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Check the bed width compared to the 2016.....that the only thing which might affect the installation....the rear bumper attach is the same....the height won't matter......but you may need extended hooks for both front and rear due to the 4" riser install....they can be ordered it it's nice to...

If you're going to be mounting and dismounting regularly...the happijack system works best...with the happijack shock/hooks and a derringer lever....you don't want the torklift system....too much for an old 1/2" ply frame

EDIT Thanks for the thoughts Linda, The truth is she's just another NCO with a fresher coat of paint.....she has her issues like everyone else... Getting the camper out was more of a "rescue the camper" than for use...AAA put us up in a nice local Hotel for a week and then we ended up at my...

posted using edit Milt is in west county...closer to where I am now.....fires didn't make it over this far...thankfully

why are my posts not showing up??????? but edits are!!!!! I've typed this response twice and only the edits are showing :angry: can you tell it's not a good day I'll edit this later and put in the full response with an edit.... Original pirelli went down the drain long ago...it deteriorates...

If you have the original brass Pirelli retaining strips....take a look at their placement and number them with direction too. Then with a #2 pencil, go around and mark the location of all your screws.....the fewer screw holes....the fewer leaks....and these screw holes are some of the nasty...

Yep....toast.....along with my rack...ugh

Brian mounts new campers with 4" bed risers for newer fords....I had set up the CO I was working on with a platform of 1x4's and 1/2" ply....3" drain pipes fit perfectly I the platform and 2 " pipe insulation slipped neatly into the ID....most of my fishing rods would have fit into 7 of those...

I've been thinking a lot about you lately Wes ....and the trials and tribulations you went through restoring the CO section. And.....we've been to in and out far too much these last couple weeks.... I heard " in and out" was locating a drive through in Grays Harbor......joke...lol. Keep an eye...

We were fortunate....many others, numbers continually being updated, were not.....30+ at the moment.....many homes not yet accessed

I told her there were too many candles...but Nooooo

Unfortunately this nice 10 footer didn't make it out of the fire .....I was about 75% complete with the reseal.... But.....I did come up with a cabover curved section repair which will make a lot of folks happy and save a ton of time in repairs....that'll be another thread And....keep your...

October 9......usually a day of celebration around here...my birthday...72 this year Was a little hairy this year....and...we were burned out....5 barns an office and the house... Got the Alaskan and my fishing boat...some gear/ clothes/ food....really quite a bit compared to some of our...

price on the ad is $2195.00...the deal is getting better

where....I got out mid 69...at El Toro

Bill... there is a good writeup with pics here http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/8405-bluesideup-alaskan-project/ and some things not to do as well a little long but worth the read

stay tuned on the black streaks....I'm working on different automotive cleaners to clean and polish up surfaces....I've got streaks as well on my CO

Work...what's that ;) .... :P

make sure the hinges you purchase are aluminum....2" wide total....1" each leaf....don't waste your money on plated steel...it'll rust and end up worse Aluminum piano hinges can be found around at specialty shops or online...If I find one in particular I'll put it on the list

After 2 days of cleaning aluminum angles/gutters/surface silicon.....I'm close to my end......and that's just the cab over section on the nose..... If there is one thing everyone should become......is proficient at running a line of clean caulking...so you don't have to touch it...no spreading...

I'll start this up....some materials are hard to find...if you're refurbishing, remodeling or repairing...post your suppliers here: these drip caps are difficult to find....however they have been found...up to and including the 78" cap over the side windows...a difficult one to locate for some...

I'm working on a second Alaskan at the present....a cabover for my son....and after careful consideration and years of owning an aluminum boat and the stainless steel screws used with it.... all screws on an Alaskan redo should be stainless steel. the galvanized coating of most screws serves...

that seems a bit high Bill....did you weigh the truck or use the registration weight?...just curious....

I'm also a big fan of good quality urethanes....and they do nicely under linear polyurethane aircraft paint ;) but....each and every screw has a tiny dab of clear silicon in the hole before I replace the screw...it seals the threads, the hole and when the screw finishes tight (and they all...

............... ;) ............... I used to be able to post pics...from imageshack...before they started charging Ripper....I have a 5c....or maybe just a 5 it works....and I'm even considering a just plain phone....no mas...no data....no worf...no nada