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I have a 1979 Grandby 8 footer that I rebuilt completely. I use the Happijac mounts on my truck and Torklift Fastguns. When I built the camper I mounted 4"angle aluminum brackets under the wings in a position to pull forward on the front and aft on the rear mounts. The angle brackets are through...

So you want to lease the camper only, not in combination with the truck?

I've have good experiences with Dicor. Never tried Sikaflex, but I would go with either of those two.

How's the roof? If it is in good shape it's probably giving a go at repair. If the roof is trashed, maybe better to part it out.

Good point, you could lower the roof some and block it up. My original "canvas" was very fragile, I would have been very reluctant to disturb it anymore than I had to though.

Not sure if it's possible, but I'd try to do one side at a time and try to slide the new siding up under the canvas. If you were to loosen the canvas on all sides and raise it up to do the siding, it may be very difficult to pull the canvas back down over the siding. There won't be much material...

The canvas goes over the exterior skin on the lower body. You leave the canvas long, pull the canvas tight, then install the moulding.. Final step is to trim the canvas off at the bottom of the moulding. Originally the canvas goes over the aluminum roof material, and the upper moulding then...

On my camper the failure probably was due to fatigue and age. No sign of any rot. But as I said, the plywood floor pac was just stapled together. Each end was screwed to the aluminum framing, but the bottom joint running fore and aft each side, solely depended on the stapled edge. I screwed and...

I bought my 79 Grandby project with the floor having fell out in the front. The floor pac is just stapled together. No way should you put any weight inside without support. When i rebuilt mine, I used 2x4's long ways like floor joists. I needed the height to clear my cab roof anyway.

I think the quality is fine. Nothing fancy, but as good or better than what FWC used originally. I bet I spent 2 days trying to make something out of the mess that was left of my original.

$147 for the door with window and lock set, and $107 shipping.

I used the VHB where ever there weren't going to be other fasteners. So the corners and edges where there is trim with screws, windows etc,I used butyl tape there. For info on sewing and making cushions, go to the sailrite website, https://www.sailrite.com/ They have very good videos and just...

Pokey, I can't thank you enough! Your thread was my inspiration. Without it, I'd probably would still be looking at a half built project. Ouray, I think Pokey's comment about the one step at a time for goals is the best advise. Don't think of a finished camper, just envision your next goal, say...

I rebuilt my 79Grandby a couple years ago. I took it down to the aluminum skeleton and threw everything away except the roof, windows and door. Started the rebuild with the floorpack, once the frame was back on the floorpack, I'd sit there and dream and to figure out how I wanted the project to...

I have a 1979 Grandby and had to narrow mine to 57"'s to load comfortably in my 2016 Silverado. I'd have to think your's was previously modified to fit newer trucks. At the lower tailgate opening, my Silverado has a radius that would interfere if the camper was 58 "'s wide, unless you laid some...

When I rebuilt my 1979 Grandby, I used painted aluminum from a building supply company. I think it was .032. To fasten it to the aluminum framing, I used 3M VHB tape. A little expensive, but no screw holes through the siding. Between the tape, window and door fastening, plus the edge trim, it's...

Easy enough to remove the door from the camper and work on it on sawhorses. I rebuilt the door on my 1979 Grandby, but the aluminum framing was in poor shape. Decided to call Emmitt Door in ID and they built me a new prehung door. Door price was very reasonable, but the shipping to PA was almost...

There are a few threads on narrowing the floor pack to fit newer pick up beds. It is doable if you are handy and the price is right.

That's how Pokey did his, and I did mine the same.

Glen, I guess you have the longer cabover. On my previous camper with the long cabover I lost reception, but with my 4wc, and the 2 foot cabover, no problem. On my previous Dodge truck I was able to use a remote satellite antenna, but it was easy access to plug it in. Not so easy with the Chevy...

Hope everything is well with him and his family. I know he was supposed to get his PHD and welcome a new baby in Jan.

Glad to hear you are enjoying yourself out on the road! I'm kinda at the opposite end of the spectrum. I completed my build and not getting much use out of it. My wife has MS and it can be very trying for her. Just spent 5 days in the hospital, and now is in rehab. Hoping they can get her back...

Looks good Tim! Next picture i hope to see a smiling baby!

One thing to check is the weight ratings. Normally diesels are quite a bit heavier, plus the drivetrain and suspension has to be beefed up. So that additional weight is deducted from the load carrying capacity. Most new trucks have sticker in the glovebox which gives you the weigh recommended...