That doesn't sound quite right, but the thought is good... I pity the floor boards when you got rolling... I fear before long your hubby is going to have to let you join his contracting business as tear-out specialist... (at least all his power tools would be at the job site.. )
We're reading and following and full of encouragment (among other things..). Hopefully you'll get it rolling and get through softball season and be able to use it, if even as a hard-walled tent with windows and a water tank... Sorry to see POR-15 come out again, but hope this is last round...
John McG
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[quote=Condoluminum]I fear before long your hubby is going to have to let you join his contracting business as tear-out specialist... (at least all his power tools would be at the job site.. )
I've already threatened to start a business of my own and show him some competition, I have to do most of the house repairs myself since he's out making everyone else's house look nice! Plus my sponsored team would whup his tail on the ballfield!
Watch your mailbox...
Pics: You can see the old b/w tank box and the wheel well against the brick fence. We're keeping the tank for now in case we need it for a template or something.
pinkflamingoes flexes like Ahnold
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1967 24' Tradewind #19104 ~ Forums #4449
As I celebrate Rivet Mastery, it occurs to me that the ad for your trailer might have included some errors... After following your posts, perhaps it should have read:
1967 Airstream Tradewind Trailer "Kit"
Contains a few good sections of aluminum sheet, an acceptable frame and an axle, plus some other stuff. Will need the following:
- Some disassembly and re-assembly required
- Special curvy windows and mounting secrets not included
- Interior furnishings provided as ballast and critter habitat only
- POR-15 recommended, but not included
- Floor included only as temporary place to work from. Will need replacement
- Plumbing and Wiring included as suggestions only. Your design may vary!
- Appliances would be a good idea also, but these aren't so great
- A patient husband and a good sense of humor also required
Price: Negotiable, but would like not to have to pay too much to have it towed away
Sounds like that would have earned an "Honesty in Advertising" award...
We're now hoping to see it at Russian River next year, if not at Lake San Antonio in October...
John McG
>> Hope this helps with a good laugh...
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Ingrid, Great progress report on your work. Hope you get lots of floor done soon. I agree with you on the corners first. If replacing plumbing and tanks is next then do the rest of the floor after. I just got word from Steve at VTS...no new clips yet so I'm still on hold for the windows. I did get a box full of metal and plastic parts for my refridgerator in the last week. (Including a Striker Rod) It appears to be rusty and I think it is frozen internally as the striker wheel won't turn. I'm going to try to soak it in Breakfrre over the weekend and see if I can get it to work. The Airshow is in town this weekend and the Blue Angels keep flying over the house.....man are they loud this year! We live at the western end of the main runway for the Quad Cities International Airport so everything comes right over the top of the house on takeoff and landing. I just run out everytime I hear a propeller or military jet engine........just love the old WWII Bombers and fighters. The newer jets are loud and fierce looking but there is something more romantic and stirring about the old stuff....must be some connection to old trailers there somewhere!!!LoL! Anyhow, just letting you know you have one loyal reader here in the Midwest. Keep up the good work! Ed
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1967 Safari Twin "Landshark" w/International trim package
1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT FORUMS MEMBER SINCE 12/16/2004 AIR#7110
"My tire was thumping, I thought it was flat! When I looked at the tire... I noticed your CAT!" Burma Shave
I'm reading this thread with great interest since becoming the proud owner of my very first Airstream, a 1967 Tradewind! Ingrid; maybe I can learn from your mistakes! Hehe. You're doing a great job! I'm just finishing up the running gear on mine so I still have a long way to go.
You guys are right, the folks at Inland and VTS are awesome! I've been collecting up parts for several weeks now and they've been indespensible. Still need an exterior door hinge. I'll post some pics when I figure out how. I've uploaded them but not sure how to get them to show here?
Keep up the good work and sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your thread, I just got excited when I found it and realized it was still active.
Dale, Just a word to welcome you to the forums.......Welcome! As you may have noticed !967 Airstreams ROCK! That being said I have looked at the pics you uploaded. Your new running gear looks sweet! Hope you are replacing the big Moon Hubcaps with A/S Hubcaps. They will give your coach a special look on the wheels. Set Up A Thread of your own on the work you are doing and keep the pictures coming. Ed
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1967 Safari Twin "Landshark" w/International trim package
1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT FORUMS MEMBER SINCE 12/16/2004 AIR#7110
"My tire was thumping, I thought it was flat! When I looked at the tire... I noticed your CAT!" Burma Shave
Those "Big moons" are stock. They should be chrome with a blue stripe on the flat part. I think I have a picture......
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AIR#3788
1967/8 Overlander International Twin w/ bunk/s. Yes, four kids and two adults in the thing. Happy wife, happy life.
Whoa! I've never seen those in that condition. Doubt that's what mine will look like, we'll see. Those look like they'll fit on the clips, not over the whole hub.
I get a kick out of how we used the 1/4" rivets for the plate. It's a double entendre, no?
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1967 Tradewind International "RIVETD"
2002 Chevrolet Silverado Z71
I mixed for ever for my silver por and it still came out with a green hue to it. I guess topcoat is required, any comments? I did black por underneath frame it went on very nice. I still have two cans of grey to try from my POR "six pak". But I still think it will need top be top coated.
Hi,
The greenish hue is from UV/light interacting with the POR15. I think you just can't see it with the black POR15. Yes, you will have to topcoat it if you want that to go away. I don't know if you have to do the POR15 coat again first though, I don't think so. The topcoat for your grey areas is Stirling Silver, unless there's a grey topcoat they sell these days, I haven't looked in a long time at the POR15 store. From what I have read, the greenish hue doesn't harm anything and the POR15 is still effective, it's just greenish.
Stirling silver goes on really thin, so don't buy a lot! And I hear olive oil gets POR15 off your skin but I haven't tested that...
Broke out the old can of POR15 from last year, and it was still good. I painted a coat on the top of the back end of the frame, and got the wheel well out. We decided, because we are re-skinning the inside, or at least the inside lower panels in aluminum (or something) that we could cut the inner skin with snips rather than removing them right now, to get the bolts out of the C-channel in the back corner. That was the only part of floor that wouldn't come out.
When the POR15 dries again, I am going to get in there with maybe a pressure washer and clean off debris and leftover insulation that I missed, and treat the frame where it still needs it with POR15. The frame next to the wheels has a thick layer of dirt on it, I need to clean that up with a brush or the pressure washer to get that ready too.
Olive oil trick didn't work on my hands. But I did mostly get it on the frame where I wanted it to go...
Looks like you're really deep into this thing! Thanks for those pics, kinda shows what I'm going be looking at as I peel away the layers. How much of the plumbing and electrical is actually running through those holes in the frame, if any? On mine, I see the propane lines are attatched to the outside of the belly pan (probably a code issue) but I'm not to sure what I'll find above that other than insulation. When I put the water to her this weekend, I found a major gusher below the floor/duct box under the kitchen sink area. If I can fix that, I'll probably find some smaller leaks down the line. I also have chewed up wiring hanging down in certain areas so I'm reluctant to put any power to her, lest she be known as "Sparky". I may pull all the belly pan off and do a total re-wire, re-plumb. Any schematics for this stuff?
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1967 Tradewind International "RIVETD"
2002 Chevrolet Silverado Z71
Pictures look great, and casual references to shifting between epoxy pint and pressure washing shows an advanced level of new skills... I'd go with acetone or some stronger solvent than olive oil for POR 15, but gloves and face covering are probably safer...
read about the "Be Jane" website to empower women to use power tools and pursue home improvement projects. Look at: http://www.be-jane.com/Default.aspx Figured you could be the poster person for the mobile version... Actually looks like a useful website...
John McG
p.s Thx for present from $ store.. Pictures very cool!
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