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[Manfred65]

Did a little TLC on the truck and fitted four new shocks KYB Gas-a-just. 

It improved the ride a lot. Truck has much better handling now!

 

Unfortunately i found the front right leaf spring broken (upper leaf)......

need to find an inexpensive solution to get two new springs in fall.

 

I am looking for a little upgrade because of the heavy diesel engine.

 

Some ideas ?

[emtchrisbishop]

I just want to say the remodel looks amazing. I recently bought a 1983 8' Sportster. The first thing I had to tackle was the roof which looked alot like yours. Everything was a loss pretty much and I remade it on a budget. Still need to install some trim and some wheatherstripping for the roof when it closes. So far under $200 but the aluminum skin was on hand already. Its not pretty but it doesn't leak!

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[Manfred65]

Hello Chris,

 

we considered to rebuild the entire roof but stopped this idea later. there was no budget remeining for this project. So we sealed every gap and every screw with butyl-tape and sprayed the roof two times with the tintable bedliner . If it leaks now.....

Lets have a shower...

[Manfred65]

   We had a (little) shower at our TruckCamperMeeting in September 2015.

 

 

 

The "North-South" profile in the middle of the roof is screwed through the roof to the frame. Original there was a plastic profile in it.

(no seal). We had a few drops of rain in the rear and next to the cabover.  Now we try to seal it with UV-protected sikaflex or similar, filling the gap in the profile, and then test it again in our driveway.

[yettie2015]

are you still working on your jayco  I would like to see how it looks

[Manfred65]

Hi,

work is nearly finished. Last issue was a leaking roof. We didn´t rebuild the entire roof. We removed the interior aluminium and the styrofoam wich was fully soaked with water. The water went into the roof (only the upper side leaked). But the water had no chance to get out of the roof, so it was the heaviest part of our camper   . (2 1/4 lbs per sq.ft. )

 

The problem is that we had no chance to rebuild the roof in the correct shape. Originally it was a little arched ( i hope this is the correct word). We screwed the two halfs of the aluminium outside plus midlle profile to the wooden panel (north/south) using butyl tape between profile and aluminium and between the roof halfs.

 

Before:

 

after:

 

As an insulation we added 1" closed styrofoam (doesn´t soak water) and covered it with 2mm cork sheets. We prepared these parts before installing. This was not the best idea, so we have to cover the entire roof with some decoration sometimes.

This will be our last work on the camper.

 

But the roof is not as good as we liked to have it. It is corrugated, but  at the moment i am not willing to remove it and rebuild it.

It works well with our 200W Solar-System.

[boldham]

I recently acquired a similar camper. She's no beauty queen, but the immediate need is to fix the sagging roof and lift system.

I just want to thank you for providing detailed information and photos for the rest of us. Your efforts will undoubtedly inspire others as well as serve as a reference to those wanting to improve their campers.

Hats off to you! Sincerely, Brendan 

[Manfred65]

Hi Brendan,

 

you´re welcome. If there is any question don´t hesitate to ask, also via "personal message".

There are some "european specific" solutions but we tried to finish the camper as original as possible.

Because of high shipping cost and customs taxes we found some special solutions, like the furnace.

 

 

Manfred

[Manfred65]

Update: The old Dometic compressor-fridge passed away last year 

 

We replaced it with an ENGEL CK-85 (also sold as CK-100 somewhere ). Not the cheapest solution but we are very satisfied with it!

 

Low Amp-Drag , smooth run and only thin cables required. My wife loves it!

 

TCM-Calendar: (furnace thermostate + NASA-Clipper BM-1 battery-monitor)

[Linda N]

Manfred and Viola thank you for this detailed account of your Jayco Camper restoration.  I am impressed.  You are talented and creative.  The winch roof raising is a real prize.  Thank you to for the article in Truck Camper Magazine that has just aired.  I am reading and re-reading the article because you have done so many clever modifications.  The window between camper and truck is impressive to me.  The dogs would really like one that is large.  And the upholstery!!!  I hope this has a lot of attention and prizes.  You would be a big hit at the truck camping events here and the Overland Expos.  Thank you again for publishing.  It was great meeting you both this past October at Alaskan Camper.  All the best.  Hope to see you again. 

 

Linda