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Post by craftnurd on Mar 9, 2015 22:41:49 GMT -8
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Post by bigbill on Mar 10, 2015 5:38:05 GMT -8
Janet it looks like you have a nice start, even though I notice a few leaks, over all your pictures look fairly good. Do your home work before you start repairs. Doing it the right way will save you time, effort, and money. welcome to the insanity of owning a vintage trailer.  |
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Post by vintagebruce on Mar 10, 2015 6:59:33 GMT -8
(wlcm)Welcome to VTT! Looks like you have most of the original fittings etc which is always a plus. Overall from the pics I would say you have a great rebuild/restoration candidate. I believe with the front jalousie windows in the middle of the front window configuration you have between a 1961 to 1963 Shasta, but if you contact Member Ross with your VIN# he can probably tell you for sure what year. You might also have a date stamp on the back side of your mirror. I saw a blog by a 1963 16SC owner that said her mirror was date stamped '63. Have fun!
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Post by craftnurd on Mar 10, 2015 8:14:21 GMT -8
Janet it looks like you have a nice start, even though I notice a few leaks, over all your pictures look fairly good. Do your home work before you start repairs. Doing it the right way will save you time, effort, and money. welcome to the insanity of owning a vintage trailer. Yea, I saw the leak damage... there is none near the windows or the overall wood... Some of the "spots" in the photos on the birch is actually discoloration of the wood... with my phone, the gloss made them appear darker... The only real water damage is in the kitchen cabinet... The previous owner had left the water running in the sink, and it overflowed... and he didnt realize it right away? Who knows... I had a nice metal rod and was poking around like crazy. I removed drawers and looked for soft spots all over... Crawled under the trailer and did the same thing. None that I could find! YAY! Oh, And the trim peices (as you may be able to tell in the photos) are warping a little... nothing a little glue and some small brad nails wont fix. The people I bought her from have been actively camping as a family for a couple of years in her. They currently bought a 1930s bread box to restore. My plan is to take it next week to a vintage trailer restoration/repair place. For a couple hundred bucks they are going to thoroughly go over the trailer and let me know what needs to be done ASAP. They will go through all the lines, check wiring, brakes, etc. Then, I bring her home and get to work! (My house was built in 1886, and I do alot of the work myself, plus my family was big into repairing and restoring cars, motorcycles, houses, etc., so I have been exposed to that my entire life... This trailer should be manageable... I purposely looked for something that was not a COMPLETE repair job). |
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Post by craftnurd on Mar 10, 2015 8:24:32 GMT -8
(wlcm)Welcome to VTT! Looks like you have most of the original fittings etc which is always a plus. Overall from the pics I would say you have a great rebuild/restoration candidate. I believe with the front jalousie windows in the middle of the front window configuration you have between a 1961 to 1963 Shasta, but if you contact Member Ross with your VIN# he can probably tell you for sure what year. You might also have a date stamp on the back side of your mirror. I saw a blog by a 1963 16SC owner that said her mirror was date stamped '63. Have fun! Bruce, I agree with your estimation on the age. The title says it is a 57, but I know for a fact the body style indicated differently. The wings are also not wood wrapped, which tells me it is not a 58/59. I spent a good hour or more going over the trailer with a fine tooth comb. I needed road worthy. I will get in touch with Ross, and take down mirrors! The fixtures are alllll original. They painted some of it black (as you can tell, very goth), but I plan on painting the appliances anyway. I can't handle poop brown, no matter how original it is. It also has the original hammock, tables, magazine rack, lights, etc. I am going to save as much as possible. I have a initial "to-do" list... I just dont know what "to-do" first! lol I am a part time seamstress and DIYer, so I think I got this I LOVE a good project! |
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Post by nccamper on Mar 10, 2015 20:07:28 GMT -8
Great camper. You'll have a lot of fun. Working on them can be even more fun than camping in them.
Welcome!
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Post by bigbill on Mar 11, 2015 5:04:54 GMT -8
Janet it looks like you have a nice start, even though I notice a few leaks, over all your pictures look fairly good. Do your home work before you start repairs. Doing it the right way will save you time, effort, and money. welcome to the insanity of owning a vintage trailer. Yea, I saw the leak damage... there is none near the windows or the overall wood... Some of the "spots" in the photos on the birch is actually discoloration of the wood... with my phone, the gloss made them appear darker... The only real water damage is in the kitchen cabinet... The previous owner had left the water running in the sink, and it overflowed... and he didnt realize it right away? Who knows... I had a nice metal rod and was poking around like crazy. I removed drawers and looked for soft spots all over... Crawled under the trailer and did the same thing. None that I could find! YAY! Oh, And the trim peices (as you may be able to tell in the photos) are warping a little... nothing a little glue and some small brad nails wont fix. The people I bought her from have been actively camping as a family for a couple of years in her. They currently bought a 1930s bread box to restore. My plan is to take it next week to a vintage trailer restoration/repair place. For a couple hundred bucks they are going to thoroughly go over the trailer and let me know what needs to be done ASAP. They will go through all the lines, check wiring, brakes, etc. Then, I bring her home and get to work! (My house was built in 1886, and I do alot of the work myself, plus my family was big into repairing and restoring cars, motorcycles, houses, etc., so I have been exposed to that my entire life... This trailer should be manageable... I purposely looked for something that was not a COMPLETE repair job). That sounds like you are going about it in the right way let us know how it turns out after the total inspection and if you don't mind I'm sure many people would love to know approximately what your repair/restoration center charged for the inspection and their estimate to make it A-1 mechanically. That question is ask a lot on here. there are many people who are always looking for a good honest repair center so you might even give them a little advertisement by telling where they can find such services. |
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