Del and Jelly Bean visit Weaver
Del stopped by on his way to Tampa with his teardrop camper, to spend the night, and to let us see his one of a kind creation, the Jelly Bean.
The following pictures were taken Tuesday morning just before he left out heading east for Atlanta before turning south toward Tampa.
The Jelly Bean and Subaru tow vehicle parked by junkyard row at the farm in Weaver Alabama.
Yellow it is even through the road grime. Quite an interesting build.
Del opening the door.
Reinforcement was required to keep the fit. Door latch is quite nice.
Tongue extension worked well. Original tongue ended just under the front of the body. A frame is angle bolted on for stability. Works quite well.
Del hiding behind door.
7 days on the road makes for a bit of a mess.
Storage shelf across bulkhead. Propane header keeps it toasty warm inside even without insulation.
Hitch from a different angle.
Roof vent from front. Hatch hinge at back.
Drivers side view.
Drivers side from front.
The hinge from hell! Does the job and with one person in the camper is not in the way with the door closed.
Rain deflecter and porch light.
Front view with door open.
Galley latch view from bottom. Tag light to the left.
Galley hatch open with heavy duty prop. Hatch looks heavy but I could lift it with one hand quite easily.
Hinge mount reinforcement.
Galley hatch underside. 1/8 inch ply is really very strong when curved like this.
Galley latch top side.
Galley hatch cross brace and latch plate.
8 inch tires after a week on the road. Looking good!
Passengers side view with door closed.
Leaving out.
That’s all folks… 😉
Themocracy
Cool! Sorry I missed that when I came by. I have a jacket to put in my truck now, so I can do more looking around in the future…
The body seems to be made of plywood. Is this so? If so, then a whole lot of bending went on with the construction of that thing. Reminds me of the Albatros fighters in WWI–semi-monoque construction. Strong as hell, and light, also. Of course, the Jelly Bean won’t have to stand up to .30 caliber machine gun fire. Hopefully not, anyway..
Does Del have a blog/website? Would like to see more about this.
Yes it’s made of plywood. 1/8 birch for the skin. And yes there was a whole lot of bending going on. And LOTS of clamps. And fiberglassing. You can see his build from beginning to now at T&TTT Jelly Belly build. Warning, it’s a LONG thread. 😉
Later,
dave