Someone gave me an old aluminum camper shell that had been sitting in their garage for years. It's not a perfect fit, but it isn't a bad one, either.
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Looking ever-so 70's, there's not much I can do to improve the lines on this thing. It was a cheap production shell back when it was made. That's not to "look a gift horse in the mouth", that's simply stating facts. I need to be able to carry my 28-foot ladder, so I planned the same modification I performed on my F-150 fiberglass shell.
Much of the plastic trim, that covered up the screws holding the skin to the frame, deteriorated. I'm using 3/4" plastic screen bead, glued first to the heads of those screws, then will caulk the seams before painting. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.
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I'm using LockTite adhesives (available at Lowe's) and sealers, which are about the best you can find. After a failed attempt to get the curve of the top transferred to a 2 x 4, I decided to make a template from the rear aluminum strip. It worked perfectly.
The top will be painted with truck bed liner paint, the sides will be Dupli-Color metalic black...same as I painted the rims and bumpers. Not sure what color on the trim, but that's a day or so away. Feel free to make suggestions. (About the trim color )
More photos tomorrow...in part, thanks to RagRagTimeTime...
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