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The following photos represent the second major mistake of this project( the first being the purchase) One of the best things that resulted from this build was the purchase of a Festool track saw. This is a plunge type circular saw with great dust collection and precise depth control. It runs...

Thanks, there were plenty of times that I wanted to burn it, but for the most part it's been fun, it's a good thing I like working on stuff.

Obviously if I was extending the cabover, I would either need all new sheet metal for the roof, or deal with a big seam on the roof. I called around and searched endlessly on the Web, the only place I found that could duplicate the original pattern on the now 14'x9' wide roof was Hemet Rv in CA...

The original owner(I think) seemed to have very good build skills, but didn't really understand that water and wood campers don't mix. He had used some sort of carpet material to seal the gap where the flip up cabover panels meet the inside of the roof section. This caused the entire rim of the...

I was able to surgically remove the framework while leaving the nice ash ply intact, both sides were rotted in a similar manner, and I ended up making new framework for everything forward and below the big side windows. Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

At this point two things became clear 1) I probably was NOT camping in the Alaskan this summer, I had a Nuclear Refuel outage coming up that was going to tie me up for 70+ hrs a week for 6-8 weeks. 2) working outside under a tarp in CT in the winter was not going to cut it. I rearranged my shop...

When the wood around the large curve between the roof and sides got soggy, longer and longer screws were used to hold the Pirelli seals on. Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

When I started ripping things apart in my driveway it was apparent that some work that I thought was original was a very high quality repair job. I was told that I am the third owner, not bad for a 32+ year old camper. I'm glad the second owner only had it for a short time because he was a...

Here are a couple from the inside. I bought this thinking that it was an '84, when I posted some pics up on WTW, they thought the better materials (all ash ply and solid wood) put it in the 60s or early 70s. Apparently there was a period in the 80s where the cabinets were built out of a...

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I have been meaning to get a build thread going, so here it is. The only time I really have to post is on my breaks and lunch from my BlackBerry, so please be patient. Late last winter my then 13 year old son and I found a 8' Alaskan camper for sale near our home in central CT. These things...

Keep it and buy a beater to drive to school Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

I was also wondering that, unless your are doing outreach etc, why would anyone help fund the build? Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

I certainly could be wrong. ,i have had a bunch of Toyotas over the years the rubber was thicker and rounder, the valet was grey, the rest were black. I can't remember the 80s too well :) Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

That doesn't look like a factory Toyota key to me, maybe a duplicate that was made?? Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

Rereading your post I would say the Motion windows will be water tight and durable(just based on construction quality) but nobody would call them light, but probably no glass window with a metal frame is Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

Motion RV (Peninsula Glass) will make windows to order, not cheap, but not outrageous, great quality. Fairly long lead time, 6-8 weeks I had 8 windows, single pane with screens, some tinted, range in price from $350 for a 1x2' to $450ish for 18"x58". Bigger seems to be more bang for the buck, so...

I would think you would be better off saving more money, at that price you will spend most of your time working on it and not camping Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

Very nicely done, do you have an issue with heat inside the box? Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2

I took the title to mean he was happy to find Expo Portal for RTT info I agree with the thread turning into an ad Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk 2