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64 GT Restoration #12

Posted 01-14-2009 at 08:09 PM by 64TrotterAtl
So it has been almost 2 months since I posted. I guess the past post was the axle replacement. After the axle replacement I replaced the running lights on the side and the back with traditional tear drops. i decided that I would rather have LED's for brightness as well as lifespan, so I retrofitted LED's to fit underneath the original tear drops. I did the same with the brake lights. Next, I finished the compartment doors and main door by insulating them with foam board and two layers of reflectix. I sealed all edges with Trempro365 grey. I installed new locks on all doors as well. Once the doors were installed and all fit, I started to run wire for the AC and DC. I instaled a 30 amp power box on the side of my house so that I could also test appliances to make sure my wiring was correct. Thank goodness the existing AC worked!! I decided that I also wanted to add LED running lights at the front and end cap. I went with small oval Grotti lights purchased at General Utility trailers and am really happy with the way they look. I ended up purchasing a distribution panel and converter so as to test the circuits as I ran then. Since I did not have my cabinets in yet, I strategically ran certain 110 and 12 volt lines to the junction boxes in the ceiling (two streetside and one curbside). I also installed a new antennea for a new worldband/weather band radio I received for Christmas. I reinstalled the windows on all sides as well. I also added some black tar-like substance to seal the underside seams of the exterior skins. Of course I looked for leaks and did not see any. Once the wiring and windows were installed, I started insulating the sides with foam board and two layers of reflectix. The biggest intimidator of all were the endcaps that had to be reinstalled on the inside. With the help of my girlfriend, it only took us 30 minutes to install both of them. I was very happy to have them back inside and not sitting on my deck in the weather. Next was the process of putting back together the interior skins, which was fun, especially knowing how well insulated this thing was going to be. It was kind of like building a house, I could finally begin to see some progress, or atleast feel like progress was happening. So the interior skins were completed last weekend. It rained hard and I found no leaks around the edges. I installed junction boxes and pulled the new wiring through each. I patched alot of places where switches were and now aren't. basically now I am riveting everything back into place. Next I am going to seal the seams from the outside and wait for my uncle to come down to Atlanta to help me with the cabinets. He is a skilled cabinet maker and is in need of some warmth, or atleast in need of no snow and ice. I will spend the some time before then running the new as lines underneath the trailer and preparing the old bathroom sink/tub/shower for changes. I am more than likely going to not install a traditional toilet, but rather a stage for a temporary porta potty. I would like to have a compost toilet, but don't have the funds. I want to make the tank I installed a grey water tank only. I don't want to have to deal with sh#! if you know what I mean, atleast not in a storage tank below my trailer. We'll see. Attached are some pics of all that has taken place over the ast 3 months.
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