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LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY! :lol: Thanks to Terry & Stan! They threw in a new lift handle for me too! :D

Nice work Captian! I might have to copy you. :D

Great looking interior! I dig that seat orientation! Thanks for posting! B)

That is a great idea! In my last camper I had the same problem. Had to take the heater basically completely apart to clean it out and get it working and safe again! Love the 99 cent solutions! B)

Quick question: Was your hawk pre-wired for the fan or did you have to run wires over to it? My grandby is two years older than yours and I hoping to know what I was up against before I start tearing into my roof. Thanks Yes, it was pre-wired. Do you have a skylight or opening already for...

UPDATE......... Sadly, my weekends of time are coming to an end. Trip date coming up soon and my truck needs a bit of maintenance before the depart. Wish I wanst working 12 hour days so I could tinker on the camper!!!! Course that is what pays for my "tinkering". haha Old vent OFFFFF...

Put mudflaps on to minimize gravel damage possibility. The bumper blocks most everything though. The support cables are tough and easy to replaced if ever needed. My vote too. I doubt much debree will get kicked up to the tailgate unless you are hammering down Baja roads alot. :) And if...

Lid off and battery under. If that is a wet cell battery in there, you will need to vent that to the outside. You don't want any gases building up in your compartment. Jason, Thanks for the comment. Yes, I have a small vent on order. I ended up widening the access hole in that corner to I...

http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-refrigerators/dometic-refrigerator-parts.htm Thanks for the link. Appreciate it. Amazon got me again! Dang. I ordered a battery isolator setup following evldave's (on expedition portal) How to make a Cheap Bettery Isolator setup for $50. Unfortunately...

Mines a '94 Grandby. With an icebox ( broke apart and I removed it ), sink w/hand pump, and stove w/propane cabinet. So I have the basic stuff. It should be a no brainer to take it out. Yup, very easy. You will gain TONS of space too. Empty they are WAY bigger feeling. So whats is the plan?

Has anyone removed the cabinets and sink and stove? I'm sure someone has. I was thinking about all the wasted space of that stuff. I never use the sink or water tank. I've used the stove twice I think. I want to keep the front berth and couch for my kids to sleep on. I ran into a guy down...

Thanks for the comments guys. Its really coming together!! Well got another day in on the camper. LOTS of progress. The long haul is over and its little stuff from hear on out. Mainly re-sealing the roof and general maintenance stuff. No more HUGE project! B) Got the bench seat all...

Hi all. It was my Friday off. We switched to a 9/80 schedule at the office. YEE HAA! I got to make more progress on that camper! Had to keep it quiet till about 9:00am so I prepped the plywood with Henrys last night so first thing this AM, new Laminent tiles! How do they look? Done...

Thanks everyone for the input and experiences! My time before having to use my camper draws short so will probably try a porch and deck paint. Maybe Consumer Reports has tested them to find one that will hold up well. Fred Fred, I used a standard sealer and primer for the underside of my...

I don't recall the thread's title, but what I do recall is that not all of the void is used, only the space at the rear. Has to do with getting the hot air out of the whole volume behind the fridge. "FWIW": For What It's Worth. Yes, you are correct. There needs to be a heat shield of sorts...

Yukon, great work! I like the idea a lot. Very slick! Thanks for posting.

Welcome to the forum Paul. That makes at least 3 FWCs in the land of the Prius.. Dick Thanks Dick! "Land of the Prius" HILARIOUS! Driving my rig around town I feel like I stick out like a soar thumb! :lol: Luckily I got the little hatchback DD. And a Phoenix + a couple more FWC's right...

Welcome to WTW. I've been following your build over on expo. Thanks Craig! Well Guys, Project is coming along. Got a little time this evening getting the doors on. Few picts attached. Handles to come next and then new linoleum! :wings: Open Also gotta give that fridge a cleaning...

You're doing great. And, welcome aboard to another Santa Barbarian. Dick (camelracer) should say hi sometime soon. Thanks! I've actually been here about a month. Opened a satellite office for my structural engineering firm. Nice area! Moved from San Luis Obispo. Once the camper is...

Today started late, but good. I wanted to reinforce the turnbuckle bolts due to the fact you see people pulling them out every now and again. I had some scrap laying around so I just welded the bolts to a bigger plate. These bad boys "aint" pull'n out! :wings: See my solution for a...

Alright, A little update from a long great day of work yesterday. I should be in my shop right now, but that extra hour of sleeping in and 2nd cup of coffee's got me relaxing still! :coffeedrink: Started the morning off with an executive decision. Most all the particle board needs to go...

Since the first phase of the refurb is going to be FAST & FURIOUS I'll keep the picts coming! Tore out the fridge last night. The PO never serviced it and said it didn't work too well. Usually they just need a really good cleaning and this is now the 2nd Dometic 2193 I've had I know what to...

Thanks for the comments guys! We'll I got a chance to did into the camper a bit this weekend. My goals were to mainly clean it up, build a base for it to sit on so it clears my cab a bit more, and to seal the outside. Got her off the truck and ready for some work! I then took all the...

Well Guys! I ended up running accross a 1990 FWC Hawk for sale here locally and just couldn't pass it up. The old Skamper is dialed and I had no reason to get it, but I couldn't resist!! :bike_rider: Sad to see the Skamper go and if you read through the thread I have had TONS of fun with my...

Hey WTW Crew! New to this forum. I've spent most my time over at expeditionportal.com but a friend of mine said now that I am a FWC hawk owner this is the place I should be. I've started a good thread regarding the rebuild of my 1990 Hawk. I'll post picts & the story so far. Looking forward...