1968 Shasta 1500 major overhaul underway!

So the skin went ok today. We did have one dumbass mistake; when cutting out for the baggage door, we cut the opening square instead of with a radius thus making the hole too big. Hopefully we can remedy this either by making a washer or buying a larger door.
We also learned that when using a router to clean the edges, it is best to put masking tape around the perimeter of the opening and also on the base plate of the router. Of course we learned this after we had some small scratches on the skin. Overall, a very productive day. All four pieces up on both sides. Tomorrow we will tackle the roof and the front and back.

Jody, I would change to a square baggage door, since the corners are already square. You can get them custom made and/or buy a used one. Do you still have the old doors and frames?

And don't feel bad, everyday I make a mistake.

Interstate metals makes them:

interstatervmetalandsupply.com/cat_compdoors.html

Also All-Rite but they are very expensive...

Check around your area, there may be a local company willing to build you a pair. The square corner solution will look much more vintage anyway. Let us know what you find.

So far Interstate is quoting around $140 per door and All Rite is $250. Per door. Yikes!!

Hope that works out for you.  We might need to add this one to the link section.

First ceiling panels now in.