1955 Phoenix Camper restoring help needed?

Here are some pictures.

First 2 pictures are the front window. Notice there is no hole in the aluminum square for a bolt to attach the handle. The slot in the steel piece appears to be made for a handle but there is only 2 bolts instead 3 needs to hold the locking bracket. There must be some parts missing. It appears something was sliding inside the aluminum part on the window. There is no place for a locking bracket to attach to the steel U shape steel part.

Third photo shows the original handle for back window and the 2 new handles that I made.

Photo 4 and 5 are the back window with the handle you can see how it bolts on and the locking bracket inside.

I thought this window should have a screen but there is no way to do that the screen will need 2 holes for the window opening handle to go through the screen.  I have an aluminum screen frame that the previous owner had duct taped to the window.  Window was wired shut and the screen taped on from the inside.  I wonder how this should really be made?   I also thought this window needs 3 small screens but there is not track for screens to fit in the window will not close and if it does close screens will fall out if the window is opened.  I can probably rid something to work but I want it original.

The square aluminum on the window slides inside the steel U shape part on the window frame.  It is a very close fit no room for a bolt head or hex nut even if I were to drill a hole to mount the handle.  The aluminum is a box shape like a square shape C with a slot in the side.  It appears there was something inside the aluminum you can see a dark area inside where something had been in both of these aluminum pieces.  There is no way to bolt on a locking bracket like the back window unless I drill holes in the correct places.

The back window is totally different from the front window. 

I also have a track for an awning.  What slides in this track?  Where do I buy an awning?

Sept 30, 2015 21:22:50 GMT -8 vikx said:

Please post a photo of the front of the trailer and window. It might be a newer window; why it operates differently than the original back window.

As far as the awning rail, Marti's Awnings makes an awning that will slide into the C channel. A good seamstress can make you a nice awning as well; the material is sewn around a cord the right size to fit the C channel.

I have photos of the front window in the above post. Here they are again PLUS 2 additional photos.

I would like to buy a ready made awning that I can attach to the trailer.  Some I have seen at camp grounds are held up by several 6 foot tall poles and some push away from the side of the trailer with 2 arms.  I don't know advantages and disadvantages of each one? 

The amber running/marker lights are no longer amber.  Is there any way to make them amber again???

Oct 1, 2015 12:33:48 GMT -8 mobiltec said:

From what I can see the push out part of the front window is just missing parts. It needs two push handles just like the one in the rear. It will also  need the locking strips to hold the two levers open. Just like the rear. I've made all these parts in the past. It's not hard to replicate them. Use the rear parts for replication. There should be a lip for the screen to wrap around on the edges all the way around the push out. The screen goes over the two uprights and wraps around the entire push out part on the inside. The locks for the levers go over the screen and are held in place by rivets. Look at your rear window and how it all goes together and you will see how the front goes together and works. At least that's what it looks like to me from what I can see of the photos. It looks just like a 59 Shasta front window. I'm rebuilding one now.

No that's not right. The front window is made different. There is no bolt hole for the level arms to bolt to the front window.  Front window has 2 screws, the back window has 3 rivets.  The slot in front window is different shape and different location compared to back window.  My CSI investigation has determined front window never had level arms.  I could re drill holes and cut slots different and make the level arms work but that will not be original.  I have the original aluminum screen frame for the front window it has a slotted hole and 2 screw holes on each side for the mystery hardware.  The aluminum screen frame has metal clips that hold it to the window. 

Experimenting with the 2 level arms, if I hold them in place with the window open 25 degrees the slot is too high, I can only use notch 1 and 2 and the windows don't not open very much.  If I cut the slot longer or make a new slot then I can use the 3rd notch in the arm like the back window.  If I drill holes in the aluminum square to attach the level arms.  I also have to make 2 of the brackets that hold the levels tight and lock them in place.  This will make the front window open at 45 degrees like the back window.  At this point I am not willing to make any serious changes like that.  I hope to find the correct parts.