forkzilla
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Post by forkzilla on Feb 13, 2019 15:12:12 GMT -8
I disassembled my 1962 Shasta down to the frame, sandblasted, painted, installed new SYP floor joists and sub floor. The walls had rot in several areas so I elected to use the old walls as a pattern and rebuild them. I screwed the old walls to a 7x13 table to hold their shape and built the new walls on top of the old. They turned out great, but I am wondering how common it is for them not to match. When I stood both old walls up side by side, the curb side is about 3/8" longer and the rear roof curve isn't a dead nuts match. I built them just as they were to make sure the wardrobe and the bath will match. Has anyone else seen this in their Shasta?
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Post by nccamper on Feb 13, 2019 15:18:18 GMT -8
...I built them just as they were to make sure the wardrobe and the bath will match... I did the same thing on my last Shasta. A wall 3/8" lower than the wardrobe would be a problem.
I don't think Shasta every made the walls exactly alike.
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Post by Hamlet on Feb 13, 2019 16:49:25 GMT -8
...I built them just as they were to make sure the wardrobe and the bath will match... I did the same thing on my last Shasta. A wall 3/8" lower than the wardrobe would be a problem.
I don't think Shasta every made the walls exactly alike. Just think of it as a feature. Yeah, that's it, it's a feature. How endearing.
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Post by tehachapibob on Apr 6, 2019 6:49:27 GMT -8
I have a '69 Shasta. In production I presumed they the built the wall frame on a pattern table then put a layer of fiberglass batt on top then the wall paneling was nailed on. This squishes the fiberglass between the frame and paneling. Is this still a viable order or was this done solely for speed of production. Should I, instead, put insulation on after paneling is secured to framing.
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Post by forkzilla on Apr 6, 2019 12:38:50 GMT -8
I plan on using three-quarter inch rigid blueboard after the walls and ceiling are put on. I will curf the backside where it has to make the bend for the rear and in the front.
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Post by Hamlet on Apr 7, 2019 10:12:08 GMT -8
I have a '69 Shasta. In production I presumed they the built the wall frame on a pattern table then put a layer of fiberglass batt on top then the wall paneling was nailed on. This squishes the fiberglass between the frame and paneling. Is this still a viable order or was this done solely for speed of production. Should I, instead, put insulation on after paneling is secured to framing. As long as the Fiberglas isn’t too squished it should be ok. The insulation on these originally was quite thin. If it’s too squished, there aren’t air pockets to trap the air. Lots of us have used the foam panels because they fit so neatly between the studs.
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Post by carole Fortner on Apr 28, 2019 17:12:25 GMT -8
If this is of any help, I used to work at a trailer house factory in Grand Island Nebraska back in the early 70's. We built Geer and Redman mobile homes and the crew I worked on were all stoners and drunks. As we used to say "Nothing is on the level" And as long as they got the axles on right and could tow them out the door then that was all we cared about. I'm sure administration felt different about it than we did, no doubt.
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Post by debranch on Apr 29, 2019 1:17:56 GMT -8
If this is of any help, I used to work at a trailer house factory in Grand Island Nebraska back in the early 70's. We built Geer and Redman mobile homes and the crew I worked on were all stoners and drunks. As we used to say "Nothing is on the level" And as long as they got the axles on right and could tow them out the door then that was all we cared about. I'm sure administration felt different about it than we did, no doubt. Things have changed a lot haven't they any more if you drop a box on your foot they want to give you a drug test, and send you to the ER. In that order... Debra
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