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84 cucv m1009 “ The Camper Crawler”

Full frame off, 12valve Cummins swapped cucv.
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Floor plan wise if I remember me and Robs conversation correctly we both felt the Chateau style of split bench seating looked like it might be the most user friendly. If you put the benches on each side and towards the front and have the refer in one rear corner and stove/commode/storage/heater in the other rear corner might be the best use of the small amount of real estate you have.
 
Capt Ron said:
Floor plan wise if I remember me and Robs conversation correctly we both felt the Chateau style of split bench seating looked like it might be the most user friendly. If you put the benches on each side and towards the front and have the refer in one rear corner and stove/commode/storage/heater in the other rear corner might be the best use of the small amount of real estate you have.
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Ron and I have talked about reconfiguring a couple of different times and that is the layout that seems to keep coming to the front. One other benefit is that you can distribute the weight better inside the camper. Right now Ron's and mine are very heavy to the driver's side. Splitting the cabinet up to the corners helps split up the load.

If I remember right you got kids to ride along too. Even though old literature and magazine articles on the FWC Blazer/Bronco/Scout campers indicated passengers could ride on the bench in the camper I'd say it would be less than ideal. By splitting the passenger side bench and moving behind the front seats you could build a pair of seats that could convert to face forward to ride and then to the side in camp mode.

Digging through my camper pics I've got a couple of examples. The first three are from a Hallmark Blazer camper. To me, the seats are still too high for anybody to ride safely.
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This is from an early Phoenix Blazer camper. Similar layout to the Hallmark. Seats are lower though.
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The last two are from a FWC that had windows on both sides of the camper. It's one of two I found on the web that way. Basically, they were "shell" models that allowed the use of the factory rear seat in its normal position. With a folding rear seat it would still open up the rear area when it is folded up. You could still build up cabinets in the rear corners to allow for storage.
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ZooMad75 said:
Ron and I have talked about reconfiguring a couple of different times and that is the layout that seems to keep coming to the front. One other benefit is that you can distribute the weight better inside the camper. Right now Ron's and mine are very heavy to the driver's side. Splitting the cabinet up to the corners helps split up the load.

If I remember right you got kids to ride along too. Even though old literature and magazine articles on the FWC Blazer/Bronco/Scout campers indicated passengers could ride on the bench in the camper I'd say it would be less than ideal. By splitting the passenger side bench and moving behind the front seats you could build a pair of seats that could convert to face forward to ride and then to the side in camp mode.

Digging through my camper pics I've got a couple of examples. The first three are from a Hallmark Blazer camper. To me, the seats are still too high for anybody to ride safely.
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This is from an early Phoenix Blazer camper. Similar layout to the Hallmark. Seats are lower though.
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The last two are from a FWC that had windows on both sides of the camper. It's one of two I found on the web that way. Basically, they were "shell" models that allowed the use of the factory rear seat in its normal position. With a folding rear seat it would still open up the rear area when it is folded up. You could still build up cabinets in the rear corners to allow for storage.
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Thanks for posting those!
 
That is how the chalet is 2 seats facing each other that folds down into a bed with the refrigerator by the back door ,so u don't have to go in to food or drinks, the chalet has more head room with top down but more wind resistance going down the road. Great work on the fabric.
 
Moody Bricker said:
That is how the chalet is 2 seats facing each other that folds down into a bed with the refrigerator by the back door ,so u don't have to go in to food or drinks, the chalet has more head room with top down but more wind resistance going down the road. Great work on the fabric.
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Stock FWC bench height could allow seating with the top down, but people's heads will be bouncing next to the upper cabinet or the front bulkhead.

I built mine even with the bedrail. I can lay down on it with the top down but not sit on it. I have more enclosed storage which was the goal in my case.
 
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