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another issue.... the aluminum roof skin does not actually rest on the roof joists. The roof vent has a 1/2 plywood frame placed on top of the roof joists. I believe this to accommodate water draining of the roof and away from the vent...but the aluminum skin is no longer supported underneath...

only 1x2 ...3/4 x 1 1/2 ... framing members ... really thinking of aluminum angle , channel, flitchplate???? or sister joists? Worried about about strength of the cantilevered cabover and don't want to add weight ... It has been ok for 43 years vs... making it better? " a little better is...

When i exposed the cabover side beams the insulation crumbled to dust when you touched it. I think it might have actually been foam rubber. So I removed the ceiling of the cabover.... more work.... I am going to have to open up the main camper ceiling if I want to get this junk out of there...

..... a can of worms ......pandora's box I just wanted to replace the pirelli seals and get her ready for ski season.... It is taking way more time than I thought .... mostly ruminating , what to do ? should I ? etc....... I am very grateful for this forum and others like it.... So I will leave...

I am no expert ..... I recently installed renogy 40 amp dc to dc charger. I butchered a pair of 4awg jumper cables to run wire from the truck to the charger and battery in my truck bed next to my camper. There is a 50 amp inline fuse and cut off switch under the hood. The charger needs another...

Thank You ...for your responses.... I will rig up something to relieve the strain on the electrical pigtail. And the veneer fix , great idea, .. I am super pleased to discover that the damage in this area seems to be confined to the veneer and the wood structure underneath is mostly sound.

More dry ROT on the bottom of the upper section plywood... I think I can over raise the top section without overextending the rams? Maybe coat the bottom couple of inches with penetrating epoxy and then try more epoxy on the delaminated plywood sections? Or , JUST, replace the pirelli seals and...

Dry Rot... Ordered totalboat penetrating epoxy and "rusty"s" alumiwood. I am thinking sister support maybe a scarf joint replacement. I have not opened the other side yet , but expect the same. cab over drivers side

New Pirelli is wider than the old??? the old pirelli does not extend full width out to the edge of the mounting strip ? dirt line showing old pirelli position What a pain cleaning this stuff up. There is silicon in a few spots and what I think is polyurethane in most. wd-40 seems to...

Thank You RatPack

a thousand words on the froli bed springs..... they are awesome

I am not sure if my mattress is factory or not. What I had is an upholstered 2 inch ish upholstered mattress on top of another 2 inch ish piece of un-upholstered foam. I remove the the bottom foam and replaced it with the froli system. Cabover folds down no problem, actually even better than...

GOOD EYE..... ground wire fried .... I replaced it ...... My fault... I did not have a fuse when I was testing a circuit.... a + wire worked loose and grounded out. Thank my lucky stars I had a battery monitor attached and could see it jump to a 60 amp draw and disconnect it before a fire...

attacking pirrelli

First....... butyl tape......adventure

added another piece of table attachment rail ... so I could off center the table and give myself more room when I am not entertaining.. I also used a small piece to attach my battery monitor which I can easily remove and put behind the window so I can see it while driving

Froli bed system, I purchase the froli star basic package from amazon . I was concerned that I would need a few extra modules.... they are perhaps spread a bit then... but they work perfect... After my first order success I ordered another basic package for the bottom bed ... spread even...

Still not sure how the cab over was sealed in the up position.....???? and... How the newer campers seal....????? Pictures would be greatly appreciated.....!!!! my sad pirelli seals

Cabinet Latch Fix The pin that pushes in has been worn down and is too short to trigger the mechanism. I cannabilized an electrical butt splice and pounded the hollow metal piece on to the pin to extend it. I trimmed it to size with a grinder and drilled out a bigger hole on the latch mounting...

Her Pedigree??? serial # stamped on side The pump came from Sun Valley.... The rest of the camper?

Purchased her for $ 2500 ... Drove 1869 miles to get her ..... Burned less than 100 gallons of fuel. With her on my back I was passing trucks with a 50 mile an hour cross wind going up a grade.. I am really impressed with my new old dodge...paid 4k Here is the craigs list ad...

The previous owner bolted an angle iron frame on the bottom of the camper and fabricated these beefy stairs. He stored the stairs between the camper and the bed of the truck.The ladder wont fit in my truck....

What is her pedigree?

I was looking to buy a Camper. I wanted to buy an Alaskan Camper but I was unsure of what I was getting myself into. What I struggled with and ruminated over was purchase cost, condition , time and effort money issues. Do I buy the old beater and restore it (less time camping and I have enough...

Thanks for setting me straight ..... Packrat