billharr
Senior Member
That came out great. Love to see what others have done to their campers.
The table is from my old Westphalia. The pedestal is from FWC. After a lot of internal debate I decided I didn't want to make the seats higher so the table does interfere with the rollover. I did use 5/16 threaded inserts to secure the pedestal so it's easily removed. In retrospect, if I ever had to do it again I wouldn't bother with a rollover chair and just go with my own homemade chair back that can be just lifted out and used to fill the gap between the seats. I think that what billharr did on one of his builds. It would make it easier to have the seat cushions made and better options (much cheaper) on a table pedestal. Perhaps if I ever go with a new shell model ATC!!buckland said:Thanks Ronin that looks great.
Nice wood to make it a home. The table is FWC or other brand and does it interfere with the rollover?
I too installed this year an Isotherm in the same spot. A Big improvement. Red oak at 1/2" is about the same
weight as ply and if you leave room for expansion/contraction makes a real pretty counter top.
Great mods!
Thanks - it's a lot of fun making these mods. Now that I have my Hawk where I want it, I'll probably sell it ( half serious) and buy a new ATC shell. It takes awhile to figure out your ideal setup. I built my 1st camper in '79 starting out with a brand new 1 ton Chevy Van - back in the day when you had to order it and wait 2-3 months for the factory to build it. My first trip in it was to Death Valley armed with the only book I could find on the subject - a geology book. What???..no internet?! As luck would have it the Iranian hostage crisis doubled the price of gasoline during those years - not a good time to have a 10mpg daily driver. Ok I'm showing my age!!billharr said:That came out great. Love to see what others have done to their campers.
Very nice interior photos.Ronin said:Here's some pics of my side dinette conversion from rollover couch. My Hawk is a 2005 and I strongly suggest to all wanting to do this conversion to figure out their own measurements as there are small variations of cabinet size and configurations between different year FWCs. As a guide I have 24 1/2" between the battery box cabinet under the front window and the cabinet I built for the rollover chair. Most of the build ideas came from billharr's pics of his build. The side cabinets cases are hickory ply with maple face frames. The doors are mahogany with birch panels.I am including pics of the Truckfridge and drawer mod I did early this year. I bought my current Hawk late last year and the 3 way fridge never worked and many thanks go out to those who suggested the TF51. The fridge sits on top of a slide out made of basic plywood. The face frame and drawer are built from red oak which match the original plywood panels really well. I also installed slide outs in 2 of the small cabinets on the left bank. It takes away some from the storage room but it saves from having to dig things out to grab something.
Thanks Frank,Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:Very nice interior photos.
Looks like it works well for you.
Great cabinet work.
Frank
Good plan. We have our faucet set up that way, and other than having to duck under the bed in the morning, it works great.buckland said:The new counter will be set up so the gas stove is no longer under the pull out bed. I get up early and want to make coffee and the Mrs is in bed!
We have never used the sink other than as storage with a wood chopping board fitted cover. So I will keep the sink in the attic if I change my mind. Instead I will install the pump faucet such that we can put out tupperware washing up pan under it (it will be an inch away from the opened bed). This will allow to still fill the coffee pot in the AM. If I put the sink in it would still be under the bed but the faucet will reach when bed is put away).
I've bought nets from various places. I think the net I used on my current camper is from organizedobie. The small nets on the inside of the cabinet doors worked fine but the wide net above the front window pulled in from the top and bottom in the center of the net. I contacted the company and after a 2 week wait I finally got ahold of someone and to make a long story short the result was very unsatisfactory. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I think I found nets at Camper World a couple of years ago.CougarCouple said:Hay Ronin
Nice job on the conversion. I like the net that you installed and was wondering where you picked it up. Looks like it's beefy net.
Russ
Just Googled cargo net storage and saw this company - looks promising!Ronin said:I've bought nets from various places. I think the net I used on my current camper is from organizedobie. The small nets on the inside of the cabinet doors worked fine but the wide net above the front window pulled in from the top and bottom in the center of the net. I contacted the company and after a 2 week wait I finally got ahold of someone and to make a long story short the result was very unsatisfactory. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I think I found nets at Camper World a couple of years ago.