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Offline treepete

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Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« on: August 29, 2010, 02:57:01 pm »
Its my understanding that a camper top for my year was available from the dealership? Does anyone have any information/ specs of the camper?

Thanks in advance.

My plan is to chop the roof one day and then chop the camper top proportionatly, but for now, I would just take it to the local campground with my son. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

oh yeah, and I finally finished the interior today after a year. Then I broke the glove box lock, lol. So yeah. It WAS done for about a minute. :)

Pete
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Re: Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2010, 06:21:21 pm »
Probably a dealer installed option.  I can tell you they are specific if you want one to fit right.  Basically 72" x 100"  Close fit would be off a 80-96 F-series longbed looks decent.  Look out on craigslist, I see them all the time.
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Re: Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2010, 06:26:20 pm »
This cap that was on my M1028 would have made a great camper.
Wish I kept that truck.

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Re: Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 04:47:30 am »
Does a top for an 80-96 Ford line up properly with a Chevy cab though ????
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Re: Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 08:26:18 am »
Does a top for an 80-96 Ford line up properly with a Chevy cab though ????


The ones I have had in the past did.  They just don't follow the taper towards the rear but they do look fine.
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Re: Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 01:20:05 pm »
thanks guys for your responses. Ill look on my craigslist and see what I can find.

My bud says he saw a tent that you can put in the bed, I think Im going to look into that too.
thanks again
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Re: Camper top for 83 Silverado?
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 03:56:03 pm »
No pickup came factory with a camper top, dealer installed sure, but not from GM.
The ONLY option to this would be the Chalet's