RiggerRob Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Just a reminder that all the Sunland Express models are aluminum frame - I discovered this when i installed a window in the bathroom on mine, pretty heavy duty aluminum beams on the rear wall. Mine would probably be trashed from water damage if I didn't have the solid frame. It's approaching 40 years old and I just did a 350 mile round trip in her - truck's holding up fine but I've pretty much replaced every major appliance and I'm getting ready to go Lipo4 with the battery, change out the converter, replace my aging and inadequate roof A/C and the propane tank as well. Not really interested in selling her so I may as well finish the job... she'll always be my "best" Toyota camper lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) Rob: See where you have put in laminate flooring, took off closet door, changed the jack knife sofa to a stand alone. I just raised mine up with a 4"X4" block of wood. Makes it much easier to get up out of it. Also built a ladder to get in and out of the over the cab bed. Picture shows a piece of wood at the top to put between bed and cab access. I was getting out and it broke sent me flying toward the windshield. Needless to say I cut a piece of bed rail metal and replaced the wood . Also ran the furnace T-STAT wire to a switch at head of bed to cut it on and off when it gets cold in the morning before I get out of bed (LAZY) but we don't use the furnace at night , just before we get up so it's not so cold getting up. Edited July 27 by Homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerRob Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Homer, Looking Good! I removed the closet door and the cabinet doors on one side and put up tons of hanger hooks. The fridge remodel was a complete tear out - had to start from the bottom up but it's sitting on 3/4" plywood with 1/2" sheathing and "barn board" over the top. Same for the stove and sink - the old particle board counter was sagging and falling apart so I replaced it with butcher block and put in a new stove and a ridiculously large sink. Took me forever to find the right size couch and I just attached it to the floor prior to my recent trip. Also redid the bathroom with FRP (see photos). Love the ladder idea, I'm gonna come up with something similar... trying to figure out how to redo my awful ceiling without removing all of it. Any ideas out there? It's sagging in a couple places and I've come this far and want it to look nice but I'm afraid of what I'll find and how big of a mess I'll make by tearing it all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 FRP is most excellent stuff, its easy to work with and just about everything proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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