Bed Slide out (allmost done)

This is my version of a queen size bed plus 6 inches in length for headboard design and two night stands built in. Its really roomy in the bedroom now...lol...

Start of the Bed slide out support system

This is just initial lay out. I have still got a lot of support left to add in under here.

Right side up

Plate is loose to show the pin line up holes.

Bed slide Clamp

This whole assembly is upside down. All in all it took about a week to fab up.

Bed slide

This is a closeup of the line up plate I fabricated to clamp the piston to the channel.

Bed slide

Motor end was a little more tricky. The shaft has a couple of large pins that protrude out of it to keep it from spinning. So I wanted to clamp both sides of the pin and also use the pin for a line up to install the piston with.

Bed slide support rail

Here's how the muffler clamps work. I welded in the nuts under the one by one before welding them into the channel. Then welded a support cradle (half a clamp) to the one by. Then I can use the clamp half of another one to clamp the piston end in place.

Bed slide support track

In this picture I had already completed the fabrication and rust bullet of the track. I started with a piece of 4 inch by 1 and a half by 1/4 inch channel. Then I headed off to the local automotive store to get some muffler clamps to size them to the piston. In this picture you see the plate that I welded to the end. That is to seal the end off to the weather when its installed under the bed. The angles are 1/4 inch thick to bolt it to the bus and support the slide out center rails.

Bed Slide out actuator and motor

Here's what I ordered for the bed slide out. Its just a stock 18 to one electric motor pushing a screw drive piston. Now to build a support sleeve to support it and keep the slide smooth and straight.

Front drivers side Slide out in Rust Bullet

Here's a shot of the front drivers slide out in Rust Bullet. They look like they tilt in at the top but, there are no rollers and hardware on them to keep them aligned right. I just don't want the Rust Bullet on the hardware. You can see also the bed slide out piston laying on the bench. Straight off the Fed-Ex truck and into the bus...lol....

Radius finished

For a time line, this radius took me about 4 hours to complete. I only have simple hand tools to work with so something like this really sets the clock to ticking. Here it is finished on the front and back as well. This finished the front slide out so it was time for some rust bullet.

Slide out radius

Here's the bottom tacked in.

Slide out radius

I started by rounding a piece of 1 1/2 by 1/8 inch steel to fit the same radius I put on the wheel well plus 1/2 inch to get the finished bottom.

Front corner of drivers side front slide out

Time to make a radius over the wheel well.