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12-30-2014, 11:48 AM
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
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The sad state of my wraps.
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12-30-2014, 11:49 AM
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#122
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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12-30-2014, 12:56 PM
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#123
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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Holy smokes. The gantrys are in place
I just wish my worker had taken a shower today.
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12-30-2014, 02:18 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 21' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
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Arvada
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,530
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Those wraps don't look that bad, I had all four that were dented worse then that
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12-30-2014, 02:20 PM
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#125
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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'65 GT 20' my winter project
Front panel under window just stuck There is a metal piece that is rectangular welded to the frame. Four layers are on it. Fing stuck
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12-30-2014, 02:58 PM
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#126
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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Most stressful moments. T . The shell is barely sitting on that 2 x 10. The balance was off.
Not happy
There was some crazy four layer weld to the trailer that made no sense. Had to cut the damn panel.
It was not elegant but it is done.
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12-30-2014, 03:13 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 21' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
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Arvada
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,530
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Oops, that's the front hold down plate that is welded to the frame, the front skin and C channel rivets it it. That is a fairly easy skin to replace
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12-30-2014, 03:26 PM
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#128
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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For sure
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12-30-2014, 04:45 PM
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#129
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
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12-30-2014, 04:46 PM
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#130
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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12-30-2014, 04:52 PM
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#131
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2 Rivet Member
1965 20' Globetrotter
Sacramento
, California
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 65
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That's probably what mine looks like underneath too...I shudder to think.
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Jayne & Brian
Luna, 1965 Globe Trotter 20’ Twin
2018 Toyota Sequoia
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12-30-2014, 05:44 PM
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#132
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Rivet Master
1957 22' Caravanner
Port Hadlock
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 864
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Congrats Dena! That's a big step forward.
Cheers,
steve
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12-30-2014, 08:01 PM
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#133
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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I feel so happy to have crossed the chasm.
Sent from my iPad using Airstream Forums
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12-31-2014, 07:53 AM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,320
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Happy New Year! You earned the "shell off" merit badge! Yea.. Clap Clap Clap! Not very many of us vintage Airstream enthusiasts get that far. I have not.
Now you can address the subfloor and frame and rebuild them as necessary. You're going to be a busy lady in 2015 with lots of time spent in the garage. Crazy me would enjoy all those challenges getting your Globetrotter back on the road again.
It's so cool Aerowood is following your thread. He is an expert aluminum craftsman.
David
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12-31-2014, 10:18 AM
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#135
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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Thank you thank you! Joy is short lived. I had nightmares last night I made a mistake in the template and couldn't reconstruct the floor and the shell would not go back on.
Kind of real due to the fact so much c channel is broken and needs replacement.
So you know what I am doing today......Reading every thread on the best method for template and worrying about the c channel.
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12-31-2014, 11:33 AM
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"Tinbad ... the Trailer"
1971 25' Tradewind
1965 26' Overlander
Ferndale
, Washington
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 356
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C-channel
After thinking how to replace the two curved c-channels and how "frail"
they looked compared to the load (they hold the shell to the plywood floor
which in turn is elevator bolted to the chassis). I thought "screw it" and I bought some quality lumber from Lowes (it was the exact dimension).
For the curved end pcs. I ran some of the lumber through the band saw
to 1/4 width strips and then laminated them together and to the ply-wood floor using the curved C-channel as a template.
I intend to through bolt every 3rd-4th fastener and wood screw the rest.
They will be bedded from here to next year to prevent rot and soaked in
West System epoxy.
I double coated all the edges of the plywood with epoxy as well and the rest
will be sealed with teak oil sealant (under) and flooring under foot...also glued
down.
You can find elevator bolts at Fastenall or similar place. I'll need to buy some longer ones now as the wood is way thicker than the C-Channel to bolt to the Out riggers
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12-31-2014, 05:31 PM
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#137
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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Del, If you make it down south towards Everett sometime, perhaps arrange a stop at the shop to see my airstream. It's near Mill Creek, WA
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12-31-2014, 06:15 PM
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#138
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,320
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Franks Trailer Works blog has some good pointers for making luan templates for new subfloors. I believe I recall they were made before the shell was lifted.
It looks like from your photographs you have enough subfloor left to make a template for the four corners. Maybe that will work.
It's just another challenge. You've conquered several already.
David
PS Hope your hired man smells better! You are probably working him too hard!
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12-31-2014, 06:55 PM
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#139
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GlamperGirl
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 377
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Thanks all, I missed understanding the step of making the template before shell off. dang i am scouring the Frank blog stressed. It had appeared to me I had enough existing floor on and understood radius on how to complete in case the rear end bathroom was going to dissolve on me. Pics of my floor post lift off here.
https://plus.google.com/photos/11042...30001717153809
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01-01-2015, 08:35 AM
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#140
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,320
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Well, we know the shell fit the subfloor and C channel before you lifted the shell off. So grab some luan and go trace the outline of the subfloor corners. Cut on the marked lines and that should get you close.
I envision the shell as a "paper bag" and trying to get it to position perfectly on the new subfloor will take some messing around. I used my belt sander on the edges of my new subfloor until I had a good fit. The photo shows my template!
There are lots of vintage Airstreamers that have created ways to make the new subfloor and C channel fit the old shell. I'm sure you will get some good advice here in your thread. Stay tuned.
And don't dissolve like a big Alka Seltzer! You're just building a new old Airstream. It can be done, and you will do it.
David
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