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robwok · 03-06-2011, 04:19 PM

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It's an airstream. Of course there is floor rot.

I may get them just right and go over the edge with a heat gun to simulate some summer son and get them to compress a little. I just don't want to melt them to the side. I have to think they are watertight now though.

I do know how to spell sun. I have 2 young boys, and it's near impossible to think, or type while being shot at with nerf darts. Thankfully, nerf doesn't dent the aluminum. I may have to ban paintball though. It'd be easy cleanup, but I'd be afraid the AS would look like a silver golf ball.

Colin H · 03-06-2011, 05:10 PM

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I do know how to spell sun. I have 2 young boys, and it's near impossible to think, or type while being shot at with nerf darts. Thankfully, nerf doesn't dent the aluminum. I may have to ban paintball though. It'd be easy cleanup, but I'd be afraid the AS would look like a silver golf ball.

Just thank your lucky stars that "lawn darts" were banned........................hmmmm.

Colin

robwok · 03-06-2011, 05:42 PM

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Just thank your lucky stars that "lawn darts" were banned........................hmmmm.

Colin

ah, nothing some Vulkum and Olympic bulb rivets wouldn't fix. Course the pattern would be a little odd.

robwok · 03-28-2011, 06:46 PM

I've decided just to keep adding onto my own thread. It's a little off topic, but allows me to keep everything together, with a timeline - so I guess it's like a blog.

I have posted some other forum links, and I may continue on those, but I'm going to try to post everything here.

The water heater. On the 64, you pretty much have to take out the bathroom cabinets. I was able to move some parts of the cabinet walls, and use a wire saw to cut the ABS vent pipe to get the water heater out. You can see the progress here.

robwok · 03-28-2011, 06:52 PM

The next pics are of the electrical. I had a fuse box, a newer type of univolt, a breaker panel, and a battery meter. Everything has been replaced by an all in one unit. Outside I installed a new Furrion 30A port. My comment on that: The screws are #6, but I made the holes a little larger to take a #8 stainless screw. The #6 just seemed too small to hold everything. I also installed a new water inlet on the back of the AS. Now, I have all modern systems that I don't need to reach under the bumper to get to.

robwok · 03-28-2011, 06:54 PM

My original breaker box was in a small cabinet in the rear bath. I built a small frame and put it up a little higher behind the medicine cabinet. So, to get to it, you have to open the cabinet next to the toilet, and then open the little medicine cabinet door, but it is still easy to get to in a matter of seconds, and there is plenty of ventilation to allow it to breathe.

robwok · 03-28-2011, 06:56 PM

Also, the foil bubble insulation next to the furrion is only temporary until I get the new hot water heater. I've been experimenting a little with the polishing (doesn't everyone?) but it should all tie nicely together when I get the whole trailer polished.

ALANSD · 03-30-2011, 09:40 AM

I found a pretty much original 66 Overlander last summer. Not very clean inside, but all there, paperwork form the original purchase order and more. My antennas were very rusty so they had to go. Anyway- I have the porch light too,it works great. It's flat black color. Is black the right color for it? I will need to repaint it soon.
Gotta love the 60s wood interiors, and the inside gas lamp.

robwok · 03-30-2011, 09:46 AM

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I found a pretty much original 66 Overlander last summer. Not very clean inside, but all there, paperwork form the original purchase order and more. My antennas were very rusty so they had to go. Anyway- I have the porch light too,it works great. It's flat black color. Is black the right color for it? I will need to repaint it soon.
Gotta love the 60s wood interiors, and the inside gas lamp.

Yeah, my antennas don't look great. I'll probably keep the CB antenna and hook it up to my HD radio, but the TV antenna is in bad shape. It's split, rusty, and ugly. My understanding is the porch lights with black bases were called jelly jar lights, and I believe black was the right color. I did not get a gas lamp with mine, though that would have been a neat option.

ALANSD · 03-30-2011, 04:50 PM

Jelly jar sounds right, The glass looks like that. Guess I will respray it black .

daveandsue · 07-30-2011, 06:20 AM

if you still have the tv antenna I could use it on our 68 amassador! (we have the mount and manual rotator) The
Wife and I are definitely newbies!

robwok · 10-26-2011, 11:00 AM

Well, it's been a while since I posted on this thread. Thought I would update it, just in case anyone wants to know.

This morning at 2:30 am, I hooked up my new bargman whip to the new 7 way on my old truck and tested out the lights and brakes. Everything worked perfectly. We're getting ready for a little camping trip after a 4 hour drive out. As of right now, I don't have water, or heat, but I do have a solid electrical system. Don't have propane. We grabbed a bucket potty off Amazon, and will just keep that in the rear bath. Glorified tent camping I guess.

As of right now, I have new battery, new electrical, new tires, rims, axles and shocks. New bargman 7 way, new disconnect, 2 new fantastic fans, new kitchen faucet, and new goucho cushions. Maybe by Friday I might have water in the new freshwater container, and maybe have a couple lines hooked up. I've had the new hot water heater in the box for 6 months. It was a busy summer. I installed a big zipline in the backyard for the boys, finally sold my rental house, and had all sorts of beekeeping obligations to take care of. I'll take some pictures soon. License plate is TIN2GO.