Starting our 1963 Custom Camper restoration
 

We are 2 months into our restoration process. These photos are from the first weekend of tear down. A previous owner had attempted to repair it, but used the wrong materials. The whole top had to be rebuilt. We do have the upper half rebuilt, new birch on all the walls, and the floor installed......more pictures to come.

This is the progress as of yesterday. The walls to the top are also built and skinned. We are waiting to assemble them. Hopefully the top goes on next weekend.

Don't think that people aren't following your progress just because there's no posting behind yours. Most of us are keeping a pretty sharp eye on your trailer and anxious to see how it comes out.

We are silently watching.:D

Dang lurkers! LOL Sneaky, sneaky.

Looking good!

Mossy, you do pretty work! It's a pleasure to be following your progress.

- Jack

I wish I could take credit. I did the finish on all the wood....but my hubby has done all the building. He is a carpenter :)

OK, you BOTH do pretty work! I enjoy good craftsmanship. (I guess I should say "good craftswomanship" too). :o

- Jack

Most impressive!:)
Tree

Mossy, Cool beans! Nick and I rebuilt our '63 and have been camping in her every year. Very impressive!! Keep us in the loop.

It's me again. Yup, Nick did the carpentry and elec. I got to caulk and upholster.

Do you have pictures? Would love to see it!

Hi Mossy, drop an email to the hubby at NicksDarts@att.net. We have construction pix, camping pix, etc. We read your posts and are impressed with your work.

You should post them on your own photo thread! Everyone here loves photos. I will email you as well, as we have questions about the type of trim etc (ours was missing all of it).

Slowly moving forward. The wall cap should be here next week...then the bulb seal and rails can be installed.

You are both doing an excellent job.:)

Finally making outside progress. Guide rails went on today. Had to have the pieces under the windows fabricated on Friday. Bulb seal to go on in a bit....I hope.

She is officially off the boards and standing on her own...yay! She went down and up with no problem....but for some reason does not want to go back down again. The passenger front corner is bound up/hanging up. We will look into it more on Sunday when we have some time to work on her. Any suggestions on how to get the cables adjusted properly? keep in mind that the whole top has been rebuilt, so we don't have the standard things to go by. I know your not supposed o line up to siding, etc.

here is a forum link to just one raticle on cable adjustment- but it is a good one. put "cable adjustment" into the search function and you will get more. That said- I dont know how much change there has been over the years as to how this is done.

rick

https://www.hilotrailerforum.com/f61/...1998-24td-125/

The cable adjustment has stayed pretty much the same. Make sure the guide blocks are properly on the tracks, if it has them.

I cant tell- but had you totally disconnected the top half from the bottom? Looks like it. If so- you must have disconnected the cables to do it?

Rick

The top half has been totally rebuilt. It is all new. We don't have guide blocks, but rails that go up the walls on the inside. We solved the binding issue, we are just trying to figure out where it needs to be...so what is the sweet spot for the adjustments. We know it's not supposed to be "straight" per se. Is the perfect spot just where it seals properly along the gasket?

Looks great...

We are finally done. Hopefully more photos to come this weekend. Here are a few.

Awesome, Mossy! Time to go camping now! :D

Really pretty! Thanks for showing it to us!

- Jack

I'm envious of your skill set as well as the final products. Nice going. !

Rick

MossyOakLane, I am VERY impressed with the before and after pictures. I can tell a lot of hard but wholesome work went into this re-creation. My hat's off to all who did this fine job.
Treeclimber

Restored HiLo
 

I love seeing vintage trailers restored to new usable condition. Many happy camping adventures.

Your Hi Lo rebuild
 

Dear Mossy Oak Lane:
I really enjoyed viewing your pictures. Thank you for posting them, and you can certainly be proud of what you accomplished.
GoCamp

I am wondering if you have more pics of the top restoration. I'm am about to restore our 1962 Voyager. The bottom half is great but I will have to redo all the top part.

Our top was a full rebuild the only thing original are the windows and skin. Our bottom walls were in good shape. Let me see if I can dig some out.

Great job, looks very nice. I love seeing the small ones like ours.

1963 Custom Camper
 

I just joined the forum 2days ago. I just purchased what I believe is also a 1963 Custom Camper. Thank You for the pictures on your rebuild. They will be very helpful for my wife and me. We have the original kitchen fully intact including the original stove top, ice box, and sink with pump faucet. Our upper walls need replacing. The roof is fully intact and the lower walls and dinette area only need sanding and refinishing. The one thing I will be looking for is a front window unit, it is completely gone. Once we get started, I will document the progress.

Can't wait to watch!

Wow, that's incredible. Nice job.

Chris

What did you use for seals between upper and lower sections?