yoeddynz Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 cheers guys. It is feeling cosy now. still a few gaps to cover like around the popouts- i need to go to bunnings in nelson and get some of that fluffy(?) door bottom seal for the bottom of popout where it will run over floor. I have tonight almost sealed off the back and the kitty cat was stumped as to how he gets in with door shut. So we have now included 2 cat flap holes- one from ground into bike storage box and one from there into truck through another hole. he loves it! will get photos... The door does indeed open backwards but unless your a dwarf its easy to open from standing on the deck. There is one truck ive seen where door slides into wall which is a neat idea but we always planned and wanted a proper old second hand wooden door for full effect - we love the door in all its old dirty water stained wood looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongo Boy Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 This is looking better and better. Bet you can't wait until you've got a wood burner up and running. I'm interested to see what you put in and if youre going to wet back it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongo Boy Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I saw this pic of a woody house truck that reminds me a bit of the one you're building It looks cozy on the inside too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoBilly Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 cheers guys. It is feeling cosy now. still a few gaps to cover like around the popouts- i need to go to bunnings in nelson and get some of that fluffy(?) door bottom seal for the bottom of popout where it will run over floor. I have tonight almost sealed off the back and the kitty cat was stumped as to how he gets in with door shut. So we have now included 2 cat flap holes- one from ground into bike storage box and one from there into truck through another hole. he loves it! will get photos... can you not get that fluffy stuff from M10 mega? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidstripe Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hey mate, congrats on your hard work paying off - it's looking really really cool. Love your work. Just one thing about your insulation with the poly, if you can, you don't want any gaps between the sheet and the frame aye. Have quite a bit of training in eco houseing/sustainability and have learnt that having gaps or missing insulation affects the preformence of it big time aye. So just a thought for ya to help keep ya warm, try keep the poly fitting as snug as possible! Keep up the good work and the awesome postings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 sweet- cheers. we try to fit it in tight otherwise the poly falls out while putting up tonque and groove. We wont be short of heat for now- we have bought a wood burner cheap on trademe- picking it up at end of month. Its a fairly big house one with a wetback- just to see us through until I get around to building my own one. Its already much much warmer than outside with no heaters but for our body heat and some lights. The rimu we have been busy putting up is looking amazing! so happy with it. Hopefully we should have enough of it to cover the main areas that will be seen. then fill in the bits behind where benches will be etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I just read the whole thread. That is absolutely fuckin cool. Best build thread this year. There's pretty much nothing else to say. Except put a v8 in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Imagine many many of them little fluffy monkeys packed into the walls- what great insulation! And a good talking point. Though some people frown upon using monkeys etc for such things. But after a while they would begin to smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutiny Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 fuck i love this build thread, if theres any shit you need pm me as we mainly do alterations and repairs and shit so often have crap that we just throw away that could be of use to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 shit haven't commented in here for months. looking good bud. on the home stretch it would seem? gutted I didn't have time to come round when we hit your neck of the woods on friday. only had time/alertness to get a motel, have a munch and a rum then hit the hay. next time..... still very keen to do similar myself but jeeze i think it'd be biting off more than I can chew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 cheers - next time you are passing through pop by for a cuppa- This is still a long way off from being finished! I think we too underestimated how long it is gonna take. And all the time we are slowly but surely burning through our savings on it. But its all good fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Mako Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 So impressed right now. F'n awesome work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyota driver Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 The windows along the front look great. It really breaks up the big expanse of ply very nicely. You'll have to help me build my hobbit hole one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 Why thank you mr toyota driver! If you are who i think you are then you must post up your toyota for all to see- i think they will be quite impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Imagine many many of them little fluffy monkeys packed into the walls- what great insulation! And a good talking point. Though some people frown upon using monkeys etc for such things. But after a while they would begin to smell It would be fine. Just let them out for a run every now and again. I'm pretty amazed at the speed at which this thing came together. I check the thread only every few weeks, so I'm so impressed to see that its almost all there. Very nice work. Now start saving up to import those monkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 getting the monkeys might be ok- i know a man down at the pub who can get cheap monkeys... but its the price of bananas that puts me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Love this truck. You have some skills. This might have been covered already, but do you have some thicker glass in front of the stained windows? I just know that at home when the wind blows they tend to flex so probably wouldn't last long at motorway speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 This is the best hippy truck ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 motorway speeds? hehe - your funny. but yeah- we have started putting lexan in front of all windows...mainly to keep mr vtnz man happy. Its quite amazing how tough leadlight windows are though- in big earth quakes it quite usual for them to be the only windows left intact as they flex rather than crack. Good thing about the lexan is that the leadlights stay clean. bad thing is that the lexan will scratch easily. Perspex aint allowed as it can still shatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Good thing about the lexan is that the leadlights stay clean. bad thing is that the lexan will scratch easily. I know its expensive but have you considered using the motorsport grade lexan with the scratch "proof" (read: resistant) coating? It is literally 4 times the price, so very hard to justify, but after looking around at the difference between that and the cheap stuff, I think I'm sold on going for the expensive stuff. I talked to a guy up here who will sell it to me cut to suit, so I won't have to purchase a whole sheet ($1200) so thats a bonus too. (The sheets are huge for that price, something like 2500mm x 5000mm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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