My 79 Grandby Rebuild

[Aaronn]

I've been taking lots of pics of the rebuilding of a 79 Grandby that I picked up a while ago. I figured it was time to start posting them

 

[Aaronn]

Continuing the disassembly..Trying to find a good stopping point

 

[Aaronn]

I took a lot of pictures so I am just skimming through them and posting a few from each stage

New floor pack and overhead using sign grade 3/4" plywood.. Made so it fits in my 8' service bed.

 

[Aaronn]

Changing from doorknob to rv type latch

 

[Aaronn]

Fixing door rot

 

[Aaronn]

The plan from the beginning was to make it look a little more modern by skinning it with prepainted aluminum.. Rounded cornered window...bright white trim to match the siding.

 

[Aaronn]

The previous owner had put the roof down on a hot stove so the window needed to be repaired... I had the repairs done by SLO Sail. They did a great job.. I told them I didn't care if the color was off a bit, just to use what they had on hand. www.slosailandcanvas

 

[dk8ur]

Looks great!! Where did you get the prepainted aluminum skin?

 

[Aaronn]

I used sikaflex 252 to glue the panels down in the field. Using clekos to hold them in place while the glue set

 

[Aaronn]

After letting the glue set over night I pealed back the protective plastic to install the corner trim. I bought some new corner in 8' lengths off of eBay. Along with the black vinyl insert. All other trim I had powder coated to match.

 

[Aaronn]

I had all the door trim powder coated too. Also reskinned the door.. Leaving the window out for now. Installed the porch light and floods.

 

[Aaronn]

I am rebuilding the lift panels and roof also. I have already purchased new headliner material for the roof and hinges for the lift panels.. ATC has been very helpful with info and selling me some new stuff at a very fare price. I just wish they were a bit closer so I could pick up the roof material from them.

I really was hoping to salvage the roof but I feel like theres just too many patches to do. I want it to look like new.

 

[Aaronn]

So this is where I'm at right now.. Waiting for some stuff to show up in the mail to do the lift panels and trying to make a decision on where to buy the roofing. Both are 4 hour drives to places I don't really like .

 

[Aaronn]

Looks great!! Where did you get the prepainted aluminum skin?

I got it through a friends fab shop.. I'm sure you can go to any real fab shop near you and have them order it for you.. I had them sheer it to size so it was easier to transport without scratching it up.

 

[NorCalBronco]

Nice work! I wish I had garage space to rebuild mine. I have dreams of extending the cab over portion...