Mid 60's Shasta Refurb

Great build!!! Saw inside your fresh water tank was metal. Is it original? If so how did you clean it out?

Looks like it came out really nice strange1, especially with all the exterior badging and logos you matched with new products available.

With all that 12V LED lighting, do you have a converter in place? If so, is it OK to ask what your choice was - something new or original to the trailer?

I have upgraded the electrical to a 30 amp service. I ran 110V to an outlet under the dinette seat on the street side. There I installed a 12V converter to drop the voltage. I will also have a 12V battery and can switch back and forth depending on if I'm plugged in to 110V or not. Here are some pictures of the electric.








Here is a close up or the converter I purchased off of Amazon...


Here is a link - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IMOS20A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It helps that one of my sons is a low voltage contractor...he came and helped me wire up everything. I just got the parts and pieces he told me to get. Hope this helps.

Here is my layout...all labeled nicely.



If I recall correctly. The reason we used the solar charge controller is if I am plugged into 110V and I leave the switch to the battery in the ON position the controller will both power the 12V system in the trailer AND charge the battery. Turn the switch OFF and of course the battery stops charging.

I do not have any solar panels yet...but if I ever do I'll also have the option to run the wiring from the panels to the controller to power the 12V in the trailer and charge the battery.

As I said I relied on my son's expertise. I'll double check it with him. If I'm wrong about this I'll let you know.

I finally got to working on the wheels and tires. I had the old tires removed from the wheels so I could paint them. I will also be re-doing the brakes... I decided to just order everything new from electric brakes, drums, springs, bearings and seals... I went with a set from Amazon...the kit should be here is a couple more days. So I had to hurry and get everything torn down, cleaned up and painted. Here's a little step by step.

Wheels & Tires to be replaced.

 
Tires removed...

 
A peek behind the drum...lots of creepy crawlies!



I found this good sized Black Widow hanging out on the back of one of the wheels. She rode with me to the tire shop...hung in there during the un-mounting, rode home and even hung around for me to sand the fronts...flipped the wheel over and there she was. It's already getting warm in AZ...!



Any way here's how they turned out...

 









I'm wondering if these wheels are original to my trailer? Does anyone know if Shasta used FORD wheels? It's definitely stamped on the wheel... They are a 5 x 4 1/2 bolt pattern...very interesting.



Here is how the backs turned out... 






Ready for new shoes...



Here's the axle all cleaned up and painted...waiting for the new brakes & drums. To be continued...

 

Getting real close to our maiden voyage. Once the wheels are back together I still need to finalize a few electrical issues. I got an inverter I need to get installed. I'm also going to re-do all the gas fittings on the hard line in. I want to re-do all the joints and make sure they are good and sealed...and that's it. Camping here we come.

Here is the kit I ordered:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01516M230/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'll let you know how they work out. As you can see from the pics I have the 4 bolt flange on my axle and I was finding it very difficult finding that match. Hopefully this works like a charm and it's a simple plug and play application.

Well look what I got today...

New brakes & hubs showed up. Couldn't wait to get them installed.





Only thing about the kit I didn't like was it didn't come with new nuts & washers to mount to my axle flange...I had to dig out the old ones. Otherwise very nice kit.





To be continued...