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Post by vikx on Jan 19, 2015 22:29:11 GMT -8
Everything is looking great. Love that backsplash!
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 20, 2015 8:50:30 GMT -8
Finally... Someone built the goucho correctly. With the sliders in between the stationary slats. I've seen too many people who's sliders are above the stationary slats and when I ask them why they don't want an even platform for the bed they tell me that's what the plywood is for. Fact is that you only need two pieces of 1/8 inch paneling for the surface. When closed they sit on top of each other under the cushion. When open, one stays in place and the other fits over the extension piece. matching up in height with the stationary piece. Thanks for sharing your photos...
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Post by aaron77 on Feb 2, 2015 20:37:35 GMT -8
Thanks Mobiltec you should have seen what I ripped out that the PO built for a bed....not good. This build was pretty fun I also chamfer the ends of the sliders so it would be easier to slide in and go into place on the back rail. I built two brackets for the face board to lock into when in bed mode. These brackets attach to the cabinets on both sides of the camper. I soon will start a new thread with all the work (6weeks with long hours) to show some of the rebuilding. My plan is to reskin next year.
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Post by theresa on May 4, 2015 16:29:46 GMT -8
Finally... Someone built the goucho correctly. With the sliders in between the stationary slats. I've seen too many people who's sliders are above the stationary slats and when I ask them why they don't want an even platform for the bed they tell me that's what the plywood is for. Fact is that you only need two pieces of 1/8 inch paneling for the surface. When closed they sit on top of each other under the cushion. When open, one stays in place and the other fits over the extension piece. matching up in height with the stationary piece. Thanks for sharing your photos... Larry, thanks for the instruction on the proper way to build the bed. Does anyone know if there is a diagram or a detailed directions with measurements to build a Gaucho? I have a '60 Shasta Airflyte and the PO screwed down some plywood to make a stationary full size bed and left a mattress there. I definitely want to have a functional Gaucho, and definitely want to have the measurements and dimensions correct before I start ripping and tearing.
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Post by mobiltec on May 4, 2015 16:52:54 GMT -8
How about some detailed photos of what you have minus the plywood? Then I might be able to help a bit. If we can see where you are at now, maybe we can tell you where to go later... I'm working on a 59 and it has all the original parts I believe. Maybe some of the many Airflyte owners here can help as well.
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Post by theresa on May 4, 2015 17:23:08 GMT -8
How about some detailed photos of what you have minus the plywood? Then I might be able to help a bit. If we can see where you are at now, maybe we can tell you where to go later... I'm working on a 59 and it has all the original parts I believe. Maybe some of the many Airflyte owners here can help as well. hahaha, get in line to tell me where to go!! I will take some detailed photos tomorrow to show you what I'm working with (it's 0-Dark-Thirty here in Maine right now).
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Post by theresa on May 5, 2015 12:58:06 GMT -8
So Larry, here are the photos of what I currently see (ignore the muddy dog footprints)... This piece, when slid all the way to the back so the lip is touching the cabinet/bed frame front, leaves a gap of 11". The piece itself measures about 24" in depth: These are the slats that it lies on top of: (I see no sliders or evidence that there were any: And this is the underside of the bed frame: (the "sliding" piece:
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Post by mobiltec on May 5, 2015 16:05:01 GMT -8
OK when you have the bed frame slid out all the way, measure the open space from the rear wall to the edge of the plywood. Cut a piece of ply wood that size that drops into that open space when the bed is open. When it's closed, the other piece of plain plywood that has no slats sits on top of the closed piece with the goucho mattress folded up on top of it in the couch position. Then when you slide the bed piece out, that top smaller piece of plywood drops in on top of those slats and you have a nice smooth surface for the goucho mattress to open up and lay on. So you are complete except for that other smaller piece of plywood. You can drill to one inch finger holes in the middle towards the front of that extra piece of plywood for easy lifting for when you slide the main bed frame back up under it.
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Post by theresa on May 5, 2015 16:10:44 GMT -8
OK when you have the bed frame slid out all the way, measure the open space from the rear wall to the edge of the plywood. Cut a piece of ply wood that size that drops into that open space when the bed is open. When it's closed, the other piece of plain plywood that has no slats sits on top of the closed piece with the goucho mattress folded up on top of it in the couch position. Then when you slide the bed piece out, that top smaller piece of plywood drops in on top of those slats and you have a nice smooth surface for the goucho mattress to open up and lay on. So you are complete except for that other smaller piece of plywood. You can drill to one inch finger holes in the middle towards the front of that extra piece of plywood for easy lifting for when you slide the main bed frame back up under it. So the bed slides I saw on VTS aren't necessary? It just manually slides out into place when necessary? When a mattress is sitting on top of it, is it easy enough to slide out into position?
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Post by mobiltec on May 5, 2015 18:22:29 GMT -8
Yes... If I understand what I saw on the underside of the slide out, those slats should slide in between the stationary ones. So when you slide it out, both sets of slats are even in height. The smaller piece of plywood drops down over the now open space. Back then they didn't bother with metal slides in these trailers. What ever was lightest and easiest and in most cases cheapest worked.
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