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Old 01-31-2007, 02:31 PM   #6
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I would agree that it is repairable that's just a belly pan tear. We've seen more than one Airstream up for sale where a PO completely took off the belly pan, stopped the restoration, then put it up for sale. There's nothing left to work from in that case!

You should expect to do an axle replacement on anything 30 or more years old -- or would do so within a few years, so why not now when facing a major renovation. 1958 -- for sure! The frame condition becomes the remaining large question.

Re-using the current frame will demand that you keep any interior restoration about as lightweight as the original -- good thing you'd have the original cabinets to work from. Good luck!
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