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Hello, i don´t know if i find the time to go there. But i asked a friend ( also member of WTW ) who is actually on the way to the fair to post a few pics. If the pickup is in a good shape i hope to buy a 2000 Ford F-250 Supercab Longbed Lariat 7.3 on wednesday. Owner says it has only 102.000...

Hello again: After removing the old parts we started to rebuild the cabover: Old and new parts Passengers side: Drivers side: and then we installed the "refurbished" cabover front: Screws against staples ?!? Maybe there is less flexibility in the frame but there were so much loose...

This evening we used the remaining time to demount the cabover. First we removed the rotted front corner and then cut the cabover floor to remove the complete front side for later repair and installation. The frame of the underbed storage is now removed and we have a free view into the...

Only a little progress these days, but some things need longer preparation: Wood protection in style: "Oregon Pine" Aluminium L-Profiles (2, 3/8" x 2 3/8" x 1/10" ) fitted with Terostat MS 939 glue and 6mm screws with washers and nuts inside: Special tool to fix the profile for the...

While renovating a camper made from wood you have to learn that this is a very filigree thing! Left side bottom without wall: While changing these parts a little more adrenalin is working in your body! Sidewall luckily replaced: And also the upper part under the kitchen: Now i am...

@ all: i planned to install a PlatCat 6P12 ( 6000 BTU ) catalytic heater instead of the 22 year old hydroflame.(I have not checked the function of the hydroflame ) But this PlatCat unit needs a lot of space on the wall: 20" heigth + 6" free from the floor. Is it worth to consider a removable...

...and replaced the sidewall today: The wall is bonded with "Teroson Terostat MS-939" ( a polyurethan-glue which reacts with the humidity ) and then screwed to the frame. Later i will add Aluminium L-Profiles 60 x 60 x 4 mm. Before this we have to replace the floor. Without the Aluminium...

Because our car needed some TLC this weekend there was not the big progress: Reinforced the locations of the tiedowns: Replaced the right floor over the bedrails: ...and removed the bottom wall of the right side.

Next frame repairs: The rear left corner: The lower part of the entrance frame is missing. That´s work left for the week... Right back side finished as far as possible: If one has never done such a renovation he cannot believe how filigree such a frame is. Cutting one screw or staple at...

Back here again: We had a little progress today. Little because the gods of the tool wanted to annoy me and tucked my tools..... :angry: We placed an additional Frame brace in Front. Original there was only the front wall. We think it will give more rigidity, thinking about the roof lift...

No quiet sunday in Bavaria: Repaired some structural problems today. The right side corners are replaced and also the horizontal frame. We cut the vertikal frame to shape to give place for stronger horizontal frame. It´s use ful to install some useful staff later. We will fit Airline tracks...

There was not so much time this week but today work was going on: Removing lots of screws and staples! I think these camper builders are world champion with the staplegun ! Every time you think: "Well lets remove this board, it´s all free!" there is a staple somewhere you never thought there...

Thank you! If this rebuild is well completed i can think about building my alaskan copy :D by my own...... Unfortunately there is not enough time and money for all the projects we think about!

Edited post #10 now. We plan to replace the 1/2" side support of the cabover by the same boards like i showed above. But same size than original.

Only office day today ! doing some research on materials an how to fix one problem after the other..... I phoned a bavarian manufacturer of very strong expedition camper cabins. He works with a special type of plywood called "Siebdruckplatte" translated screen printing plate. Pics says more...

Thank you for your emotional support. The manufacturer called this "plywood" :D Cabover left side: Cabover right side: Rot like expected! I cannot believe how this construction can hold two sleeping persons: EDIT: There is NO strong construction behind this. The complete front +...

@highz : Thank you for the flowers. The skills are not mine. I am only a bus driver with no craftsman background. What you need is: - a little tooling and room where to work an to store the demounted parts - ability to think straight and to thinks...

Striptease is going on: The front left corner and the screws from the jack bracket. More metal than wood in this corner ! Removed heater, fridge and the "central electric"-parts ( 220V-breaker, conv 220-110V, Main switch 110V and Carson Converter 110V-12V After this i have a free view...

Rear right Corner-Detail: Side view w/o Aluminium Panels Cabover rot. Wood lath wanted! Front right corner outside and inside: At the moment there are no bigger problems than expected.

Hi Guys, don´t be afraid i leave the Alaskan "Community" but i pulled the trigger on a 22 Year old 8ft Jayco sportster camper last week. 500 Euros / 690$ are worth to start the hobby of rebuilding a camper which can be unique in Europe. I don´t know if there are much more Jayco Campers out...

Hello, Thanks to everyone who gave me a warning with the 22 year old Jayco on Ebay Germany/Austria. Sorry Folks, for ignoring you, but American Popup-Camper are very rare in Germany and Europe. http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/8728-older-jayco-popup-camper-hands-off/page-2 Picked it...

Hi all, picked the camper up 270 miles away in Austria on friday and arrived back home at 11.p.m. To we went to Andechs monastry where a metting of expedition campers and truck campers takes place every year and met a lot of guys from our german "Wohnkabinen-Forum". ( The German TruckCamper...

Hello Bill , thank you i will do so and hope we can do the restoration this year, so we will be able to start travelling in 2015. I want to stay realistic: One has changed the bottom of the camper to fit on smaller trucks, so we want to replace the complete floor, rot or not, to get the full...

Seller told me the Popup works with hydraulic and it works ! ( let´s see ) All the devices work well. We checked the photos dozens of times and decided to risk it. If the project fails, we should have learned a lot about popup campers without wasting too much money. This can also become a big...

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