well there ya go. The guy that msg me actually knew what he was talking about then.
Hay Steve, if you don't want to weld it & retap it, try to see if you can get a nut insert (Rivet nuts). Drill it out & add the nut inserts in. they will also be stronger than tappin the frame directly.
Nutserts, great invention, there cheap and just work in thin metal.
Are you insulating the roof & walls?
Put the wiring in before you get too far along. You could run wiring in the tube supports as this will protect it.
Won’t be able to do the rivnuts now with the sheets on
So... compression latches although seem to be great, don't expect it to be secure when locked. Companies purchase/sell these in large quantities meaning there are a lot of keys out there the same! I found this out the hard way when I found my wonderfull gull wing doors on my vehicle could be accessed with NO signs of break in! Insurance company loved that...
Can't wait to see how you fit the bugger tyres. I'm also in a situation where I wouldn't mind throwing my old set of rims from my Ranger onto the box trailer, so I would love to see how you deal with the wheel arch clearance, etc. Your axle episode was super handy also!
Cheers for the great content 👌 👍
Great build. Gives me some inspiration to do a 6X4 trailer. Where did you get the ''SignBond' from?
What did you use to glue lucabonnd sheets
Sikaflex
Definitely leave the gas struts the way they are. They're like shock absorbers. Gas chamber should be on the bottom.
I installed this sort of stuff as a job for years
You should setup your gas struts so they 'over centre' and actually hold your doors closed without the aid of anything
Enjoying the camper trailer build. Curious to know what tires you will put on. We have 13 inch rims and there doesn't seem to be much in the market for taking off road. Any thoughts much appreciated.
What you use as the door hinge?
What hinges did you use please?
What sort of hinge
It’s basically a PVC piano hinge. I think I put a link in the video description
just wondering how you will seal the doors from dust?
Hi mate great video just wanted to ask what rims are you running and offset? Is there much poke from then looking at getting the same but didn’t want to get knocked back by the engineer 😁
What size trailer do you have? Enjoying watching :)
BTW, your use of that hand router could make a CNC cry!
Makita power 💪🏼
It’s to keep the seals wet
Since learnt that. Thanks
If you are doing stuff by yourself best get yourself some good speed clamps or G clamps Just seen that you have ah well 😉
Use a rivnut to fix your tapping job
Use rivnuts
Has anyone mentioned nutserts yet. LOL
😂. Nooooo. Wow thanks for being the first 😂
@@Australian4x4Adventures hahahaha. Sent you a message on Insta
Rivnuts will sort it