Show me your shell!

Is that one of those tradesman custom campers?

 

No it’s an ARE commercial camper

 

I picked this one up aa few weeks ago. It was off a 2014 superwhite. Matches my 06 perfect. A larger dealership had this truck on their used lot. I called them up and asked if they would sell just the shell. Initially said no right off the bat. Called me back 15-20 mins later. Picked it up the next morning for $400. Pretty happy with this purchase.

 

Whatcha gonna use it for? Can you stand up inside?

 

I can’t fully but my wife can and she’s 5”2, we camp in it I have a sleeping platform and it allows me to store things underneath the bed

 

ARE overland

 

I got it new and it has the windoors, front drop down sliding window and a Yakima rack.

 

I have an older MX without the roof track and without the reinforced roof.
Does anyone have any MX top shots with the roof track installed I can reference during planning/installation? How far to the edge should I be? Should I avoid the thicker roof center?

 

Fab’d up a screen for the ARE. Since the don’t offer the pop up/slider combo on the short beds, this is a decent compromise. Mainly needed it for the dogs.

 

Have any info on what kind of aluminum you used?

 

Does anyone know if I went to a junkyard and bought some crossbars from a 1st or 2nd gen 4Runner or Tacoma.... if it would fit the tracks on a 3rd gen Are MX?

 

Ended up with 1/16” thick. Went to the local welder and had a 2x4 scrap piece he gave me for $20 (said $40 but gave me $80 back, and you bet your ass I didn’t say anything).

the windows are just shy of 1’x4’. Cut the sides to make the window shocks clear, cut out the squares to get the latches to close. Fairly easy. Put some u-channel rubber trim so it doesn’t scratch the window frame and used some 1/2” cable straps Through the existing holes on the frame to hold her in.

 

Do you have a picture from the inside?

 

It saying you should but saying you should make another set

 

How’d you set up your prinsu on your Thule tracks? Also what swingout is that? Digging your set up.

 

I ordered the shell with the roof tracks already mounted. In my build thread I think shows setting it up. I built the swing out, I’ll have it posted on my thread soon.

 

Any wind noise on your Hi-C?

 

None when the racks are empty. I do get a little noise when carrying items up there like lumber, ez-ups etc but that is to be expected. Overall I'm very happy with this shell and the side windoors make loading and unloading so much easier.