jefe_4x4
Aug 30, 2014Explorer
Guide repelling up armoring
This year has been tough on Cabeza de Vaca and he has a couple gouges: front drivers side and rear pass side where there was inordinate lateral pressure from the camper directly onto the guides. It couldn't possibly be operator error, could it? Nah. I just needed more shear value along the lower sides of the TC, so I added some long aluminum angle along the lower edge to spread the joy of going over rough roads. All I had was some redwood colored, 45 yr. caulk, so here it is. For some reason I had no trouble with the drivers rear guide so no armor plating there.
This is the pass side with aluminum angle full length:

This is the driver side with only a partial up armoring:

The screw holes were drilled exactly to fit and replace the existing bottom screws only with slightly larger and a tick shorter than the reach of the originals, which, BTW were very rusty. It seems Lance used the cheapest screw plating they could find. My retrofit uses stainless steel screws. No screws underneath.


Those blue poles are drywall jacks. I bought four from China Freight to use on a diagonal when my TC is up high on its jacks for work underneath.
A couple weeks ago I used up a couple cans of spray-on bed liner on the side walls and especially the rear storage pods. The tar paper was getting a little tired in spots.
Not a very exciting way to spend Labor Day weekend, but be thankful I'm not camped 3 feet from your side window.
regards, as always, jefe
This is the pass side with aluminum angle full length:

This is the driver side with only a partial up armoring:

The screw holes were drilled exactly to fit and replace the existing bottom screws only with slightly larger and a tick shorter than the reach of the originals, which, BTW were very rusty. It seems Lance used the cheapest screw plating they could find. My retrofit uses stainless steel screws. No screws underneath.


Those blue poles are drywall jacks. I bought four from China Freight to use on a diagonal when my TC is up high on its jacks for work underneath.
A couple weeks ago I used up a couple cans of spray-on bed liner on the side walls and especially the rear storage pods. The tar paper was getting a little tired in spots.
Not a very exciting way to spend Labor Day weekend, but be thankful I'm not camped 3 feet from your side window.
regards, as always, jefe