I've got one panel on the curbside that I'd like to replace. The TW had a 2' crease behind the door when I got it. Not too bad, suppose I could have lived with it but when the door flew open at 65mph, now I've got another blemish in the same panel. One day I'll get this done and when I do, Dave, I'm going to be calling you so you can get a taste to see if this is something you want to do on yours.
I've got one panel on the curbside that I'd like to replace. The TW had a 2' crease behind the door when I got it. Not too bad, suppose I could have lived with it but when the door flew open at 65mph, now I've got another blemish in the same panel. One day I'll get this done and when I do, Dave, I'm going to be calling you so you can get a taste to see if this is something you want to do on yours.
Brad
FF
when my door flew open on my 64 Trade, it blew a hole in the side. i ended up patching it. hardly noticeable to the uneducated eye! one of these days i might get around to replacing the skin, but for now, it's my camping camper... i'd call her "patches" if she didn't already have a name...
SHOTGUN
on the street side, the panel under the galley window has a blast pattern of dents under the window. now THAT'S character!
I've got one panel on the curbside that I'd like to replace. The TW had a 2' crease behind the door when I got it. Not too bad, suppose I could have lived with it but when the door flew open at 65mph, now I've got another blemish in the same panel. One day I'll get this done and when I do, Dave, I'm going to be calling you so you can get a taste to see if this is something you want to do on yours.
Brad
FF
I will hold your cold beverage and offer you hearty encouragement Brad. Actually I'd love to help you so I can see where we went wrong.
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Dave and Joanne
1963 Flying Cloud
2005 Silverado 4x4 3/4 Ton
... well, i had a little time this evening, so i started on the door. it had suffered the inevitable suicide door flop open at speed treatment, so the frame was cracked, bowed, basically abused. i removed all the interior skins, cleaned up the crack, and david welded it back to as close tot he original bow as i could get. i can fine tune it once the interior pieces start going back on the door. after it was welded, i started working on the right vertical piece. first i sheared it to size, then used a break to give it the 3/8 inch lip that goes in where the door inside a door fits, then used the break again to make the outter edge (the door has a nice tapered edge to it.) looks really cool up close. this weekend, when it's light out, i'll get better pics. then teh ol basic cleco, rivet deal, and ouala.
in the meantime, here we are. i'm hoping i can finish the other 3 panels on saturday, and get the interior part of the door buttoned up as well. i decided to go with .040 for the door, both th eoutside and inside panels. it will definitely sturdy things up. i can tell already with just one of the panels done.
I myself have the 60 trdwnd door dent in the curbside from the past .I
don't like it ,but I too have done alot to fix it.One thing was to remove a couple buck rivits on the middle rivit line at the center /lower portion of the dent ,pop! out came most of it as the structural rib was bent in some as well holding the skin in .I installed ,glued JB Weld a couple aluminum buck rivits back in place ,looks so much better .i also have a large patch panel on the streetside ,but they did a good job with it (past again)I go with the
character thing also ,thats what it is anyway .I figure my tradewind has
been places ( Wally Byam caravan to Mexico once )so who then knows
just what and where my trailer was when this happened ,with who??
See ,character .
well, the front cap is 85% there now! 5 1/2 panels out of 7 done! one thiing i've noticed is the curved segments second from each end are a different alloy of aluminum. i think i remember seeing a different code on the backs when i took them out, it makes sense, though. they contain the greatest compound curve of them all. the other 5 are 2024 T3. it's probably too brittle to make that curve. when i'm polishing, the center 3 took 2 passes with the wheel, and one pass with nuvite, and were good to go. the second to the end on the left too 3X that long, 3X the passes with the wheel, and it's still slightly less polished than the rest. i won't tell if you won't!
There is a saying in the aviation world that refers to retractable gear aircraft.
"There are those who have, and there are those who will" Sorry about the door. I've been there and done that!
Don
... well, about half of one... i picked up where i left off on the door project, shearing and breaking metal panels to form the outside door of the silverpickle. i'm using .040 on everything, thinking it would make the door more sturdy. man, was i right! unbelievable difference. i don't know if it because the thicker metal, or the freshly rivetted panels, but there's hardly any deflection in the panels at all now. amazing!
here's a few pics of the before lunch work. test-fitting the exterior vertical pieces, and checking the curve against the trailer. notice the rolled lip on the door skins where the door in a door goes. very classy!
after lunch i worked on forming the exterior lower portion of the door, 2 shears, 3 breaks and a little belt sander work, and she was ready to install. here'ss a few pieces more pics...
looking really good....great we have had such terrific weather ( apologies to the mid west and others) so we are able to work outside. I hung out in my trailer last night, had some wine, some alone time with the guitar and the lp heater on 60...very nice.
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Rallys twice a year..Lots of fun, food, and aluminum.
i'm so glad you didn't sell your trailer, man! HOPEFULLY, i'll be bringing the little guy to the april rally in hiawassee. it's too early to say for sure, but i think that's manageable.
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