Mid 60's Shasta Refurb

Went to the upholstery shop today to get the dinette cushions built. We went with BLUE "High Density" foam...hopefully we got the right stuff. We're getting much closer to getting to enjoy this little gem. Excited to finally get it out on the road. Next week this time the interior should be completed.

Well the interior is officially done... waiting for the dinette cushions to come back from the upholsterer on Friday...but I'm almost ready to go camping.

Here are some shots of the completed upper cabinets.

FRONT





REAR



KITCHEN



Here is the sink counter. I made a nice little sink cover to give us a little more counter space





Fridge is installed, bolted down & trimmed out.



I made a little top over the cabinet on the street side dinette from the trim & laminate I had left over...



Here is the wardrobe cabinet...original mirrors back up.



Excited to get the dinette cushions on Friday. I bought a mattress online...it's a weird size. Not the 3/4 (48" x 75") everyone has talked about. It's actually for a truck sleeper, a little longer and I built the bed to match (48" x 80" x 6.5"). Not sure how it's gonna be to sleep on it??? I may have to add 3" of memory foam...

I was able to pick up the cushions right on time as promised Friday... Very subtle but they match the colors in our laminate...Excited to see how they look inside the trailer.



And now they're in. Great fit and great color match...thanks to my wife's color eye!





I thought this would complete the interior...but I guess I still have to change out the roof vent. I'm installing one with a fan...to be continued.

Hi Friends,

What's the lamp in your kitchen? Is that vintage or new?


thanks,

Rod

Holy crumbs this looks amazing!! I love your decor choices, and especially the sink cover - super brilliant idea and matches too!

I'm not one to beg for pics but ISTG you had better post some camping pics as soon as you go and I hope it's soon!!

Hi Friends,

Why is there a piano hinge at the bottom of the cabinet?  



Thanks,

Rod

I had (2) light fixtures from the original trailer I wanted to be able to re-use. They were a combo light with (1) 110V regular incandescent bulb and (1) smaller auto 12V (1076) bulb...multi-use. There was also a 110V outlet on one end of each fixture.

Since I've converted all my lights to 12V I knew the 110V outlet would be worthless so I replaced one with a dual USB outlet so we could charge our phones, etc.

Anyway here's a look at one of my little projects from this week.

This is a BEFORE picture of one of the light fixtures in it's original location under the upper cabinet over the kitchen sink.



I purchased a dual port USB charger that fits in a cigarette lighter


With my dremel tool I cannibalized the single plug socket to accept the charger.




A little solder, heat shrink insulation & 5 min. epoxy...




Not the prettiest...but it will work nicely!


I bought a 6 pak of these LED 12V lights off of EBAY. I'll be using (2) for these fixtures & (1) for my converted porch light. They are a regular size bulb base (A19). Excited to see how they work and what their power consumption is like.




So here's what it looks like installed. Nothing I could do about the patina. I tried steel wool, it did nothing. I thought about painting...but in the end decided I liked the look. 




Should provide good lighting and I'm glad I could use the original fixtures.