New to me FWC makeover

[JakeSnapper]

I just became the new owner of what appears to be an older FWC, model unknown. I haven’t found any plates or stickers that say for sure but all evidence is pointing that way. Previous owner said that all he knew was that it came from Colorado. Hopefully through pictures and such y’all can help me figure out a model and year.
I had originally planned on waiting a while before posting but I’m already having some questions and I haven’t even had the camper for 24 hrs. I’ve been watching the forum for a while, whilst keeping my eye out for a project camper. There is a wealth of knowledge on the site and some very talented craftsmen. I, on the other hand have limited knowledge, tools and resources. My goal is to get the camper to a usable/ comfortable state, not factory original or the Taj Mahal of slide in truck bed campers. Household 6 approved the project as long as it came to no expense to the bank account, thus this rebuild will be sourced out to repurposed, up-cycled and “acquired” items (i.e. bartered, scavenged or purchased with “side money “)

 

[JakeSnapper]

Which leads me to a new question about the site. How do I post pictures from an iPhone?

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

In the Member Support forum, there are several threads on posting photos.

 

[Sleddog]

I ended up scrolling to the bottom of the mobile friendly site and clicking the button for the full site. Then click on reply to this topic. You can upload images there. They will probably need to be resized.

 

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[JakeSnapper]

Well alright then, maybe I got that part figured out. Thanks for the help. This was the initial load up, I hadn’t even popped the top yet.

 

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[JakeSnapper]

We made it home without incident , unloaded it in the garage and popped her open for the first time.

 

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[JakeSnapper]

Quite a bit of wood rot, typical musty smell and the whole cabover floor was nonexistent. Canvas on the passenger side is free of any major holes or rips. Lift panels are in tact but the hinges are in bad shape. I think I will go with the EMT conduit lifters as I’ve seen others on here do.

 

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[JakeSnapper]

Day 1 demo consisted of taking out the old paneling and the rotten plywood patch covering what used to be the propane locker door. Do anyone know where I might find a replacement from the same era? All the windows seem to be in good shape and I haven’t found any busted welds yet.

 

[Vic Harder]

Propane doors are hard to find. Both FWC and ATC sell them though. I have bought both the square kind (for the horizontal 20# tanks) and the taller and skinniers kind that FWC uses now for the dual 10# tank setup.

 

[JakeSnapper]

The sideliners on this camper seem different than others I’ve seen posted. Most notably the absence of the small slim window on the cabover portion and a foam layer within the side liner. Was that an Arctic shield model designed to maximize interior heat?

 

[JakeSnapper]

Thanks Vic. I doubt I’ll use the hatch for propane, probably stick with the Coleman camp stove on the counter top. Just wanting to cover that hole with something other than plywood, maybe I can make an aluminum diamond plate door. Reskinning the whole rig is out of the budget at this point.

 

[Sleddog]

I cut a piece from a roll of metal roof flashing to cover holes until I'm ready to redo the whole outer skin.