vic
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Post by vic on Mar 8, 2014 19:16:44 GMT -8
I have some decisions to make! Good tires and wheels. Haven't found any rot underneath, at least not in the floor. I'm thinking of changing the electrical panel to 30 amp. Any comments? Hope to add some interior pictures soon.
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Post by pirateslife on Mar 8, 2014 19:50:22 GMT -8
The floors usually aren't too bad, the biggest possibility on this one will be the front window framing behind the paneling, same on the rear. Also be sure to check the board that goes around the frame where the metal lips under. This is one you want solid as the "studs" are supported by it. And around the wheel wells...just got one back together that was much worse than was visible. Good luck, you will enjoy it. And be sure to get interior pics up
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Post by vic on Mar 9, 2014 11:08:23 GMT -8
Yeah. Thanks. Those lower frame boards do need some work.
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Post by Ten on Mar 9, 2014 11:42:10 GMT -8
The skirt boards around the bottom are quite commonly gone in these models. The "fix" is not really as difficult as it may seem. Replacement of the wood is the only way to do it, which requires lifting the siding up from the bottom to expose the skirts. Be prepared though, as the old adage goes, "one thing will lead to another...." It is highly possible and actually quite likely that the search for "rot" will lead a lot further than just the skirts. Don't let it throw you though....still is not impossible to fix. Here is a batch of photos of a Compact that I had, about the same year. I didn't do any repairs on it, sold as is to a gentleman who is intending to do the repairs. Thus I don't have any photos of it really opened up. But these may give you a closer look at parts of yours to study carefully. s1178.photobucket.com/user/crw2620/library/1969%20Shasta%20Compact?sort=2&page=1#
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Post by vic on Mar 9, 2014 17:07:42 GMT -8
Thanks. Should help a lot.
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Post by soup on Mar 9, 2014 20:00:11 GMT -8
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