Les

Hi guys and Linda, I will just replace with the lauan plywood. Found some in my hometown. Thanks for all the input and help. Linda I am also a "she .. with the male spelling of my name" LOL.

Hello REALLYRURAL, I hope you are still available for this thread. I have questions on the area of your overcab roof and sidewalls. I am just at the point where I need to cover my overcab sleeping area. I am hoping you can answer a few questions for me please. 1. How did everything hold up for you up to this point? 2. I am having issues trying to find the pvc and PRP boards in my area (Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada). Is any of this material corrugated, or is it a flat thin sheet? 3. Do you have pictures of your final result of the overcab rebuild? 4. Did you just use a knife to cut these types of plastic sheets? Thanks for your time on my questions. Leslie

hi thewanderlustking You might have sent me to the wrong place. There was a strange argument there. Maybe you misunderstood what I was asking about. Thank you anyway 😉

Hello Everyone! I have been searching and can't find a real answer to my dilemma of wood thickness in the overcab. Can I use 1/4" plywood (instead of the thinner 1/8" lauan plywood) to rebuild my overcab side walls and sleeping area? If I can, do I just glue and staple the roof area that has the curve leading up to the front overcab window? Is there some sort of preparation I need to do to the 1/4" plywood to help it bend and fit snuggly into the curved roof - front wall area? Could I use 1/2" plywood for the bottom bed area? I ultimately want to paint this whole area white (research shows that the lauan typically absorbs moister from the primer and paint, which in turn causes the lauan to delaminate and bubble). Any and all advice for me is very much appreciated. Thank you everyone that contributes to this amazing and informative forum.

Thanks Linda. I kind of figured that would be the answer. I didn't want to pry at the white thing without asking (I am lying, I really really really wanted to pry at it but held myself back) I will give it a go. Worse case scenario is me buying a new cover. I want to thank you all again for being there to answer all these newbie questions. You guys ROCK!

I have not seen this connection and can't find information on the internet. Can someone please tell me how to remove this cover for access to reseal my vent below. I dont know if that white thing needs to be slipped off. I dont want to break anything.

Hello WME. Thank you for your detailed info. I have to say again, you all are so amazing with such quick responses and information. Thank you, thank you thank you!!! First off to quote some unknown person who seems to be knowledgeable AND humours ... "Now you know why previous owners are so disliked." I find this to be more true each passing day that I work on my new-to-me Toyota. 1. I do have one of these meters. 2. I do have an A/C (looks to be newer). No microwave (and never will have one). I haven't looked at my water heater yet (I will do that today) 3. I started to follow wires last night (and will continue now that I have a good guideline to work with .. thank you!) My new battery is a 12 volt deep cycle. I was wanting more capacity due to the desire to boondock more than visiting campsites. My research shows that I should be using 2 batteries with the same measurements AND also the same age (don't mix older battery with a new one). I don't think the testing that I would be doing with the new battery will effect things once I get my 2nd battery. They should still both be considered new and of equal value (but please do correct me if I am wrong with this thought). Regards and have an awesome day, Leslie

Hello Linda. Thank you for your information. I will do this tomorrow and see what's up with my wiring. My further investigation on multi batteries cleared my confusion. Now I know why I would like more than one battery (I do want to do more boondocking than campsites). I really appreciate how quick you all have jumped to my dilemma. Thank you all so so much.

Hi Fred. Thank you for your quick response. Is this is HUGE expense, gutting all 12V wiring and replacing? I am on an extremely tight budget at the moment. I was hoping just to connect a couple of batteries according to how they all fit between the sunken battery (and the other battery I need to buy to fit into the spare black battery container). All the stuff I have been reading is talking about parallel and series multi battery connections. This seems confusing to a beginner, as it seems the youtube videos have wrong or misleading information (looking at the comments people make on the videos). If the 12V wiring is all replaced, does this mean I would only need 1 deep cycle 12V battery?

I just bought a 1986 Toyota Slumber Queen. I need help in setting up my auxiliary battery (or batteries if I need to go get one more 12 volt deep cycle). I think I need to connect the 3 wires that are tied together with a faded flagging tape to a positive, and the 2 short white wires connected to the negative. Now there are still some wires that are longer (and have splices in them) and look like they should be connected to another battery (I have an empty spare battery box). There is a 50 watt solar panel on the roof (and I think that is why there is that big silver metal box .. inverter???? maybe???). I don't know if the solar panel works as I seen records of it being bought in 1997. I have photos attached to help depict what I am talking about. Thank you for any/all help. I honestly don't know much about this electrical stuff. There is also a light switch connected to this silver metal box. Not sure what is supposed to do (help in explaining this too, if you can).