Shadow Cruiser Roof

[Bill_G_62439]

Stereo, with the tools I have, I would mark the complete square where I wanted the hole on the bracket. The I would start with a small drill bit at the center of the square to make a pilot hole. Then I would use the biggest bit possible to stay within the confines of the hole. Then I would start working on the corners with a dremel tool and appropriate bit. Alternatively and finally, I'd finish with a small file to define the corner.

 

[Tacomabaja12]

I TOTALLY rebuilt the roof on my Skamper this fall, so the procedure is pretty fresh in my mind. When I finished and came to the same point where you are with the torsion bars, I borrowed an idea from someone else and attached angle iron from a discarded bed frame to each torsion bar. Each piece was about 2 feet long. Then I bolted in a center piece to join the two. The leverage allowed me to twist the bars and brackets into position and a big benefit is that the strain is not directly on the roof now, but on the angle iron that connects the two together.

I hope this makes sense. I have some photos, but I think they are on my phone. I'll try to get them posted tomorrow.

Sorry to revive old thread but do you have any pics? I’m currently rebuilding the roof of my sunlite and would love to borrow that idea