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Post by 61 Shasta on Jun 20, 2013 20:06:34 GMT -8
Ok gang, we are here. I really didn't do much on Chucks Waggin until a few weeks ago when we got back from a month long trip to Arkansas. If you look at a map, Arkansas is a long way from Washington and we took the long route (by motor home) We had planned to take Chucks Waggin but it just didn't work out. Anyway, I am renewing my link here for those of you that are interested. I updated it today with pics of where I am right now and even updated some of the picture info. I now have all of the new skin on and secured. I didn't replace the roof as it was in really good shape. The new skin is 24 gauge instead of the original 22 gauge and that gave me some challenges but it is working out ok. I used a local sheet metal shop and they did an awesome job although I wish I had insisted on sticking with the original thickness as working with the thicker stuff creates some interesting challenges. I can't complain too much as all of the skin including door frame, threshold, and some window frame cost under $700. I took them my old skin to use as a pattern and they did a good job of following the contours. As the pictures show, I used an aerosol undercoating made by Bondo and am real pleased with its application. Even though I used stainless screws to secure the skin to the skirt boards, I went a bit further and masked off the trailer so I could put a layer of undercoating on the screw heads and seal up between the skirt boards and where the skin folds under. Anyway, hope you enjoy this thread and if any questions feel free to ask. I have started to install the drip and j rail and will post pictures when finished. The unit will be painted in our local paint shop and the wheels will be cleaned and powder coated through our local Les Shwab tire store. I "think" we have settled on a red lower section with a white upper and a dark red stipe. You will notice in the pictures there is a wiring diagram which I drew up for a member on the other site. I don't really fit with my stuff but I just left it there in case someone else might need something similar. 1961shastacompactrestoration.shutterfly.com/pictures/8
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Post by olyshasta on Jun 22, 2013 6:16:45 GMT -8
You are a stud with your polishing. I got mine to a point and said... good enough... Looking good... Good idea on the skirt sealing. I rebuilt my skirt and will need to seal it up as well. Washington state? Us too. Olympia area.
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Post by smccusk on Jun 22, 2013 6:28:17 GMT -8
Very nice job...I love the polished metal look. Inside is looking sharp as well.
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Post by jannica on Jan 12, 2014 19:44:21 GMT -8
You have done such a great job on your 1961 Shasta Compact! I can only dream of doing that thorough of a job. I'm trying my best to do everything right, but I'm not sure if I will go quite as far as you have. Thanks for sharing. I noticed there weren't any pictures on the link since June, have you gotten any further along? Please share if so!
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Post by jannica on Jan 13, 2014 13:19:35 GMT -8
And one more question, why did you install wood paneling and then glue the birch paneling to that? Was it to add extra protection or insulation?
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Post by 61 Shasta on Jan 13, 2014 14:10:54 GMT -8
Jannica, Since June I have all but completed my project. I have been hit and miss on updating the link, I will have to check and see what is there and try to update where necessary. The back end of my unit was all rotted out. I installed a base of regular floor underlayment prior to installing the new birch. Yes, I did that in that area simply to strengthen the base layer instead of just having 1/8th birch. In addition, since I was going to go over all of the existing birch with new stuff, it gave me a surface that matched all the way around. The next question might be "why did you go over the old birch if it was in decent shape". Simple answer is, there were lots of spots in the rear that needed replacing and so, I was simply being lazy and didn't want to go through the extra work of stripping and matching to get the result I wanted. Hope this helps.
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Post by 61 Shasta on Jan 13, 2014 19:31:16 GMT -8
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Post by jannica on Jan 15, 2014 18:19:41 GMT -8
I just looked at the rest of the pictures. The camper looks awesome! You did such a great job, I am really impressed.
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Post by jannica on May 16, 2014 13:59:34 GMT -8
I have another question for you, 61 Shasta. You said you installed all new siding on your Shasta Compact. Did you get the siding from Hemet Valley RV? If so, would you mind sharing your measurements with me so I can verify that mine are correct? I'm considering ordering all new siding for my Shasta Compact and I'm worried that I might end up ordering the wrong size, which would be a disaster! Please let me know if that would be possible, I would be eternally grateful!
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Post by 61 Shasta on May 17, 2014 18:40:37 GMT -8
Jannica, I have been traveling so haven't been checking in. Las Vegas does that to you. Anyway, in answer to your question, no. Hemet Valley did not fab my new skin. I took all of the pieces to a local sheetmetal shop and had them use them for a template. They did an outstanding job and all for around 600 bucks. If you decide to go this way I can offer some suggestions. I understand Hemet is a quality fabrication facility and I have looked at some of mobiltec's videos and would tend to aqree. The only thing I would offer is, don't have them make the cutouts. No matter what you do, they will probably not be accurate when you go to reinstall them, my opinion. By the way, I did not have a new roof made, my existing one was in great shape.
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Post by jannica on Jul 9, 2014 10:42:28 GMT -8
Thanks! As you might have seen on my other post, I ended up ordering all the skin from Hemet and will be cutting it to size myself. I even bought some electric metal shears for the project so here's to hoping it goes well!
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Post by ladywendolyn on Jul 10, 2014 7:18:42 GMT -8
Great job! It looks amazing!
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