Speedfiends Camper Redo

[Speedfiend]

Thanks guys! No progress this weekend, too damn cold. 

The pistol is a US Revolver Co. .32 cal solid frame. Made by Iver Johnsons Arms and Cycle works between 1911-1935. They were 2nd line guns made to use up old, left over black powder parts, sold by mail order and never listed in the IJ catologue. By most accounts, a decent shooter, but not much collecter value. about $50-100 depending on condition.

[VonYinzer]

Certainly is a cool pistol none the less. Good purse gun for the missus.

[Speedfiend]

Yeah, thats what I thought. Gonna have my uncle clean it up and blue it for me. When i fire it I'll let you guys know.

[VonYinzer]

Cool man. I have a little pistol my buddy gave me. It fires .22 shorts (6 shot revolver). Nobody I can find has ever seen one like it before. It has "Capt. Jack 1873" stamped into the body. Anyhow, little vintage pistols are neat... Haha

[ben2go]

Thanks guys! No progress this weekend, too damn cold. 

The pistol is a US Revolver Co. .32 cal solid frame. Made by Iver Johnsons Arms and Cycle works between 1911-1935. They were 2nd line guns made to use up old, left over black powder parts, sold by mail order and never listed in the IJ catologue. By most accounts, a decent shooter, but not much collecter value. about $50-100 depending on condition.

I was thinking those were the pistols used by service men and police between WWI and WWII.

[Speedfiend]

Yeah,  I was hoping it'd be something really cool and valueble,  but hey its still kinda neat.

Made a little progress. I replaced all the rotten framing. I'm almost ready to pull the walls down.


Then onto the floor. Once the floor is up, it'll be the bare frame and axel. I was shopping around for supplies to refurbish the axel, brake pads, wheel cylinders and such, and found that it will be more cost/time effective to just buy a new axel. This brings me to someting thats been bothering me-how high my camper sits. Its like 18" off the ground. It looks like a mobile home. Frickin killing me. So I'll just use a 4" drop axel. I'll have to raise the wheel wells, no biggie. Something else I don't love, it doesn't have cut-outs for the wheel wells. I'm thinking of doing a scolloped cut-out.

[Cafe Redneck]

I agree, opening wheel area would look better.

[DesmoBro]

cool build can't wait to see it with bamboo hardwood and Marble counter tops

[devon]

Love this. Been thinking abotu doing something like it for a looong time, good luck! I'll be tuned in

[Tim]

I was gonna say decommission the gun and use it as a door handle for the camper.  Or get a few more and make wind chimes out of them

Looks like Kiley's shop did a few weeks back.

[Maritime]

Ha, it is a mobile bike shop living space, very cool. I would love to do something like this too. I just have to worry about keeping the weight low enough to haul with my POS X-Trail.  What do you think this thing will weigh when completed? 

Cheers,

Maritime

[Speedfiend]

I'm  trying to put it on a diet. I think it might have weighed about 1700 lbs. Dragging it home, it felt really heavy, but that was likely from  year of neglect to the axle. Getting rid of all the old gas appliances, fridge heater, water heater,oven/stove, will lose 400lbs. That damn fridge weighed on ton. A fridge with a motor and spark plug! And I've got some other ideas.

[Maritime]

Cool.  I think my tow rating is 4000lbs so the trailer plus a couple motor bikes could eat that up quick. 

[troybilt]

This is such an undertaking. Very inspiring to say the least. I absolutely love that you are doing this. I'll def be following along.

[Ringo]

I didn't even know about this until Troy pointed it out.  Very very cool.  I've toyed with this idea a few times, but never given it serious thought.  Definitely looking forward to watching your progress!