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[ghcoe]

Any time. Just let me know. We are planning on heading back to City of Rocks at some point. Could be a good foamy trip.

[Wolffarmer]

City of rocks, one my favorite places.

[ghcoe]

Some pictures of the windows and vent I scored. Windows came with screens and inside clamp ring. Weather has actually been pretty good here so I have made some progress. Details to follow.

Window

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Inside window ring

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Vent

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[ghcoe]

So since the weather is getting into the low 50's here during the day I have been able to do some Foamy work.

I went ahead and opened up the door clearance to 1/2 inch. This will give me a 1/4 inch clearance around the door to play with now instead of the 1/8 I was looking at before. Once flashing, canvas and paint are applied I hope it will be tight but no binding.

Door fitment

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My plans originally called for the window to be in the doors, but I began to think that mounting them in the body was going to be better. The sleeping arrangements are different in this foamy than most TD designs by us sleeping with our heads near the bulkhead rather than the front wall. I figured that it would be more convenient to have the window near our heads especially if we are using the bulkhead as a backrest when hanging out in the trailer. After test fitting the window clamp ring on the door and then on the body I found that yes it was a better place. So to be a little different, which I like to be, I began the task of mounting the window.

So now that I have windows I know how big to make the cut out. I was not sure what size I was going to wind up with so I had to put this on hold till now. These window came with the interior clamp ring so I was able to use that as a template. It was easier for me to find reference points inside so I started there. It could be used the same way on the outside since the clamp ring is the same size as the window. Once I found where I wanted it I then traced along the outside edge of the ring where it goes through the wall.

Window clamp ring

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This gave me a nice line to follow with the jigsaw.

Window outline

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[ghcoe]

So for me to get the jigsaw blade in the wall I had to drill a large hole. This was a bit hard for me to do since I was drilling into a perfectly good wall and not a door that I could just easily replace if I messed up.

Drilling the wall

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Hole

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The next hardest part was to actually start the cut....... Make sure that blade is on tight.

Getting jiggy with it!

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[ghcoe]

Here is a shot on the other side of the wall halfway through the cut. Looking pretty good so far......

Backside of cut

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A shot of the window once the foam fell out.

Window!

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Another shot of the interior with the window cutout.

Interior with window cutout

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[ghcoe]

So I was pretty happy with how the process went. I cleaned up the cut and made sure I had enough clearance around the window for the canvas and paint.

Outside shot of window cutout

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I could not stop there. I had to dry fit the window and door to see how it would look.

Window and door back

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Window and door front

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[ghcoe]

And of course I can not leave out the inside shot. Maybe I am a bit bias, but I think it is looking pretty good.

Inside shot

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I think by putting the window in the body it will reduce a lot of stress on the door too.

So the weather is looking good for tomorrow. With some luck maybe I can get some more stuff done. Maybe a roof vent.

[pchast]

[KCStudly]

A big milestone achieved!

[GPW]

It’s looking VERY Good !!!

[lthomas987]

Looks great! Windows make it look so close to done!

[ghcoe]

Looks great! Windows make it look so close to done!

My wife agrees. She sat in it tonight and now she is getting interested in using it.

[ghcoe]

Well another good day. Was able to get out the shop around noon. Got the other window cutout done and test fitted the window.

Other window cutout

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Other window test fitted

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Then it was on to the roof vent.

[ghcoe]

So first I needed to find the location for the vent. I finally decided to place it on center of the side windows. Next was to make the outline on the roof.

Vent outline drawn

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Then to drill the hole for the jig saw blade.

Drilling the roof

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Then the jig saw to cut it out.

Vent cut out

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