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200OZ Moderator

Posts: 904 Join date: 2009-08-06 Age: 37 Location: Farmington NY.
 | Subject: 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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BigBlackBeaSSt

Posts: 2448 Join date: 2009-08-01 Age: 46 Location: Lewisberry
 | Subject: 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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Krzdimond Admin

Posts: 2156 Join date: 2008-11-04 Location: Savannah, GA
 | Subject: 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. _________________ Official "Group W" Spokesman 96 Roadmaster wagon, WB4, Custom 2.5" exhaust, SSRI, Performance tune, and a bunch of other stuff  |
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lornejay1

Posts: 743 Join date: 2008-11-05 Age: 50
 | Subject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon? Tue 18 May 2010 - 20:17 | |
| What color do you want?  |
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buickestate

Posts: 2207 Join date: 2008-11-04
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BigBlackBeaSSt

Posts: 2448 Join date: 2009-08-01 Age: 46 Location: Lewisberry
 | Subject: 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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buickestate

Posts: 2207 Join date: 2008-11-04
 | Subject: 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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phantom 309

Posts: 2935 Join date: 2008-12-28 Age: 102
 | Subject: 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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buickestate

Posts: 2207 Join date: 2008-11-04
 | Subject: 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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BigBlackBeaSSt

Posts: 2448 Join date: 2009-08-01 Age: 46 Location: Lewisberry
 | Subject: 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?
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How cool is that!!!! |
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Sprocket

Posts: 2568 Join date: 2008-11-04 Location: sprocket
 | Subject: 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  |
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Bewber

Posts: 1543 Join date: 2009-01-07 Location: Location: Location
 | Subject: 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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sherlock9c1 Moderator
Posts: 1139 Join date: 2009-05-28 Location: Syracuse, NY
 | Subject: 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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Bewber

Posts: 1543 Join date: 2009-01-07 Location: Location: Location
 | Subject: 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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94X2

Posts: 438 Join date: 2009-03-03 Age: 49 Location: Princeton NC 27569
 | Subject: 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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buickestate

Posts: 2207 Join date: 2008-11-04
 | Subject: Re: Has anyone made a camper out of a B body wagon? Wed 19 May 2010 - 13:17 | |
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http://www.norotas.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=394 |
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buickestate

Posts: 2207 Join date: 2008-11-04
 | Subject: 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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GN1220
Posts: 191 Join date: 2008-11-06 Age: 39 Location: Kansas City, MO
 | Subject: 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.  |
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lornejay1

Posts: 743 Join date: 2008-11-05 Age: 50
 | Subject: 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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brokecello Moderator

Posts: 1893 Join date: 2009-05-28 Age: 33 Location: Greenville, SC
 | Subject: 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 http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1749716337.html _________________   -- 1995 Jadestone Limited RMW from Atlanta (pushing to complete...) -- 1988 Cavalier (Daily Beater aka 'Lil Buddy)  |
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