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07-03-2016, 06:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Avion 32S Beast to Beauty (hopefully!)
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-03-2016, 06:46 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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continued....
The floors were solid inside. Big plus. However, down in the bellows of the trailer, under the fresh water tank, I could see the floor was VERY mushy. My husband & I filled the water tank to try out the plumbing. Oh man....water spurted out everywhere! So, we knew the plumbing was shot. I wanted to see what was going on under the belly pan, so I skirted around the water tank area & removed a few screws. It was nasty under there, so I didn't crawl all the way under. I left to get a few more tools & was standing on the side of the trailer when BAAM!! The entire fresh water tank fell out. It was still full of water. Fortunately, I wasn't under there, because I would have been squished!
This wasn't exactly the way I planned on cleaning out the fresh water tank, but she's clean as a whistle now! All the water from the leaking pipes was headed right down the cut out in the floor. The floor below had been replaced at one time with OSB & it was like oatmeal. Ewww. After Por-15 on the frame below where the belly pan was off, my husband helped me put the tank back in. There was a lot of contortion of legs & arms under there, believe me!
Bill (my hubby) replaced all the plumbing in the trailer. He did a fabulous job! The copper to the water heater was destroyed in the fall of the tank & he fixed that too. He put a nice big drain plug on the bottom of the tank for quick & easy emptying. I replaced the belly pan from the axles back & she's nice & slick & clean back there.
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-03-2016, 06:57 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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continued
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-03-2016, 09:10 AM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
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Great progress! IMO, 32S has one of the nicest floor plans.
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07-04-2016, 05:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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The dump valves also leaked like sieves. The way these are configured on the Avions is very tight. It was impossible to get the valves back together as they were set originally. It was just too tight to slip in both valves.
Bill used this valve in the middle instead:
http://www.valterra.com/product/ell-.../?pcat_id=1479
Along with this rubber elbow:
http://www.fernco.com/dimensional-drawings/ql-200
[ATTACH] [/ATTACH]
This may not seem important now, but if you ever have to change your valves, it will save you a lot of time & grief to go this route!
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-04-2016, 10:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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That thing is a Beast! I bet the Bambi will fit inside...
Cool camper, looking forward to watching what y'all do with it.
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07-04-2016, 10:50 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1971 27' Overlander
Caldwell
, Idaho
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 9
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avion rescue
Thanks for the photos and the step by step rescue. Surprises are almost always in the mix. Keep us informed.:
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07-04-2016, 11:38 AM
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1987 Avion 34W owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Good Ol'
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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I'm glad you found your Avion! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do ours. Buying our 1987 34W was one of the best things we ever did.
I like your fix for the dump valves. I can put that to use on ours.
PaulnGina
1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
Blessed and highly favored
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1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
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07-04-2016, 08:19 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-04-2016, 08:28 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
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The furnace wasn't blowing out any heat. Bill pulled it & noticed it had been messed with & didn't find the problem. I just can't justify risking using a 30 year old furnace, so we bit the bullet & bought a new one. Exactly the same model is still available, so it was plug in & play.
I installed a new microwave. I kept my door panels from my fridge in my previous Avion.
Painted the yellowed a/c interior cover, along with a few other yellowed items. Makes things look a lot better.
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-06-2016, 07:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Replaced all the yellowed square lights with nice oval LED lights. Also replaced the florescent lights with these (accept the one that has a hole cut in the ceiling to recess it), as well as the lamps in the bedroom.
I scrubbed this trailer from top to bottom with bleach. Tore out the carpet -- and the million tacks that held it in--because there were mouse droppings EVERYWHERE! Including in all the window sills! I was confident there were no mice in it anymore, since I had a few traps with no takers. Well, a couple of weeks ago I took her out for my first shake-down trip. I found this the day before I left.... I think I left mama mouse behind, because these guys showed up! They were all dead when I found them. One in the middle of the floor, one under the couch, and one under the stove. Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well the rest of my trip! I tore the false floors of the TV table & closet out, only to find two carcasses & oh so much mouse house! Y.U.C.K.!!!
I came home alive and went to war. I never caught any mice, but my trailer now has the over powering smell of Fresh Cab!!!
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-06-2016, 07:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
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So moving on, I've started with the windows. I'm replacing the rubber seals & cleaning them up. Such a tedious job, but they look so much better when they're finished. The caulk factor is pretty bad, but it's coming along.
Today was too hot to work on the windows, so I finished up the counter top in the bathroom.
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-06-2016, 07:56 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1966 24' Tradewind
versailles
, Kentucky
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Enjoying your thread. Great progress. I've been working daylight to dark in the 90 degree temps here in KY doing some of the same stuff. It's difficult but still rewarding.
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07-06-2016, 09:23 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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That's a tuff thing to do! But I keep thinking that I have to get the outside stuff finished before winter!
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-07-2016, 07:20 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mantua
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Great posts, very interesting!
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07-07-2016, 11:27 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1971 27' Overlander
Caldwell
, Idaho
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 9
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Avion labor
Quote:
Originally Posted by Becky B.
So moving on, I've started with the windows. I'm replacing the rubber seals & cleaning them up. Such a tedious job, but they look so much better when they're finished. The caulk factor is pretty bad, but it's coming along.
Today was too hot to work on the windows, so I finished up the counter top in the bathroom.
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The work you are doing is commendable and the results are admirable!
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07-10-2016, 04:55 PM
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New Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Flint hill
, Virginia
Join Date: Aug 2014
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Questions
Love your detailed posts about your 32S. We have also just acquired a 1989 32S and just returned from our first week camping.
Would you be willing to share details about:
New LED lights
What paint you used on the interior AC cover
Curtain/blind suggestions
Faucet in the bathroom
We are trying to determine how to make the bathroom a little more spacious in the toilet area. It is a little tight. Thinking about shortening the depth on the vanity cabinet.
Thanks,
Jennifer
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07-10-2016, 08:37 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jascherschel
Love your detailed posts about your 32S. We have also just acquired a 1989 32S and just returned from our first week camping.
Would you be willing to share details about:
New LED lights
What paint you used on the interior AC cover
Curtain/blind suggestions
Faucet in the bathroom
We are trying to determine how to make the bathroom a little more spacious in the toilet area. It is a little tight. Thinking about shortening the depth on the vanity cabinet.
Thanks,
Jennifer
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I used these LED running lights:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...hVsaAkjM8P8HAQ
They lined right up with the previous holes. I used rivnuts to install all of them.
I used this LED light on my license plate holder (which I had to fabricate together)
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...nector/30/203/
I used this for my tail lights:
https://trailerparts.com/bargman-47-...kQsaAtXP8P8HAQ
As far as the bathroom faucet, mine came from Menards. It's a standard faucet. Haven't finished all my interior decor yet. I did get bamboo blinds from Menards for my big windows in the "lounge" area that are really nice. They fit perfectly & I just had to shorten them. I used Rustoleum 2X Ultra cover in cream for my plastic stuff. Hope that helps!
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-10-2016, 08:54 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Window Gear Box
Today, I roped my husband into helping me conquer the dreaded window gear box. It wasn't as awful as I thought it would be!!
After removing the snap rings that hold the window mechanism to the gear box, he drilled out the rivets. He used a punch to keep the drill bit from wandering. He used an 1/8" punch to remove the remainder of the rivets in the gear box.
He then removed the plate on the other end of the rod by removing the rivets. After that he tapped on the crank post & pried the gear box free.
After cleaning up the window sill (because I'll never have it that easy again!) he put it back together. We could only get rivets in two upper holes on the plate side & I didn't have properly sized rivets for the gear box, so we used bolts to install it. [ATTACH] [/ATTACH]
It's all back together & works great! Five windows down.....four to go!
Thanks Bill!!!!
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-30-2016, 01:21 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Took a few weeks off the project to tend to family matters & go CAMPING! Our daughter was scheduled for a cesarean on August 5. Well, sometimes the best laid plans blow up in your face! She went into early labor & drove herself to the hospital (about 35 minutes from where we're camping) leaving me with her two boys ages 5 & 2 as well as her trailer! Little Boden Thomas was delivered last Friday. He & his mom came back yesterday just for the night. Happy Camper Indeed!!
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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