Do they still make these Pickup truck Dome Cover & Frames? Hey, Guys I am back in Norway again from my trip to the Netherlands with my son driving the old MB Heckflosse. Zero problems with the old Heckflosse and a lot of positiv atention to. Hot like hell, around 30 grades celsius in the sun in a car without airco. but fun driving the 3500 km. We went a lot to the beach at the Northsea coast for swimming and the cold beer tasted outstanding thats fore shore. I `ll promise some pics later . Back on the farm again i am looking at the corversion kit parts that Patricks made and my cousin Chris from Portland brought with him to the Netherlands this summer. The worm gear (redusing gear ) for the saginaw and the bottem cover plate are missing but they promised to send these parts to. I am looking foreward to start with the tranny swap job and get the truck on the road in real. I have been thinking if i should make the Dome frame in wood material , bend the standards and mount a solid frame together using the four bedwall holes it could be nice looking and long lasting. But then i came over this very old classic truck ad and i wonder if they still make these or if some of you guys know any of these constructions in use or remember how they look like. If anyone have some messuares i am greatfull for all the support.Anything pics, drawings or messuarements are welcome. Enclosed atachment shows different solutions but they dont show any messuares. Very practical and solid dont you think so? Friendly regards Martinius. http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/837018-vintage-in-bed-campers-camper-shells.html
Campers & Shells That's a good idea Martinus . I liked that thread apart from ' xracer ' who obviously knows nothing as these were made quite a bit back in the day , outdoorsmen have always liked having a shell or camper on the back , dates back to the 1940's that I know of and prolly further . The canvas " Tilts " for commercial use would prolly be the easiest to make , with those good pictures of the inner framework you'd not need any measurements ....
Did you notice that it's a Ford ad but the pickup showing the "Caravan Top" from CK Turk Corporation is on an AD truck?
Tent in a truck - great idea I have not seen them specifically for our ADs, but they do make them for newer trucks. If you google 'tent in a truck' you will find several hits. BUT, i would guess there is some of these same tents in size similar to our trucks - both short and long beds. If you are going for the period look, then I am guessing you'd have to make it yourself. If anyone finds one of the newer ones that are a nice fit for a short bed, i'd be grateful for the info.
Hmmmmmm I used to go camping i my old B1B Dodge pickup truck , it has one of these caps from a '56 F-100 , we just tossed in sleeping bags , a case of spare oil and beer ~ lots and lots of BEER ! . I don't think I should divulge more of these long ago ' camping trips ' of my misbegotten yoot .
Dome Cover and Frame fore pickup bed. I had a bright moment today and found out excactly how i want to make the Dome Cover and Frame. I am going to make a low stif wooden frame of a durable wood sort (birch , cherrie or meaple). using the four bedholes. The frame it self will follow the upper bed sides just a bit on the outside ,the backside offcourse , the instep is open). I dont want to drill holes in the truck bedwall. Instead i will use som stronger wood peaces wich follow both side directions to mount the round galv.steel frame on. The Domeframe will be excactly as the round shown modell with the support thats needed to make it as stiff as possible. Canvas whas used for tents in the old days when i served the militairy and its no problem to get the clothing nowerdays. Canvas is a durable material to use and easy to impregnate with silicon liquid , it must be posseble to roll up the side-covers and to strap them aswell with stif leather straps in top, just like the picture. Pictures will come when the result is there. Martinius
Sounds like a plan! Velcro may be a useful material as well, and don't forget to plan for some sort of window and ventilation. A long swath of canvass covering the entry way and simply held up by anchored poles to the ground would make a nice covered 'porch' area in case of inclement weather. As long as the sides all come down past the bedsides, then any rain should run down and away from getting inside the bed area. Nothing worse than trying to sleep on a cold, wet bedroll. Good luck and pictures please when you are done!
Velcro early invention! One lovely summer day in 1948, a Swiss amateur-mountaineer and inventor decided to take his dog for a nature hike. The man and his faithful companion both returned home covered with burrs, the plant seed-sacs that cling to animal fur in order to travel to fertile new planting grounds. The man neglected his matted dog, and with a burning curiosity ran to his microscope and inspected one of the many burrs stuck to his pants. He saw all the small hooks that enabled the seed-bearing burr to cling so viciously to the tiny loops in the fabric of his pants. George de Mestral raised his head from the microscope and smiled thinking, "I will design a unique, two-sided fastener, one side with stiff hooks like the burrs and the other side with soft loops like the fabric of my pants. I will call my invention 'velcro' a combination of the word velour and crochet. It will rival the zipper in its ability to fasten." Mestral's idea met with resistance and even laughter, but the inventor 'stuck' by his invention. Together with a weaver from a textile plant in France, Mestal perfected his hook and loop fastener. By trial and error, he realized that nylon when sewn under infrared light, formed tough hooks for the burr side of the fastener. This finished the design, patented in 1955. The inventor formed Velcro Industries to manufacture his invention. Mestral was selling over sixty million yards of Velcro per year. Today it is a multi-million dollar industry. Not bad for an invention based on Mother Nature. Thank you Martinius.
Aspen wood is what i am going to use fore the frame. I went into the forrest some days and logged anough aspen trees so i can make the subframe fore the Domeframe to rest on. The treesort is a light reddish durable sort that is great to use fore these kind of purposes. Next week i`l start cutting the logs at our sawmill. The wood has to dry some months inside before installing it, It will shrink a bit to i quess? Martinius.
inventions I have a very similar story but its not finished yet, im still trying to find a use for cow poop!!
Truck, oil, sleeping bags and lots o beer! Nate you paint a pretty picture with words, does life get any better!
Well , YEAH ~ I wasn't sure if I shoulda mentioned the guns and Motos , this being a family list and all.... There was more going on there back then too that I'll take to my grave , protect the guilty ya know .
Buffalo Chips AKA : Cow Patties ~ you wait 'till they're dry then burn them as camp fire fuel.... Jeeze , do I have to teach your city boys everything ? . Or , use 'em as Frisbees when they're dry .
