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DIRTCO 07-11-2009 05:49 PM

I spent the last couple days working on the trailer and got a bunch of progress done on the thing! :D

Everything is painted, installed all new wiring, cleaned out the tailights and got the safty chains installed. I also got the trucks trailer wiring installed along with a bunch of other details. I'm still waiting for the new spare trailer tire to show up, so the spare is not on the back of the camper.

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FJHammerHead 07-11-2009 05:58 PM

Damn.......I can remember those curtains. :rockin: Does that mean I'm OLD!! Looks like a well spent $50 on your part. Great work......

DIRTCO 07-11-2009 06:02 PM

I knew the front of the camper was going to get beat up pretty bad (35's + no mud flaps + dirt roads), so I used bedliner on the whole front of the thing. This should be harder to chip and easier to touch up. After getting the front painted it seemed a little "blah", so I found an old Metallica stencil I had and spiced it up a little. I also added a couple pin stripes to the frame rails.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/P1020353.jpg

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DIRTCO 07-11-2009 06:06 PM

And a before and after :D

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/P1020292.jpg

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DIRTCO 07-11-2009 06:14 PM

This is why you replace old wiring, not try to save it. Both of these spots were inside the frame rail and I knew nothing about them until I gutted it.

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DIRTCO 07-11-2009 06:16 PM


Originally Posted by FJHammerHead (Post 51180802)
Damn.......I can remember those curtains. :rockin: Does that mean I'm OLD!! Looks like a well spent $50 on your part. Great work......

Maybe? :laugh: Thanks, it been a fun project and will be a lot better than sleeping on the ground!

BigBluePile 07-11-2009 07:30 PM

Dude that thing turned out great!!! Awesome job!!!! :great:

jrallan26 07-22-2009 08:34 PM

Awesome find!

toyospearo 07-22-2009 08:46 PM

that thing is so nice I can't hardly stand it!
I love the old vintage stuff.
NICE WORK MAN!

toylocost 07-22-2009 09:26 PM

Thats badass!1! How bout some interior pics?

dropzone 07-22-2009 10:32 PM

very cool.. you could probably recover you original cost and sell that original sales brochure on ebay:D

Gameover209 07-22-2009 10:44 PM

nice im def jealous. and i dnt even camp that much haha:bigok:

DIRTCO 07-23-2009 04:40 PM


Originally Posted by BigBluePile (Post 51180848)
Dude that thing turned out great!!! Awesome job!!!! :great:


Originally Posted by jrallan26 (Post 51188573)
Awesome find!


Originally Posted by toyospearo (Post 51188594)
that thing is so nice I can't hardly stand it!
I love the old vintage stuff.
NICE WORK MAN!

Thanks guys! I was at the right place at the right time, and it all worked out. When I first got the thing I kind of felt bad that the guy only wanted $50 for it ,but it's okay. I'm pretty sure that most of the other people that called about it would have gutted it and used it for a utility trailer. At least now it's fixed up and will get used for what it was bought for. Maybe when it's all done I'll call the guy and see if he wants to check it out. :D

The best part has been that it's been a lot of fun, without a ton of work. I've been getting burnt out on working on my truck, so it gave me a break from that and I got to do something differant.

DIRTCO 07-23-2009 04:47 PM


Originally Posted by toylocost (Post 51188631)
Thats badass!1! How bout some interior pics?

I'm going to set it up this weekend to work on the interior, batch some of the canvas and get it all packed up. I'll take some pictures. It's first trip will be next weekend to the CO4RJ!

:camp2::fire2:

DIRTCO 07-23-2009 04:57 PM


Originally Posted by ocdropzone (Post 51188666)
very cool.. you could probably recover you original cost and sell that original sales brochure on ebay:D

I bet your right, but I'm going to keep it. :D There's not very much info on the internet about these, but from what I have found they were the best in their time period. I'm really amazed at how well it's held up for being 45 years old.


Originally Posted by Gameover209 (Post 51188672)
nice im def jealous. and i dnt even camp that much haha:bigok:

That was my thing, I loved camping but it was a PITA. Now everything will be in the trailer and when I want to get away for a night or a weekend, I'm set!

DieselGuy 07-25-2009 06:05 PM

that is freekin cool ! good to see someone putting a classic back to work instead of gutting it out for a utility.

DIRTCO 08-05-2009 05:20 PM

I know a couple people were asking for pictures of the inside. So here you go...

I set up the camper and worked on the inside a bit. I had to replace the front section of canvas (I forgot to take pictures of the repair), along with some missing snaps and repair a couple small tears. I also added a rug to cover the old carpet, along with some other details.

Here's how it looks all folded out, not bad for 45 years old :)

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DIRTCO 08-05-2009 05:22 PM

And the inside :D

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/P1020372.jpg

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BigBluePile 08-05-2009 05:31 PM

Wow that thing is sooo freakin cool!!! hehehehe!!! :great:

:banger:

86Toyrunna 08-06-2009 07:14 PM

dude thats awesome. that sure beats setting up a tent and air beds or mats, and camp table and other crap. plus just the whole saving cargo room in the runner would be worth it. thats the only thing that bugs me is that by the time i get the tent sleeping bags and cooler in the back of my runner its full, so then i got to pack stuff in the rear seat and hope it dont piss off the dog to much (he has claimed the rear seat lol). i may have to keep an eye out for something like this.


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