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02-25-2011, 07:09 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Jealous of the weather that you and Amy are getting down there....heck..it's only a month from today that I'll be flying down for 10 days of Texas food, fun, family, and friends.
Everything is looking good Top. I am glad to see you are working so quickly and diligently ahead. At this rate, I won't get to help you with anything on your rebuild...which is something I really was hoping to share in!
Steve
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02-25-2011, 07:41 PM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
Currently Looking...
Newton
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Join Date: May 2010
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Looking good Top! Im amazed at how much some people get done in a day.
You talking about the Texas weather temps sure has me eager to get back home so I can work on the Excella some more.
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02-25-2011, 07:53 PM
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#83
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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Thanks guys. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels most of the time.
When I get the gray tank hangers built then it'll be time to put the new floor in and bolt everything together. I need to get some plumbing supplies on hand soon. The weather here has been just wonderful these last few weeks. I can't imagine being somewhere like Minnesota or upstate New York.
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Work is never done, so take time to play!
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02-26-2011, 09:54 AM
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#84
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Excella
1961 26' Overlander
1954 22' Flying Cloud
1981 28' Airstream 280
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,436
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Two weeks until CoE. You're gonna have to hurry!! Tell the army you have things to do I'm hurrying myself to try and get the 20 ready. gonna be close- i have to go out of town next week. Yours is looking good though!!
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WBCCI# 9259 AIR# 38927 TAC-TX 14
Stop Littering-Spay & Neuter-- Adopt From Rescue
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02-26-2011, 10:09 AM
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#85
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Airstreamer
2012 27' FB International
Bellevue
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 291
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Originally Posted by soldiermedic
Lance,
If you keep posting pictures of food, I am going to drive up to Harker when I'm there over spring break and not leave till you feed me...I tip well by the way
Steve
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And I may be following right behind you!
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02-26-2011, 12:13 PM
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Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
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Top, what can you tell us about that tank hanger? how does it support the tank? how does it attach to the frame? Its just angle-iron? how much does it weigh?
can't really tell from the pic.
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02-26-2011, 02:17 PM
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#87
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Chuck,
The tank hanger is made from 1x1 angle iron. I made it so that it wraps around the lip that is formed on the top of the Ronco 17H tank. There is one section above the 3" outlet that is flat. I cut that area out and welded an angle on as a doubler. I welded the brackets that the hanger bolts onto directly to the frame. It is removable and weighs about eight or ten pounds at the most. Here are some more pics.
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02-26-2011, 02:45 PM
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Lance TOP notch work. It looks just like a factory install.
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02-27-2011, 02:04 PM
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#89
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Thanks Chris. Things are getting easier to make every day. By the time I'm done with Abby, I'll need a new project just to keep my skills up. I think like a really LONG, OLD girl would be the ticket!
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Work is never done, so take time to play!
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02-27-2011, 03:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Top
Thanks Chris. Things are getting easier to make every day. By the time I'm done with Abby, I'll need a new project just to keep my skills up. I think like a really LONG, OLD girl would be the ticket!
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Lance you can always head this way. I've got a spare CSI suit and you can get some practice at polishing.
BTW I HATE POLISHING. It seems like it will never end. I can't imagine what it would be like doing this in the summer heat. I've had to turn off the heat in the shop while doing the roof and top areas using the ladder. Ths suit just doesn't breathe and I end up dripping in sweat. It mixes with the compound dust and ends up in my eyes and you can't just wipe away that s**t. I was reading another thread about someone else's polishing and his wife called the look "guy shadow". It takes days to go away, even after several showers.
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02-27-2011, 03:25 PM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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Polishing
Thanks for the invite Chris, but I think I'll have to pass I think polishing Abby will be better served by hired help! I have heard the ranting of guys in the middle of polishing their Airstreams. What you need is a small migrant labor force!
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Work is never done, so take time to play!
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02-27-2011, 07:19 PM
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#92
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Excella
1961 26' Overlander
1954 22' Flying Cloud
1981 28' Airstream 280
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,436
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Top
Thanks Chris. Things are getting easier to make every day. By the time I'm done with Abby, I'll need a new project just to keep my skills up. I think like a really LONG, OLD girl would be the ticket!
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I'm thinkin' that if you get bored and rusty with your skills you could always practice on my 63 Sovereign. It's LONG and OLD
Keep up the good work, Top! it's lookin' great!! can't wait to see the results of your hard efforts-and such a short time as well.
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WBCCI# 9259 AIR# 38927 TAC-TX 14
Stop Littering-Spay & Neuter-- Adopt From Rescue
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02-27-2011, 07:47 PM
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#93
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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I left a small time capsule of sorts on the underside of the sub floor. I hope in 40 years it's as funky as a magazine cover from 1972 is today
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02-27-2011, 08:14 PM
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#94
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Nice idea.
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02-28-2011, 10:31 AM
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#95
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Excella
1961 26' Overlander
1954 22' Flying Cloud
1981 28' Airstream 280
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,436
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Top,
While you have the bathroom torn out, are you redoing your waters lines with PEX or something else?
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WBCCI# 9259 AIR# 38927 TAC-TX 14
Stop Littering-Spay & Neuter-- Adopt From Rescue
No amount of time will erase the memory of a great dog.
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02-28-2011, 10:58 AM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Yes Bruce. I'll be installing Pex lines with brass fittings and the crimp rings.
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02-28-2011, 06:29 PM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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International emblem make over
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02-28-2011, 06:58 PM
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Rivet Master
1981 20' International
Shasta Lake City
, California
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,113
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Top
I left a small time capsule of sorts on the underside of the sub floor. I hope in 40 years it's as funky as a magazine cover from 1972 is today
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Hey TOP...looking good! I found a welder's hat when I gutted the Old Girl. (it was under the bath tub). And two old Calif. DMV registration cards, one from the 70's, and another from the 80's, two different PO's, (they were between the fridge and the front panel). I like your time capsule idea, someone will have a nice surprise, when you're dead and gone....
I was thinking of you when I came across this, on the Sacramento River trail, this last Sunday.
May you and your men stay safe during deployment.
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02-28-2011, 07:01 PM
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#99
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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Thanks so very much Rex! If only peace could be had by walking around in a big circle....
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02-28-2011, 07:39 PM
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#100
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Rivet Master
1981 20' International
Shasta Lake City
, California
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,113
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Top
Thanks so very much Rex! If only peace could be had by walking around in a big circle....
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If it was that easy... you would be working for the Forest Service, not the Army. We need you guys, to do what you do, so the rest of us can live in a safe America. Thank-you Top
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