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Post by bigbill on Sept 7, 2013 17:26:07 GMT -8
Looks like you get to tear down and start over but it will be very nice when finished. You can redesign to suit yourself and make it your very own. Looks like a fine project. Keep us posted as you go along.
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Post by skipnwendy on Sept 8, 2013 4:22:17 GMT -8
How many feet long is it? I was surprised to see the galley on the right as you walk in. Looks like you have a lot of work to do, Myself as well with some wood work and I have a feeling it will be worse than it appears to be but I'll take pictures when I get to that project, I am going to tackle some more hail damage with self etching primer, Bondo, Sandpaper and paint tomorrow.
We have a possible camp trip coming if I can get any time off and want that hail damage fixed, I usually try to hide it by setting the EZ up next to the camper.
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Post by Womanator on Sept 8, 2013 12:15:42 GMT -8
According to the title it's 17ft. I wish the galley was on the other side myself. I'm wondering how much of the floorplan I can change....I know I already don't like where the refridgerator is. I'm really looking forward to seeing pictures of your work, just to compare to my own tornado trailer. Thankfully I have a building that I can work inside this winter and leave a mess to come back to as I have time. Good luck with the hail damage
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Post by skipnwendy on Sept 9, 2013 4:15:43 GMT -8
Ours is a 19 footer and my Jeep Cherokee is happy it is'nt longer than that Yep went out and did some more hail damage work, Got about half way down the side above the windows and in this picture all the way to the left is repaired and primed with white primer, Center is bondo spread and ready to be sanded and smoothed out, All the way to the right is hail dents that will be fixed, Camper had hundreds of them but I did a lot of it last summer, Hoping to have all of it gone this summer and all painted. It's hard to work on all this rounded siding and a slow process, Most of the dents take 2 or 3 times of spreading bondo and sanding it out to get them to finally disappear, Some of it is really deep and the way the metal got hit you cant get it totally gone but you can get it to where it isn't "standing out like a sore thumb" anymore. After this is all complete I will spray it with Krylon semi gloss whit paint.
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Post by Hamlet on Sept 9, 2013 7:15:56 GMT -8
If you take it down to the frame, you can pretty much do whatever you want. You can add a shower if it didn't have one, move table, add storage. Whatever you want, you have a clean slate. The fun thing is if you want to, you can make it look as vintage as you want. Good luck!
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Post by skipnwendy on Sept 22, 2013 4:32:31 GMT -8
Hoping the weather cooperates today and I can finish up the hail damage repairs and get it painted, will post a pic when I'm done.
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Post by skipnwendy on Sept 22, 2013 11:53:53 GMT -8
99 percent of hail damage is all gone now, this side had 200+ dents in it and I finished it up today. Man it was a lot of bondo each one 2 maybe 3 times sanding it all out then filler primer and sanding then priming and paint but it was worth the effort. All that rounded siding above and below the windows is hard to fix!
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Post by vikx on Sept 22, 2013 22:55:26 GMT -8
Wow, amazing job! Congrats.
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Post by skipnwendy on Sept 25, 2013 3:36:42 GMT -8
Here it is on a 3 day weekend a few weeks ago in the Smoky Mountains National Park, Had a great relaxing time
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Post by skipnwendy on Oct 14, 2013 4:54:55 GMT -8
got 4 new tires for it, Now I have to get 2 off at a time and take them in to get put on and balanced and check the bearings and brakes while I'm there, Also got a sway bar setup that I have to weld the tab on my hitch.
Hoping to get another camp trip in before season is over
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 18, 2013 9:55:44 GMT -8
Go for it! My season is just getting started. It's too hot to go anywhere but high up in the mountains during the summer. I'm planning a trip to my new home soon. That will be a great camping trip but I will be camping on my property... LOL...
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Post by skipnwendy on Oct 21, 2013 13:11:00 GMT -8
welded on my sway control to the hitch and tongue today, new tires and everything I hope it tows better now looking toward another camp trip soon, hopefully a whole week away and doing some trout fishing and cooking over the fire and chillin
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Post by Ten on Oct 21, 2013 16:27:59 GMT -8
Gee...it has been my observation that usually most experienced folks will say that a dual-axle trailer will usually tow real well...better than a single axle. New tires and sway control should help. Trailer tires are designed with a stiff sidewall to help eliminate the sway problem. If you do find that you still notice a sway problem, be sure to check how you have the trailer loaded. Too much gear and thus too much weight rearward of the axles will cause it to want to sway. Be sure to even your load and keep a bit more forward than rearward.
BTW... I admire that trailer a lot. Looks right at home all camped out! Oh, wait.............
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Post by bigbill on Oct 21, 2013 16:51:37 GMT -8
You should have ten percent of your total trailer weight including contents on the hitch. also inflate all tires to max pressure listed on side wall. also make sure you are towing it fairly close to level or you over load one axle causing undue stress on those tires, another thing most tandem axle trailer are towed with a weight distributing hitch if the tongue weight is right, unless you are towing with a heavy duty truck or van.
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Post by skipnwendy on Oct 22, 2013 3:45:33 GMT -8
Man you guys are good! all of what you said I have encountered/changed in my set up.
when I first got it anything above 49 MPH was a swaying scary ride then I changed the hitch drop to a higher one and it helped a lot then I moved the camping gear stored in it forward and it also helped then I got to looking at the tires on it more and realized the previous owner had car tires on it (only 2 matched) and now the next time out I have 4 new ST C rated tires and sway control bar so it should tow fine.
Last November I took it on a week trip to 2 different campgrounds and had one of the best vacations a man could have in the ole girl and looking forward to another.
We have had the trailer 2 summers now and I have done a ton of work to it and I bet the previous owner wouldn't know it was their old trailer if they saw it now.
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