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BravestDog · 07-25-2005, 08:45 PM

This is a Grumman Olson aluminum skinned box that measures 8x14'. The forward wall is FRP (fiberglass reinforced plywood). The side walls are aluminum sheating with "z" studs every 16". The rear wall is a roll up door.

The ceiling is aluminum sheating with joists every 24".

I need to get fresh air and some light into this box.

Any suggestions for skylights, side windows...?

The roof is crowned for proper drainage. approx 1-2-3" higher than the sides.

Does anyone know how much I could cut away on the front panel for installing some windows or skyights here?

http://truckconversion.net/photopost/showphoto.php?phot...&size=medium&cat=500

How about the interior? Would I have to weld a window opening by cutting out unwanted wall studs and then installing a header?

http://truckconversion.net/photopost/showphoto.php?phot...edium&cat=500&page=1

http://truckconversion.net/photopost....php?photo=718

Any suggestions?

07-25-2005, 08:45 PM	#1
BravestDog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 748	This is a Grumman Olson aluminum skinned box that measures 8x14'. The forward wall is FRP (fiberglass reinforced plywood). The side walls are aluminum sheating with "z" studs every 16". The rear wall is a roll up door. The ceiling is aluminum sheating with joists every 24". I need to get fresh air and some light into this box. Any suggestions for skylights, side windows...? The roof is crowned for proper drainage. approx 1-2-3" higher than the sides. Does anyone know how much I could cut away on the front panel for installing some windows or skyights here? http://truckconversion.net/photopost/showphoto.php?phot...&size=medium&cat=500 How about the interior? Would I have to weld a window opening by cutting out unwanted wall studs and then installing a header? http://truckconversion.net/photopost/showphoto.php?phot...edium&cat=500&page=1 http://truckconversion.net/photopost....php?photo=718 Any suggestions? __________________ "I have marveled often at the thin line that divides success from failure and the sudden turn that leads from apparently certain disaster to comparative safety." Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic Explorer, Sea and Land, 1874-1922.