Tim DP
Member
Howdy FWC tinkerers,
I am the proud new owner of a new to me 2004 Tundra Doublecab. I know I will need to elevate my '81 Fleet so it will clear the sides of the taller bed on the Tundra, and I'm aware of the 2x4 and insulation panel underlayment solutions. My question is if anyone out there has added height by dropping the floor pack and building the camper taller by adding height on to the bottom? I am 6'4 and stoop in my older FWC, and am intrigued by the idea of gaining interior height without replacing the tent material and lift panels, and since I need to raise the sides of the fleet anyway...
Is this a bad idea? Will it kill the structural integrity? Would wood work or should I have an aluminum/steel base fabricated?
I'd appreciate any advice and experience of the sage re-builders out there...
Thanks in advance.
I am the proud new owner of a new to me 2004 Tundra Doublecab. I know I will need to elevate my '81 Fleet so it will clear the sides of the taller bed on the Tundra, and I'm aware of the 2x4 and insulation panel underlayment solutions. My question is if anyone out there has added height by dropping the floor pack and building the camper taller by adding height on to the bottom? I am 6'4 and stoop in my older FWC, and am intrigued by the idea of gaining interior height without replacing the tent material and lift panels, and since I need to raise the sides of the fleet anyway...
Is this a bad idea? Will it kill the structural integrity? Would wood work or should I have an aluminum/steel base fabricated?
I'd appreciate any advice and experience of the sage re-builders out there...
Thanks in advance.