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Wow! What an incredible DIY paint job.

Alright, I'm getting close to a big decision, the paint job. I thought about just rattle can spraying the shell in a textured black to save money, but I've received quite a few comments like "you've put too much time in this to settle for a subpar paint finish". So I guess I have to go big, or...

I'm on the fence about painting it. Spend a couple grand getting a pro to color match my jeep, or rattle can paint it textured. What do you guys think. Here's a youtube video.

Slowly making progress.

Slowly making progress on my Gladiator Camper.

I'm slowly getting there.

Added the compression locks. Still need to black out the border and add struts.

Looks like the hatch back just might work. Still not done though.

I'm hoping to come up with easily removable interior furniture and was thinking about a Beg Rug to cover the bed. Part of me loves the padded interior and clean look of the Beg Rug. The other part of me wants to wash out the bed, after camping/mountain biking/hunting trips. It sure looks nice...

Still thinking about an easy to remove interior, so I can switch to my truck bed when needed. This looks pretty simple.

Weatherstripping is on.

It took me a while to align the hinges, but it works well, even with the curve. I still plan on cutting the lower part of the shell for a lower window frame, but it's Miller time. :)

I spend more time at the hardware store than on the build. Another trip for longer bolts for the hinges.

If fits. Still has the protective plastic on it. I’m going to black out a boarder around the edge like OEM window when done.

I almost scrapped my acrylic window. I researched and tried a 14 tooth jig saw blade and it vibrated and cracked the acrylic. Luckily I flipped the pattern and had just enough left for one more shot. Next I tried a 10 tooth wood blade and it cut like butter. You wouldn’t think there was much...

I'm still looking for some OEM looking latches for the roof top tent. A number of people on the forum suggested against this because the OEM hood latches didn't have adjustability for the compressed gaskets. What about these? They have the Jeep look, and some adjustability. .

I think the tent material works about the same as an X brace from paracord and has too much give. I definitely will need to make a more solid stabilizer from panels or metal tubing. It might have worked with a lower tent, but mine is so tall, it amplifies the racking.

Some paper and double sided tape to trace the back window. Shorten it a bit to fit my narrowed shell and it looks like it’s ready to cut.