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Post by vikx on Aug 21, 2016 20:45:11 GMT -8
Absolutely TOP NOTCH!!! Thanks for the picture story.
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Post by windborn on Oct 5, 2016 14:24:33 GMT -8
Some more updates. In the past few weeks I've... ...painted the icebox. The opposite of the "pop of color" that most people are doing these days. (Don't worry, that turquoise was just painted by the PO.) ...made a lot of messes ...installed new taillights, a new license plate bracket, and a cleaned-up and re-gasketed license plate light ...installed a tube to run wires into my front upper cabinets. Also hoping to hang things here and rub n buff it to make it brass-looking ...rebuilt the bench and installed my Lagun table pedestal. It is awesome!! I find myself swinging it around all the time. If anyone wants a post on the installation let me know. We ended up beefing up the bench quite a bit for support. ...wondered if my dog likes my camper more than me ...and (this is the big one) finally got the J-rail and cap rail on!! Because we replaced the roof but didn't replace the front and back aluminum, which didn't have a fold-over, I had to do a combination of the two. The junction looks a little funky but I prefer the look of the cap rail and the functionality of the J-rail so I get the best of both worlds. ...plus I installed some new VTS marker lights this afternoon So once I put some gutter seal along the edges of the rails she's theoretically watertight! Though I'm admittedly nervous for the test
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Post by danrhodes on Oct 5, 2016 18:06:13 GMT -8
Looks nice. As you can just see in this photo, dogs seem to gravitate to the den under the table
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Post by windborn on Oct 5, 2016 18:15:52 GMT -8
Looks nice. As you can just see in this photo, dogs seem to gravitate to the den under the table Haha, yes! That's why I installed a side-mount table. My dog likes to spread out
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 5, 2016 20:11:59 GMT -8
It's looking really good, but I worry about where the two different rails come together. The cap rail is really standing up and all I can see is a good place for water to enter under and cause a leak in the corner.
Can't you bring it up more so the j-rail sits on top of it and keeps it from lifting off the trailer? Or maybe vice versa, but I would think having them together would be better than the way they are now.
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Post by windborn on Oct 6, 2016 4:24:25 GMT -8
Good eye, msgoehring! When I posted that photo it actually made me run outside to look at what was going on. I knew there was a gap but it didn't seem that big. The angle of the photo is exaggerating what's there, but there is a little gap. Right now it's filled with putty tape and I'm going to put a few beads of gutter seal there too. But maybe I should try to peen it down? On the other corners the cap rail slid under the j-rail, but it didn't make much of a difference. I'll try to get some better photos today
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 6, 2016 8:36:06 GMT -8
Yeah I wouldn't want to leave mine like that, it would always be a little worry in the back of my brain, is it leaking?? Are buggies getting in??? Etc etc etc. I know it's probably not as big as it looks, but after building my trailer back from almost nothing because both sides and front and back were so rotted, that little gap would really bug me lol.
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Post by windborn on Oct 19, 2016 13:01:07 GMT -8
Spent the last few days prepping & painting the cabinets. This post may make some of you cringe, but keep in mind this whole thing was painted when I brought her home! I'm accustomed to everything being dinged-up & dusty so this is feeling a little too clean for me. I guess it's time to go camping. Next I bring her in to get all the electrical installed!
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Post by theresa on Oct 19, 2016 13:38:06 GMT -8
Looks nice. As you can just see in this photo, dogs seem to gravitate to the den under the table Haha, yes! That's why I installed a side-mount table. My dog likes to spread out My dog is HUGE (175 lb. Irish Wolfhound/Bull Mastiff) and wedges himself under the table in my 5th wheel whenever we take him camping or even if we're just hanging out in the camper. Although, admittedly at night we fold the jackknife sofa out for him to sleep on. Spoiled much? SaveSave
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 19, 2016 16:55:25 GMT -8
When we were inspecting the trailer after bringing it home, my little mini dachshund jumped up on the only soft spot at the time, the dinette seat, and proceeded to take a nap. I was surprised she got up there by herself, she whined to be lifted into the trailer, and whines every night to be lifted into the bed. They aren't as high as the seat was at that point, so you tell me who's spoiled??? We even got stairs for her to use to get on the bed and she won't use them if we're in bed.
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Post by theresa on Oct 20, 2016 11:12:46 GMT -8
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Post by theresa on Oct 20, 2016 11:18:43 GMT -8
windborn , sorry... I didn't mean to hijack your rebuild thread into a "dogs in campers" thread.
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Post by windborn on Oct 20, 2016 13:26:24 GMT -8
windborn , sorry... I didn't mean to hijack your rebuild thread into a "dogs in campers" thread. I am not complaining! Keep em coming
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Post by msgoehring on Oct 20, 2016 15:47:35 GMT -8
windborn , sorry... I didn't mean to hijack your rebuild thread into a "dogs in campers" thread. I am not complaining! Keep em coming You might be sorry you said that, I love to share my pups with people. So here's the rest of the brood: This is our sweet Bells who we just let go on to her peaceful rest. This is my other dog, Miss Buttons, a puggle, who thinks she is queen of the house and due all rights associated with that status: This is my middle daughters dog Ren, a neurotic Chihuahua terrier mix that just wants to be loved constantly. Of course you can't blame him seeing how his mistress treats him: And finally, last but not least, Mr. Piper, my daughter of the heart's full blood mini Chihuahua. He just likes to snuggle up with you, especially if you have a blanket. He was a rescue, and we think he was abused as a puppy so he's shy unless his pack is with him. And that's the madness of my life. Of course each breed is yappy and noisy, so the minute anyone comes to the door all help breaks loose. Miss Buttons is an escape artist that will take any and all opportunities to go for a run around the block, which makes it even more entertaining to open the door. I haven't quite figured out how I ended up with so many animals in my house, I'll blame it on drugs and call it good. I now return you to the original thread all ready in progress......
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Post by windborn on Dec 31, 2016 12:45:54 GMT -8
Time for another photo dump! Winter break gave us some time to put long days in and Willie is so close to being done! My plan was to head down to Texas sometime in January or February and it looks like that may be possible. Last I checked in I was bringing the camper to an RV shop to get the electrical installed. I thought I was getting four outlets installed plus the interior lights (shore power) and exterior lights (12v) wired. The shop was charging a lot, but I figured it was a decent amount of work and they would do a good job. So I was pretty dang upset when I went by the shop and there had been a "misunderstanding" and they were charging that much for just the installation of four outlets! They nicely installed the exterior lights for "free" but told me it would be $200 per light for the interiors. Ouch. So I stopped at the library and got some basic wiring books. Plus sent vikx about 100 questions via email. (Thanks vikx!!!) And my dad and I managed to get all the lights running! I was upset when I learned I had a lot more work ahead of me but it feels really great to know some basic electric work now.
We also installed all the cabinet doors. Originally I had sliding doors in the upper cabinets which were a pain, so we made new ones. We just cut out some plywood rectangles, which aren’t perfect, and may be replaced one day, but they work great for now. Yesterday we got all the window trim up and the last trim along the edges of the plywood. I have one spot of water damage on the shellac from when we had a massive tarp leak during the roof replacement (seen here in the lower left). Can I just wipe that down with alcohol to even the streaks out? I don’t want to have to sand and shellac the whole panel. Also been getting lots of little things done: I rubbed n buffed the wire-hiding pole to take it from copper to “brass” And painted the stove Put the face on the drawer my dad installed (and experimented with non-upholstered upholstery) Installed a little telescoping faucet. It’s not the prettiest but I like that it swivels And painted the bed to make it a little more inviting I've got some plumbing ahead of me and lots of little things here and there, but overall this really feels like it's starting to come together!
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