1967 Kustom Koach

Hey Paul,

Nice Work! Solid! I can see how you sloped the crowning up to the ceiling vent. I really like the rear entry door on this small trailer.

I don't remember too many Kustom Koach restorations here. A search might turn up something, but you are more likely to have to go to the web. Since that's a small size, similar trailers of the size and year might lend view of the interior. I suppose you begin with where the galley was and then assume the dinette benches were up front. Just a WAG.

Rod

Thanks for the comments Teachndad and Hamlet.
The only other thread on the forum about a Kustom Koach was someone with a 1978 asking about sealing an access hatch. I haven't found any pictures on the web of the same trailer so will probably try and duplicate what I suspect was the original layout.
As far as the interior layout goes, it was not completely gutted. The dinette was still in the front as well as a small closet in the rear streetside corner. Evidence on the walls and the remains of plumbing and electrical bits suggest that the stove/oven was in a cabinet beside the entry door. No evidence of a refrigerator, so probably a small ice box and the sink on the streetside wall between the closet and dinette. There was also a folding bunk above the dinette still in place.
Like Hamlet said, pretty much a blank canvas. I am going to leave the dinette and upper bunk up front, and am thinking of the sink more or less in the original position, and build in a good chest style cooler like a Yeti or Engel. For cooking I am leaning towards a portable camp stove like a Coleman type. Still rolling ideas around right now.
I am really happy how the interior panelling came out. It is just cheap Chinese made 1/8 poplar flooring underlay and 4 coats of semi-gloss varnish. $15.00 per sheet at my local big orange store!

Just a few pictures of the Kustom Koach progress. Cabinets and bunk bases are in. Cedar face frames and door and drawer fronts. Pocket screws and glue holding it all together. Full extension, 100 llb. drawer slides on all of the drawers. Next on the agenda is plumbing and electrical.

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Beautiful work :-)  What's the master plan for flooring?

After taking most of the summer and fall off working on other projects and doing some camping, I finally got back to the 1967 Kustom Koach project after New Years.

Picked up used tanks from a stripped tent trailer. 25 liter grey and 20 liter fresh water tanks. Also the water pump.

Propane tank and battery mounts.

Click type rigid vinyl plank from Lowes. Ironstone granite design on clearance. Under $90 bucks for the entire floor. The picture doesn't look as good as the actual flooring.It has a warm rust colour that compliments the cedar cabinets and walls. 

                                       1 1/2 inch rigid foam insulation. It gives me about an R5 insulation rating. Mostly friction fit except for the roof curves that were scored and glued down to hold the curve.
Next up, cleaning and polishing the window and door frames and replacing seals and gaskets. 

Nice job. Is that paneling really poplar, or luan? And is it really 1/8"? How did you get it to bend around the curving profile?

A few more pictures of progress on the Kustom Koach. Things are starting to move fast now. New skins picked up last week. New J rail coming from Vintage Trailer Suppy. Windows and door cleaned up and all new seals and gaskets.


Awning windows disassembled for cleaning


Before and after


Before


All cleaned up, new glass panel installed. All new gaskets and seals from Vintage Trailer Gaskets


About 2 mm of hardened goop all over the vent lid edges!


About 2 hours of work later. Nice shiny mill surface!


First piece of the new skins going on. Nervous time! Measure! Check! Measure again! Oh crap! Don't screw up the cuts!


First wall done! No major screw ups! Time for a cocktail!