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Post by mobiltec on Sept 17, 2018 7:06:53 GMT -8
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Post by Hamlet on Sept 17, 2018 8:21:53 GMT -8
I hope they keep it on that cement slab, it’ll be easier to collect all the pieces after it disintegrates during a good size temblor on the San Andreas fault.
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Post by nccamper on Sept 17, 2018 8:53:00 GMT -8
Too funny.
Let's hope somebody doesn't tow it home on the expressway.
What the heck does this mean? "...redone from the frame up so it's solid and done by a trailer company."
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Post by Teachndad on Sept 19, 2018 4:48:01 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
I emailed the seller out of curiosity.
I asked a few questions including if they still had the door and storage compartment door.
Here is the reply:
Everything is there as far as I can see. I think no ice box was the only thing missing. I can text you photos.
Frame is new, floor new, skin new on top so no leaking. The side skins are original to keep it authentic.
My friends who owned a trailer Reno Shop started the work and then got too busy and sold it to me. We haven’t touched it. I could get you in contact with the people who renovated it for questions if you are interested.
The seller offered to send me some interior pix through text, but I was hoping for the pix to go through email. Not sure if I want to get into this any further. The seller notes that the frame was replaced. I don't see that. The tongue is the still original from the photo above. Hmmmm?...
Here is my 2 cents. IF I lived near Reno AND I was looking for restoration candidate, I might go look at it. With the opportunity to speak with the people who worked on it, it might be something I would go after, but not at that price. The frame would have to have been new as stated by the seller. It would really depend on the quality of the "restoration" so far and how it was done.
Cheers,
Rod
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 19, 2018 6:45:31 GMT -8
Hi Friends, I emailed the seller out of curiosity. I asked a few questions including if they still had the door and storage compartment door. Here is the reply: Everything is there as far as I can see. I think no ice box was the only thing missing. I can text you photos.
Frame is new, floor new, skin new on top so no leaking. The side skins are original to keep it authentic.
My friends who owned a trailer Reno Shop started the work and then got too busy and sold it to me. We haven’t touched it. I could get you in contact with the people who renovated it for questions if you are interested.
The seller offered to send me some interior pix through text, but I was hoping for the pix to go through email. Not sure if I want to get into this any further. The seller notes that the frame was replaced. I don't see that. The tongue is the still original from the photo above. Hmmmm?... Here is my 2 cents. IF I lived near Reno AND I was looking for restoration candidate, I might go look at it. With the opportunity to speak with the people who worked on it, it might be something I would go after, but not at that price. The frame would have to have been new as stated by the seller. It would really depend on the quality of the "restoration" so far and how it was done. Cheers, Rod Rod.... Didn't you notice that the paneling was missing on the inside? This is a complete tear down. The wrap must be completely removed. The walls must come down, be paneled and then put back up. |
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Post by 57 Trotwood on Sept 20, 2018 7:47:48 GMT -8
Mobiltec, Can you explain what you mean by the paneling gets installed from the outside? I am not sure what you mean,
Will be a subscriber over the winter. Thank you for all of great information.
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 20, 2018 19:43:51 GMT -8
Mobiltec, Can you explain what you mean by the paneling gets installed from the outside? I am not sure what you mean, Will be a subscriber over the winter. Thank you for all of great information. The wrap (ceiling, front and rear) panels span over the two walls from the bottom of the front of the trailer all the way over to the bottom of the back of the trailer. It's one of the main things that holds the walls together. The framing that spans the walls do nothing to connect the walls as they are fitted between the curbing which is the same thickness as the walls and is mounted over the top of the edges of the paneling. Kinda hard to explain in a few sentences. Trailers are built from the inside out. Completely different than houses. All the structural integrity is in the cabinets and the way the trailer is built. If you remove the paneling from the inside you have ruined the structural integrity. In a house, the walls hold up the cabinets. In a trailer the cabinets hold up the walls. Lot's to learn about these trailers before one goes to tearing them apart. |
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 20, 2018 19:58:27 GMT -8
Here is a drawing... Notice that the wrap spans over the edge of the walls. That's what holds the walls together.  Then framing then goes over that paneling on the outside along with curbing. In the drawing here we show how we install new framing with curbing in between to make it the trailer stronger when we rebuilt it. But the way the factories did it the curbing was continuous all the way around the edges and the framing was placed in between the curbing and not attached to the walls.  |
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Post by 57 Trotwood on Oct 1, 2018 11:11:16 GMT -8
Mobiltec,
Do you have the assembly process detailed in your videos or a book? I know there is a lot to understand before I get into my trailer. So it looks like the walls are made, then the inside paneling spands from side to side and front to back then the cross members go on then the skin.
So when I take mine apart I will be able to see the cabinets hold the walls up like big columns and the walls will be almost free standing before the paneling goes up.
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 1, 2018 17:26:35 GMT -8
Mobiltec, Do you have the assembly process detailed in your videos or a book? I know there is a lot to understand before I get into my trailer. So it looks like the walls are made, then the inside paneling spands from side to side and front to back then the cross members go on then the skin. So when I take mine apart I will be able to see the cabinets hold the walls up like big columns and the walls will be almost free standing before the paneling goes up. It's all explained in my classes. The paneling goes on the walls before the walls are attached to the trailer. After the walls are installed the "wrap" goes on front to rear or rear to front. Just depends on which way you feel like going. I prefer rear to front myself. I leave the front end open until all the cabinets are up and finished. You must be very careful to document your disassembly process with photos and notes. Lots of photos and notes of everything you do during disassembly. Vikx has a very good book on the entire process. vintagetrailerrepairmanual.weebly.com/ |
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