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Post by bullseye17 on Apr 24, 2016 18:35:37 GMT -8
Time to watch a lot more videos and read Vikx' book. I wouldn't order any metal until you have that trailer completely re-framed. and you are ready to install said metal. Your trailer is one of the few that was built with the walls sitting on the flooring material. Oasis did that too. At least it looks that way in the photos. That makes replacing the floor impossible without doing a frame up rebuild which is what it looks like is needed here anyhow. I have no videos on that subject but will be doing my final full restoral series with a frame up total rebuild of the 54 Lakewood. That won't start for at least 5 months so don't look for it anytime soon. It may not start for a year. You need to remove all the metal. Take both walls off the trailer keeping them as intact as you can for a template or model. Build new walls, stand them up and connect them with the front, rear and ceiling framing and paneling. The front rear and ceiling paneling span both walls from front to rear and then the framing goes on over that. Ect... ect.... ect.... so on and so forth. Sigh... of course I end up with one of the few that are built that way!! Well, I guess I'm all in now - since I overpaid for it already. Time for a complete rebuild!
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Post by mobiltec on Apr 24, 2016 19:19:24 GMT -8
Time to watch a lot more videos and read Vikx' book. I wouldn't order any metal until you have that trailer completely re-framed. and you are ready to install said metal. Your trailer is one of the few that was built with the walls sitting on the flooring material. Oasis did that too. At least it looks that way in the photos. That makes replacing the floor impossible without doing a frame up rebuild which is what it looks like is needed here anyhow. I have no videos on that subject but will be doing my final full restoral series with a frame up total rebuild of the 54 Lakewood. That won't start for at least 5 months so don't look for it anytime soon. It may not start for a year. You need to remove all the metal. Take both walls off the trailer keeping them as intact as you can for a template or model. Build new walls, stand them up and connect them with the front, rear and ceiling framing and paneling. The front rear and ceiling paneling span both walls from front to rear and then the framing goes on over that. Ect... ect.... ect.... so on and so forth. Sigh... of course I end up with one of the few that are built that way!! Well, I guess I'm all in now - since I overpaid for it already. Time for a complete rebuild! Well don't be too disappointed. It will actually be much easier than trying to piece that one together one stick at a time. Study how it is put together. Take lots of photos both close up and back away so you can refer to them later when rebuilding parts. Make some drawings and take measurements... Write them all down. Preparation is key... The work will go by quickly if you do your prep work. There are many people here who have done complete re-builds. They can help a lot.
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Post by bullseye17 on Apr 26, 2016 16:28:05 GMT -8
Sigh... of course I end up with one of the few that are built that way!! Well, I guess I'm all in now - since I overpaid for it already. Time for a complete rebuild! Well don't be too disappointed. It will actually be much easier than trying to piece that one together one stick at a time. Study how it is put together. Take lots of photos both close up and back away so you can refer to them later when rebuilding parts. Make some drawings and take measurements... Write them all down. Preparation is key... The work will go by quickly if you do your prep work. There are many people here who have done complete re-builds. They can help a lot. Thanks for the motivation! I think you're right, and now I'm kinda glad, because it gives me the excuse to do it all, and do it right! Now if I could just find out what kind of trailer I have... I have yet to find a number, a logo, or any identifying marks on it!
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Post by mobiltec on Apr 26, 2016 17:50:44 GMT -8
Well don't be too disappointed. It will actually be much easier than trying to piece that one together one stick at a time. Study how it is put together. Take lots of photos both close up and back away so you can refer to them later when rebuilding parts. Make some drawings and take measurements... Write them all down. Preparation is key... The work will go by quickly if you do your prep work. There are many people here who have done complete re-builds. They can help a lot. Thanks for the motivation! I think you're right, and now I'm kinda glad, because it gives me the excuse to do it all, and do it right! Now if I could just find out what kind of trailer I have... I have yet to find a number, a logo, or any identifying marks on it! That too may come in time...
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Post by bullseye17 on Jun 27, 2016 16:13:05 GMT -8
Added a few new photos in the gallery. Finally finished up the gardens and other house-related chores and back to working on the camper. Started by measuring/labelling/marking all of the framing on the door side (not sure of the proper lingo yet), cut all new poplar boards for it, and used a Kreg Jig to rebuild the framing on the floor of my garage. Pretty much finished the entire side in a couple of hours. Will hopefully get the skin off of the other side this week and build that frame as well. My current plan is a complete rebuild from the metal frame up. Once I rebuild both sides (framing), I plan on tearing the whole skin off, taking lots of photos, and noting how the roof supports are constructed. Then the floor will come up, the aluminum under that and then I'll be brushing the frame of loose rust. I need to replace the metal braces that go from side-to-side and support the trailer, as they are both rotted and cracked, check for any other framing issues and fix, and then I'll be applying POR 15 paint to the entire frame. New windows will soon be on order from CHCamper.com, and new skins/jrails, etc from Hemet RV. More to come... www.flickr.com/photos/thomasmarks/albums/72157666808347995/with/26161371682/
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Post by bullseye17 on Jun 29, 2016 18:51:31 GMT -8
Big news! I finally know what my trailer is! 196X Fleetwing Chickadee!
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Post by bullseye17 on Aug 22, 2016 9:32:31 GMT -8
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Post by ladywendolyn on Aug 22, 2016 10:11:40 GMT -8
Looks great!
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Post by bullseye17 on Aug 23, 2016 5:37:42 GMT -8
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Post by ladywendolyn on Aug 23, 2016 5:48:46 GMT -8
Big news! I finally know what my trailer is! 196X Fleetwing Chickadee! I love this price list! It now costs more to fill a propane tank than it did to buy one! SaveSave
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Post by vikx on Aug 23, 2016 20:21:09 GMT -8
Gas refrigerator = $152. Sigh...
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Post by bullseye17 on Sept 5, 2016 17:24:18 GMT -8
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Post by Lola53 on Sept 5, 2016 18:17:02 GMT -8
Great job, looks like it will soon be better than new.
Mark
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Post by vikx on Sept 5, 2016 21:35:34 GMT -8
I'm impressed. Beautiful work Tom!
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Post by bullseye17 on Sept 6, 2016 4:35:23 GMT -8
Thanks! I'm trying to keep it vintage inspired while also injecting a bit of modernism into the design. Those upper cabinets were a beast, but I think they were worth it.
Building a camper from scratch is HARD. Building a camper from scratch in 8 weeks (to this point) in your driveway is borderline psychotic! I'd love to do this again if I had a building and a year!
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