Converting my Chevy Truck

[dlivesgreen]

I am almost finished my conversion and will be living in it by mid March whether I want to or not. My truck is a black 1999 Chevy K1500 4x4 with a black aluminum cap.&nbsp; The cap has windows all the way around.&nbsp; I have a new respect for the people that install tint.&nbsp; It is an art and a major pain in the butt.&nbsp; I will be posting some pictures soon.&nbsp; If anyone has any suggestions or tips please let me know.<br>

 

[Les H]

Hey Divesgreen, welcome. About all I can tell you is to make sure to get a roof vent! Black on black will get BLAZIN hot just after a little bit in the sun. Other than that , all is fair game. And I know what you mean about tint- I did all 9 (8 side and 1 rear) on my bus.
Les

 

[akrvbob]

How are you going to lay out your bed? I did mine across the bed, right behind the cab. That made it high enough to put rubbermaid totes underneath. Great for storage and organization. You might consider plastic shelves units for more organization. You can customize their height by cutting the plastic legs to the height you want. Just screw them in to the pickup bed to hold them in place and stretch bungees across the from and side to keep things from flying off. &nbsp; They are strong, light, cheap, and easy to use. Bob<br>

 

[dlivesgreen]

Thanks the roof vent is a great idea.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got my cap for $100 and it is in great shape.&nbsp; The side windows are already tinted but you can still see in during the day.&nbsp; The rear window is the only one that I put the tint on so far.&nbsp; I will be working on running electric for the back and maybe some shelves tomorrow.<br>

 

[oldnjung]

My van had tinted windows and grey curtains. I bought cheap black bed sheets from Walmart and my wife sewed a folded over/double thick backing. In addition, I wanted some kind of board for the larger windows. I got a 4x8 sheet of fairly thin fiberboard (pegboard without the holes) that is white laminate on one side (Lowes). Made paper templates, painted the brown side of the board with black latex paint,cut the board to window sizes, put velcro strips on window frames and boards. Could have velcro on both sides, but with black side out, it looks like total blackout, limo-style window tinting. We feel better about having our pillows up against the window now. The curtains and boards really&nbsp;increase the winter insulation, too. <br>For the driver and passenger doors (windows) I cut Reflectix to fit via templates. Velcro on frames. Velcro on Reflectix. Glued double thickness together, so now those are very private and insulated. Good Luck!<br>jb<br>

 

[dlivesgreen]

To akrvbob - I laid my bed the same way, across the truck bed and behind the cab.&nbsp; It is 23" wide with 7" of storage height underneath.&nbsp; Home depot has bins that will fit under there for $6 each.&nbsp; I am pretty excited to break away on my travels.<br>

 

[Guest]

Please post a pic or two of the Chevy. Exterior pics would be awesome <img src="/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> I dig Chevys, the older, the better!
Might want to consider Reflextix for lining the interior of the cab (behind the body panels, under the rugs and head liner) and in the cap and for covering all the windows. It made a huuuge difference in my K5 Blazer. I posted pics under the "traveling in misc vehicles" thread.