After a lot of design and feedback, today is the day to fabricate and install the vertical pop top roof on the Jeep camper. From selecting the gas struts to use to actually mounting them and the bifold mechanisms, I show you every step of the way.


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00:00 Introduction
00:22 Prepping Materials
01:17 Boding Aluminum to camper
01:55 Gas Strut lower mounting brackets
02:30 AT Overland bifold mechanism
03:27 Gas Strut upper mounting studs
04:47 BiFold install
06:02 First Test lift
09:29 Gas Strut Selection Length Calculations
11:22 Gas Strut Selection Strength Calculations
13:34 Lower Gas Strut bracket mounting
14:05 Gas Strut Install
16:04 Full Vertical lift test
16:54 Final bolts and rivets
17:33 Use and Evaluation


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