dagwood707
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Hey everyone I'm glad to be here, I just bought a 60 something Shasta Compact that was in a field.
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 18, 2014 18:11:53 GMT -8
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Post by portajohn on Oct 18, 2014 19:40:32 GMT -8
Awesome! Those first few pics are what we dream about... finding a sweet old camper just sitting somewhere waiting for us to find it.
Congrats..
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Post by vikx on Oct 18, 2014 20:46:27 GMT -8
Welcome Dagwood 707! We are glad to have you. You're already off to a great start.
VTT does not allow double posts, so I left this one. If you would like it moved to a different section, please contact Admin. Thanks, Vikx
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 20, 2014 20:40:22 GMT -8
Ya this one had a little bit of a problem with the skirt boards and lower framing.... Glad it made it home Dan...
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dagwood707
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 21, 2014 5:53:13 GMT -8
Ya this one had a little bit of a problem with the skirt boards and lower framing.... Glad it made it home Dan... I'm going to have to get some new metal. |
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Post by SusieQ on Oct 21, 2014 6:00:39 GMT -8
Ya this one had a little bit of a problem with the skirt boards and lower framing.... Glad it made it home Dan... I'm going to have to get some new metal. Metal? Dagwood, what metal are you replacing? The skirt boards are the boards that run across the bottom and attach to the joists on the frame. The framing is the 1x2's that the paneling is nailed to. Have you figured out what year it is? I see the VIN, it was built in Pennsylvania. I'm guessing it's a '68 or later. I'm not sure what year they changed to that skin. Anything before 68 probably did not have factory clearance lights on the front. |
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dagwood707
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 21, 2014 11:50:10 GMT -8
I'm going to have to get some new metal. Metal? Dagwood, what metal are you replacing? The skirt boards are the boards that run across the bottom and attach to the joists on the frame. The framing is the 1x2's that the paneling is nailed to. Have you figured out what year it is? I see the VIN, it was built in Pennsylvania. I'm guessing it's a '68 or later. I'm not sure what year they changed to that skin. Anything before 68 probably did not have factory clearance lights on the front. The bottom metal on none door side has a tear in it. Ross told me it was a 74 and when I looked that year up I found a picture of one just like it. |
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dagwood707
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 21, 2014 16:43:52 GMT -8
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dagwood707
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 21, 2014 17:30:41 GMT -8
Metal? Dagwood, what metal are you replacing? The skirt boards are the boards that run across the bottom and attach to the joists on the frame. The framing is the 1x2's that the paneling is nailed to. Have you figured out what year it is? I see the VIN, it was built in Pennsylvania. I'm guessing it's a '68 or later. I'm not sure what year they changed to that skin. Anything before 68 probably did not have factory clearance lights on the front. The bottom metal on none door side has a tear in it. Ross told me it was a 74 and when I looked that year up I found a picture of one just like it. Sorry I meant to say that I needed to replace a little bit of metal along with allot of the wood. Also, I wanted to let everyone know that even though the middle floor joist boards look rotten there not they have some kind of coating on them. The skirting boards are shot and some of the framing boards but not all of them. |
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Post by yas on Oct 21, 2014 17:31:43 GMT -8
No kidding! That's a lot of progress.
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Post by SusieQ on Oct 21, 2014 17:47:16 GMT -8
Dagwood, the joists on my 62 are coated with something, too. It's black. I even had some leveling blocks just like it in my baggage compartment. My underside is coated with something white. Don't know what either coatings are, but they sure did work for 50+ years. But, my 65 doesn't seem to have any protective coating.
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dagwood707
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 21, 2014 17:58:07 GMT -8
Awesome! I'm going to sand the metal underneath and paint it and also stain the wood, I hope that's OK.
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Post by vikx on Oct 22, 2014 21:29:44 GMT -8
I use a waterproofing roof material to touch up the black underneath. From Home Depot:  Water clean up and sticks good. Put it on after the build, because it will come off on your hands and clamps... |
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dagwood707
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Post by dagwood707 on Oct 23, 2014 5:20:43 GMT -8
Awesome that's what I'll do! What kind of butyl tape should I use?
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Post by SusieQ on Oct 23, 2014 6:13:39 GMT -8
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