SusieQ
Global Moderator
Posts: 4,781
Likes: 1,197
'62 Shasta Compact
Currently Offline
|
Post by SusieQ on May 20, 2014 22:39:17 GMT -8
That's almost like I did mine, too, but where yours stops, at the edge of the door, is where mine is now about a 1/4" off because the wheel well actually stick out past the point where the skirting should line up. It was connected with a metal plate; my guess is so that it could flex. I really freaked out yesterday, because it had a huge gap, but it was because one of the boards from my bench had slipped off and was pushing the wall out. I had taken the end piece off to replace it. SO, if your benches inside are still intact, check them and make sure all the boards are on their track and in place!
Nice work, btw!
|
|
rockie
New Member
Posts: 10
Likes: 1
58 Shasta Deluxe & 79 Boler
Currently Offline
|
Post by rockie on Aug 12, 2014 20:43:32 GMT -8
I have a 1958 all original Deluxe and the wings have wood in them.
|
|
SusieQ
Global Moderator
Posts: 4,781
Likes: 1,197
'62 Shasta Compact
Currently Offline
|
Post by SusieQ on Aug 12, 2014 21:21:01 GMT -8
I have a 1958 all original Deluxe and the wings have wood in them. . I think mine do, too. The back is open about 3/4's way and braced with wood. Not sure I explained that very well.
|
|
SusieQ
Global Moderator
Posts: 4,781
Likes: 1,197
'62 Shasta Compact
Currently Offline
|
Post by SusieQ on May 14, 2015 8:30:21 GMT -8
So, back to this thread. If you go back to my #60 post and few before where we discussed the bow in the curbside wall you'll understand what I'm talking about here. When I was replacing the rotted skirt board, I discovered a bow and space between the wheel well and the wall. This is why. On the right side of the wheel well, they cut out for the wheel well in the board for the bench frame. On the left side, the corner was BEHIND the wheel well which left a gap. I unscrewed it and raised it up when I put the wall back on. Of course that made my bench unlevel. I thought initially the wall had just fallen from the rotten skirt board above the wheel well but no... they just put the wall on like that. The skirt framing from the wheel well to the skirt board under the door was connected with a floating piece of metal which allowed for the difference where the wall bowed out at the wheel well. Here you can see the outline of where the bench rail was. My new skirt boards went all the way across and were level with each other and looked beautiful but the skin on this side did not go back on easily at all. I suppose it had stretched and settled to fit. In this picture you can see in the curve where the crinkle is (that crinkle was there when I got it) where the piece of metal attached the skirt board under the door to the wheel well skirt board. I guess it just kind of floated back and forth in its day. My wall obviously has a bow in the middle from years of being in that position. My door closes tightly at the handle but there is a slight gap at the top and bottom. I'm not taking credit for that goof or bad engineering or whatever. I'm convinced my trailer was a Friday trailer and the person who built the street side did a great job and the person who built the curbside was a sloppy, don't care sort of guy. Oh, and it looks like this now on the inside. There's still a slight gap, the same size the gap at the top and bottom of my door but it's no longer a 1 inch gap, more like 1/4", my pinky won't fit in it! There's just no retraining aged wood. I love my quirky, goofed up Shasta!
|
|
|
Post by vikx on May 14, 2015 22:03:33 GMT -8
Thanks for the update SusieQ !
|
|
joek
Member
Posts: 42
Likes: 16
Currently Offline
|
Post by joek on Nov 13, 2015 20:09:33 GMT -8
Worst on my '61 was 2 screws from attaching the wardrobe cabinet to the ceiling were too long. Went right through the skin. They didn't even bother to remove them, just put some sealant around them.
|
|
SusieQ
Global Moderator
Posts: 4,781
Likes: 1,197
'62 Shasta Compact
Currently Offline
|
Post by SusieQ on Nov 14, 2015 5:40:21 GMT -8
Worst on my '61 was 2 screws from attaching the wardrobe cabinet to the ceiling were too long. Went right through the skin. They didn't even bother to remove them, just put some sealant around them. That's pretty bad. I had some nails they put in that didn't hit anything. I'd rather them not hit anything than go through the skin.
|
|
|
Post by danrhodes on Nov 14, 2015 6:53:48 GMT -8
Not a Shasta, but I love this "repair" after they split a board stapling
|
|
SusieQ
Global Moderator
Posts: 4,781
Likes: 1,197
'62 Shasta Compact
Currently Offline
|
Post by SusieQ on Nov 14, 2015 7:09:41 GMT -8
At least they tried. I had a split board in one of my window frames that they split when they toe-nailed it. I replaced it.
|
|