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Post by Ten on Jun 11, 2019 22:04:35 GMT -8
I have lost so many of the photos I have saved over time, and I know I had examples of both layouts. The best I can do right now is photos of the one that I had. It was a '69, built in the Pennsylvania plant. It had the horseshoe-shaped luxury lounge with the post-mounted table. Here are a few.
As much as I hate to send anyone looking on photorobber, the album is here:
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Post by Ten on Jun 10, 2019 21:33:17 GMT -8
Welcome to the nut house.
Even though there were not lots of "overall" model manuals, remember that the whole was made up of all the individual appliances, parts, and systems. They all fit together to make up the unit. You can find a lot of information on most of the more common appliances and utilities, both online and here on site. Once you understand how each part worked and worked together with all the other parts of the unit, it all becomes simple. If you do not find answers to particulars that you own, don't be shy about asking. There are lots of folks here with experience with many different brands. The Aristocrat was not that far removed from the Shasta models of the time. Many of the mysteries cam be generally solved looking up the resources for Shasta trailers. Also, there are several Aristocrat owners that belong to the forum here. Specific concerns should generally be easy to address.
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Post by Ten on Jun 5, 2019 23:12:38 GMT -8
Sorry it took so long to get here, and it will take a bit for me to get you what you're looking for but I will try! Compacts had two different layouts in '69.
I'll try to dig up some photos to help out too.
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Post by Ten on Jun 5, 2019 21:30:14 GMT -8
I'm jumpin' on the welcome-wagon here...This looks like a really cool project to me. Don't worry that it is not "vintage" enough...that argument rages on over years now... In fact, it's been going on for so long the argument is "vintage"... . I see where your concerns lie with following through with the plan to mount it on a trailer. The first thing you NEED to know is that any rot you see is normally compounded tenfold by what you can't see. It will be important to address the issues of frame rot in the walls and base mount, just as in any other vintage camper. They were all basically built on the same principles, whether Mitchells or other brands. Once you get a handle on that you are well on your way to safe travels. I don't know how you might be thinking to re-configure the layout if at all, the original seems to be quite functional, and spreading the base out may not buy too much more actual usable space. Perhaps instead of re-inventing the wheel, it might be more practical to build the steel framing on the flatbed itself, to meet the existing shape and give it the same support as the truck body would. You could also build accessible storage underneath the rails along the notch. Last point for now... When you have a chance, I think we really need to have the manual available on site for that Monomatic... ( @vikx )
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Post by Ten on Jun 5, 2019 20:56:36 GMT -8
My suggestion would be to use them on the Airflyte, if you know they fit on those rims.... There were a couple different size diameters that were used on the old style rims, and it may just not match up with the Compact rims. Either that or you need a bigger sized foot to kick them on with... By the way be careful kicking them on. Those are nice old caps. Dents from an errant kick could be really tough to get out, and especially as nice as that chrome looks! If you decide you don't want them, I'll find a home for them... .
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Post by Ten on Jun 5, 2019 20:43:31 GMT -8
Hi. I'm no expert on these things, but a friend once said, "if someone built it in the first place, it can be re-built". Trouble is, I believed him.... Whenever you consider doing anything that has to do with propane in a travel trailer, your FIRST priority is SAFETY. That being said, I don't know who "they" are that told you to replace it. (I would be inclined to remind "them" that it is a very old appliance, from the 60's, and not easily replaced....There are modern versions that will fit, and will function, but won't look like an original Holiday from before Holiday was owned by Coleman, even.) If "they" were not inclined to work on it because they can sell you a replacement, then I would look for a second opinion....
My advice for a second opinion would be to take it to a propane dealer, one who is perhaps a local delivery outfit with a service section that handles appliance and furnace repairs. I would be inclined to think the stripped section may be able to be tapped out to clean up the threads. I can't remember the size opening there, but if it is 1/2" (?), then maybe soldering a brass bushing in place to bring it down to 3/8" may be possible. From there a 3/8 male X 3/8 flare fitting could be added and use 3/8 soft copper tubing, or even a gas whip, and shutoff, to run supply to the oven.
Remember, I'm no expert. But I have seen stranger plumbing work before.
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Post by Ten on May 23, 2019 21:33:50 GMT -8
Many have questioned the safety of hooking up with the old coupler style that Shasta used, since there doesn't appear to be a way to pin the strap down that goes over the front to lock on the ball. But there is. (I can't for the life of me find the better photos now.)
On the streetside of the hitch, there is a hole through the coupler directly behind the slide. It is covered by the slide when it is open, but is exposed when hitched and closed. This is where you would pin it. This prevents the slide from becoming detached from the ball. I have used it a lot, and assume that more times than not, the coupler is safe to tow with, but it has to be understood and used properly. I use a padlock rather than a pin.
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Post by Ten on May 19, 2019 9:01:53 GMT -8
That was just a sneak preview. This has nothing to do with anything in this thread but, I have come to a point where I need to let go of some of the projects, and this is one of them. The sink in the above photo is attached to this:
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Post by Ten on May 18, 2019 18:37:37 GMT -8
nccamper , Would you be interested in some 1958 swagger?
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Post by Ten on May 16, 2019 20:39:27 GMT -8
It is rare, but possibly it has to do with a wrinkle in the space-time continuum. The mirror may have traveled back in time and was installed in a new build before it was actually made.
How sure are you of the 1959 year on the trailer? The easy way to tell, is that Shasta (if you are sure it is a Shasta....) 1960 was the year that they stopped using the push-out Hehr windows in the front and aft sides, and started installing the jalousie windows in those locations. If you have the jalousies then maybe it is not quite as old as thought. If they are the pushouts, then the mirror was replaced. Possible scenario...mirror gets broken somehow...falls, kids playing ball, etc. The trailer is next to new (2 years old at most), owner wants the mirror to be replaced and went back to the neighborhood Shasta dealer for the replacement. I would probably go to the dealer in such circumstances.
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Post by Ten on May 15, 2019 21:51:16 GMT -8
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Post by Ten on May 8, 2019 22:06:42 GMT -8
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Post by Ten on May 8, 2019 21:58:49 GMT -8
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Post by Ten on May 5, 2019 18:28:34 GMT -8
That is in an Airflyte, and the pedestal is not original to the trailer. The original Airflyte table had a wooden leg on a hinge, and a spring hook and eye screwed into the floor, and mentioned above. I can certainly see why the pedestal would be wobbly in that application. In later years the Shasta Compact used the pedestal table in the U-shaped dinette configuration. It too was a bit wobbly, but it was not close to any walls, so it would not have been a problem when traveling.
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