88 Palomino update

Thanks,

I did pick up the filter at Lowes for 10 bucks after I read on the internet of all the buddy heaters that got clogged up from either junk that could be in the 20lb tanks or the oil that leaches out of the adapter hose itself. People have tried to clean them out after the fact (I quess it's near impossible) and end up throwing the heaters away.

Cheap insurance.

 

Labor day weekend was productive, got 5 more mods done. First 2 pic's of the dog step mod that I mentioned before, Tucker approves, folds up for easy storage.



A piece of wood on the floor between the legs keeps it nice and sturdy and supports my 180lbs just fine too.



I felt the inside was to cramped for me to move around in so I took 5 1/2" off of the dinette bench where the water tank is. Before pic..



After pic, also took 3 1/2 off the table too (not set up in this pic), much better.



The single pedestal table was to wobbly for my taste so i added a support underneath that hooks into the bed slide track. Much better, nice & solid.



Someone at the transfer station was going to throw away a whole bunch of tent poles, so I grabbed 'em to make an awning with. Got a 8x10 heavy duty black/silver tarp on sale and here's what I came up with.



I cut up some wood blocks to go between all the lights and awning channel to hold the polls in place. 1/4' rods hold the tarp in the channel.



Thanks to the kitchen shelf mod thread , I made one up. The only thing I had to buy were the tension rods, had everything else hanging around the shop.



And last but not least, an extension handle for the pump faucet while boondocking. Now I can stand up straight to use the blasted thing (saving my back) and don't hit my head on the shelves either.



All the mods I did above cost me a whopping 22 bucks. I will probably attempt an entire re-do to the interior next year ... Gotta camp!

 

Sharon, I closed up the PU 3 days ago for the 3 or 4 inches of rain we were going to get (and got) so I have no other pic's. I did take a couple mock-up pic's to show you. For the vertical poles, I inserted a wooden dowel for a tip for the eyelet of the tarp and the rafter poles to go over (wooden piece held fast with a screw). Once the vertical poles are up and the rafter pole tight to the PU roof, I pulled the tarp tight and made a mark at the end of the rafter pole at the center of the peg (flattened the pole) then drilled a hole for it to go over the peg. Same thing for the horizontal pole at the end once one end is secured to one of the the vertical poles. I used a length of clothesline to hold the tarp fast to the horizontal poles for each side. Sorry if it's a poor explanation, just some backyard engineering on the fly.



Here is how I keep it tied down to avoid those trip wires. I was actually surprised at how sturdy this thing is for using a bunch of wimpy tent poles.



I have other poles cut to different lengths to give it a tilt for rain if need be.

 

I thought this thread would be buried in the cobwebs of the portal forever Thanks for the comments! I recently got some new lift springs thanks to another member (kitphantom) and look forward to getting them installed.

jthough, Sorry you lost your friend, lost mine 10 yrs ago and will always miss her. Tucker is looking to be 13 in June, he has gotten some bad arthritis in his elbows and doesn't get around as well as he use to, but keeps on going.

 

The original axle was an Alko and the replacement was a exact fit, no problems. There should be a aluminum tag riveted to your axle with some numbers on it if you want the same one. I went with a 2,000lb replacement rather than the original 1,500lb one. I got it from these guys, it made a HUGE difference!

http://axleinc.com/

 

The JB weld has held up perfectly, no problems. Good luck with your '83 ,have fun with it.

 

Thank you It is between the frame and axle bracket. It has been a long time but as I remember you can order the Alko axles with different starting degree angles for added lift, I kept with the same 10° on mine.