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The Motorhome Bodywork building

Different steps of the bodywork building

Remove the existing firetruck body

Lengthen the chassis

Build the auxiliary chassis structure

Manufacture the exterior tanks for clean water, waste water, diesel & storage compartments.

Manufacture the stainless steel structure for the living cell

Glue the sandwich insulation pannels

Install the certificated windows and door

 

The base of our motorhome A former heavy firetruck based on a 4WD Renault G290 : perfect for a processing into a motor home that will drive us on all world's roads
Family pre-construction meeting with the coachbuilder around the base chassis of the truck 🤔
Lengthening of the chassis in order to manufacture the longest cell possible and have a 12m² living area for 6 people ! This is great luxury... 😅 and the world as garden : 149 million sq. Km
Auxiliary chassis structure Stainless steel structure with 3 points of support : shock-absorbing silent blocks on each side in front and a pivot above the rear axle in order to preserve the cell when the chassis deforms
Custom-made exterior tanks an storage compartments Exterior storage compartments testing … that should not break !
Notice to companies that would be interested in a real-life test of their products with a 4 children family in a heavyweight 4WD motor home
Structure of the living cell The stainless steel structure is custom manufactured in order to stiffen the cell.
Our future house is taken shape.
Heat insulation of the cell Installation of sandwich insulation panels : thickness 50 mm for walls and 80 mm for the floor and the roof
It’s like a refrigerated truck but to keep warm inside
New coloured wheels installation Thanks to Bouzinac Industrie for the wheels and Barneaud team's availability
Sandwich pannels cutting Cutting of sandwich pannels to install double glazing Outbound windows and roof windows, MCI custom-made entrance door for the cell and cargo door
A manhole made in france Solution found by the coachbuilder to clean the interior of the 400 L clean water tank : a Moulinex aluminium pressure cooker made in France.
Ready for the delivery to the motorhome planner
A very special thanks to all the MCI team for all the work done
The front inside the living cell Seats and table will be at the left and kitchen will be at the right.
The back inside the living cell Bedroom will be against the back wall, closet & washing-machine will be at the left, toilets and shower will be et the right.
Painting preparation Scrape off the adhesive mastice use to manufactuere teh living cell
Painting preparation Sandpapering of the living cell surfaces
Painting preparation Living cell masked for the first phase of the painting
Painting preparation The second phase of the painting
Interior truck cabin interior trim 8 work days to cut and glue more than 35 pieces of foam covered with black leather imitation cover
Weighing of the truck 9,06 Tons : 4,5 Tons are remaining for the end of the interior works and the loading.
Last body works Installation of the bicycle box and the spare wheel support.
First tests First test on the road with the finished motorhome in order to check the cell behaviour.

The different steps of the bodywork building before delivery to the interior campervan manufacturer

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