1977 Pop Up Camper Rebuild

[TheThom]

Well, I'm up against a time crunch. I have to have it ready to tow across the country in 2 weeks as part of our move. I'm not going to have it done in time. BUT I just about have it towable.

I've trimmed out the roof metal panels.



I re-used the original trim piece with the C-channel for the awning



You can also see that I attached the Yakima roof rack and bars.



I'm going to attach porch lights on the awning side. I was going to go with a fairly complicated setup, but I abandoned that. I will use the same bolts that attach the lift arms. This is just for demo/trial for me. They won't be wired up before my trip.



Just about ready to move to the Centennial State! I've already purchased the epoxy primer and tan roll on berliner for the roof.

Thanks for looking.

[mrwall1]

Wow!! The Trailer Turned out really cool... my brother n law is thinking of just scrapping his... I will show him your Build! I just noticed your also in Washington... what part?

[TheThom]

I'm on Whidbey Island...well, for the next 2 weeks. Then I'm moving to Colorado.

[TheThom]

I had a question about the light and awning clearance. I got the rest of the roof latches in stalled so I mocked up the light and put the awning in place. When I'm traveling the awning will just rest on the folded down light, but when the awning is up, it should be just about perfect. The other nice thing is that the hole for the wiring will be tucked up under the awning and should be protected from water getting in through the holes.

A couple of pics.





The lights stick out less than the awning and pole holder for the awning. Looks like it'll work out well. We'll see.

[Shadow Catcher]

I have to say this is far better than when it was new!

[TheThom]

So I had to strip it out and get a dry weight on it today (part of the moving process). Completely dry weight with only the battery left in it: 1520lbs.

How'd I do? I was worried it would be much heavier.

[rowerwet]

[TheThom]

Well, I moved to CO! The camper was towed behind the Tahoe and it did great. 1400+ miles and no issues. I only got one poser pic near the top of Cochetopa pass.

[S. Heisley]

You did it and it looks good! Congratulations on a successful move.
Now, it's time to do a little camping and get away from all the moving boxes for a weekend or so!

[TheThom]

Well, I finally finished it! I disassembled the roof rack, cleaned it, primed it, and painted it with tan Monstaliner.

After that cured, I flipped it and built the interior of the roof.

I cut and laid out insulation.



Then I put wood sheeting down. I painted it a tannish gray color (Or maybe grayish tan). I wired in my LED ceiling lights. And I wired in my exterior flood lights.





It took some work to get the roof vent opening right and trimmed out correctly, but I'm happy with it. (ignore the weird pattern on the old nasty blanket I had underneath it to prevent scratches)




Trimmed it all out and installed it back on the base. Then installed the roof vent and roof racks.





Thanks for looking. First trip is tonight!

[KCStudly]

Looks good! Have fun on the trip!

[stonykill]

this really looks great. Fine job!