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Thanks! I still have a lot to do but most of the stressful stuff is done I think.

Pictures from our trip. Couldn't stop getting them of the truck. It was a great trip and we had a blast.

I had a old ladder from a roof top tent I used to have and rigged it up for a ladder for the camper. It works alright and looks a little redneck but it works me. Some last minute repairs in the rain. On our way to Oregon on the next day.

Got some good comfortable mattresses. These were expensive but looking back, it was well worth the cost. If you aren't comfortable at night then the whole trip goes to crap really quick. I found some cheap jack stands that were never used for cheap on my local Facebook Market Place. And...

So with the outside done, this is what I had on the inside. I was in a little bit of a hurry at this point because my dad and I wanted to take a trip to Oregon to visit his father. Big trip going to Oregon from Texas so my goal was to make it uber comfortable while building it out as quickly as...

And here we are after it's been mounted. I ended up re doing the supports with EMT. It's been about a decade since I've bent any pipe and I'm sorry to say, this took me more tries than it should have...but I got it...

Hi all! A lot had happened since my last update. I got the canvas complete. It turned out "ok", not as tight as I have seen in others builds but good enough for me. Putting the 4 big pieces together were where I had the most problems. There is just so much material and even with 3 people, I...

Thanks Tim. I watched your videos several times and they were crazy helpful. This was the most complex and frustrating part on this build so far. The sewing is done, and I am very happy... Looking back, it really wasn't that hard, it was just unnerving going into it without ever using a...

I used "FRP glue". Its just about perfect consistency and the little diamonds made a popping sound as you squished it down. As far as the narrowed part... at the time, before I really knew what I was getting into I didn't notice it. I mean, I did...but I didn't really think much about it. It...

Well, I finally worked up the nerve and started on the canvas last night. Very time consuming but a lot easier than I thought it would be so far. Everything is just stuck together right now. Sewing will hopefully happen over the weekend.

Thanks everyone. I'm ordering "canvas" material today. I would like to get it closed in within the next 2 weeks. We will see how that goes though.

I forgot to add, I added an inch to the frame while at the welders. I wanted to see if I could fit a little thicker mattress in there...

And here's where I am with it up to today. Instead of buying another sheet of that aluminum, I decided on painting the front portion with bed liner as well. I'll be able to add the aluminum at a later date if I end up wanting to spend the money on it. I think it turned out pretty good though.

My dad and I rebuilt the door and I am reusing the windows and as much of the trim as I can. I added a window in the front drivers side where the camper was stretched that matched the "retro" of the other windows so we can get some cross wind.

The aluminum going on...

I was going back and forth for a little while on siding, this is what made the decision for me on if I was going to return it to factory stuff or go my own route. I decided to skin it with Aluminum diamond plate, kinda like the "Project M's". In order to do that and get a good end product, I...

Got it back from the welder and started rebuilding the tub. As you'll see later, I ended up modifying the floor a bit and will need to do a little bit more later as I start looking at mounting points.

It'll be heavily modified. I wanted to do a resto but I'm in TX and these guy's are pretty rare here so finding the right parts for the right price would be tricky. I got a few good helpers running around. I'm sure they will be in some other pics along the way.

I was given the idea from a friend that since I was tearing it down to the bones that I should stretch it to fit my long bed F250. Brilliant idea, so that's what I did. Dropping her off at the welder. Picking her up the first time. I ended up taking it back once I started framing up the tub...

I began the tear down...

Got it home and opened it up. It's obviously seen better days. I'm not really sure what's going on with these pictures or how to orient them correctly. Yall bear with me...

Awesome, thanks. I knew someone could take care of it.

I guess I posted this 3 times. Sorry guys, I cant figure out how to delete the other two.

Hi everyone, First time poster here. I've been lurking as a guest for a while. So now I figure it's time for me to register and share my build so far. A friend from one of my Facebook groups found this 1982 Hawk in someone's yard and I went and spoke to the guy. After looking at it and...