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Post by PT on Aug 26, 2018 21:38:26 GMT -8
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Post by vikx on Aug 26, 2018 22:07:48 GMT -8
Doors are easy to make; no worries there. The dark stain isn't original, so you may have to replace a lot of panels...
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Post by kaffi311 on Aug 27, 2018 4:35:11 GMT -8
That's the same trailer I have! I don't see too many of them around. Hope to follow your build if you end up getting her...good luck !!
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Post by PT on Aug 27, 2018 8:32:18 GMT -8
Thanks -
I may wander out there next week and take a closer look. It could be a fun-ish way to spend hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours getting her back in shape :-).
So it looks like there is a propane refrigerator in this one? Vikx - I recall you saying they are impossible to repair if broken. Are most of them broken and just used as ice boxes or are a decent percentage of them still functioning in your experience?
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Post by mobiltec on Aug 28, 2018 13:47:38 GMT -8
Thanks - I may wander out there next week and take a closer look. It could be a fun-ish way to spend hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours getting her back in shape :-). So it looks like there is a propane refrigerator in this one? Vikx - I recall you saying they are impossible to repair if broken. Are most of them broken and just used as ice boxes or are a decent percentage of them still functioning in your experience? Hmmm I see the lower vent for the fridge but not an upper one. |
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Post by youngbloodhawk on Aug 28, 2018 15:31:54 GMT -8
Thanks - I may wander out there next week and take a closer look. It could be a fun-ish way to spend hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours getting her back in shape :-). So it looks like there is a propane refrigerator in this one? Vikx - I recall you saying they are impossible to repair if broken. Are most of them broken and just used as ice boxes or are a decent percentage of them still functioning in your experience? Hmmm I see the lower vent for the fridge but not an upper one. In interior pic Seems to be a vent on top of the cabinet where the Build out for upper outside vent normally is |
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Post by mobiltec on Aug 28, 2018 15:46:10 GMT -8
Hmmm I see the lower vent for the fridge but not an upper one. In interior pic Seems to be a vent on top of the cabinet where the Build out for upper outside vent normally is OH ok I see it. Dang I wouldn't want that heat escaping into the trailer. Especially if it's hot outside. |
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Post by youngbloodhawk on Aug 28, 2018 16:10:16 GMT -8
In interior pic Seems to be a vent on top of the cabinet where the Build out for upper outside vent normally is OH ok I see it. Dang I wouldn't want that heat escaping into the trailer. Especially if it's hot outside. No kidding |
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Post by aslmx on Aug 28, 2018 16:19:27 GMT -8
Id hit him low with $700 offer and maybe he’d meet you at 850. I made a door doing the pizza cutter method and a homemade break. You could build the door for $50 but the handle will be the big money item. Maybe he still has it.  |
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Post by kaffi311 on Aug 28, 2018 18:56:52 GMT -8
Hmmm I see the lower vent for the fridge but not an upper one. In interior pic Seems to be a vent on top of the cabinet where the Build out for upper outside vent normally is Yeah - I have the same trailer- but the vent on the counter top is covered with a wooden box- which vents out the street-side wall. Weird yours in not there ?!  IMG_0157 by kathy, on Flickr  IMG_2265 by kathy, on Flickr |
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Post by dragonwagons on Aug 28, 2018 19:50:42 GMT -8
My Shasta 63 Astrodome was also only vented outside at the bottom, the top vent was inside the trailer in the countertop.
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Post by vikx on Aug 29, 2018 21:13:16 GMT -8
If the fridge works, it works. Sometimes, they have been repaired in the past so the cooling units are in better shape than expected. If it doesn't work, a new one would be a better way to go. There aren't any companies that are rebuilding old cooling units that I know of. So, if it doesn't work, it's toast.
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Post by PT on Aug 30, 2018 12:17:30 GMT -8
Thanks for the feedback everyone! Was hoping to get out to see this one sooner but between the owners schedule and needing to wait until tire stores are open after Labor day weekend it's going to take a while to see it...
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Post by PT on Sept 5, 2018 11:58:48 GMT -8
Got to see this one on Sunday and it turned out to be a much bigger basket case than I'd hoped - so passed on buying it. I'm keeping my eyes open for another prospect so will probably check back in with the VTT folks in the not too distant future. Take care all :-)
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 5, 2018 16:28:54 GMT -8
All "vintage" trailers need to be mostly rebuilt. They are all rotten for the most part unless they have been sitting inside and unused most of their life. The important thing is that it isn't missing anything. The other important thing is to make sure you can get it home safely. You're gong to pay between $1000 and $2000 for such a trailer on Craig's List today.
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