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Post by Ken on Apr 19, 2014 18:49:54 GMT -8
I figured I would start a thread showing the fix up of our little Shasta. We have already learned a lot by looking over the forms and look forward in sharing the progress as we go along.
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Post by Ken on Apr 19, 2014 18:54:31 GMT -8
Whoever had it before painted it gray and painted everything but the glass and lights  |
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Post by jodybitzz on Apr 19, 2014 19:13:58 GMT -8
I have a 1968 1500 as well. We started our restore back in November. We ended up taking it all the way down to the frame. I have a thread that has documented the progress thus far. It's been SLOW going.
I can't wait to see what you do with yours!
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Post by Ken on Apr 20, 2014 18:44:22 GMT -8
Thanks! Were tearing out a lot of the interior now trying to see how deep we need to go. I looked threw your thread yall are doing such nice work we wont be taking ours down that far I pray!
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Post by jodybitzz on Apr 21, 2014 8:36:47 GMT -8
We did not anticipate taking ours down that far either! When we started digging in, we quickly realized all of the studs were rotted and not even connected together anymore. I am surprised she did not fall apart last year when we took a 6,200 mile road trip. I think we are overbuilding, though.
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Post by Ken on Apr 22, 2014 11:05:40 GMT -8
we started taking it apart really wish they would have left the stove in it got to find one and probably a plenty of other things to come  [/a
 look at that fancy painting also have to find some table brackets  |
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Post by Ken on Apr 22, 2014 11:09:09 GMT -8
We did not anticipate taking ours down that far either! When we started digging in, we quickly realized all of the studs were rotted and not even connected together anymore. I am surprised she did not fall apart last year when we took a 6,200 mile road trip. I think we are overbuilding, though. That's a heck of a road trip! Nothing wrong with overbuilding a little |
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Post by jodybitzz on Apr 23, 2014 8:38:18 GMT -8
It was a great trip. We had all intention of doing another one this summer. We figured if we started with the rebuild in November we would be done in time for departure this June ....boy, were we wrong! I had no idea we would take this long but in all fairness, we are only able to work on it on weekends.
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Post by soup on Apr 23, 2014 14:28:05 GMT -8
whoever had it before painted it gray and painted everything but the glass and lights
By the looks of that color matched Dane, your going to need a bigger camper!  Looks like he's thinking it's a new chew toy!!
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Post by Ken on Apr 23, 2014 19:00:14 GMT -8
whoever had it before painted it gray and painted everything but the glass and lights
By the looks of that color matched Dane, your going to need a bigger camper! Looks like he's thinking it's a new chew toy!!
Haha yea thats our big baby Bella she loves small places. She always trying to fit somewhere she cant so it works out!  |
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Post by soup on Apr 24, 2014 1:24:32 GMT -8
She's gorgeous!
Give her a kiss on the shnozz for me!
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Post by Ken on Apr 24, 2014 8:50:00 GMT -8
She's gorgeous! Give her a kiss on the shnozz for me! will do! |
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Post by Ken on Apr 24, 2014 9:03:40 GMT -8
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 24, 2014 10:07:47 GMT -8
You got her going on brother..
Are you going to try to start at the skirt board, replace/repair and slavage the side framng in place? And the rot at the roof lines' edge, is that only at the door hearder? I skipped to your big bucket, peeped and saw a little more of your demo.
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Post by jodybitzz on Apr 24, 2014 11:36:55 GMT -8
You've got your hands full! I'm glad you still at least had the insulation. Either mine never had it or it rotted away with all the wood frame! Beautiful Dane, btw. I had mine for 9.5 years and he was always trying to go where he wouldn't fit also!  |
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