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On The Truck!!!

Finally!!!! Now I just need a new truck!!

Camper On Blocks!!!!!

This was by far the scariest part of the project so far!!!! Basically, in order to get the camper in the truck without camper jacks, I had to raise the TC to thirty six inches into the air. Then, I backed my truck up to the camper, keep in mind, there is no room for error with blocks, I had less than a quarter inch between the outside of my truck, and the outside blocks. I also released almost all the air out of my rear tires to get more clearance. Once the truck was under the camper, I filled the tires with air, and slowly released the four bottle jacks. Total time to load was about two to three hours.

Christmas Progress #2

Here are some pictures of the camper with the windows Dad and I installed yesterday. We used butyl tape and silicone. This afternoon I had some time so I installed the diamond plate alum on the bed sides. Now I can take a little break, in a couple days Dad Stein and the Stein boys will be in town so hopefully we will be able to install the roof!! Stay tuned.....

Christmas Progress #1

Here are some pictures of what my Dad and I did over Christmas break. We painted everything with varnish, (two coats) put eternabond on pretty much every seam. Webseal on the roof seam. Then cut out the two water holes, one for pressure, one for fresh water, and we also cut out and installed the vented propane door. I got the two water hookups for free from my buddy Dan, and I paid about twenty bucks for the propane vent! The next day, we installed the windows the next day.... Thanks Dad for all of your hard work!!! I forgot to mention we also installed the final piece of alum onto the nose of the truck camper. That was a task!!! Wow...

Weekend Report

Here are some pictures of the tc after I put the siding on. Last weekend since I knew that I was going to be putting the siding on by myself, Sam Seth and I used a brake and bent each sheet at the top and bottom. This was very important to do because there are no screws holding the siding on, just 560 glue. So I had to make sure the siding was being put in place and not moving around. I would simply put the glue on the wall, and then put the siding on. I started at the back, and overlapped each sheet by one inch and used a special 3m double siding tape to connect the pieces. The temp was about 35-45 degrees all weekend so what I did to help was put a propane heater in the camper. The camper walls were actually warm when I put the glue on so I wasn't worried about the glue not setting. Once the glue dried for about a couple hours, I bent the tops back and then cut the alum. so it is flush with the corners. I used a 3/8 inch router trim bit to do this. Router bit works smooth as long as you stop every couple feet and put WD40 or motor oil on the bit so it won't get clogged up. Next step is to put the windows in, cut the roof vents, and install the roof....

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