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[Ourayphotography]

Looking good there. Looking forward to seeing the camper mounted.
Keep up with the good work. Weather in your favor now.

Russ

Thanks Russ!! 

[Ourayphotography]

We have a driving truck.

My custom made steel pieces to marry the old Grandby camper to the new steel frame are done as well, so I can go back to the camper build. 

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[CougarCouple]

Yippie camper construction!

Good looking bed.

Russ

[chobro]

Is it lighter or heavier than the stock bed? 

 

Looks great! Nice work. 

[Ourayphotography]

Is it lighter or heavier than the stock bed? 

 

Looks great! Nice work. 

 

Hey Chobro, as it sits I think it is pretty close to the stock bed weight or a little under. it feels about 250 now, and when we pulled the stock bed, we guestimated 250-275 lbs. My goal was to stay at stock weight. If I had time I would have run it through a scale, but too much hassle 

[chobro]

It's great, looks like you can revert back to pickup truck if needed. 

[Ourayphotography]

It's great, looks like you can revert back to pickup truck if needed. 

 

Thanks, yes the new flatbed bolts to the stock location mounts as well, so going back is possible. I even saved the bed in case the project takes a wrong turn 

[Ourayphotography]

More destruction!

Well, got to looking closer at the door area and the propane box, what a mess. Door frame cracked and most screws spun, so decided to yank it all. The original propane tank enclosure was a hack install from the factory and was poorly supported. They mis-located it, so just hacked on of the supports to make it fit. The rear lower frame has some fracturing as well, but my new support should take care of that. 

Not sure if re-installing the propane box is the way to go. has a bunch of holes, so not exactly gas fume proof. Need to ponder that one.

Hmm

 

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[PokyBro]

Ouray,

 

Your truck bed looks very nicely done, and must be a good feeling and relief to have it mounted on the truck. Hope that now your attention can shift back to the camper, that you can make progress on that part of the build as well. It's a long drawn out process, but there certainly is a lot of pride and satisfaction as you cross each hurdle. Keep up the good work, your craftsmanship is obvious!

 

Poky

[Ourayphotography]

Ouray,

 

Your truck bed looks very nicely done, and must be a good feeling and relief to have it mounted on the truck. Hope that now your attention can shift back to the camper, that you can make progress on that part of the build as well. It's a long drawn out process, but there certainly is a lot of pride and satisfaction as you cross each hurdle. Keep up the good work, your craftsmanship is obvious!

 

Poky

 

 

Thanks Poky, very much appreciate it