tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25849057017350822872024-02-18T22:03:53.450-06:001964 Shasta LouiseRestoration of a 1964 Shasta 16 SC travel trailer. We hope you enjoy our blog. We also run the Atomic Addiction blog as well as the Vintage Shasta Trailer Forum...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-40007820404727387412012-10-25T08:07:00.001-05:002012-10-25T08:08:28.169-05:00Exterior UpdatesI finally had decent enough weather to drag the trailer out and take the updated pictures.<br />
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You will see from the pictures that I have some more work to do. I need to get new propane tanks and hook that system up. Need to make and mount new wings. Also need to do the final wiring for the exterior lights.<br />
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Ultimately, I am happy with the overall look of the exterior. The new paint looks pretty decent but a bit flat in spots. I will probably buff or wax the whole thing at some point. New decals look pretty good too.<br />
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No more rambling talk. More pictures. We will go with the old standby of before and afters...<br />
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AC unit removed and replaced with a Airflyte window...</div>
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Front window. I added the decal above the window. The trailer didn't originally have one but I like how it looks so I went with it...</div>
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Entrance door. Biggest change is removing the hasp and added the deadbolt...</div>
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Replaced that crusty latch with a new one...</div>
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Repainted step. I used skateboard grip tape that I had left over from another project. Cut it into Mid Century style stars to make it a bit more interesting to look at.</div>
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Taillights with new lenses from <a href="http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/" target="_blank">VTS</a>.</div>
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Bargman Trail Light with new lens from VTS. Also has a new plate holder...</div>
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New marker lights...</div>
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Skins were re installed. Sanded and cleaned to remove oxidation.<br />
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The red you see is spot putty to fill dents and creases.</div>
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I also made patch panels to fix the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdFcyj1RgU0tRd_aOxcuD9pBxrgYIKbytY8YFB1SyhyphenhyphenJkn9BP-fmnxIVrNPqAN38ZVO8yVw65tnrKFQ8Ms76RzduqHNVPPZZHI741C79EbGI3Ad6ZUMjCNqRn1OAEloQQ7DFbzLCZlAk/s1600/100_1747.jpg" target="_blank">cracked skin caused by the sagging door</a>. There were probably other ways to solve this problem but this is my solution...<br />
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Because we are using a Airflyte rear window instead of 16 SC rear window the dimensions were different. The new window is wider and a bit shorter in height. Cutting the aluminum for the width was very easy however the shorter height left a bit of a gap in aluminum skin. I made a patch panel to take up the gap. I didn't really want to cut it straight. It seemed too boring. I made it angle down to mimic the "V" in skin. The oval will hold the dealership badge.</div>
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All of this looks a bit weird now but will look more blended once painted.</div>
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Taped and polished...</div>
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I cleaned the trailer again and again. Taped off the windows, doors, and "Z" stripe. Sprayed the whole thing with self etching primer...</div>
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On a side note...we have been collecting items for the trailer also. Items that will fit with our love for vintage. We see it for very cheap. We buy it. Sometimes we have gone a bit overboard so that we will have enough and can pick through and choose the stuff we want and pass on the extra. Here is our vintage melamine dish collection all laid out to sort through...</div>
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- After installing the paneling and rebuilding the dinette platform cabinets, the rear goncho, and the nightstand... I sanded EVERYTHING. I do mean everything. That was quite a project in itself. There are so many surfaces that had old shellac that needed the finished knocked off to get ready for new shellac. I think I did around 4 or 5 applications of Bullseye Amber Shellac. Again. I don't have any progress pics of this. I apologize. The new finish is darker which isn't a bad thing. It does look much darker in the all of the pictures than in person....<br />
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-I remounted all the cabinet doors and drawers. I bought brand new chrome hinges. The old ones were not in the best of shape. The new ones while not seen as a big deal make a big difference. I am glad I made that purchase. I think I may have mentioned before that I got new drawer pulls as a Christmas gift. They are the <a href="http://www.rejuvenation.com/fixshow100204/templates/selection.phtml" target="_blank">boomerang pulls from Rejuvenation</a>. Those pulls are a perfect reproduction of the kind Shasta used in their trailers. Unfortunately our pulls had been replaced at some point. I didn't really cry much about that because I knew Rejuvenation had the right pulls to replace our cheapo box store pulls. Here are the new pulls. I think they look great...<br />
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-Here is a finished Shasta magazine rack mounted. Not much to say. You saw the progress pics in the last post...</div>
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-I also had redone the sconces. They were brass but painted with gold paint. I stripped the paint and painted them with Duplicolor chrome. I don't mind brass in some applications but with all of the aluminum trim on the cabinetry the brass didn't make much sence at all. Here is one of them without the shade...<br />
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- I gave some attention to the stove which wasn't in the best shape. I refinished all of the surfaces the best I could. The chrome trim was rusted and pitted. I tried to shine that the best I could. I just went with a brushed finish. The burners and grates were very rusted. I knocked off the rust and painted them with high heat barbecue black. Finally cleaned the inside the best I could but it wasn't that bad inside...</div>
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-I also tackled the formica. It is isn't actually Formica brand it is <a href="http://www.pionite.com/pionite/index.php" target="_blank">Pionite</a>. Pionite Surfin' USA to be specific. I made all new sliding doors for the upper cabinets...</div>
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-We liked the original laminate but it was not in good shape. Burn marks, scratches, and dull spots weren't really doing it for us. We decided to replace it. I did the back splash in the same laminate. One thing that was never a feature in the original trailers. For some reason Shasta used white back splashes with plastic trim which I never cared for. I also extended the back splash up to the window. I just think it looks better that way. I also made new aluminum trim for the laminate. The original trim on the lip was redone and is still there. I just added to it. I think the additional trim aluminum looks good...</div>
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- I also made new aluminum trim for the rear window because that was missing. I also made trim for the kitchen window because for some reason Shasta did that one window with wood trim. Aluminum looks better...</div>
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After that our digital camera took a dump. Once the heat let up, I went back to work but the lack of a camera put the blog on the back burner. We got a new camera so it is back to updates. There is a bit of a backlog to cover so bear with me. Most of the things are now in a completed stage (or very close to with only minor things to do). For instance I don't have pictures of the cabinets and paneling in the raw right after construction. I only have them as they stand now with the new finish on them. Up to this point I have been trying to do in progress pictures but with no camera handy I just motored on. I apologize for that...<br />
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-I replaced all of the birch paneling that I had removed to get rid of the rot. I don't have any progress shots of any of this because of the digital camera issue but you can see which ones were replaced if you go back through the blog. I had a lot of the panels from when I tore them out so that wasn't real bad to get the new panels to fit. It takes some tweaking but it isn't real bad. The hard part was doing the trim work. I made a lot of the new trim myself trying to match the old stuff as best as I could. That coupled with some weird angles and contours made creating and installing the new trim pretty hard and time consuming all through the trailer...<br />
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-I rebuilt both platform cabinets for dinette. I used the face frames and put all new lumber supports to make it more sturdy and fit better.<br />
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Kept this outlet though. Replaced the outlet with a new brown one and a nice new chrome cover...</div>
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-I also rebuilt the back goucho platform also. Same deal. I used the original face frame and built new supports to make it a bit sturdier.<br />
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-Along with the goucho I rebuilt the tunnel and the nightstand. This area was toast. It was barely holding itself together. The doomed window AC unit created the moisture and dripping water that made this area delaminating mush. I could just pull the plywood of the tunnel off with my hands. That's not good...<br />
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As you can see I added a new angled aluminum strip to protect the edge of the tunnel. I figured that edge has potential to see some wear and tear. The plywood edges would be prone to chip out. This will help keep it nice...<br />
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Pretty much the only original part of the nightstand is the face frame. I rebuilt the whole thing. I also added the new laminate to replace the original top laminate. I thought it could benefit from the other two shelves getting the new laminate and aluminum trim also. I'll cover more on the formica later...<br />
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-I did some cabinet reconstruction and rehab to the rest of the kitchenette. The main bank wasn't too bad of shape. I did reskin the two upper cabinets that I had removed (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuIf1xwsPISrtTTphIVsaRRj5IgGzmUgi2kTvTgVHEfx2TXBLiF3DVBBA_sqWHjFVhHEhcMiov-JoP0RbNWGQJrLw8sNgghvj0WGihABKWp4R5UYMLgELotfSaR5Y3V6Xfu_L-Burz6U/s1600/100_2014.jpg" target="_blank">you can see that here</a>) because they were dry rotting and chipping like crazy. I don't really have any progress pictures of that process. Sorry.<br />
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Because the roof vent leaked quite a bit at one point there were some problems it caused. The water fell and hit the floor splashing up onto one of the doors. Or at least that is my theory because the door at the bottom of the kitchenette was delaminating and not in good shape. In had to remake this door with new plywood. Here is the new unfinished door behind the old nasty one. Sorry about the crap picture...<br />
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-I also did a bit of work on the magazine rack. It also was in rough shape. The face was delaminating as you can see in the picture below. I remade this with new plywood. Again, sorry about the crappy pictures...<br />
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I have a lot more to share but I will throw this part of the story up. The rest will be right on it's heels. Stay tuned for more...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-81372282928799576012011-11-21T09:03:00.000-06:002011-11-21T09:03:01.560-06:00VSTF Black Friday Sticker Sale...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5557807486_dd00b17712_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5557807486_dd00b17712_z.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">I thought I would throw this out there for Friday...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=miscforsale&action=display&thread=3893">http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=miscforsale&action=display&thread=3893</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-83270646751724439462011-11-16T08:12:00.003-06:002011-11-16T08:13:51.161-06:00STOLEN...Do NOT Buy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC6b5rswRs5QFMsiYZgsfBgujwmQNYPQ3WOuOU4js80f0exWynYN_1W4J-ksUGCH-fkLJ6hsJ6V0sRC4SX02UTMpp_7X2c0btw3ndgRoRgoBcvTXpe9kOqyNV4Rdhk7tf0nqdSPj6gEk/s1600/stolenimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC6b5rswRs5QFMsiYZgsfBgujwmQNYPQ3WOuOU4js80f0exWynYN_1W4J-ksUGCH-fkLJ6hsJ6V0sRC4SX02UTMpp_7X2c0btw3ndgRoRgoBcvTXpe9kOqyNV4Rdhk7tf0nqdSPj6gEk/s400/stolenimage.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84550572/vintage-style-shasta-camper-calendar?ref=sr_gallery_26&ga_search_submit&ga_search_query=Vintage+camper&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet" target="_blank">Stolen Image Being Sold on Esty...</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;">This person used my VSTF logo from the forum WITHOUT my permission to make and sell calendars on her Etsy site. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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Trailers Of The VSTF 2...<br />
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</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-61567453047295147292011-06-15T00:21:00.001-05:002011-06-15T00:22:39.023-05:00Insert Witty Title Here...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Been busy today. Lets get to it...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">First I put a self-leveling floor patch on the scrapped floor. There were plenty of divots that This will help once the underlayment is laid down...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmzwe2w4K3i61GjU4mB9VWPS42wAbn-L4Y-UPEPOaP5VDNfr8wWkEJfKzEHBYWuPa4aMg_v_wgIZIb0w0GuEUbS2YYBsaOkUOLPsBV1BQx0UDsMlEJNVc4-V59tfQjfoVyX9D9lgEJt4/s1600/100_2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmzwe2w4K3i61GjU4mB9VWPS42wAbn-L4Y-UPEPOaP5VDNfr8wWkEJfKzEHBYWuPa4aMg_v_wgIZIb0w0GuEUbS2YYBsaOkUOLPsBV1BQx0UDsMlEJNVc4-V59tfQjfoVyX9D9lgEJt4/s320/100_2007.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went on with the exterior. I put some attention to the roof. Here is the black water tank vent cap...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYJj6CJQss3j4pEZn59fLEV3_MoWSqk_Uy8btq9fTpEMLO-4Ag-mifLbT_B5k4WogLsOPPf9_Y5fzBZ2qxCHFb6IHEBFdG6T3F42-GP6PxgjWHVsUEIRtCKBBo0Bvl108gNUNqYO3my0/s1600/100_1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYJj6CJQss3j4pEZn59fLEV3_MoWSqk_Uy8btq9fTpEMLO-4Ag-mifLbT_B5k4WogLsOPPf9_Y5fzBZ2qxCHFb6IHEBFdG6T3F42-GP6PxgjWHVsUEIRtCKBBo0Bvl108gNUNqYO3my0/s320/100_1962.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see the PO put a thick layer of roofing tar on the vents. I managed to scrape most of the tar away and remove the cap so I can clean it up and reseal it properly...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xhDR_IFZFtODZYyQKfKMDKiQp-F0kDV6AoI3gXX_60jOH6k_aVrNbYA5DisfqxJ26fnLgNe9omV3L-tiN99phTb9tkzu0o7SWYsrdN_90D-CFhOFxHhTMJQIhsLyPPuzOC2kqDGpYHA/s1600/100_2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xhDR_IFZFtODZYyQKfKMDKiQp-F0kDV6AoI3gXX_60jOH6k_aVrNbYA5DisfqxJ26fnLgNe9omV3L-tiN99phTb9tkzu0o7SWYsrdN_90D-CFhOFxHhTMJQIhsLyPPuzOC2kqDGpYHA/s320/100_2010.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apparently, I have never took a shot of the roof vent before I took it out. I can assure you it was covered with the same thick roofing tar. Here is the hole with the skin cleaned up to get ready for the Fantastic Fan...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LexWRnzcKidw_37-8EmPpjWD8399G4DJdTIKXETeS5UaxhS4CCjx3Qx29iaJEn1EZc-ElbK8tnRgrO-GVXh0VmJAnFAb1M8pM9wZbBS4i2-EEfhVgzt6dPqOPNeXdUut0tVWmNSzuf8/s1600/100_2012+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LexWRnzcKidw_37-8EmPpjWD8399G4DJdTIKXETeS5UaxhS4CCjx3Qx29iaJEn1EZc-ElbK8tnRgrO-GVXh0VmJAnFAb1M8pM9wZbBS4i2-EEfhVgzt6dPqOPNeXdUut0tVWmNSzuf8/s320/100_2012+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have this on your roof you can use a heat gun and warm the tar then scrape it off with a putty knife. Once you get it all off you can go back and clean the skin with <a href="http://www.goofoffstainremover.com/">Goof Off</a> and a cloth. It dissolves the residue well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went back inside and removed the upper kitchen cabinets so could remove the damaged ceiling panel completely...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuIf1xwsPISrtTTphIVsaRRj5IgGzmUgi2kTvTgVHEfx2TXBLiF3DVBBA_sqWHjFVhHEhcMiov-JoP0RbNWGQJrLw8sNgghvj0WGihABKWp4R5UYMLgELotfSaR5Y3V6Xfu_L-Burz6U/s1600/100_2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuIf1xwsPISrtTTphIVsaRRj5IgGzmUgi2kTvTgVHEfx2TXBLiF3DVBBA_sqWHjFVhHEhcMiov-JoP0RbNWGQJrLw8sNgghvj0WGihABKWp4R5UYMLgELotfSaR5Y3V6Xfu_L-Burz6U/s320/100_2014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I pulled the panel completely and re framed the ceiling area. If the skin and frame looks a bit separated its because I shimmed the vent area so water will run away from the vent...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmSya4pHaiAsyHyHFrcVMp2IDWJuI3JG10U4OcSBF6ZQfJ30MFScV4gRYszBC1qr0z_7V4GOts411AIOtHRie3A4dEorAKGXipJCdeG8y6Ph-v0UcB_VDyOBKevjkYIMX8eMqMfByLXc/s1600/100_2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmSya4pHaiAsyHyHFrcVMp2IDWJuI3JG10U4OcSBF6ZQfJ30MFScV4gRYszBC1qr0z_7V4GOts411AIOtHRie3A4dEorAKGXipJCdeG8y6Ph-v0UcB_VDyOBKevjkYIMX8eMqMfByLXc/s320/100_2015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And test fit the Fantastic Fan...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gz0LOP3VmBx7o-Ps_waLH6wx9uQwDxus1abZ17W5iUPAHzWpJiTuczVeOVmLKsgrn4PYiE7lzDoDhahoqhsgX8tLoa-CDmKugUh8w8NOLHE5-4bJj92jN-xp_5mSShI9qxUvdF0aDjg/s1600/100_2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gz0LOP3VmBx7o-Ps_waLH6wx9uQwDxus1abZ17W5iUPAHzWpJiTuczVeOVmLKsgrn4PYiE7lzDoDhahoqhsgX8tLoa-CDmKugUh8w8NOLHE5-4bJj92jN-xp_5mSShI9qxUvdF0aDjg/s320/100_2017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And insulated the area...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-I5lXPCVtVNhM9Ls9z2q3NmaXU2FwPA21P-AbqsSoOERytHRxTHfBeR-snJwfkJkxIQWgodPFGOUs6HeBVWAntGuNLQMhXq62AVY1tntJ_mQkRkfv3NcuK924COvh9ujzGlxzIij6Vw/s1600/100_2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-I5lXPCVtVNhM9Ls9z2q3NmaXU2FwPA21P-AbqsSoOERytHRxTHfBeR-snJwfkJkxIQWgodPFGOUs6HeBVWAntGuNLQMhXq62AVY1tntJ_mQkRkfv3NcuK924COvh9ujzGlxzIij6Vw/s320/100_2020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ignore the sloppy tape job. I was getting tired and wasn't in the mood anymore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More to come. Stay tuned...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-26162209927569040342011-06-14T00:22:00.000-05:002011-06-14T00:22:20.162-05:00Moving Right Along...This post isn't as timely as it should be. I have been doing work that takes a bunch of time but it is what it is. You can't rush some things. Lets get to it...<br />
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I managed to get all of the insulation in all of the walls. It is such a slow process just because each panel is a different size. I think all of this will help. Here is the curbside...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pYugTHbnW8mTWPGqK-H24fC7JRmWQfAFIYJjvDlf2MPqhNCGrA1gVYIdw2BTZyqOg13DZwnJVxtYwvqotjGwA_IaSweE1DZ_1hniH7qHMdCTMyfN5dFCQuol3favPjjdPLDoxqPeLpE/s1600/100_1988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pYugTHbnW8mTWPGqK-H24fC7JRmWQfAFIYJjvDlf2MPqhNCGrA1gVYIdw2BTZyqOg13DZwnJVxtYwvqotjGwA_IaSweE1DZ_1hniH7qHMdCTMyfN5dFCQuol3favPjjdPLDoxqPeLpE/s320/100_1988.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The rear...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRb9kfBP1HEJlRygpP6fHbLDIVLmJDULDY1CmC5H5OcXXddR1GqcKoaJgqq5G0sl-eWrUyh-2MzGNuO5-_Cw9ac-DdbKRgP3xflDITuC3-BpM2QyB3tgMFPfbzx2R4VLQrJ0sqqZAatg/s1600/100_1990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRb9kfBP1HEJlRygpP6fHbLDIVLmJDULDY1CmC5H5OcXXddR1GqcKoaJgqq5G0sl-eWrUyh-2MzGNuO5-_Cw9ac-DdbKRgP3xflDITuC3-BpM2QyB3tgMFPfbzx2R4VLQrJ0sqqZAatg/s320/100_1990.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The blue paint is left over exterior paint from another project that I applied to all of the new framing to help keep water from soaking in if it does get behind the skin. It isn't bulletproof but it is better than nothing at all. The street side from the rear...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvhheNdeFv1Fp64Ys2vhyn5vtzMAy5dPHniGqmdbQaklpZ4pnFLKnvqqg3-cd7cEqqvrdas8RidVjbGCkeLPFrfze71BHX1gT6svc0SvVIzwU45ZEl6dDnp45GiiF_m1qxca0CvaTWCw/s1600/100_1993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvhheNdeFv1Fp64Ys2vhyn5vtzMAy5dPHniGqmdbQaklpZ4pnFLKnvqqg3-cd7cEqqvrdas8RidVjbGCkeLPFrfze71BHX1gT6svc0SvVIzwU45ZEl6dDnp45GiiF_m1qxca0CvaTWCw/s320/100_1993.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The street side from the front...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk3D3j0WoHO1IQ9q2brUnQTqsvl-qCuvsJ1Szd1OkY13FO81ro8PC-w14axue8k-7Ax5WOJd2gfzOKgi_nbxWNJ_dwwnRPgrei290Y4A2Y2K48WtyXJI04hDHy8PMsY7TKgocrnneFaE/s1600/100_1995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk3D3j0WoHO1IQ9q2brUnQTqsvl-qCuvsJ1Szd1OkY13FO81ro8PC-w14axue8k-7Ax5WOJd2gfzOKgi_nbxWNJ_dwwnRPgrei290Y4A2Y2K48WtyXJI04hDHy8PMsY7TKgocrnneFaE/s320/100_1995.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I have managed to stuff it in every nook and cranny that I could. I wish I could get every area but most areas aren't accessible doing the type of restoration we are doing.<br />
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Moving on. I put the final coat on the A Frame and coupler area. I talked about it <a href="http://1964shastalouise.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-work-nothing-done.html">a little bit in this post</a> but I should explain the process a bit more. I used chemical stripper on the old paint. Scraping as much paint as I could off of the areas. Then I used a wire wheel and a flap disk to remove the rust and remaining paint. I <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjE0kg_AV6mFYjwF7dhse3cJrBVCk5LCf842JkvDMrHckM1QGT_ygofRjlV4u7Afg-jZO_OjZ3q-5LrnfAoN6ngsCuSlydAJYl5tBFeYp6CANXPZjqtPOrpECXvIIgsn7oISiAU69rJA/s1600/100_1848.jpg">primed with same Rustoleum</a> that I used on the entire frame. I then used Rustoleum Professional in the aluminum color. I ran out of that paint so I finished it off with Rustoleum Silver Metallic in rattle cans.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2PvaA_UCaFgWHNO-R_youqs1tNhtCoQk7ZsjHzeMrDM1bdg0O9pABwyQy_1Merh_ud_ymfG0w1NNZja-wO2D5mA0BKrWXWIQmmVOB1LLVJoZI5DjmmEnus_TUmHdtgAgP9a5UlldTLE/s1600-h/100_0744small.jpg"> I think it looks a ton better than it did originally</a>... <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh650UXR6B-z_bazfuhxziCnxKL_caMV0R5STlOq9kQr7b7jAWDMI5wA6itnARat7dbeiGzk1ai5SDBM0MCqEZS2KDPNgQm7AA1wOqoLwCy4EXVHNTcxfgcf5AlCZocOeaSVLNW8bXFO8I/s1600/100_1985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh650UXR6B-z_bazfuhxziCnxKL_caMV0R5STlOq9kQr7b7jAWDMI5wA6itnARat7dbeiGzk1ai5SDBM0MCqEZS2KDPNgQm7AA1wOqoLwCy4EXVHNTcxfgcf5AlCZocOeaSVLNW8bXFO8I/s320/100_1985.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the before and after...<br />
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I also FINALLY got the floor tiles and linoleum scraped off. That project seemed to take entirely too long. I don't know if I have mentioned it before but you really have the right tool for that. I started with my <a href="http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=Multi-Max">Dremel Multi-Max</a> and the rigid scraper. It tool took WAY too long. It would work if you had a tiny section to remove but it isn't the right tool. I bought a heavy duty floor scraper with replaceable blades. Like this one..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tiletool.net/350-360_more.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.tiletool.net/350-360_more.jpg" /></a></div>It works so much better because it really is the right tool for the job. Those tiles seemed to fail after all this time but that glue or mastic or whatever it is that they used to adhere to tiles is a bear to scrape up. Wear your mask and all of that good stuff too. They say that the tiles contain asbestos. I wore <a href="http://www.amazon.com/MSA-Safety-Works-817663-Multi-Purpose/dp/B00009363G/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1308028323&sr=1-3">my respirator </a>because I am sure those little disposable ones won't do the trick. Here is the work done...<br />
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I cut and fit the new closet panel also...<br />
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I pulled the ceiling panel to start work on that area...<br />
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I should have new stuff soon. I have written out my to-do list. I won't bore you with it but it is really long when you write it out like that. It does motivate me to push on. Stay tuned for more...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-68713190332969580802011-06-01T15:05:00.001-05:002011-06-01T15:14:32.039-05:00A Bit More Progress...It has been awhile since my last post but I have been working a few hours here and there. Here is what has happened since my last post...<br />
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The door got put back together and sealed. Here I had taped off the "Z" stripe for polish...<br />
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I used the felt buff chucked in my drill and some brown compound to give it a good shine..<br />
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I then taped off the stripe and primed the door...<br />
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I removed the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CC2sThIVs7Dzk0WRSiVE5tROSAdLDcvG96Ik66IPzrrhb8ifVj6k5jXl3zQCWF1FxmAuDahvJPh2aK-sAMmISp-saNA13JBGVdmdcpu61P-cLn4LZVOwfAymWBqEBUOy8MRWmNWQFOI/s1600/100_1739.jpg">section of the floor where the leaky door had started to rot and delaminate</a> the floor...<br />
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Let me apologize for the crummy pictures. I swear this camera is getting worse and worse. Here is the new section of floor installed...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You might have noticed that the closet panel was also removed. I didn't want to take this out but it is just too far gone..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvGkZDwt9qGHQHsdwYGT7Oy7qBXClO3ymEPUC9vWbECK6BQjNjY4Jh-y5mSwjoecA77WmKgMgfCvV0VyCoknw2JhSRhXMvNHieCkAYNNC__4vJ9_xsJrOrQ5wDPb4A6D9NETyt8mqAo0/s1600/100_1983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvGkZDwt9qGHQHsdwYGT7Oy7qBXClO3ymEPUC9vWbECK6BQjNjY4Jh-y5mSwjoecA77WmKgMgfCvV0VyCoknw2JhSRhXMvNHieCkAYNNC__4vJ9_xsJrOrQ5wDPb4A6D9NETyt8mqAo0/s320/100_1983.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been hunting for rot and trying to find it and remove it. Here is some more rot that must have come from a leaky black water tank vent cap...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuUURIVlR53hUMfM9dE5W5-OFTLSQ8WUXG70NGs50cqD2XAt2i5iCGByMk3FEiQ407cAEQ6XFth-CWJZqDZ85mW6SeWSR788EKZnfePZ4Ws-cih0ISk2dhXjAS0Av5f7OFDDtpBX4qCU/s1600/100_1958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuUURIVlR53hUMfM9dE5W5-OFTLSQ8WUXG70NGs50cqD2XAt2i5iCGByMk3FEiQ407cAEQ6XFth-CWJZqDZ85mW6SeWSR788EKZnfePZ4Ws-cih0ISk2dhXjAS0Av5f7OFDDtpBX4qCU/s320/100_1958.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
I have also been tackling replacing the framing. I removed all of the rotted framing and tried to make the new framing more substantial. Here is the curbside done up to the door...<br />
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A before and after of the baggage door framing...<br />
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Again, sorry about these crappy pictures. Here is the curbside wheel well framing...<br />
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Here is the street side framing done all the way up to the front...<br />
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Once I was done with each side framing I went to the back to finish that up. I had bought <a href="http://1964shastalouise.blogspot.com/2010/02/hehr-window-restoration-part-ii.html">a Hehr Standard window for the rear window</a> which was gone. I had never really fit the window in the hole to because we had the rear window sealed up with plastic since we bought the trailer. It had always been in the back of my mind. Really because I wanted to see if the PO had altered the opening to fit the AC unit in the window opening. I didn't think that the actual replacement window wouldn't fit. Talk about a oh $#!@ moment. I study a lot about Shastas but even I didn't know (or even think) about the fact that an Airflyte would have a larger window than a 16 SC. Luckily, I discovered this at this point in the work. I just needed to make the opening larger to accommodate the bigger window. I removed all of the rear cross members to start fresh...<br />
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I redid all of the rear framing which was going to get redone anyway...<br />
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Going back to a few previously discussed items...<br />
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Here is a horrible shot of the grinding, priming and painting I did on the entire frame...<br />
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I also got the new tires mounted on the rims...<br />
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I am sure I will have more updates soon. Stay tuned...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-5016375990440003912011-05-18T00:11:00.001-05:002011-05-18T00:12:06.084-05:00Another Late Night Post...Lets get right to it...<br />
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I got my hubs finished finally. I removed the races because one was nicked and I thought it would be best to just redo both sides. It cost more than I had planned but it is peace of mind. After removing the races I took a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A256175011&page=1">flap disk</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW4930-4-Inch-8-Inch-11-020-Inch/dp/B00004RHAO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305693223&sr=1-1-catcorr">wire wheel </a> to the hubs. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin21kyIatJqiCOgnl0oauUmOMjBv3AlygrvR5T1oYiUA_FjxY1RpzuzamCKTgeyewIuufVpKf8sHIwAmB7VmZ0TLC7mSGRk_16QauucHA4a5nanY6SenNWTrz8ygsmsoh7hLHm4fwa0Dg/s1600/100_1855small.jpg">They were looking rough</a>. Here they are after the rust removal...<br />
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I also stripped and wire wheeled the three wheels. I primed and painted them with Rustoleum Metallic Silver. That is what I had on hand from other projects...<br />
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I also have been banging out the entrance door stuff. I assembled the Bargman L-66. If you are taking your lock apart remember to grease the parts. I put it 80% together before I realized I hadn't greased anything. I don't think it looks that bad...<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finally finished the interior door panel. It didn't go that smooth. I did two coats with the shellac thinned with denatured alcohol on the advice of a <a href="http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/index.cgi">VSTF</a> member. It was looking a little on the light side color wise and I got cocky and applied the third coat full strength. That did not go well. I had to sand all of the finish off and start over. IT SUCKED! I did it all again but stuck with the thinned shellac this time. I think it looks pretty good... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqe35xKg0fkD83KIMS3vS4oZKXesrcdC9yfgkgi9EEpKe04c2S_pVDQge84wtIUo_02mucx3iN56I95TDReQ8iTpOTe-z4n77PhuIgk0wlgF-lPTYWlV3Mx4ZW4gabYfN2uOZ5q6uoPA/s1600/100_1943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqe35xKg0fkD83KIMS3vS4oZKXesrcdC9yfgkgi9EEpKe04c2S_pVDQge84wtIUo_02mucx3iN56I95TDReQ8iTpOTe-z4n77PhuIgk0wlgF-lPTYWlV3Mx4ZW4gabYfN2uOZ5q6uoPA/s320/100_1943.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see that I have dry fit the door lock. It took a ton of working on this. My "guide plate" broke in my hands so I had to fabricate a fix. Did I mention these locks suck? Here is the plate I had to make...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbWJy8nAgWryJY9-TzuuBfnyLRAT026Hq97G9RzV8N9DiAeYS_0LK_WiaxOs2mVg5tGkNDb48kInwdT5GwFy9drmSM8XArp3hHhXqVTuzsmmvyK-BlzoE3ymSzOII7SO5PGQdedh6jN0/s1600/100_1944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbWJy8nAgWryJY9-TzuuBfnyLRAT026Hq97G9RzV8N9DiAeYS_0LK_WiaxOs2mVg5tGkNDb48kInwdT5GwFy9drmSM8XArp3hHhXqVTuzsmmvyK-BlzoE3ymSzOII7SO5PGQdedh6jN0/s320/100_1944.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems to work. I spent WAY too much time making it and making it fit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got rid of the stupid hasp the PO put on and got us a <a href="http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/RV_Deadbolt_p/vts-343.htm">RV door lock from VTS</a>. Here is the dry fit of the deadbolt. I think it seems to work pretty well and looks a lot better than a hasp...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVLcJHItum3YKbatGgAUcL4vTlQLCF2m7x052jso-kMd49GCdZwoyC7sTwdZysGDUg7amlgdZarYkYbWG4z5HPxiqDjyAQsWYp-oabbUDn6imOcE77ywSiZJwePI_RTPtIIGQQjciKXw/s1600/100_1946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVLcJHItum3YKbatGgAUcL4vTlQLCF2m7x052jso-kMd49GCdZwoyC7sTwdZysGDUg7amlgdZarYkYbWG4z5HPxiqDjyAQsWYp-oabbUDn6imOcE77ywSiZJwePI_RTPtIIGQQjciKXw/s320/100_1946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry the picture is crappy. It was getting late. I stopped there because the shelter is about 15 feet from the neighbors bedroom window and I don't want to be a crappy neighbor and be hammering and drilling at 10 at night. Stay tuned for more...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-76000686094237226482011-05-15T23:29:00.001-05:002011-05-15T23:30:50.091-05:00Today's Progress...I spent a little time today at my second home...Menards. More money out the window. Today was VERY windy so I didn't get any painting done. Again. The wind was violent and consistent all day. Makes working in a shelter that once blew down very interesting. It seems that the new anchors are doing their job...<br />
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Today I got to work on the door. I rebuilt the frame and got it insulated. Sorry, no progress shots. Just the end result...<br />
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I cut the interior skin and got one coat of <a href="http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=245">Bulls Eye Shellac</a> on...<br />
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So far it looks pretty good. I got to few more coats with sanding in between. Hope to get this door done soon.<br />
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That is all for now. Only so much you can get done in a day. Stay tuned for more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-51362441727288504242011-05-14T22:34:00.000-05:002011-05-14T22:34:18.512-05:00Rain Rain Go Away...Today was a horrible day weather wise. I really want to get the frame painted and a coat on the wheels but today was not a great day for that. Too windy, rainy and cold. Not painting weather. Tomorrow looks to be more of the same. Blah.<br />
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I tried to keep busy doing other things...<br />
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I wet sanded down the inside fridge vent panel. Here it is in progress...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the LAST of our drip caps shined up. The last one being the door cap was knocked out today. I am very happy these are done. That is enough of doing those stupid things...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4REQqyC8nAfV-AolP2wpkLpeYDlfxH5vLN56WRfmC1T7k2eBxj3aIr7lQit4jJlnmLtGxQC7pwNlemx3ukrK2C1jHCR-0J6ITximB97hvTCWdbS4ZWwEqP8b81m_Y79wP3u-kA2e2Iz8/s1600/100_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4REQqyC8nAfV-AolP2wpkLpeYDlfxH5vLN56WRfmC1T7k2eBxj3aIr7lQit4jJlnmLtGxQC7pwNlemx3ukrK2C1jHCR-0J6ITximB97hvTCWdbS4ZWwEqP8b81m_Y79wP3u-kA2e2Iz8/s320/100_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the crappy weather I thought I would take some time to clean up the drip rails that I pulled off when I removed the lower skins. Here are the four I wire wheeled today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyZie1iOfpgl0XEDX-r3D9DN3ygqd9xzka0u6EdNSZfv7A2uxfvvDK2w01atOufm2-xXudWWADfW1EJy3Zdtu5GYaqCkD9rkGFQigX2ALBgUbHxAZVmk_ESU0GIX5XmBIY7Zgs0ELm7Y/s1600/100_1929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyZie1iOfpgl0XEDX-r3D9DN3ygqd9xzka0u6EdNSZfv7A2uxfvvDK2w01atOufm2-xXudWWADfW1EJy3Zdtu5GYaqCkD9rkGFQigX2ALBgUbHxAZVmk_ESU0GIX5XmBIY7Zgs0ELm7Y/s320/100_1929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a bunch of butyl tape both sticky and dry stuck on the back. The PO did a thick bead of silicone to seal the rails which also had to be removed. All of this will help later to make good seals when the time comes to put them back on. I gotta shoot some self etching primer on these. Maybe when the wind dies down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went to town on the wheel well trim with the wire wheel. These were loosing most of their paint and had very thick rust spots from the steel screws holding them on. There is a bit of electrolysis around the screw holes but nothing major. Before in the back and after in the front...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWSn4uoaFunIVqzLwaJBYxVEx880Y8FGAGQ_XNnSDlcSOLN7Gjyiaf-mV0iGJx4vzhNs5-oSDmyg03ZKKlMdXC7ZWsozCoc1kpri63VTR49ere-3_mYn4O_Emp-X2jQX0Yk70zsRLFxE/s1600/100_1925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWSn4uoaFunIVqzLwaJBYxVEx880Y8FGAGQ_XNnSDlcSOLN7Gjyiaf-mV0iGJx4vzhNs5-oSDmyg03ZKKlMdXC7ZWsozCoc1kpri63VTR49ere-3_mYn4O_Emp-X2jQX0Yk70zsRLFxE/s320/100_1925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here is another shot...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEh7G-0Xrj7BlYdq1Orn6bQPn9Qv0RBgfJnpmR_cMzaHA0wF1nINg1zSN3YTc6MCqQ3JzRmLLyP_fcGD5h1cFgokMic4YLx1ibWRA7znUp6YJxE6ueYKOMus73BSVbzG6ytvoYC7wu9k4/s1600/100_1923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEh7G-0Xrj7BlYdq1Orn6bQPn9Qv0RBgfJnpmR_cMzaHA0wF1nINg1zSN3YTc6MCqQ3JzRmLLyP_fcGD5h1cFgokMic4YLx1ibWRA7znUp6YJxE6ueYKOMus73BSVbzG6ytvoYC7wu9k4/s320/100_1923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nothing that will blow your skirt up in this post but I gotta stay on top of this stuff. Just trying to keep this current so I don't have to back track too much. I have a few more days left on my vacation so I am racing to get the most I can done before I go back to work. Stay tuned...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-7965493264353070962011-05-13T20:29:00.000-05:002011-05-13T20:29:01.694-05:00Work...Color...Work...Patterns...Work...Haven't had a blog post for a while. <br />
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I have been working hard on the trailer. Not much to show at the moment which is a bit frustrating. A few projects have been going on all at the same time. I have sanded, primed and started painting the trailer's frame from front to back. I have also wire wheeled the steel wheels and put on the first coat of primer. Sorry no pictures. I will cover that later. <br />
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I have also been busy buying parts and material left and right. We are hemorrhaging money. So much so that we are now $115 over budget. The sad part is we still have stuff to buy. Not good. Not good at all. It will all be worth it in the long run. Right? Anyone want to buy a kidney?<br />
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Because I don't actually have any projects completed I thought I would share the new interior scheme. Our laminate has seen better days we thought we would go with some new stuff. This spurred the whole change in the interior design. Here is the lineup...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"C"</span> is our <a href="http://www.pionite.com/pionite/index.php">Pionite</a> laminate called "Surfin USA".<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"D"</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"E"</span> is marine vinyl for the seating made by <a href="http://www.morbern.com/">Morbern</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"F"</span> is our curtain material the <a href="http://www.tonicliving.com/productsDetails.asp?categoryid=13&productid=1150&currentpage=1&onsale=0">"Daddy-O"</a> in butter cream.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"G"</span> is our flooring choice from Armstrong also known as <a href="http://www.armstrong.com/commflooringna/product_details_toolbox_magnify.jsp?item_id=47115">"Butter Cream"</a>.<br />
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Lastly <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"H"</span> is our awning from <a href="http://trailerawning.blogspot.com/">Marti</a> is the Sunbrella pattern called "Easton Lagoon".<br />
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First I will say that the picture really doesn't represent the colors very well. They look much better and closer together in person. Just trust me on that. Yeah this is sort of a bush league post but I don't much to show for as much work as I have done lately. So... back to work.<br />
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Email me if you are interested in that kidney.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-50510495678410008022011-05-02T09:28:00.002-05:002011-05-02T09:28:37.801-05:00Parts Round Up...<object width="355" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://togo.ebay.com/togo/multi.swf?2008013100" /><param name="flashvars" value="base=http://togo.ebay.com/togo/&lang=en-us&itemid=170635641433,170635638397,170635635895,180659097420,330558521497,120717368779,140539656067&query=Vintage%20Shasta" /><embed src="http://togo.ebay.com/togo/multi.swf?2008013100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="355" height="300" flashvars="base=http://togo.ebay.com/togo/&lang=en-us&itemid=170635641433,170635638397,170635635895,180659097420,330558521497,120717368779,140539656067&query=Vintage%20Shasta"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-48033464774667070592011-05-01T16:33:00.003-05:002011-05-01T16:39:52.528-05:00Jefferson Swap...<div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I realized 20 minutes into owning this trailer that we would defiantly need a spare tire for this trailer. The problem is there wasn't one with the trailer. <a href="http://1964shastalouise.blogspot.com/2009/08/story-begins.html">Hence the crap we had to deal with when we had our first blow out</a>. I wanted to keep the style of steel wheel like it had originally. I realized that after getting the tires removed from the wheels that one was original to the trailer and one was a replacement. My local shop said I should look for the newer version to match the replacement and use the original for a spare. Where would I find a used steel 15" wheel with a 5 on 4 1/2" bolt pattern and a 3 3/4 backspace? Good question. <a href="http://www.madisonclassics.com/car-shows/spring-jefferson.php">Jefferson Swap Meet</a> maybe?</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't been to Jefferson Swap Meet in quite awhile. Usually the weather sucks when we have gone in the past. This year it was pretty nice and warm. My Dad went with me on the mission to find the rim and a set of hubcaps. Only about 3 or 4 rows in I saw a vendor just setting up set the sea foam green wheel down in front of me. I grabbed my tape measure and everything looked good. $20 dollars was all the vendor wanted. Not a bad deal. Here is the "new" sea foam green wheel on the right with our other two...</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I need to find someone to media blast this things so I can paint them up. Something like powder coat would be the best option for a finish but that is at a minimum over $100. Too pricy for our budget. I will have to stick with paint.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="im" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">There were actually a few vintage trailers that vendors where using at the show. I ran into a kind old man (If I remember right he said he was in his 80's) and his son that had a 1963 Shasta 16 SC that he had owned for a few years. He gave me a tour and we talked a bit about his trailer. It was in the typical shape for a Shasta of that age. Water damage and that sort of thing. It was pretty much all original. One thing that was different was that he had the front gaucho instead of the more typical dinette. He did add more modern 12v lights in a few spots inside. The only big downside is that he had cut the wheel wells larger so he could fit a different size wheel and tire on it. It wasn't the best feature on a trailer this age but it could be fixed by someone with skill. The SC had the optional heater in it and stated that is why he bought the trailer. He said he sold the canvas bunk that was almost brand new and sold off the Shasta script badge. My Dad popped the question if it had wings when he bought it. "Yeah, I sold those for scrap a few years ago" he said. Dad and I let out a groan and I told him that those things go for around $200 now a days. He tried to keep a poker face when he asked if that was the case. You could tell he was rethinking that decision again.</span><br />
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</span></div><div></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He also mentioned a story about the trailer having a spare tire carrier on the back and loosing that on a trip and not realizing it until he got home. That must have been interesting for someone following him. He said that he may be leaving the parts business soon and would no longer have a need for the Shasta. I gave him some contact info and told him if he wanted to sell it that I could probably find a buyer for him. Not sure what he would want to sell it for but I might be a decent deal for someone.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ultimately I did not find any hubcaps. There were plenty to choose from at the swap. The problem is that they are usually branded by the car manufacturer. I am looking for something more generic. My choices were to do a full size generic cap or find some baby moons and maybe do a beauty ring also. I found a vendor selling new made baby moon caps that fit the Ford style rims but they suck. The new caps are made in Taiwan and not what I would say a quality product. They are very thin and the chrome seems thin also. The vendor was selling them in sets of 4. First off I don't need a full set for $65 bucks. At the most I need 3. The cap on the top of the stack was nice and shiny. If you picked it up and turned it over it had rust on it already. The next one on the stack had small scratches in the chrome and more rust. The third had a tiny dent in the face. That was all I needed to see. $65 bucks for brand new scratched rusty caps? I don't think so. I think most vendors online sell the same thin crappy caps. Of course there was a guy at the swap selling full <a href="http://www.autoamenity.com/KartList/RD.htm">15" Moon style caps</a> but when I decided to go back to see if he still had them they were gone. So the hunt is still on for some hubcaps of decent quality.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="im" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sorry for the lack of pictures in this post but there isn't much to show. Maybe more next week...</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-78878734953952079762011-04-30T01:56:00.002-05:002011-05-18T00:13:30.335-05:00More Work. Nothing Done...Here we are again. I have done a ton of work on the trailer lately but nothing really done. I really want to keep up on the blog regardless. If I fall too far behind it takes forever to update this thing. Resizing pictures, uploading pics, writing stupid and poorly written comments... It all takes time. Enough complaining. Let's get to it then...<br />
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Where to start? I removed the curbside rear skin to see the horror. And really it wasn't that bad. I was surprised...<br />
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The back lower corner has a bit of rot. Nothing horrible or nothing that can't be fixed...<br />
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There is some more rot in the wheel well area...<br />
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I removed the wheels and had the tires removed from the rims at a local shop so I could pay the rims some attention. As you can see from the picture above it is still wearing the Chrysler caps the PO had put on it. One was destroyed when it went flying off on the highway during the initial recovery. I had assumed that both wheels were the same. Not so. One was a older rim and one a slightly newer replacement according to my local shop. I don't know why but I didn't care. I needed to find a spare so maybe I could find a match to one of the two wheels. More on that later...<br />
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The hubs/drums look decent. Just need a cleaning...<br />
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When we towed it home I noticed a scraping noise in the wheels. I thought maybe the brakes were too tight or something. No. I pulled off the drums and found the brake tension adjuster (?) and spring were riding free inside the hubs. This was actually on both sides. I don't know if they had just adjusted them all the way out (to free up the brakes) and that caused them to come off? I don't know. I honestly don't know much about brakes. I will have to fix it if we plan to use the brake system...<br />
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I am also ordering new bearings, races, and seals which normally wouldn't be horrible but some of the numbers on the parts I have don't match up to some of the parts like <a href="http://etrailer.com/">eTrailer.com</a>. Trying to figure out if I can get all the parts from just one place. Frustrating.<br />
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Another frustration is the fact that I can't seem to get 1/8 birch plywood anywhere in the Madison, WI area. Everyplace tells me they have to order it but the supplier is out of stock. One place in McFarland told me they could have 4'X8' sheets by the end of next week. Then I get the call today that he was wrong and I can't get it until June. WTF?!? I called 5 places the day I ordered. Looks like I have to make more calls to track this stuff down. I really didn't think it was going to be this hard. I really need it to have it on hand when I reach this part of the restoration. That won't be June. Again... frustrating.<br />
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Back to the resto...<br />
I started sanding down the frame and coupler area to get it ready for primer and paint...<br />
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I started doing the bumper also. There was 3 or four layers of paint on both the coupler and bumper. I had to do paint stripper twice...<br />
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Then I realized that the skin was getting in my way. I was going to pull this anyway so it isn't the biggest deal to do this. Here it is pulled. I see the street side corner had a nasty leak and there is quite of rot on that side. You can see the first coat of primer on the coupler also...<br />
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One of my side projects was to clean up the door trim. On some parts there was a thick layer of gritty oxidation. I quickly wets anded the parts with 600 grit to get rid of most of the grit. Then I shined it up a bit with the Mother's Polish by hand. Here is the shot of the main door hinge...<br />
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I also pulled the fridge vent access door. This was REALLY oxidized on the inside. I'm not sure if this was from hot exhaust air from the refrigerator or what? It took me a while to cut through the scale. It didn't turn out to bad...<br />
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Another side project is to figure out the door lock situation. We had a broken outside handle on our trailer. One of the <a href="http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/index.cgi">VSTF</a> members named "Flyingham" donated a outside lock assembly so I could fix what I have. I also ran across and bid on a L-66 on eBay. I think I ended up getting a decent deal on it. The auction ended and I was surprised I had won. So here is the lineup. The top one is the donated half from Ham. Next is our original lock. Other than the broken handle, I never really though this looked that bad. Wow. Put it next to the eBay lock and it looks like crap...<br />
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Here is the locks taken apart and given a vinegar bath to remove rust on some of the pieces...<br />
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All of the parts out of the pool, cleaned up with steel wool. I should be able to make at least one really decent lock out of all these parts...<br />
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But... I haven't done it yet. So many things...so little time. I have more info but I'm tired so I will save it for later...<br />
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Stay tuned for more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-47847547574195180592011-04-20T08:00:00.000-05:002011-04-20T08:00:27.167-05:00I Win...I win. I have finally defeated what was quickly becoming my nemesis. The front window. What a pain that was. A ton of parts to sand and polish. All of these parts start to look alike and confusion sets in. Rivets that were set, drilled out, and reset because of not paying attention. A lot of time was put into this beast. I do want to thank Molly for her help with setting the rivets.<br />
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It can be done. You can redo these things but you must be armed with determination, patience, and a whole arsenal of cuss words. Sorry for the crummy pictures in our dark basement but here it is...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-42822425966725193382011-04-19T03:28:00.002-05:002011-04-19T03:31:36.877-05:00A Little Bit Of Everything...Ahhh... Where do I begin?<br />
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There has been a lot of things in progress but nothing completed. Just a bunch of started projects. I thought I would dump a bit here as to not get too far behind on the blog. Lets get to it...<br />
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Late last year I started to strip the floor of the original tiles that were covered with cheap linoleum. This project has been a pain. Of course it was stopped shortly before putting up the shelter and never picked back up because the weather quickly went to crap Wisconsin weather mode. I did find some rot near the main door when I removed the flooring. I also removed the front dinette benches and realized that the dinette structure was holding the wall near the door in place. Now that the bench structure is gone the wall moves freely. This means there is considerably more rot in the wall that will have to be addressed later. Here is the damage to the plywood floor and the wood directly under the threshold...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CC2sThIVs7Dzk0WRSiVE5tROSAdLDcvG96Ik66IPzrrhb8ifVj6k5jXl3zQCWF1FxmAuDahvJPh2aK-sAMmISp-saNA13JBGVdmdcpu61P-cLn4LZVOwfAymWBqEBUOy8MRWmNWQFOI/s1600/100_1739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CC2sThIVs7Dzk0WRSiVE5tROSAdLDcvG96Ik66IPzrrhb8ifVj6k5jXl3zQCWF1FxmAuDahvJPh2aK-sAMmISp-saNA13JBGVdmdcpu61P-cLn4LZVOwfAymWBqEBUOy8MRWmNWQFOI/s320/100_1739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>You can also see in that picture that there is no door trim. Now that the trailer is under wraps I can freely open it up. I pulled off the door, the door trim, and the drip cap above the door. Now that the trim and drip cap were removed I was able to look closer at the crack in the aluminum above the door. I found two other cracks that were hidden by the door trim...<br />
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Now with the door off the hinges I am able to really look at better. Here is the patient on the operating table...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdZbzc1rW9uqWyf6-9OtSe3Uwqn6blWWb49qqn9g7irJdAHOa4BFwJ1zq8aktsMiMK0UQRcTcubtKsSF5k2Yp0GR1P-4Op73rabLPtvfxCdiNCNBUlzk2gJJLtFoaEhcoRxVJmwhP-zo/s1600/100_1748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdZbzc1rW9uqWyf6-9OtSe3Uwqn6blWWb49qqn9g7irJdAHOa4BFwJ1zq8aktsMiMK0UQRcTcubtKsSF5k2Yp0GR1P-4Op73rabLPtvfxCdiNCNBUlzk2gJJLtFoaEhcoRxVJmwhP-zo/s320/100_1748.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The PO said that they "rebuilt" the door at one point. Well, given how much water was apparently running down the door I was expecting very bad things. I pulled the Bargman L-66 lock and drilled out the hasp. I HATE hasps. This is getting replaced with a deadbolt. Cleaning up the holes left by the rivets is going to take a bit of creative work. Anyway, I bit the bullet and cracked it open...<br />
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I started cleaning up the door trim. There was quite a bit of oxidation on these pieces so they needed to be dealt with. I did a quick wet sand with 600 grit paper. Cleaned up the residue from the sanding with some mineral spirits and started to polish. I wanted to knock this out quickly so I opted to do this by hand with <a href="http://www.mothers.com/02_products/05100-05101.html">Mothers Polish</a>. I don't care if it shines like a mirror and the thin aluminum dictated the hand polish. The bench buffer doesn't do that well with that thin stock. It's too aggressive. Here is the aluminum door trim cleaned up a bit...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next. I removed the front corner fixed windows. I told you this was a little bit of everything. I really don't have any progress pictures of this. The windows were REALLY chock full of silicone. These windows are notorious for leaking. I guess the PO combated this with applications of silicone. There were some very hard clumps that tell me they did this more than once. These windows really are a poor design. Here are one of the problems with these things. You can see that over the years the Heer Standard Glass Seal has shrunk. The PO pumped silicone in there to attempt to fix the problem...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc49jCFygm26tFD-Jkg1N77HUBIitxLaA4oXGTChE7Se3-DUZgh6NbwuQkqqZwcyTeFZxAL7CatZb5Lohi-YyG24Zz7nhZdOo9ZFQPvCXNiODRWJolo6lGHx4DhWpt0y1nrXqmiCjSi08/s1600/100_1753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc49jCFygm26tFD-Jkg1N77HUBIitxLaA4oXGTChE7Se3-DUZgh6NbwuQkqqZwcyTeFZxAL7CatZb5Lohi-YyG24Zz7nhZdOo9ZFQPvCXNiODRWJolo6lGHx4DhWpt0y1nrXqmiCjSi08/s320/100_1753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also started to remove the rear bed so I could continue to remove the flooring. No pictures of that. I did run into a snag when trying to remove the nightstand. It was secured from the outside before the skin was applied. Time to remove the panel. The screws holding on the drip rail were horribly rusted so it made the process incredibly slow. After struggling with screw after screw you sit and see this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVBhQIXlvGkTXI1CSBb3PX4XIiCHAm-g_viwbTyoPKg41icSEHfkt9dswtO7sOmQsJCg6_2iotP-Cap4L0ofUHWlJC0SsYv19kFS7aGwBqs5HGKnJNX60Q6mgUHXeQdd6V9-MLz_jbDw/s1600/100_1770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVBhQIXlvGkTXI1CSBb3PX4XIiCHAm-g_viwbTyoPKg41icSEHfkt9dswtO7sOmQsJCg6_2iotP-Cap4L0ofUHWlJC0SsYv19kFS7aGwBqs5HGKnJNX60Q6mgUHXeQdd6V9-MLz_jbDw/s320/100_1770.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A long line of screws ready to give you a headache. Finally I was able to power though and remove the rear panel...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa7sGV9aQCH1bClK30Y5vhcWbUvZn68idTG-qb3vBIIr4K-vf5U80GG6Qh4ynHGHCZW8aPwQLQTLBSZQh9kkK6RR2tSV2ZIGtgfop2IPEM67dyCPIN4BvqAvmHTPOcAFKFWg9RCEKIlU/s1600/100_1773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa7sGV9aQCH1bClK30Y5vhcWbUvZn68idTG-qb3vBIIr4K-vf5U80GG6Qh4ynHGHCZW8aPwQLQTLBSZQh9kkK6RR2tSV2ZIGtgfop2IPEM67dyCPIN4BvqAvmHTPOcAFKFWg9RCEKIlU/s320/100_1773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started removing the rock wool to get a better idea of what damage that stupid AC unit had done. Here is some of the worst...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFjZ7v4SQGmhZ8v28EzCd7ER6R4Lqm78JQMaAn0CZ5Z2jN9jib1DK76qMMeVuZYtD-jIaOAkJ3Kut7LXkMjz0zbx4FLg3bjx99dU2EFAk0uok0nIT8B6WxmgBEagN7zqNWyferU8vrNM/s1600/100_1775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFjZ7v4SQGmhZ8v28EzCd7ER6R4Lqm78JQMaAn0CZ5Z2jN9jib1DK76qMMeVuZYtD-jIaOAkJ3Kut7LXkMjz0zbx4FLg3bjx99dU2EFAk0uok0nIT8B6WxmgBEagN7zqNWyferU8vrNM/s320/100_1775.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cross brace was so brittle and rotted it crumbled in my hand. This cross piece must have collected the water that was shedding down the back of the trailer and spread it across the plywood panel under it. As you can see in this photo the panel is completely gone directly under that point...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmzzNtJKfrRNj95w9biCiVKSQuRcHFbQV-DHE5en_1JexZSxn7SZWKyfyz2SgA9MvSa5h5RCMSaT-ByfKeBNLdmrOU-T8DU8Nr5QVqbMnPhyRd3sXH_o_ii_ZPQjrGD58chVLOXGwufI/s1600/100_1776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmzzNtJKfrRNj95w9biCiVKSQuRcHFbQV-DHE5en_1JexZSxn7SZWKyfyz2SgA9MvSa5h5RCMSaT-ByfKeBNLdmrOU-T8DU8Nr5QVqbMnPhyRd3sXH_o_ii_ZPQjrGD58chVLOXGwufI/s320/100_1776.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I removed the two panels right above in the last photo. I was able to see that at one point the street side of the trailer had a leak in the corner. This is indicated by the color and the delamination of the plywood strip. It isn't the worst I have seen out there but it's never a welcome site...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDXM7X9UsEknS5zhEz27PlzU6Eg7HZES2ZfZY7zgvbcMXJrCYTHiL412VTrluni_dB3tFU1mzCrSor8SaRnNbrLlPheirF93VX4wpIWIeUn5MnTK-RFjD-0yXa7ls-8VaL5hc1VouH-Y/s1600/100_1782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDXM7X9UsEknS5zhEz27PlzU6Eg7HZES2ZfZY7zgvbcMXJrCYTHiL412VTrluni_dB3tFU1mzCrSor8SaRnNbrLlPheirF93VX4wpIWIeUn5MnTK-RFjD-0yXa7ls-8VaL5hc1VouH-Y/s320/100_1782.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The curb side edge looks a lot better...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNNTqlEaNk16mjql43vFp8rPdSmkYyykcNkLT1pTc8riT4pVHVnYZKCAp04TkIuo69e2FoObS9JPsIeIV88JtUsNHp6LpYvAmEskkOOLnXfTMDnMIJ4YmpUSE3h-aggQ4mzxsrGXqoeY/s1600/100_1783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNNTqlEaNk16mjql43vFp8rPdSmkYyykcNkLT1pTc8riT4pVHVnYZKCAp04TkIuo69e2FoObS9JPsIeIV88JtUsNHp6LpYvAmEskkOOLnXfTMDnMIJ4YmpUSE3h-aggQ4mzxsrGXqoeY/s320/100_1783.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see that it isn't dark colored and the nails have little rust on them. I hope I find more in good shape like this but I'm guessing no.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Stay tuned for more...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-31516938544245911632011-04-10T08:00:00.001-05:002011-04-10T08:07:51.155-05:00Screen Door Rehab...<div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Having a job is great when you need to pay a few bills but it doesn't facilitate a lot of trailer restoration. Soooo... It has been slow going. I have off a few days in the next month so perhaps it will speed up around here. Lets get to it...</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here is the screen door still mounted in the trailer. At first glance it doesn't look too shabby but looks can be deceiving...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImg8ztymxiri4pi2-Be8SlV3Xq3jpgqsu0vh8tYDdwajeC9pPs3LmQKFIR5I1qJF0tnK8DWmha39NhU1qWrgwDNLsbgPWZTdJ1vxtl7VSN1MRzllz2ooDlJDWwWmVTiPWcmbMSB48jKI/s1600/100_0706910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImg8ztymxiri4pi2-Be8SlV3Xq3jpgqsu0vh8tYDdwajeC9pPs3LmQKFIR5I1qJF0tnK8DWmha39NhU1qWrgwDNLsbgPWZTdJ1vxtl7VSN1MRzllz2ooDlJDWwWmVTiPWcmbMSB48jKI/s320/100_0706910.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The door was pulled not long after getting the trailer and stripped of all the crap. There was broken plastic bits, leather straps, and odd brackets screwed into it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lsF-4DMLo1yTd8Vt2dfsBqAuSkYEagC28ebmvqxIGTiku6mKpeD6cPJkl-1cXSf26HF1yRoD_xeCmvVOjRlGKa6Z4aLz7mM_GlM_tM5VXnkXuXrBvC9vZyb30_AtareX2ZQMxpYV-dc/s1600/100_1294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lsF-4DMLo1yTd8Vt2dfsBqAuSkYEagC28ebmvqxIGTiku6mKpeD6cPJkl-1cXSf26HF1yRoD_xeCmvVOjRlGKa6Z4aLz7mM_GlM_tM5VXnkXuXrBvC9vZyb30_AtareX2ZQMxpYV-dc/s320/100_1294.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm not sure what happened here. I'm not sure if they pulled it or if the wind ripped it off. It was removed at one point and put back on with more holes. Hopefully this doesn't cause problems down the road when I have to reinstall it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcXOuGxkLnY0hFnSj2up66AUdqMJEQhALBadTj9nhLoEdsoTdEKRSGIo1NsJInjC0hY3Ugg-BRCBZF8EXGZowBsDuO2TS4Fh5Q6ZHdgIVq3XMpuab2wPh_uyM0G4WbTkqpCD-m6htQLM/s1600/100_1296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcXOuGxkLnY0hFnSj2up66AUdqMJEQhALBadTj9nhLoEdsoTdEKRSGIo1NsJInjC0hY3Ugg-BRCBZF8EXGZowBsDuO2TS4Fh5Q6ZHdgIVq3XMpuab2wPh_uyM0G4WbTkqpCD-m6htQLM/s320/100_1296.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I did a quick wet sand and tried to even out the surface. The frame was pretty scratched and banged up. When you polish that it just points out the flaws. The frame did need the attention. The surface was gritty which means that it is starting to oxidize. Let it go and it will start to pit. Most of the scratches came out. The dents remain. There is no way to fix that on a frame like this. All of the extra holes will get some attention also. The door frame got a polish which was a huge pain. I struggled to get it done on the 6" buffer and a bit of polishing with the drill. After I also wanted to add some pieces to the door to add some stiffness and dress it up a bit. The door had a too much flex in it. This may work. It may not. I used flat stock aluminum from Menards that I trimmed to size. I put three cross pieces near the slider and one on each end. I drilled a few "speed holes" in the 3 near the slider just for some style. It is a hot rod trick thing that I really dig. I think it looks cool on aluminum. After I polished them up very quickly and I then riveted it to the frame. I then installed new aluminum screen and splines. Sorry, I really don't have pictures of this process but here is the end result...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3snfAXZam-5Gxpdc04lCSaWyKvl1hKHoVf1GzKVEFpYhtAYoLWkdY0jL2Uik2_6PIe-d1pZrfrB3mRZ_6Z6EM5bKP24vlRxslXiLqzhc329i91__eBHuq0DQXNix2cQAzoqjw9_7N65s/s1600/100_1690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3snfAXZam-5Gxpdc04lCSaWyKvl1hKHoVf1GzKVEFpYhtAYoLWkdY0jL2Uik2_6PIe-d1pZrfrB3mRZ_6Z6EM5bKP24vlRxslXiLqzhc329i91__eBHuq0DQXNix2cQAzoqjw9_7N65s/s320/100_1690.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And here are the cross pieces with the holes drilled in...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18XgO6xH67kJjFiqc1sQa-JqIeX-3IZM-AB2a8tvI39wLhzd2VIOxlF7IFz3sATlgi1wexbpLqWXttJxar0IaiaY_p_U9SHviD1igBK2bXeJjMTMCwhLZtqjcHfD4svvT4Ps9MqW_SAM/s1600/100_1697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18XgO6xH67kJjFiqc1sQa-JqIeX-3IZM-AB2a8tvI39wLhzd2VIOxlF7IFz3sATlgi1wexbpLqWXttJxar0IaiaY_p_U9SHviD1igBK2bXeJjMTMCwhLZtqjcHfD4svvT4Ps9MqW_SAM/s320/100_1697.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">There was a bracket here that was removed and filled the holes with stainless screws and finish washers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx-NVVr_fd0tMKLkfZwzOpFVU9oKANtioVNzuPo6XQT2n2zQWC6BcMdi7fm7ywJmKiba0kHIqgt-pjotgBd5kHYLXIlbvTIlHfPEmzi9YWOj02FLEgWOVfqGdPbSmNypWe_a0QumFHmE/s1600/100_1701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx-NVVr_fd0tMKLkfZwzOpFVU9oKANtioVNzuPo6XQT2n2zQWC6BcMdi7fm7ywJmKiba0kHIqgt-pjotgBd5kHYLXIlbvTIlHfPEmzi9YWOj02FLEgWOVfqGdPbSmNypWe_a0QumFHmE/s320/100_1701.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here are my favorites...before and afters...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaI7yhc8_HVI0z2_aXtWxrz4t0C3BjqEiwe7aQAmhXhHn3sB5IQyN2Ujm7oXs5F9okLZDOPQxvkA6JBvQSoVTwS-KsjYxiQByZ5kdZeVle-Na-coF3Cz6U3S7s5aJ8SEAkJFhzhLSZsQ/s1600/banda1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaI7yhc8_HVI0z2_aXtWxrz4t0C3BjqEiwe7aQAmhXhHn3sB5IQyN2Ujm7oXs5F9okLZDOPQxvkA6JBvQSoVTwS-KsjYxiQByZ5kdZeVle-Na-coF3Cz6U3S7s5aJ8SEAkJFhzhLSZsQ/s320/banda1.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I added a chrome dished cabinet knob on the inside. There was a hole there anyway so what the heck. You can see that I filled a few smaller holes here and there with aluminum pop rivets. It looks a lot better than a empty hole...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCFbqS8zuG4GccNww3of0i2D7nWuuF8Uh4n4ISOfYmZ0CZnx_JAs4hyphenhyphenw1Qk5gdRh-5GWtQZ5RrPEOnZJ8jJGWW-QK-IWansIJLRaSpPUV6HS5pcSl_7MMkFSEUoTrlxyC_yYRRoiMaeg/s1600/banda2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCFbqS8zuG4GccNww3of0i2D7nWuuF8Uh4n4ISOfYmZ0CZnx_JAs4hyphenhyphenw1Qk5gdRh-5GWtQZ5RrPEOnZJ8jJGWW-QK-IWansIJLRaSpPUV6HS5pcSl_7MMkFSEUoTrlxyC_yYRRoiMaeg/s320/banda2.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am sure that the polish will make this a scratch and fingerprint magnet for a while until the finish dulls. I am fairly happy with the way it turned out. It is JUST a screen door. This may seem silly to post piece after piece when I get them done. However, in this case the trailer as a whole may be measured by the sum of it's parts. Ok, that was lame but it is true. I hope that the attention to detail will pay off in the end. More to come...</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-84942898589344472522011-04-07T14:45:00.000-05:002011-04-07T14:45:47.688-05:00Shelter Sweet Shelter...Some work to make more work...<br />
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I finally had time and decent weather to get the shelter put back up. It was a pain but it will facilitate the work that needs to get done later. The broken pieces were replaced and the tarp patched. I anchored the shelter with a much better system to replace the previously broken anchors. Here it is back inside the shelter...<br />
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I even installed 3 shop lights to give some general overhead lighting. I will use other work lights that I can move around in and around the trailer when I need it. These lights will allow me to work past sun down...<br />
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The shelter is large but you can see that it is a bit tight on the sides. I gave myself more room on the curbside for the door to swing. I will have to move the trailer to really work on the street side...<br />
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Here is the damage that occurred when the shelter was blown around. It is not the end of the world but I was excited to find a trailer that needed very little skin repair. This repair is in such a unfortunate location. It isn't a simple fix...<br />
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Hopefully the shelter will make the rest of the restoration easy and quicker than if we had not had it. I am crossing my fingers that the shelter stays up this time around. No more wind storms please. Stay tuned for more soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-33374409763610732492011-03-31T08:36:00.003-05:002011-03-31T08:47:41.904-05:00Louise and the Blustery Day...A few folks have asked about the status of the trailer resto. I don't have any progress pictures or before/after shots. Just a little tale. Well, it goes a little something like this...<br />
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Last October my folks grew tired of listening to me complain that I had nowhere to fix the trailer. A nice sized Shelter Logic shelter went on sale at Menards and they were awesome and plopped down some cash for one. My Dad was cool and not only helped me go down to Janesville once to pick up the shelter but went back down again to get the second box that should have came home with us the first time around. Dad also helped me put together the shelter skeleton which is a pain but we got it done. We put on the tarps later with the help of my friend Kurt. All was well. I was happy as hell. I thought the shelter would serve as a great home for the trailer this last winter. Things didn't remain great for long.<br />
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About 1 week after getting the shelter up we had some trouble blow in. We were set to have a pretty good size wind storm come in one day. I thought it would cause some problems but wasn't thinking it would cause the catastrophe it caused. I had come home from work in the morning and waited up for a guy that was set to come to do a home inspection around 11:00am. The wind had already started to blow by the time I had gotten home. I went out and put a few more good sized stakes in the ground to help out the insanely small sized anchors that came with the shelter. I was planning to get a better set of anchors in the ground at some point. It just didn't happen in the small time frame after getting the shelter up.<br />
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Anyway, I kept looking out the window a little nervous about how it was going to fair in the increasing winds. About 15 minutes before the guy was suppose to show up to do the inspection I looked out the kitchen window to see the shelter crumpled in the front and in a odd position. I raced outside to find the shelter had broken some of the tiny cables and pulled a few anchors and stakes out of the ground. The back of the shelter had been blown up on to the Shasta. One of the feet of the shelter was blowing back and forth on the skin making a deep rut in the aluminum and opening part of the Pittsburgh seam. I pushed the shelter off of the trailer and tried to hold it down while I though about my options. While I was struggling trying to hold the shelter in place with my weight the winds kept blowing. The shelter was a horribly shaped kite in the wind and literally picked my big ass up off the ground and threw me into the back of the trailer a few times. So I franticly called Molly to call the inspection guy and cancel the inspection. The guy ended up showing up while I was using my body weight to hold the shelter. I told him to just do the inspection while I figure out what to do. Molly raced home and helped me hold the frame as I tried to take off the main tarp. Once I got the main tarp off the skeleton was more manageable to stake back down. The skeleton was bent up a bit in the front door area but wasn't that bad over all. Just a bit out of shape. I moved the trailer out of what was the shelter and inspected the damage a little closer. So far I haven't been able to see any cuts in the skin so that was one plus but it will be a lot of cosmetic repair besides repairing the Pittsburgh seam.<br />
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We left the shelter staked in place while we waited for the storm to stop and I could get some sleep. The storm went on for another 24 hours or so. It wasn't done doing it's damage. The back fixed tarp panel of the shelter isn't easy to take off so we left it in place. That panel acted like a sail during the remaining winds and crumpled the rest of the shelter down to the ground. The winds had broken many of the bolts and twisted and bent a bunch of the poles. Later I took down the rest of the shelter. I placed a order for almost 200 dollars in replacement parts to Shelter Logic. I was defeated.<br />
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I hate to sound so dramatic about the situation but that was how I felt. I pretty much threw a tarp over the Shasta and walked away. I didn't want to think about it at all. I was pretty burnt out by that point. I think it was about a month ago I started thinking about the project again. Sooooo.....<br />
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Right now I am putting up the shelter again. I am also working again on the front window restoration and rehabbing the screen door at the same time. Before the shelter incident I was scraping up the crappy linoleum and original tile in the Shasta. Once I can open up the trailer again I will be trying to finish up that mess. I have a ton of work to do. It is a bit daunting at this point.<br />
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Stay tuned for more!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-42451628717216527332011-03-24T23:38:00.002-05:002011-03-25T01:01:26.805-05:00VSTF Stickers Now In Stock!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM56R3_sTBE-45Tw31OaaUGAMsIVUh0H7u3UAKlRiO2oQx0Z32e9K-dBqPEV8BMxxFnz0J6jGQK_IG8MRgWB8FIBISp_z5Y6FQ3O6qZ9ps3finMx_Kz_f7PIufdjTVE5W36YLrYFgOsyM/s1600/100_1662small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM56R3_sTBE-45Tw31OaaUGAMsIVUh0H7u3UAKlRiO2oQx0Z32e9K-dBqPEV8BMxxFnz0J6jGQK_IG8MRgWB8FIBISp_z5Y6FQ3O6qZ9ps3finMx_Kz_f7PIufdjTVE5W36YLrYFgOsyM/s400/100_1662small.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I am happy to announce that VSTF stickers are now for sale. The stickers are printed on outdoor grade vinyl and measure 4.5" X 3". These are premium quality stickers and should hold up to weather on your trailer or tow vehicle.<br />
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The price for these stickers are $5.00 USD EACH or BUY 3 & GET ONE FREE.<br />
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The price includes shipping in the US.<br />
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<a href="http://vintageshasta.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=miscforsale&action=display&thread=1920">Please see the VSTF thread for more details...</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-22323708010774244482011-01-29T03:45:00.001-06:002011-01-29T03:46:06.461-06:00Parts Round Up...<object width="355" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://togo.ebay.com/togo/multi.swf?2008013100" /><param name="flashvars" value="base=http://togo.ebay.com/togo/&lang=en-us&itemid=280618899105,270697933002,290525957552,280619097486,270697917728,150543907742,390277970650,390263221202,140505303401&query=shasta%20trailers" /><embed src="http://togo.ebay.com/togo/multi.swf?2008013100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="355" height="300" flashvars="base=http://togo.ebay.com/togo/&lang=en-us&itemid=280618899105,270697933002,290525957552,280619097486,270697917728,150543907742,390277970650,390263221202,140505303401&query=shasta%20trailers"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584905701735082287.post-89812867147147059512010-12-09T10:23:00.001-06:002010-12-09T10:23:33.448-06:00Merry Xmas From The VSTF & Shasta Louise...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8XprCnIxFytJG-q4OfLywvLZfoXOh7ZeDmIrYxjwKIcsyVi7vv4sWh_5v7_7XdppQuOC15ABjA6u8VQPJ6DPgYjBdJKr05CV_gkdl_eyvMR8CUqagNTkaayMtz-ufkpIbz6oRGraLAc/s1600/555555555xmas+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8XprCnIxFytJG-q4OfLywvLZfoXOh7ZeDmIrYxjwKIcsyVi7vv4sWh_5v7_7XdppQuOC15ABjA6u8VQPJ6DPgYjBdJKr05CV_gkdl_eyvMR8CUqagNTkaayMtz-ufkpIbz6oRGraLAc/s400/555555555xmas+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366889472523008004noreply@blogger.com1