mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Aug 20, 2020 16:59:51 GMT -8
Does anyone here have experience with Winnebego Travel Trailers? Do you know of anyone who has done any restoration on them? I'm talking about the ones with the foam sandwiched walls... I don't yet know how the wrap works... Might be the same. Or maybe normal? Looking for any information I can find.
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Post by vikx on Aug 20, 2020 21:18:46 GMT -8
A NIGHTMARE. I did a motorhome for the boss and the cabinets had nothing to hang to. Windows were sandwiched as were the ceiling vents. Everything sagged and no studs or framing. Run the other way.
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Post by danrhodes on Aug 20, 2020 21:26:15 GMT -8
A NIGHTMARE. I did a motorhome for the boss and the cabinets had nothing to hang to. Windows were sandwiched as were the ceiling vents. Everything sagged and no studs or framing. Run the other way. Curious. Are they built like the Styrofoam teardrops? How do the cabinets attach of there is no framing? What years were made like this? |
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Post by vikx on Aug 21, 2020 9:16:45 GMT -8
I think the rig was mid 70s. It was an experiment that failed. I don't know about teardrop construction, but it seemed to be formed foam walls with some aluminum edging. The cabinets were attached to the walls but not sure how, probably on the metal pieces. We never did find how the cabinets attached above.
The motorhome was re-purposed as a tool truck but it wasn't very strong. I suppose a person could take a trailer down to the frame and rebuild as stick and tin. Little Winnies were very rotted back in the day; it's possible the foam was to combat that. In any case, foam walls are impossible and confusing.
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