Great progress. I found an aluminum camper for my F-250, hopefully I can pick it up tomorrow if they return my message. I'll probably spray the Lizard Skin in, and lay down insulation and Vinyl-wrapped 1/8" Luan for added insulation. I'll be watching this thread for any tips I can pick up.
I just realized there's no insulation on the curved corners. Not sure if you're skipping that because the insulation foam is flat or if you haven't gotten there yet, but you can slice the backside with a razor, about 3/4 of the way through, and it will bend and conform to the corner. If it breaks, just tape the exposed side before cutting & bending. You can also soak the thin wood in water to get it to bend into shape if it's tough to bend dry. Just screw it into place while wet and let it dry, or form it over something like a welding bottle or a tree, held in place with a ratchet-strap or two until it's dry.
Sub Urban- Did you end up getting the canopy for your rig? As for the corners of the canopy its a little of both... I haven't gotten to it yet and not sure how Im going to attack it. The plan was to cut 2-4" strips and stack them in the curved corners. Im glad you mentioned something about the hardboard and thats a good trick to know. We were test fitting the hardboard for the corners and it will definitely not contour on its own. We might try the water trick or use fabric for the corners. I was thinking a darker colored fabric running down the side corners would split up the light tan hardboard and may look better. Still thinking about that though.
Alright, moving on... Saturday we spent the day getting supplies and running errands.... Didnt get much done on the truck. Sunday tho! Sunday was very productive. :wings: The GF came out and cut insulation while I started on cutting panels. I really wanted to get the doors done to see what it was gonna look like. She did an amazing job on the insulation, she was knockin it out like it was no big deal!!
Here is the stencil for the windows...
Gotta love a Dremel! I went and bought this for this job.
Door 90% Done! We will be adding a fabric shade for the window and also use the lower section for mounting some tools or first aid kit..
And right door done...
Molly showed up and told us to clean this mess up!!
Then she got up in my face.....
So we cleaned up. That's where we are at now.. Next will be finishing up paneling the doors and middle section of the roof. Im still undecided about the corners so any ideas would be great! I was also thinking this weekend, I might in the future take one the the drivers side doors off and replace it with a permanent panel with a window. Thats for later though, we want to get this all paneled and sealed up so we can enjoy it! I also found out yesterday I have a water leak somewhere and Im almost positive its from the front canopy to bed seal. I just need to accept that I have to pull the canopy off yet again and do it right. The canopy also needs to move forward another inch to get more coverage for the seal on the front. I will have to grind an 1/8" off both tailgate mounts to get it to move all the way forward. I dont see it affecting the mounts enough to make the tailgate unusable in the future. I will feel better knowing all the weather strip is new. I will also be pulling out the bedliner and replacing it with a rubber mat. The plastic bedliner is just a pain to work around and I need to have it out for the bed frame mounts. Thats enough blabbing for now... I need to get back to work!! :ylsmoke:
n the insulation. Really cool that we can follow your progress with the pics you posted. It looks like Molly is a little dubious, considering the look on her face, and we are also missing a pic of your girlfriend helping in the project...:ylsmoke:
