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  1. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Hey bouguer! I'm not sure of the detailed production method related to his habitat box/camper, so I can't be of any help.
  2. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Sometimes I gotta put Wild's in a headlock and force him to give me the non-published (behind the scenes) photos of his build :ROFLMAO:.
  3. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Thanks Tony C (y)(y) and correcto mundo on the profile comment!
  4. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Hey ITTOG, Thanks for your comments and question. Yes, that was part of the initial round of trying to match the front fenders exactly/as close as I could. Increasing the width of the back fenders any more than 1-1/4" to 1-1/2"s looked super funky as they: overhung the back tires too much...
  5. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Rear Fenders for Camper - Shaping Core Material I was originally going to try and make the rear fenders match the front baja fenders exactly-ish, but they just looked weird, like caca poopy :poop:. I decided to incorporate some of the basic design elements off of the front baja...
  6. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Fairing/Skirt for Camper - Passenger Side Rear - Dry Fitting It's crazy how close/even the bottom edge of the step box is with the meeting point in the contour of the fairing/factory rocker panel contour and the top edge of the electric steps is with the point/location it...
  7. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Fairing/Skirt for Camper - Passenger Side Rear - Demolding & Part Initial cure complete and time to start breaking sh(smiley face)it......... CAREFULLY! 🤣 Here we go............. :devilish:🤠💪🤟 Finished and shaped part The little 1/8" high black HDPE spacers worked well
  8. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Fairing/Skirt for Camper - Passenger Side Rear - Mold Making - Continued...... The fun is just beginning :love:. Rebuilding a top section for the mold, figuring out the best way to bond this little piece onto the main mold section and Gitten Er Done. Bonding another stringer...
  9. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Fairing/Skirt for Camper - Passenger Side Rear - Mold Making This mold was a bit more complicated than the others and it took a bit more time to get completed. I felt like it was fighting me the whole time, or maybe I was fighting it since it is the last mold/fairing and I'm...
  10. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Hey Tony! Build progress coming right up in a few minutes! Thanks for your interest in the build thread/progress :). Yah, Wild's has been a bit of a God Send for me on this project. His boats are super clean and his build is Bonkers (how well everything came out)! I won't make the two-year...
  11. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Hey Christian, Thanks for your response and for taking the time! It's nice to know my words were heard. Light :love:! Hopefully when this thing comes back from paint/coating, I will get an extra shot of light/energy to boost me to the finish line. Thanks again!
  12. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Rear Fender for Camper - Drivers Side Rear While taking a break from the fairing/skirts, I also started designing and templating the rear fenders. It is going to be a little tricky to give them some thickness while also tying the bottom side of them back into the fairings without...
  13. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Fairing/Skirt for Camper - Drivers Side Rear - Dry Fitting I'm surprised how well the lines are matching up and how clean everything is coming out. Here is what the removable back wheel well blank off piece will somewhat look like (will span the entire width of the wheel...
  14. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Carbon Fiber Fairing/Skirt for Camper - Drivers Side Rear I'm getting closer to having these thing done 🤩🥳😝🤪🙃😎 Shaped and contoured I think I already mentioned that the bottom and inside back flanges/edges (1") are designed to receive bottom panels and a back panel to enclose/insulate the...
  15. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Fairing/Skirt: Layup & Demold for the Camper - Drivers Side Rear This has been done for about a week, but I decided to set it aside and spend some time getting the interior fairing/body work a little further ahead. Layup Demold This one definitely took more time to demold. I started popping...
  16. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Humanness Check In - 3 of 3 3. I’m a documentary junky if/when I do any TV/movie watching/binging. As a psychotherapist, competitor, and businessman/entrepreneur, I’m often interested in documentaries about people who are at the top of their chosen passion/field/sport, have accomplished an...
  17. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Humanness Check In - 2 of 3 It's also one of those time periods when enough substantial-unfortunate events have occurred that you start to enter the existential questioning realm. “Is this Karma; am I a bad person and I don’t know it?” “Is God, Allah, Brahman, Buddha, ……… etc., trying to teach...
  18. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Humanness Check In - 1 of 3 Originally this was supposed to go out the first or second week of January, but I’ve been sitting with it a bit. Pretend it went out the second week of January and it will make more sense. It’s going to be a long one! It has been a long time since I have done a...
  19. Vance Vanz

    2022 Ford F550 - DIY - Adventure Expedition Vehicle Build Thread

    Hey Trail Talk. The man with the yellow toilet :D; I love it! I guess I'm just going to have to disappoint you now. Hopefully you wont stop checking in on the build thread because of it ☹️;). I don't think I will have a weight, or an accurate, dry weight for just the camper (completely...
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