rebuild

For the last year my oven (in my 2013 2720) keeps trying to fall out of where it is affixed in the counter/cabinet section of the kitchen. I have had it screwed back in place twice and both times it nearly falls again during the next trip. I live in it most of the year and don't want to not...

Hi everyone! My wife and I bought a beat-up '77 Fleet a couple weeks ago and are hoping to completely rebuild it! We've never had a truck camper before, and this is one of the few small enough for our little old truck (2002 Mazda/Ranger) to carry. The goal is to turn it into something that...

This summer I bought a used Hawk in La Jolla, CA. Did not pay what person was asking but after all of my travails I my have overpaid, but, heh, I now have a Hawk! Just as we were loading the camper the guy said, "oh, you have a Silverado (2014-2017) and I don't think these fit those beds. It...

Hello all! I have a 1989 24' Funchaser and am replacing the dry rotted bonded plywood "2x4" on the driver side front. After cleaning out the area and re-shaping the metal, I decided to install a pressure treated 2x4 cut to length but ran into a dilemma. How did they run the wiring through the...

HI All, I'm getting near the end of the restoration of my 2000 Eagle. I need some advice on routing the cables behind the folding panels. The picture is of the cable entering through the roof, going behind the panels, and then disappearing through the counter to the electronics bay below...

Hi Everyone, I just got my hands on a Fleet of unknown vintage (somewhere between 2006 and 2009, maybe) and I am refitting it. I figured I'd just pull the old furnace and pop a new Dometic model into the hole. The old furnace is a Dometic/Atwood 8516-IV. The guy I bought it from said it...

Hey everyone I’m new to owning Four Wheel Campers as I previously have a Palomino. I’m interested in trying to buy a 86’ Grandby I found in my area. It’s cheaper and I get why but I have a carpenter here as well as a welder so I’m not too helpless and I love renovating the camper to some degree...

My wife and I had been looking for a small RV - decided that the Winnebago Rialta would be about right - but found that their resale value is amazingly high!?! I've done car restoration and a mountain of DIY over the decades - so we decided to buy a cheap wreck and fix it up. Our Rialta is a...

Just picked up a new to me, 2000 FWC Hawk. Just started with a deep cleaning inside and out and came across a few things. 1. The top lip of the lower portion of the camper had deteriorating foam that could not be salvaged so it was scrubbed down to the aluminum. Would it be necessary/ or any...

Hi, Here are the videos of my rebuild. They have adult language and humor so if you're not into that don't watch, but it shows how I rebuilt my trailer. The series is live and ongoing, currently on episode 4, more coming soon. I will continue to update the thread as the episodes release...

Hi everyone! My name is Mike, I'm 23, and over the summer of 2020 I rebuilt a 2008 15t. It had extensive amounts of water damage and it was in pretty bad shape. I stripped it down to the frame and made it my own. I documented the whole thing and I have been turning it into a video series. My...

I am wondering if it is worth rebuilding or replacing my 350 engine and transmission. They have over 185k miles on them. I can already notice it doesn't run correctly or shift correctly. Since the mileage is so high, I was going to either rebuild or replace. Is there a better built 350 engine...

OK, I decided to start a new thread and this could just turn into a continued build thread depending on how this all goes. I posted a bit ago about cracked welds in my frame that I discovered due to door misalignment and what I thought was pretty significant twisting during jacking and lowering...

I am hoping someone can help me solve this mystery. The Cat 3116 was rebuilt in my truck It is a serial# 7SF18670 The plate on the engine has a hand etched changed over the power number to 215 and the perf spec shows OT9306. I am trying to sort out what model year this engine really is as...

Inspired by Greg58, I decided to repair the floor of a used Sport 165 I purchased in Feb. In the cold Michigan winter, I failed to see that which the unscrupulous seller declined to tell me about. A water damaged OSB floor in the bathroom and under the water heater. Found it when I was starting...

Do you need your front jacks rebuilt? The most recommended place to have the jacks rebuilt has been Roberts in Indiana. We are on the West Coast, so that would have been quite a drive. I was referred to Les from a friend and fellow DRV owner. Les is located in Mount Vernon, Washington. Les is a...

As some of you know, my Fleet flew off my truck 9 days after purchase. The seller "secured" it with two ratchet straps in the rear, to two U-bolts that were anchored into weak, old wood. I asked if he was SURE that it was secure, because even I (total load-securing-rookie) thought it was risky...

Hello all....well, here is my attempt at documenting my rebuild. I was recently gifted a 92 Jayco Sportster from a Brother in my men's group. It was his father's, and had many years of love. After sitting a bit, he forwarded it to me. With my wife's permission and enthusiasm, I picked it up with...

So here's the back story, bought this 1980's fleet off a guy on Vancouver Island last fall for about $900, the guy had a decent ad on craigslist and it looked in decent shape from the photos online. As soon as I got there I knew I was getting myself into a project but I'm just now learning the...

Here are a few photos of our camper pre renovation... Kitchen, not the old floor... In Tow! :D Couch n bunk Mirror Mirror Yellow Plastic everywhere! Stove Toilet

Hey all, On the hunt for an older FWC Fleet. Looking for one to gut and rebuild. I am located in the mid-atlantic but willing to drive for the right deal. Cheers!

I am getting ready to replace my ball joints for the 6th time (220K mi). I have put around $20,000 into both front (Dana 60) and rear diffs and would like to get more than 50K out of a set of ball joints. The Dana 60 Pro Steer ball joints are advertised as being more durable but, unless they...

Before getting into our rebuild it’s worth mentioning our motivation for going the route we did. My wife and I are backcountry skiers, and love to travel! After we finished college in WI we moved to CO and took a year off before I started graduate school. She found work in her field and after a...

Just purchased a used Grandby. Sorry folks no grand adventure for me. Two laps around the planet, a small skirmish under my belt and seen enough wilderness to last a lifetime, I have no desire to leave the hardball. Plan to used my FWC as a mobile office. Nothing wrong with the current...