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abikerider 
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 Topic: My 2014 172 podmodsPosted: 10 Apr 2023 at 8:27pm |
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I am starting this thread to document my modifications and repairs to my fixer-upper Rpod that I got for a great price knowing it would need some work. We bought it in December 2022 and I've been working on it since. I will post my mods in chronological order.
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lostagain
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Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2023 at 6:00am |
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Since we did a lot of changes to our 172, we'd love to see what you are doing. It's a great little trailer.
By the way, welcome to the forum.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2023 at 9:36am |
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Welcome to the forum and I also look forward to reading about your repairs and modifications. I hope it goes well and you wind up with a great RPod in which to have many fun adventures, making many great memories doing so.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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abikerider
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 9:50am |
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Here are some pictures of the pod after we got it.
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abikerider
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 9:52am |
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Is there a better way to post pictures here other than pasting link addresses?
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StephenH
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 10:33am |
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Yes. Look at the icons above the text entry box. To the left of the question mark, there is a double box with an arrow. Click on that. It will bring you to the advanced editor. Once you are there, look for an icon on the top row that looks like a tree. That is the Insert Image tool. Click on that and you will get a dialog box where you can upload pictures.
Now, as for the pictures, you need to use an image editing program such as the GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program which is available for multiple platforms) or other image editing program to re-size your photos. I find 800x600 or equivalent to work well as this reduces the file sizes to a good size that isn't too big while still being big enough to see details. Upload your picture and it will show up in the box on the left. Select it and then when you hit the OK button, it will be inserted into your post. If you want to insert multiple pictures, hit your down arrow to get your cursor below the picture you just inserted and repeat the process. Edit: You can also go back and edit your previous post to insert the pictures there instead of creating a new post. The Edit function is under the Post Options.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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lostagain
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 11:13am |
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Our 172 had badly worn and sun damage decals so we took them all off and left it plain white. I considered getting a decal made naming it "White Cloud," but it was too costly.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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Rpodrrr
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Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 8:48pm |
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Congratulations on the 172. It took me a good year to clean up the poor construction but now that it’s settled in I just hook it up to the truck and go. Check the outside walls at the corners at each end of trailer to make sure they are sealed properly.
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Rpodrrr
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Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 8:54pm |
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Do yourself a favour and buy some Eternabond tape from Amazon. Cut some thin strips and tape it along the side rails at on the roof.also use it over the spoiler if you have one and it will most certainly seal the roof from any future leaks. The spoilers are notorious for leaking. I also took all the screws out from the trim that joins the vertical walls to the roof and replaced them with stainless and a bit of sicaflex. Many screws holes were drilled by the manufacturer but didn’t have screws and the trim is like a gutter and causes leaks. One day they may actually come to the conclusion that good manufacturing will create more sales. 
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abikerider
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Posted: 03 May 2023 at 11:17pm |
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Thanks Stephan H, that helps. The only thing is that it limits it to 1000 kB pics. I'll have to resize my images.
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