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Post by swampthing on Jan 7, 2018 8:18:14 GMT -8
I posted pictures of my trailer on Photo bucket and they are gone. Here is a summary of my 1958 Boles Aero Zenith. trailer by Gary Bates, on Flickr Here it is fresh from the Recycle yard. trailer2 by Gary Bates, on Flickr The body is in pretty good condition with no major dents. trailer14 by Gary Bates, on Flickr Rat infested! Rats were gone, but their city was still there. trailer10 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. Pretty Disgusting. P1080875 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. The work begins. P1080751 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. A lot of rot to be removed. P1000274 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. Rebuilding the frame, replace the floor and starting the inside walls. IMG_1899 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. Making some progress and looking much better  001 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. Building the cabinets. It took a lot of trial and error to make the jig to bend the wood on the cabinets.
 IMG_2042 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. They are turning out really nice.
 IMG_1903 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. Kitchen area. Sink, stove and drawers.  IMG_2739 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. Bathroom, refrigerator, heater and closet framework.
 IMG_2742 by Gary Bates, on Flickr. This is where I'm at now. The trailer was a park model. I'm going to change it to self contained. Thanks for looking Gary
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Post by roadtripper on Jan 7, 2018 8:59:25 GMT -8
Nice work Gary! Beautiful job on the cabinets. Wood bending is fun stuff. Must have been especially nice on this one to get past the clean up into the new build. Nice work place you have too.
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Post by silvertonguedevil on Jan 7, 2018 12:54:22 GMT -8
Wow!!! I think I would've poked my head in through the door way and ran the other direction! Good on you for taking this on! Beautiful work so far too!! WOW!!!
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Post by swampthing on Jan 7, 2018 15:54:59 GMT -8
Nice work Gary! Beautiful job on the cabinets. Wood bending is fun stuff. Must have been especially nice on this one to get past the clean up into the new build. Nice work place you have too. Thanks. The shop is where I hide most days. I built it just before I retired. |
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Post by swampthing on Jan 7, 2018 17:26:26 GMT -8
Nice work Gary! Beautiful job on the cabinets. Wood bending is fun stuff. Must have been especially nice on this one to get past the clean up into the new build. Nice work place you have too. Thanks. The shop is where I hide most days. I built it just before I retired. I just burned the rest of the rat infested wood today. It sure was great to have the patterns to rebuild the trailer |
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Post by vikx on Jan 7, 2018 21:40:41 GMT -8
Beautiful work, Gary.
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Post by swampthing on Jan 8, 2018 7:09:43 GMT -8
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Post by johnd on Sept 25, 2019 3:42:51 GMT -8
Did you get this restore finished? Thanks for sharing the progress pictures you did a fantastic job!
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Post by swampthing on Sept 25, 2019 6:16:15 GMT -8
No. I'm still working on it. It's been a slow process. I seem to always be working on something else. But I will
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Post by johnd on Sept 25, 2019 9:35:04 GMT -8
Gary,
What you have done so far is some pretty fine work! Great job!
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Post by swampthing on Oct 2, 2019 7:24:46 GMT -8
I guess I need to get off my butt and finish the trailer. If I can ever help let me know.
I'm working on the water tanks and plumbing now I will have black and gray water tanks when done
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Post by johnd on Oct 2, 2019 8:03:56 GMT -8
I guess I need to get off my butt and finish the trailer. If I can ever help let me know. I'm working on the water tanks and plumbing now I will have black and gray water tanks when done I have a deal for ya Gary, I will bring mine to your shop help you finish and then you can help me finish mine  |
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Post by Alaska Shasta on Oct 3, 2019 20:10:39 GMT -8
Dang Bro, you got skills. Looking terrific.
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Post by swampthing on Jan 3, 2023 9:49:44 GMT -8
So I’m back working on my trailer again. I now have the tanks installed propane is done wiring almost done. I’ve gotten the frame close to matecing the metal. That’s a big job. I’m going to try to add more pictures
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 3, 2023 22:19:15 GMT -8
I missed this thread and this was the first time I had seen it. Amazing woodwork  . Jumping on the Kudos bandwagon, your wood work is outstanding. If you ever have time some day, might you create a thread on how you used the jig to create the bent wood for the cabinets? Thanks for sharing! Rod |
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. Jumping on the Kudos bandwagon, your wood work is outstanding. If you ever have time some day, might you create a thread on how you used the jig to create the bent wood for the cabinets?