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Making a little progress. Roof will be two panels. Had to fashion up a 2x4 brake to make the bend at the rear. Front panel is next, will lap the rear panel and hopefully follow the front "roll"...? I prevent the roof trim to assist with rolling down the front panel. I will detach the roof trim...

Finished the foamboard. Started cutting aluminum sheet. First piece fits good....still haven't decided on the adhesive...availability might be the problem. I might just use contact cement as Palomino did in 1986...held for 33 years? ?

Moving along slowly. LP bay will be back left corner. Small sink & two burner cook top built in with microwave shelf below. "Overhead" bunk 42 x 70, while lower is 30 x 70. Aluminum skin is in the garage now but the attachment details are still "up for grabs". The original Palomino skin was...

Thanks for the idea, looks secure, safe from the dishonest!

Couple more pictures. By narrowing the left side 4" the whole camper will be shifted 2" to the left. This leaves enough room for the Honda generator to fit between the basement & pickup box. A sliding drawer will be built into the "base" (separate unit that raises the cab-over to clear the...

Slow start, lots of work. Roof was waterlogged & probably over 100 lbs. Shortened basement 22 inches. Width will be narrowed 4 inches. Shortening the cab-over by approx 8 inches. Finally got the "remains" in the garage and hoping to get more work soon.

Looks good to me, I wish I was that far along on my build. How did you seal the roof at the front?

Thanks Boxcar projects never seem to end for me now that I've retired! About half of our lawn is melted off now. Hopefully work will commence soon.

Here's the donor. Snow is starting to melt up here now. Only about 18" on the level. I got the canvas off and soon will disassemble more. Stand by more to come. Randy

Two thoughts, 1) narrow better in snow usually 2) camper jack clearance if removed often

I'll be watching this build too. I'm kind of at the start of the same kind of project. Tearing down a popup and converting parts of it to a lightweight hardside. Looking forward to your progress.

U tube clip very interesting, I have access to a lot of race car valve springs and possibly can fabricate something using them. Thanks for the idea.

Thanks for the advice, I will study the adhesive some more. My latest generator plan is on a sliding drawer/tray rather than the insulated box. Since it wont be run at night so the soundproofing isn't quite as important. The exhaust will face straight back over the tailgate. I believe the...

Boxcar, I actually spent time going thru various builds this winter with yours included. Very impressive and beautiful craftsmanship. Randy

Thanks boxcar, I didn't think anybody besides mfitz was ever going to answer. I will have a lot more questions as I proceed. A couple of weeks ago I snow blowed a trail back to the boneyard and rescued the Palomino out. It's been parked out by my garage for the whole deepfreeze. Been below...

Read somewhere a while back about a guy who contacted heco direct. They explained to him how to set the two torsion bars with some of the linkage disconnected. And then using the heco frame parts as leverage to load the torsion bars and reconnect the linkage. This is all done with the roof in...

Next question; My design so far calls for a lap joint on the roof aluminum (.040). Question is what sealant/ adhesive would work best to make a leak free joint with approximate 2-3 inch lap? The joint will most likely be on the front down slope with the top piece facing highway speed wind...

Mfitz, Thanks for the reply. I was thinking on the same lines (heat/exhaust problems). My plan at the present includes a working tailgate on the truck. Today's thought was a slide out tray (drawer) over the tailgate. The door for the compartment would be hinged at the top and serve as a "roof"...

Still in design brainstorming. I will cross the furnace "bridge" once I pull it out. Think I may drill out the view port a little bit and maybe place mica across the hole. Next question; I have a eu2000i Honda that I always bring on our trips to periodically run a small freezer. I would like...

Hi new guy here, Mostly a watch & learn type of guy. Love the knowledge & experience that is found in this forum. I am 67, recently retired, and have built a few "crude" campers over the years for my western hunting trips. Last fall a deer collision totaled my Silverado conventional cab. I...