Atl-atl
Adventurer
A few months ago I bought a new Tacoma, promptly put a roof tent over the bed and built a kitchen slide-out. Used it a few times, really started to like it and was getting ready for a friendsgiving trip to Moab. Then a 1986 Four Wheel Campers Fleet came into my life! Ive had two pop up campers in the past and remodeled both of them, chronicled here as part of my Dodge Ram 2500 documentation thread. One an 80s Hawk that I gutted and never really finished before I sold it, one an 80s "Four Seasons" by Lance for which I did an interior refresh and then sold.
I know mid-size truck campers are hard to find on the used market. I constantly scour the internet keeping tabs on FWC prices and availability. I caught this one eight hours after it was listed on CL, called and offered the guy full asking price and drove two hours to pick it up the next morning. This time Im going slightly overboard.
"mine"
It was a bit of a mess when I got it. The previous owner left all sorts of stuff inside. Tools, buckets, bedding, cookware etc. The bones were good though, might as well rip them all out HAH!
It had one bit of damage where, apparently, one of the hydraulic jacks failed while driving and ripped off the truck.
Removing stuff to assess the damage lead to things getting slightly out of hand...Just kidding this is all part of the plan.
Ideally I would find a Finch for sale for $500 but since thats never going to happen, Ill just make this Fleet into a Swift to fit my longbed Tacoma. Since FWC didnt make a Swift back in the day, I have to make my own. Holy ******** what have I gotten myself into!?!
I know mid-size truck campers are hard to find on the used market. I constantly scour the internet keeping tabs on FWC prices and availability. I caught this one eight hours after it was listed on CL, called and offered the guy full asking price and drove two hours to pick it up the next morning. This time Im going slightly overboard.
"mine"
It was a bit of a mess when I got it. The previous owner left all sorts of stuff inside. Tools, buckets, bedding, cookware etc. The bones were good though, might as well rip them all out HAH!
It had one bit of damage where, apparently, one of the hydraulic jacks failed while driving and ripped off the truck.
Removing stuff to assess the damage lead to things getting slightly out of hand...Just kidding this is all part of the plan.
Ideally I would find a Finch for sale for $500 but since thats never going to happen, Ill just make this Fleet into a Swift to fit my longbed Tacoma. Since FWC didnt make a Swift back in the day, I have to make my own. Holy ******** what have I gotten myself into!?!