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PostSubject: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 19:25

I'm throwing around the Idea of making a camper out of a RMW after seeing a tear drop camper trailer. Don't know
if I'll ever have the time, but I'm trying to figure out a cool (different) way to have a camper, just a place for 2
adults to sleep, and be able to carry a bunch of camping stuff, like a lg. tent for the kids. Has anyone done/seen this
done to a RMW, Caprice wagon, or OCC? Am I crazy?
For example....
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:00

I have had a similiar thought. I would cut a vista roof, a roof (ruph) rack (rax), trim and wood the sides and paint her DGGM. Modify a set of Impala wheels and install them. How cool would that look!!!!

The car conversion would work as well. But it does not pop up. The value of standing up in the camper is HUGE. I camp out of a tent for years. Changing your closes is difficult at best if you cannot stand up!!

But you FIRST need to CAMP!!!!! City boy!!!!

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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:02

Already been done. MAB wagon pulling a like rear 1/2.

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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:17

What color do you want? lol!

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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:26

lornejay1 wrote:
What color do you want? lol!



Lorne he asked for one that could accomodate two, so he'll need a double wide
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:27

That was B-Body not Dead Body!!!!

LOVE THE NOMAD!!!!
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:30

Krzdimond wrote:
Already been done. MAB wagon pulling a like rear 1/2.


this one?

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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:38

cars are still here for you pat,. when you coming to get them to make yours??

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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:39

phantom 309 wrote:
cars are still here for you pat,. when you coming to get them to make yours??

Nick


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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 21:15

buickestate wrote:
Krzdimond wrote:
Already been done. MAB wagon pulling a like rear 1/2.


this one?



How cool is that!!!!
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 21:44

i like the fact it still has the tailpipes.

I was thinking you wanted to put a camper on top of a ratmasterish type of thing.....

umm, last time I checked two adults CAN sleep in the back. just lock up the bikes to the front bumper Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 22:29

Howzabout doing a tent deal that hooks up to the back of the wagon opening like they have for SUVs, etc - where the wagon becomes an extra room of a decently sized tent.


Another little engineering nugget that shouldn't go overlooked - if you're going to unhook it from the hitch, you should have some kind of
"legs" at the rear so that you don't tip the nose up when you sit on the tailgate. It's be especially easy as hell if there was any kind of hitch already back there.

Neat idea. I'd try to build one if I thought someone would buy it.
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 22:41

GM actually engineered a factory tent for the back of the Pontiac Aztec. It even improved the appearance a bit.
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Tue 18 May 2010 - 23:02

Yea, that's what made me think of it - then I rembered seeing the tents in a JC Whitney catalog that look like they're almost done giving birth to an SUV and went with that pic instead.
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Wed 19 May 2010 - 9:03

I think it would be cool. Actually, if you made a B-body trailer and adapted an suv tent to the back that would be awesome!
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Wed 19 May 2010 - 13:17

200OZ wrote:



http://www.norotas.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=394
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Wed 19 May 2010 - 13:21

there were these back in the 60's



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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Wed 19 May 2010 - 19:01

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:


LOVE THE NOMAD!!!!


Sedan Delivery, not a Nomad, but still pretty cool. alien
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Wed 19 May 2010 - 19:55

good eye Mike,

I am 99% sure I am going for this ,now that I have your Buiick to use for work.

This wagon was the very first one I saw on the internet,and I was in love.I now know it is a Buick,but having never owned one I wasn't aware of the rear glass differences.





Mine will be red, actually almost burgandy at the rear. Opposite to this one. My Chrome SS wheels will look similar. My roof will remain black tho.




This also gives me the option to two tone the Bonnies.
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PostSubject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon?   Wed 19 May 2010 - 22:14

Who needs a custom trailer/camper when you can buy this!!

HA! Pat, this has your name all over it Smile

http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1749716337.html

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