I just purchased a 63 tradewind 2 weeks ago on ebay nice body except fender needs new aluminum rivited in had blow out whew It does not have a bathroom so I have been looking for the tub for about a month now. Thank God I found it!!!! Now what were gonna do is rip all the old floor wood out clean up the frame put new subfloor down and put all new wood cabinets in but keep original tub and buy new toilet and sink does anybody know if I could put green treated wood in the subfloor? also im going to switch all running lights on exterior to L.E.D got tires in shop now getting redone original (sand blasted and powder coated black) and putting the old moonie hubs on. also can someone tell me how to put pictures on here? Ill try to put as many pictures as I can on
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anybody know if I could put green treated wood in the subfloor?
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Stay far away from anything treated for the flooring. A few problems are; is is wet with the treatment so it never really dries. Contact with the aluminum skin is also bad, plus all the emisions from the wood itself. If you are truely replacing the floor you will need to pull the shell off the frame.
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You can remove/replace the floor without taking the shell off.
A lot depends on how extensive your repairs and modification will be. If you plan to put in a greywater tank and do an axle switch it might be better to take the shell off. If you just want to do a quick floor replacement it would be better to leave the shell on.
You can't use green treated because it contains copper and will corrode aluminum.
If you need any help, feel free to contact me via PM. I live nearby. There are at least four early Tradewinds here in the west suburbs. Yours is the newest one that I know of.
Congrats on your Airstream! You will love it once you get to go camping! The people you will meet are really great folks and I suggest you find a rally to attend as soon as you can!
About your original hot water heater. We have a 1963 Bambi that is totally restored, and we had the original Bowen hot water heater in ours. Is that the make of the one in your 'stream? I will look on my husband's thread on the restoration of our Bambi and see if there are any pictures/explanations about the hot water heater and post the link. [I couldn't find the part about the Bowen hot water heater... but if you really want to look here is his thread on our restoration process: Floor Replacement 63 Bambi]
Also about the shell off/shell on thing. I recommend a shell off. More work, better in the long run. While the shell is off you can re-insulate to much higher standards, and upgrade the electrical to something that will actually work with modern appliances and use.
I sent you a personal message asking a question... but since you are somewhat of a "newbie" maybe you wouldn't know where to look... At the top toolbar is a little welcome box on the right. When you have a private message you can click on the little link to read it.
she is allmost all gutted we were thinking of just cutting a 4ft wide piece of the subfloor out all the way down so we could reinsulate and put all pipes and gas lines and wires back under belly pan the 4x8 sheet in bathroom will have to be replaced to other then this area there are 2 small areas rotted to the wall (by the door and front left behind the curve we figured getting in there by taking off banana strip on outside or cutting into the wall on the inside also we were thinking of upgrading the holding tank by 5-10 gallons and adding a 33 gallon fresh water tank does anyone know what came stock for fresh water tank? mine did not come with one we ordered lots of parts from vintage trailer supply but there on back order so have to wait on them the frame so far looks good with black paint still on it!! with minor surface rust on edges I read here somewhere that the area to watch is by the axle have not gotten that far yet hopfully its ok still waiting on tires to get done too I have some pictures on here somewhere of the floor still new cant figure out all the way yet lol will try to post some pictures on this thread until next time, Todd
I don't know about the tradewind... our Bambi had a galvanized pressure tank for fresh water, 20 gallons. We still have the original tank and it works really well.
If you increase the size of your holding tank be sure and research how much the additional weight will add to your axle and if your frame can support it. I know my husband beefed up our little frame a bit just because it seemed a bit wimpy... Do you have a single axle? Double? I would check with others who have rennovated Tradewinds! Who out there are Tradewind experts?! Speak up!
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Now what were gonna do is rip all the old floor wood out clean up the frame put new subfloor down and put all new wood cabinets in but keep original tub and buy new toilet and sink does anybody know if I could put green treated wood in the subfloor? also im going to switch all running lights on exterior to L.E.D got tires in shop now getting redone original (sand blasted and powder coated black) and putting the old moonie hubs on. also can someone tell me how to put pictures on here? Ill try to put as many pictures as I can on
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