I thought some of you that have similar visions about making old things useful again might enjoy another reconditioning thread! I'm a long time VW Westfalia owner who became fascinated with truck campers as a better option to camp in remote locations. The camper started life as a 1986 Four Wheel Campers Keystone that was in bad shape except it had a new tent installed. The upper bunk was rotted out and the floor pack was rotted in places. Although the Keystone floor plan has great appeal, especially if you want to incorporate a porta potty, I decided to shorten the floor down to 82" and push the remaining length into the overhead bunk. The overhead bunk it now a king size bed that can sleep North/South with the 11" extension in place or sleep East/West without the extension. To support the extended overhead bunk I have added a 4" aluminum halo, I also added a 3" aluminum extension over the front of the bed rail to close up the cab to camper gap. Eventually I would like to make a pass through from the camper to truck cab. The most unique feature is probably the fact that I rebuilt floor pack and bunk in aluminum so I wouldn't have to deal with rot again. This was quite a bit of work compared to just gluing together a wood floor pack and I probably wouldn't do it again! The whole project gave me great respect for what FWC is able to offer at this price point! Here's a before and after of the exterior. I still need to finish the upholstery, but the camper is essentially complete. I will add more pictures and descriptions of the process in the following days if there is interest.
