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I spent some time researching the slideouts on RV's and came to the conclusion that they are pretty basic in engineering terms. Most rely on huge girders driven by heavy motors or hydraulic rams, however, the system from BAL looked both simple, elegant and light. (Link to BAL). Normally, in the BAL system, the slideout runs on rollers. I decided that as a failsafe I wanted to use slides (drawer runners but mounted on their side) I sourced these from GSK (Link to GSK)
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Cabling for the roof vent and reversing cameras removed for later.
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This is the bad base, it had been modified in the past by a previous owner and was around three inches lower than it should be. It was also made from standard weight 3/4 ply!
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Joined to the original lightweight ply!
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The first slide runner fitted. Mounted to aluminium box. The slide runners were supplied by GSF (www.gsfslides.com)
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Second slide runner mounting fitted. You can also see that the rear window is now removed and the carpet covering on the back wall as well.
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Slide drive motor mounted.
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