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[Bigskyxj]

One small issue that I ran into after narrowing the floor was that the front couch cushions wouldn't fit anymore. They were 6" too wide so I pulled some staples back and peeled the fabric back and cut one cushion down to the appropriate size. it makes for a pretty short couch. but it will make a great sleeping area for my youngest son.

 

Before:

 

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After:

 

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[Ourayphotography]

Looks good. How is the condition of your canvas?

[Bigskyxj]

Looks good. How is the condition of your canvas?

Canvas is in pretty good condition.no holes or tears.

[Bigskyxj]

There are a few pieces of the aluminum siding that have holes in them from things hitting the camper. Does anyone know where to get new siding and also how the different pieces of siding are attached to each other? They almost look like they just overlap but have sort of a groove on each piece that hooks together but I can't quite figure it out.

[BBZ]

There are a few pieces of the aluminum siding that have holes in them from things hitting the camper. Does anyone know where to get new siding and also how the different pieces of siding are attached to each other? They almost look like they just overlap but have sort of a groove on each piece that hooks together but I can't quite figure it out.

I have an old Granby we re did.. I thought I was going to keep the siding as it had a few holes.. just depends where they are.. It is installed top down, typically with 3 pieces.. impossible to get top one out without removing bottom pieces. Its pretty cheap to get new siding, maybe $350 for full camper here in Denver.  Any RV siding place will have it.. Matching existing is a completely different story.. What do you have more of? Time or Money.. 

[Bigskyxj]

I have an old Granby we re did.. I thought I was going to keep the siding as it had a few holes.. just depends where they are.. It is installed top down, typically with 3 pieces.. impossible to get top one out without removing bottom pieces. Its pretty cheap to get new siding, maybe $350 for full camper here in Denver.  Any RV siding place will have it.. Matching existing is a completely different story.. What do you have more of? Time or Money..

Thanks for the info. All my holes happen to be on the bottom layer. As far as matching goes I'm not too worried about that.

[Bigskyxj]

Yesterday I started making the new lifter panels. I decided to go with the EMT Conduit Lifter panels. 

 

Obviously my factory lift panels are pretty deteriorated. This is what the rear looks like. The wood was pretty warped and the top hinge was starting to come detached.

 

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The front is even in worse condition and in deed of replacement too.

 

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[Bigskyxj]

After drilling out ll of the rivets along the top hinge and removing all of the 1/4" screws along the bottom hinge I was able to cut the short fabric pieces that pull the canvas in while the top is being lowered. All the years of moisture building up behind the lifter panels have stained the material behind it. 

 

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Next I decided that I wanted my lifter panel to be slightly wider than the middle three aluminum roof beams. I measured everything out to make sure I knew where my pivot points were going to land and proceeded to make my first two bends on the lower lifter panel.

 

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[Bigskyxj]

After I made the bends on the lower panel I bent the top lifter and used electrical tape to hold the two pieces together so that I could take them over to my drill press and punch a couple holes without everything moving around on me.

 

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Unfortunately I screwed up and drilled the holes for my center pivot point 1.5" too low and it wouldn't allow the two pieces to collapse correctly. I had to take everything back out and drill the center holes in the correct place. It wasn't a real big deal and I am pretty happy with how it all turned out. I learned a few things and it should make things a little easier when i do the front panel now that I have made a few happy mistakes.

[Bigskyxj]

On a side note, does anybody have any ideas as to what I can use to clean the inner fabric to remove the stains caused by all of the years of moisture?