Recent content by FlyAddiction

Just got the windshield in! I couldn’t find a mobile installer that would come to my area so i purchased an oem seal and aftermarket windshield and did it myself, removing the broken one was easy but from reading threads on the install made me worried about doing it myself. In the end, I...

Almost done reassembly after painting, now i realize why body shops charge so much. I hope to never paint a car again! I love the result. Glad i changed the colour to Toyota 040, it will match the camper nicely. I did have to fix a small rust hole in the corner of one of the “new” doors.

Here is a few pictures of the tank setup

Wow, nice build! I have 100L behind the original gas tank. The space was created by the frame extension. I had to use 2 tanks side by side to get the dimensions i needed. Ill take a few pictures and add them later. The main goal with my build is to have very few systems in the camper itself to...

Picked up the truck from the canvas shop. The whole thing has 1” of synthetic insulation sandwiched between 2 layers of marine canvas. I also sprayed epoxy primer and single stage white on the jams, windshield frame and roof. I am using a fuji turbine spray gun setup.

On the truck side, i finished the water tank install , disassembled the doors and fenders and started the body work in preparation for paint.

Lots of small things got done on the camper, seals latches etc… I is going to the canvas shop next week. It is the small details that seem to take the longest.

Roof is on

The roof panel was bonded to the aluminum frame and I fabricated all the lift mechnisim hinges. Roof is on and going up and down effortlessly!

Both frames came back to powdercoating. Top of the wall is bonded. And all the bits and pieces needed for the roof lift are received. Prior to bonding the top frame, i carved out some of the foam to run brake and signal lights.

Quick test fit

I also welded up the aluminum chanel that will be bonded to the top of the walls. This part adds rigidity and gives me something structural to mount the roof lift mechanism to. The aluminum frame that will constitute parts of the roof along with a composite panel is also bent and welded up. I...

I finished the fiberglass reinforcement on all the rounded off outside corners. I will paint them with white raptor liner. I also fully glassed the overcab section to add rigidity and protect from large rock chips.

Now I can work on finishing the camper

I built a set of jacks to lift the camper off from the truck. This will allow me to work on the camper at ground level to complete the finishing work and roof. More room in the garage. It will also let me complete the body work on the cab more easily.