My 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Build

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eugene

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• May 12, 2009

• #31

I'm thinking of moderenizing it to look like the current selling with a light grey/patterened wall and light color wood for the cabinets, then all the tops white.
http://www.palominorv.com/site/default.asp?page=product&model=bronco
I found a nice light oak panel at home depot but not one for the walls, going to have to search around for some other hardware stores/home centers.

 

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eugene

Explorer

• May 18, 2009

• #32

Countertop with backsplash done and I covered the refer door to make it look nicer.

White Rust-O-Leum to clean up the outside a bit.

The rear corner had water damage and the previous owner braced it with some steel but the jack mount wasn't very solid. So I removed the floor where the refer sits, removed the floor supports and cut out most of the rotten wood where the jack bolted too. Then cut under the side of the refer cabinet and screwed a 18x24" sheet of plywood the top of the existing and my new to tie them together, made new refer floor supports and new bolts for everything still using part of the steel bracing.

 

Last edited: May 18, 2009

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eugene

Explorer

• May 18, 2009

• #33

Since we had the fridge out we hauled it around back and sanded off any rust and sprayed it with rust-o-leum

 

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fisher205

Explorer

• May 19, 2009

• #34

Before you put the frig back in add some insulation to the cabinet. It will help reduce your energy use.

 

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BlueBomber

Adventurer

• May 19, 2009

• #35

its looking better and better! cant wait for more updates.:drool:

 

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eugene

Explorer

• May 19, 2009

• #36

There was some insulation in there, old dirty stuff, going to replace it.
The 12v pump I ordered doesn't have the pressure switch, can I buy an inline one separate or do I have to send the whole thing back and order a different one?

 

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eugene

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• May 28, 2010

• #37

I guess I never updated this. I had to rebuild the roof, all the wood was rotten. Used cedar so it was rot resistant but its very soft and the little screws they used kept pulling out so I replaced all the screws with 1/4" bolts and T nuts. Took it on a trip last year and the back end started coming apart, enough the door came open so I had to tie it shut. Tore into that over the winter and most of the wood was rotten. grabbed some cheap pine 1x2's once it started warming up this spring to get it back together quick. Were going to try for a trip this weekend

 

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BlueBomber

Adventurer

• Jun 2, 2010

• #38

Did you take any pics of the rebuild? I hate to hear it fell apart on you, did you take it off road alot or was it just alot of miles that did it in?

 

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eugene

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• Jun 2, 2010

• #39

I took a lot of pics early on
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn275/eugenenine/Camper/

Its an old camper and a tree fell on it while the original owner was in it and he laid some angle iron across the top to try and support it. he sold it and the next owner screwed aluminum flashing on the outside and spray painted it a tan color. I bought it and removed both owners band-aids and replaced all the wood in the roof. A lot of the wood frame was rotten and it looks like water had come in the vents for the refrigerator and rotted away the floor there.

 

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eugene

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• Jun 10, 2010

• #40

Here is some better detail of my construction. To catch anyone up to speed, I'm rebuilding a new rear wall using plywood on both sides instead of the original paneling and thin aluminum so the plywood can add extra strength.

See the dowels in the top of the board there and the dowling jig sitting on top. I haven't cut the two horizontal boards yet, wanted to triple check my width first. I measured the camper width several places just in case anything had flexed over the years. Then measured all the different parts of the rear and drew it all out on paper then the plywood then cut everything and then double checked that the wings on each side were the same width out from the center section and then compared that width with what i thought the top was and it matched so I must have measured and laid everything out right. It measures 85.25 wide.

 

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eugene

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• Jun 14, 2010

• #41

While the glue dries on the wall, I started building a new door.

 

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eugene

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• Jun 22, 2010

• #42

Getting scary now

 

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BlueBomber

Adventurer

• Jun 22, 2010

• #43

I disagree, this is the fun part. All the bad crap is out and you're adding your own personal touches to your camper. Looks awesome.......

 

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eugene

Explorer

• Jun 25, 2010

• #44

Now were looking better

 

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eugene

Explorer

• Jun 28, 2010

• #45

With everything fastened in place I was able to cut the door opening