1664 Shasta Astrodome

There was another version of the "dome" that had benches and a good-sized table in front (sort of under the dome. I think it was the Astroflyte. And if I remember correctly, there was someone here who reconfigured theirs to have the table/benches. Maybe it was on the old VSTF. Hmm.

First, Hi! Welcome aboard! Glad you could make it.

Don't worry about the "Not knowing what I am doing" part...we all started there, and some of us are still pretty much there! that is what makes it so much fun!

First, so far as towing it, please please PLEASE put safety first on your list of things to do! Find out for sure what your Enclave is capable of towing around before making too may big plans for trips. It isn't getting it to go that is so important, it is getting ti to stop!

Door handle...every so often one will turn up for sale that is "new old stock", although they are very rare, but you can buy new old stock for less that that $700 figure. Re-chroming and restoration is expensive especially for a good job done, but the key here is patience.

The layout question is a real challenge. There are a couple people that I know converted their SC models to include a dinette instead of the gaucho couch in the front. The conversion is rather intense, but can be done. The idea of keeping it original is really going to be up to you, it is such a matter of personal taste that there is no right answer to that.

I'd really like to point you in the direction of a blog of a friend....this is a great point of perspective....an Astrodome turned into the Airflyte. Be sure to get back to the oldest posts...it is a dream makeover.

www.schweetcruisers.blogspot.com/

We have a 61 Astrodome that we think we can tow with our Durango. But we aren't 100% sure yet. I am going to follow you and hope to learn from anything you share. My husband is on here too, he's Ad Shasta Per Aspera. He doesn't comment much, but if you see him, he's talking about our Astrodome too.

(We have a dinette in our pop up trailer, and rarely use it, I'm keeping our front gaucho and looking forward to it being a nice couch to sit and talk together.)

There's a tutorial on here somewhere about posting photos, I'm not sure, I leave the photo posting to Husband. Sorry!

Her name is The Gypsy Cowgirl Bar & Grill (I make the drinks, Husband grills.) it's supposed to be funny, I'm not sure if it is or not. We call her Gypsy. Today is her 52nd birthday. I invited a fellow Sister on the Fly member to come over for dinner and molten chocolate cake and to meet her in honor of her special day.

I looked for weeks, but everything around was... Well... Crap. Someone here posted a link to her on eBay, she looked good, and I got her for the lower end of what I wanted to pay. Of course then it cost me ver $1000 to have her shipped here, but, that's the way it is.

My plans are to patiently wait while my husband tries to take her old rims off (liquid wrench, impact wrench?) so we can put her new tires on, then take her to a guy another Sister recommended for a complete checkup. I want them in particular to check the frame on the back panel, install or repair electric brakes, upgrade the electrical system, and... I forget, I've got a list. Oh, yeah, the teeny tiny leak in the bunk vent. Probably going to ask them to do a new floor, too. I don't think I want to mess with removing the original (asbestos) tiles that are in there under the carpet. We have two children, a three year old and a baby, it's hard to get a shower, not to mention hours to work on the trailer myself. Plus, the weather here is horrid. I'm on here to understand what I need to have done professionally, and then do what I can myself.

I'm a little unsure of what to do with her after she's road worthy and sound. She's so close to original, I hate the idea of even sticking a nail in the wall to hang a picture. But the whole reason I bought a new trailer was I wanted to make a cozy home away from home and our pop up has collapsible canvas walls. So I bought her to get her healthy, decorate and go camping, so I have to figure out a compromise - honor her past but make her ours for a future full of camping memories to be made for my boys. I'm planning on doing her in a vintage western theme. Old camp/trade blankets, quilts, hair on cowhide rugs, woven wool pillows, fringed curtains, some horns and antlers, vintage western themed paint by numbers, and a couple of tiny southwestern landscape oil paintings. You get the picture. I am thinking of painting her turquoise and cream, but that's only after EVERYTHING else is done. I don't even really want to get that far ahead of myself. I'm just praying she's in as good a shape as she appears to be.

I think I would have gotten sick if her sides had blown out. Good for you for sticking with it!

I hear ya, Schweet. The domes tend to interfere when they can...

I have a 1964 Astroflyte. The original tounge on the frame was extended . This allows me to tow with my jeep without any issues. I would not put to much faith is a 12 inch extention.. Just too much weight to be balanced .. I will post pictures later.
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Thanks Peterr! This is what I'll do, Perfect. Now to find a welder. Add that to the list. Here she is, previous owners started her restore.. see the missing front window.. Imagine that on the drive home.. hence her name as of now.. flappy. blew out the sides from the air not being able to escape. Little daunting at first but we are plugging away. I'll post what we have done so far soon. ETA 10/31/13, LOL!