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11-09-2005, 06:51 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1979 29' Ambassador
Lago Vista, working in Tyler
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 7
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New vintage owner
Hey all,
I just bought my first TT, a 79 Ambassador (International) from my brother-in-law. After reading the awesome postings and knowledge here I believe it is in pretty good shape. I'm kinda annal, so it will be a great hobby. So far, its obvious problems are the front curb side lower pannel is bent and punctured (I guess from turning too sharp) and s/b replaced. One pocket door has a broken glide on top and the door dangles. Can use some polishing, don't know yet the condition of the coating if any left . Great how easy it tows. I think its been stored less than a year.
I'm relocating (selling old house, looking for new one (w/ room for AS)) and have it parked at an RV park near Tylor, Tx. Looking forward to this weekend to see what works. Sorry for rambling on, but am exitied.
Many thanks
Pete
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11-09-2005, 07:05 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Texas Airstream Harbor
, Zavalla, in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Sam Rayburn
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,435
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Welcome to the Forum!!
Xplortex:
The Tyler State Park has some GREAT campsites.
Try to make the Blanco Forum Rally on Dec. 9 - 11 if you can.
Congrats on your new project...
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Dennis
"Suck it up, spend the bucks, do it right the first time."
WBCCI # 1113
AirForums #1737
Trailer '78 31' Sovereign
Living Large at an Airstream Park on the Largest Lake Totally Contained in Texas
Texas Airstream Harbor, Inc.
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11-09-2005, 07:18 AM
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Rivet Master
San Angelo
, Texas
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,254
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Pete,
Welcome to the family. I hope all your systems work, and that your needed repairs are minimal.
Frederic
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1971 Sovereign International - SOLD
2004 F-350 King Ranch
AIR # 8239
EX-WBCCI # 8371
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11-09-2005, 08:27 AM
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Naysayer
1968 24' Tradewind
Russellville
, earth
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,968
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Congrats and happy streaming
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11-09-2005, 02:29 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Happy Camping and Welcome to the Forum. Looking forward to your tales!
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'74 Overlander (T-O-Bee)
'46 Spartan Manor (Rosie)
'54 Cruiser (Bogart)
'60 Overlander (Hoagy)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281
www.balrgn.com
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11-09-2005, 06:42 PM
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Rivet Master
1975 31' Sovereign
Oxford
, Mississippi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 874
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welcome
We to are new. We picked our trailor up last weekend and are thrilled. For 2 months I combed this forum to get ideas and questions answered. We were lucky we found a 75 with the twins in the back, but the twins are to small for us so we are taking them out and replacing with a queen. That is the only change we are going to do. And a whole lot of cosmetic work. This forum is just great it has helped me in so many way's.
Becky
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11-09-2005, 07:25 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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, At Large
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rebel beck
We were lucky we found a 75 with the twins in the back, but the twins are to small for us so we are taking them out and replacing with a queen. Becky
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Becky, those twins aren't quite twins, you can extend the bedframe out about 3" or so on each one, you would be suprised how much more room a few inches is.
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11-10-2005, 03:51 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rebel beck
We to are new. We picked our trailor up last weekend and are thrilled. For 2 months I combed this forum to get ideas and questions answered. We were lucky we found a 75 with the twins in the back, but the twins are to small for us so we are taking them out and replacing with a queen. That is the only change we are going to do. And a whole lot of cosmetic work. This forum is just great it has helped me in so many way's.
Becky
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We found the Twins in our '75 to be too much of a hassle, First I made a pieces of 3/4" plywood to bridge between the mattresses. At night we would place in the plywood, that fit under the mattresses and pulled the two together. That effectively gave us a Queen size, however it blocked the hall to the bath. After a while we decided to put a gaucho in place of one of the twins and a storage space where the other is.
http://www.balrgn.com/Airstream/Gaucho/Gaucho.htm
We absolutly love the bed and the additional storage!
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'74 Overlander (T-O-Bee)
'46 Spartan Manor (Rosie)
'54 Cruiser (Bogart)
'60 Overlander (Hoagy)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281
www.balrgn.com
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11-10-2005, 04:47 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 31' Sovereign
Currently Looking...
Chandler
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,770
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Pictures, remember pictures. We all want to see what you've gotten and what you do with it. Welcome to our family. You are in for a great time with your "new" Airstreams.
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11-10-2005, 06:57 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1979 29' Ambassador
Lago Vista, working in Tyler
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 7
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Thanks all. I will take some pics when I can.
We have it parked at Whispering Pines North of Tyler for a month, that's near the state park (I think). I'm overloaded at my new new job till the end of the year, but I sure would like to make Blanco. I lived near Canyon Lake for a while so I'm familiar with Banco, great area.
Thanks again
Pete
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11-10-2005, 07:27 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2004 16' International CCD
1997 25' Safari
hamilton
, Montana
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 387
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HI all, am new to the vintage and am thinking about a 66 tradewind. major problem is no gray water tank. anyone in either the montana or washington oregon areas that could point me in the right direction for installing one? am not a plumber, so need to have this work contracted. thanks, dieterdog
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11-10-2005, 07:33 AM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dieterdog
HI all, am new to the vintage and am thinking about a 66 tradewind. major problem is no gray water tank. anyone in either the montana or washington oregon areas that could point me in the right direction for installing one? am not a plumber, so need to have this work contracted. thanks, dieterdog
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Having a grey tank installed is not a major undertaking. Our Argosy 20 had a grey tank retrofitted under the bellypan (not the best choice, but it worked well). There is not reason the same thing couldn't be done with your Tradewind, although I would try to get it installed within the belly pan, just so you won't have problems with the water freezing in cold weather.
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11-10-2005, 08:50 AM
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418
2007 25' Safari FB SE
1958 22' Flying Cloud
1974 29' Ambassador
Yucca Valley
, California
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: 1963 26' Overlander
Posts: 4,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
Having a grey tank installed is not a major undertaking.
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I beg to differ.....adding a grey tank and doing it safely and properly is definitely a major job.
dieterdogs idea of getting this done prefessionally sounds like a good idea to me.
Perhaps visiting local Airstream dealers and RV shops might reveal a source for a realiable and honest installer.
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12-19-2005, 07:23 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1979 29' Ambassador
Lago Vista, working in Tyler
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 7
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Finally have a picture to test uploading. I'm at work so this is the best view right now. Hope this works and the pic is not too big.
Thanks
Pete
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12-19-2005, 08:10 AM
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Naysayer
1968 24' Tradewind
Russellville
, earth
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,968
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nice looking coach you got there
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12-19-2005, 10:23 AM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,616
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Yes, nice looking trailer, it looks familiar, has that picture been posted before on this forum / ebay?
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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12-19-2005, 11:25 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1990 34' Excella
Windcrest
, Texas
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 248
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Welcome to the Club!!
And who said the 70's weren't fun?
We have a 75 Excella 500 and have finally finished with the interior rework. That includes a pergo floor up front and new carpet in the rear bedroom.
We (which means me) installed a 20" LCD television and replaced the drapes throughout the AS. The thing looks good as new
Now our next project is polishing the exterior which will begin once the weather permits.
For those of you who are in Texas, a few of my friends and I are heading to Padre Island Nat'l Seashore over the New Year's weekend. Yeah they own SOB's but I'm not picky.
Mitch
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12-19-2005, 01:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Classic
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 512
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dieterdog
HI all, am new to the vintage and am thinking about a 66 tradewind. major problem is no gray water tank. anyone in either the montana or washington oregon areas that could point me in the right direction for installing one? am not a plumber, so need to have this work contracted. thanks, dieterdog
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There are a few things you want to consider regarding the frames in the '66 before you decide to install a gray tank: they were made light (not engineered for the force of gray liquid splashing around)!!
I am in the process of completely rebuilding my 66 Safari: having had it stripped to the frame and making minor frame repairs. After talking with "experts" who have worked with Airstreams for 30 years or more, I was advised to keep the gray tank size to 8 gallons, if any at all!! Needless to say, 8 gallons wasn't worth the cost or effort to install (and I had a bare frame)!!
Also, if you do decide to add a gray tank, place it as close to the axle as possible.
Calvin
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12-19-2005, 01:17 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiffy Gem
There are a few things you want to consider regarding the frames in the '66 before you decide to install a gray tank: they were made light (not engineered for the force of gray liquid splashing around)!!
I am in the process of completely rebuilding my 66 Safari: having had it stripped to the frame and making minor frame repairs. After talking with "experts" who have worked with Airstreams for 30 years or more, I was advised to keep the gray tank size to 8 gallons, if any at all!! Needless to say, 8 gallons wasn't worth the cost or effort to install (and I had a bare frame)!!
Also, if you do decide to add a gray tank, place it as close to the axle as possible.
Calvin
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(FYI)
I think dieterdog just purchaed a '76 Argosy.......
The '76's have 2 tanks, altho not large ones.
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'74 Overlander (T-O-Bee)
'46 Spartan Manor (Rosie)
'54 Cruiser (Bogart)
'60 Overlander (Hoagy)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281
www.balrgn.com
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12-19-2005, 03:19 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2004 16' International CCD
1997 25' Safari
hamilton
, Montana
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 387
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hi all, did not purchase the 1966 trade wind,,,, did purchase the 1976 argosy as mentioned above. am excited and cannot wait to see it on january 10th. dieterdog
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