4CU 004 : FCU Vintage Restoration Rally

[Zeppelinium]

A little out of order, but here's the shots of the very active "study hall." Lots better than high school and you can even see a few attendees hitting the books...(hover over the photo to see the descriptive title of each photo)







and we got some nice words from Chester, Region 11 President

[n2batr]

The pressure is on, as I have a long way to go in my full restoration. It would be great to have two 58 overlanders at the same rally. Thanks again for all your efforts Ken. Ed

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After study hall we trooped outside to see actual demonstrations. I was only able to get shots of the riveting and metal forming session.

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It was the people who made all the difference. I apologize for not getting a shot of everyone, and for any errors in names. (once again, hover over each photo to see names).











More in the next post...

[robsuper]

We had planned to get to the Restoration Rally and were quite disappointed when we had to change our plans. Now that the lucky participants have posted their experiences, comments, photos and videos we are totally bummed to have missed it! I'm especially sorry to have missed the session on compound curving. Well, maybe next year?

Thanks for all the reports,

Rob & Sadie
'73 Safari--remodeled (not restored) but way cool :-)#

[Levon]

Finally got home after the 3 day trip (3084.2) miles, but who is counting. This was a very informative and fun rally. Thanks to the FCU and Ken and all who help make this possible. It was nice to put a face with some of the Forums members. Looking forward to meeting down the road. Thanks for the good times.

Best Regards,
Levon

[SilverPal]

This is it, Forum members. The final video I have to post on the First Annual Vintage Restoration Rally in Albuquerque.

Here you will see a portion of Blake's presentation on solar. Enjoy!

Jim and I had a great time and would highly recommend this information rally!

Airstream Solar Demo : Online Video | Veoh Video Network

[Matt Worner]

Well, we rolled into the cosmopolitan center of Sedan about an hour ago after about 5 hours on the road. Just a bit quicker than you, Levon. We stayed over in the big city to look at some toys... er... TOOLS necessary to finish kitting the shop. (Yes, Pam, a bandsaw is a necessity, as well as a drum sander.) Dinner at the casino was so good Monday night, we went back for a reprise last night.

For a first outing with 4CU, the VRR was a great one. Looking forward to more. Ken and Ellyn did a magnificent job of gluing it all together and it was an honor to be allowed to particpate as a presenter. Distilling 38 years of skulduggery into as many minutes of blather probably meant that I missed a fact or two, so if I raised more questions than answered don't hesitate to e-mail.

For those who want a quick peek at the fleet, my webshots name is wornmatt and there is a file folder for each of the bits of detritus as well as some views of the old homestead up here in the northeast corner. Courtesy parking on the high plains, come on up!

Matt (and Pam)
"Aluminitus, it's not a discease; disceases can be cured!" ;^)>

[utee94]

Originally Posted by Ken J

Utee94 - you would have enjoyed the side by side presentation that Uwe and I did of our trailer rebuilds.

Ken J.

No doubt! Perhaps next year we'll be fortunate enough to enjoy an encore presentation.

[joe3957]

especially Ken J, the food committe and all the presenters. I will be sending my check to join this great unit as soon as I get home from this business trip. I gained enough info and confidence to attempt to move forward with axle replacement, rear floor sag and then hopefully on to polishing and finish floor. Thanks again...I will probably be contacting some of you for further advice and hope to rally again soon.

[Ken J]

Lets not forget the great organizing committee of Uwe, Lynda, Jackie and Kip - these are the folks that did all the behind the scenes work that made this rally great.

Food committee was Lynda, Paula and Ellyn - they did a GREAT job.

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more great attendees...

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and finally

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some fine aluminum made our weekend!

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and the RV park had a very nice retro touch


We don't know if this one can be saved


Nice group

[Zeppelinium]

Kip worked hard to get his Globetrotter ready. Even with no interior, he reported for duty. I thought the insides added a very nice retro touch to the whole afair!

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no rally is worth its salt without a few libations (hello, Levon?), speeches, and the occasional highjink...

[Sheridan]

Just a few more shots. . .

[Airstream25]

Originally Posted by Airstream25

Posting a photo or two on Airforums is quick and easy but after awile they get buried by new posts.

I have created a shared album at Sharpcast.com and linked it to the fourcorners.wbcci.net web page.

Suggest adding your Restoration Rally photos here to have them all in one place and easily accessable over time.

Sharpcast - Image View

Sharpcast permits adding a caption to the photos and allows anyone to add their comments to the photos.

Roger, nice job going around and trying to photograph everyones Airstream.

[utee94]

Originally Posted by Zeppelinium

Kip worked hard to get his Globetrotter ready. Even with no interior, he reported for duty. I thought the insides added a very nice retro touch to the whole afair!

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I think it looks great. Is there any tent better than an aluminum one???