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Mine is an older Hawk. Cut notches on both sides and filled in. On furnace side was just enough clearance. Also had to raise as noted by others and shown with 2x4s. I have a narrow water tank between cab and camper and run a water line to back of camper in the space created under the camper...

A friend and I determined today that I will only need to cut out a section of the rear lower panels to accommodate the bulge at the bottom of the tailgate jamb. I will take photos of the project and post when I've done it.

Old Crow, Thank you for those links. Those disassembled photos really help visualize what it will take. And Vic, I also thought of only doing one side - the one without the appliances. Thanks for your help. Kit Mann Blue Lake, CA

Yikes. Recently replaced my tried and true 2001 Silverado with a 2013 Silverado and just discovered to my dismay that the truck bed opening at the tail gate is too narrow for my older Hawk. Also the gate opening is curved at bottom rather than right angle, further complicating things. Only...

These are sold. Sorry I'm a newbie and I can't seem to delete the posting. Will learn how another time.

Thanks for the technical discussion MarkBC and JaSAn. Considering Mark's first comment, that the force is proportional to the cosine of the angle; a cosine 'curve' would be very nearly straight between the closed position, where the lifter is at a few degrees angle, to the open position where...

Two unused 40 lb roof lifters. They've been installed and tried out, but I needed more for my two sea kayaks. $20 each. PM me if interested.

We purchased a mid-90s Hawk a couple years ago and I have been customizing. We want to carry our two 17' fiberglass sea kayaks on our annual sojourn into Baja. The boats with a few things stored in them weigh about 75 lbs each, plus weight of long Yakima bars, so something a little south of...

Thanks all. Just an FYI about after market tracks. I bought some from a company called Proline. Good price, but I realized after I had installed them and was putting bars on that their tracks are tall with a narrow base, making them quite unstable laterally. I was able to push them back and...

I'm definitely going to give FWC a call. To try to clarify, yes the track will go right on top of the framing member. I will be removing existing roof skin screws and putting the track along that framing member and screwing back down. And yes, I understand that with longer tracks, you can put...

I am retrofitting a mid-90's Hawk. Removed the old square tube aluminum racks to install tracks for Yakima or Thule bars. I got the longest tracks I could find which are 72". This is just about the length of the main body without the over cab section. I see from photos that FWC and most of...

Working on a Hawk. We will have two sea kayaks on top plus the Yakima rack - about 150#s. When setting up camp, will definitely off load before lifting, but in transit, they will have to stay on. Is four 40# lifters going to be enough? Maybe 50#s on front, or all around? As for the need to...

Frank, I'm new to the forum and the world of FWC. Recently purchased a mid-90's Hawk that I've been remodeling and renovating. Will be installing struts soon, thanks for your many posts and photos on that subject. And have been wondering how I'm going to get an awning on the back with the...