Nother Camper Mod

[The Saints]

Even though my campers birthday is not until October 2, I am thinking of a small mod for it. I was thinking on painting a 4" to 6" strip down both sides and back matching my Tacoma green.
What do you think? Customize it to my Taco!

 

[ski3pin]

You've got to customize it a little to mark your territory and make it yours. Experiment and get the proportions of the stripe just right so it's classy and clean looking. As the date gets closer is the excitement building and the wait harder?

 

[The Saints]

well being the "mature" man that I am, and very patient,HECK YEA I AM GETTING EXCITED! Even lost a bit of sleep after my neighbor woke me up a 3:00am. Layed there thinking about this that and the other thing.

 

[RonSchon]

It would probably look great down the drivers side - but the window on the passenger side takes up almost all of that real-estate - I'm not sure what you do there.

 

[Kodachrome]

OK, I'm home now, spent some time at a friend's house getting some mods done like a cool outside shower curtain rod that slides out of the rear rack, installed fan-tastic fan that was on sale in Salt Lake and super dust sealed the main door with foam and trim. All in all, an outstanding investment for my project, I will have logged at least 250 overnights in the ATC by the end of next year.

The ride and handling with the Rite-rites and my hefty suspension mods is outstanding, it is actually as smooth as the truck has ever been tip to tail, cornering is still very good all things considered.

Here are some pics:

 

[Kodachrome]

The handy shower curtain rod on the rack, 30 wide by 35 extended. Now for the turnbuckle leashes, front fairing, All Pro jerry can holder, 115 volt plug relocation, etc...

 

[Argonaut20]

Looking good, Kodachrome. I like the shower rod idea, very clever.

 

[Phil]

What a great idea. I might have to give that a try. Is that 1/2" copper?

 

[Kodachrome]

Yes, it is 1/2 copper tubing, one 10 foot length and two elbows should be just enough to get it done. Here is the finished shower stall, I think it will work well.

 

[davinski]

That shower curtain idea is grand!

Hmmm. Another rod or so and you could have a very convenient awning. Double duty, just the way we like it!!

Keep it up with the mods. Always good to see what other people think up.


dave in Seattle

 

[Sam]

Great idea, not I finally have a use for that stupid roof rack. Do you only shower with the top down?

 

[Kodachrome]

Great idea, not I finally have a use for that stupid roof rack. Do you only shower with the top down?


Yeah, top down only, no biggie though, easy to plan showers.

Man, that roof rack is *key* for me, a place to put my bike, hang photographic backdrops, lighting, aluminum shooting platform that doubles as a hail protector for the solar panel, etc.

 

[chnlisle]

And wonderful for that Tah dah! moment.

 

[cmck]

that looks like a great set up , nice one!

 

[Star152]

What happens when you raise the roof?

 

[Kodachrome]

What happens when you raise the roof?


I'll shower with the roof down, not a big deal. It's all about getting into routines while doing this kind of project.

 

[Star152]

Great work and you have givin me an idea..............

 

[Bseek]

Raise the roof. Whatcha gonna see, from the knees down. Big whoop! If you're that paranoid, add a longer shower curtain.

But really I like the rod idea. And doubling it for awning use, very creative.

 

[Kodachrome]

Half way done with the fairing, did a mockup with a piece of cardboard, I ended up going an inch wider on either side on the top. I am moving the bar forward, grinding a deeper arc in the rubber foot and using a cable / turnbuckle safety to pull the feet tighter.

 

[Kodachrome]

Got a cheap piece of aluminum scrap from an air conditioning and heating place. I had them cut it to the cardboard template then I mounted the spars for stiffness and mounting placements. It's light and rigid, good for crosswinds. I just need to cut the trap doors for the latches, put a rubber foot on the bottom and mount the sucker.