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Old 12-10-2018, 09:51 AM   #61
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Do you have the rough dimension of the pieces that you needed for your older airstream? I am looking to do a 9 panel in a 1967, and being where I am, it is a little tough to come by template material.
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Old 02-03-2019, 07:55 AM   #62
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Using wood

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I notice you used wood slats for interior walls. Were these installed instead of the interior skins or applied on top. The end cap metal and contrasting wood look awesome.

If you put wood up instead of inner skins, is this a unit that you will travel in? Any concern about wood working loose with the trailer flexing? What did you use to fasten the wood to the spars? What is the thickness and kind of wood?

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Old 02-04-2019, 06:01 AM   #63
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Bill, the trailer was completely gutted when I got it, there were no interior skins... The wood strips are t&g beaded board. I ran strips of paneling attached to the frame. I attached the t&g to those strips. ( I also ran some 1"x 3" boards horizontally to support the paneling strips). I attached each t&g to the strips). I used a stainless screw to attach the t&g. I also installed my partition walls after the t&g, so all of the partition walls support the t&g. It is 3/8 " thick about 3" wide in 8 ft lengths. It is eucalyptus. It is no longer available. I do have concerns about how well it will hold up, I don't plan to use it on the road much, mostly parked at the lake. If it proves to be road worthy, who knows it may go on some long trips... This was my first attempt at a renovation. I certainly learned alot. I was trying to have a one of a kind unit... Thanks for your comments. I hope this helps .
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Old 04-27-2019, 09:51 PM   #64
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That looks fantastic! I recently purchased a 1999 Airstream Safari Series M-25 Widebody. Do you think the measurements will be the same for the panels? (I apologize if this is a silly question. I am brand new to the airstream renovation world. Thanks!)
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Old 04-27-2019, 10:44 PM   #65
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Old 05-31-2019, 09:02 AM   #66
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Size rivets it use with end cap replacement

What size rivets are best to use with this end cap replacement project? 3/16 or 5/32, or other?

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Old 10-02-2019, 07:59 AM   #67
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Would this be different for an Argosy?

Hey guys. I have a 1974 Argosy that has Fiberglass endcaps and I want to create these aluminum endcaps, and am wondering if the templates provided are universal or if I need to make my own. Also wondering if there are rib modifications on Argosy's - vs Airstreams. Has anyone ever done these end caps on an Argosy? There is a final rib that one end of each piece of aluminum can attach to, and the other side can attach to the window frame, but aside from that there are no ribs in the actual end caps - wasn't sure if those existed inside the airstreams. I am guessing olympic rivets would be superior to pop for stability? Anyway, thanks let me know.
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Old 06-18-2020, 07:38 AM   #68
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beautiful job! We are looking to duplicate your work(if possible!) two questions: 1) did you cut any of the 51 inches off during installation? (our sheets are only 491/2 inches wide by 981/2, so we would have greater than 50% waste).
2) do you still have zeppelinium's templates if they are shorter?
I did try to rough measure the arc of the endcap and came up with 481/2.
thanks in advance for the good advice!
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Old 08-31-2020, 11:03 PM   #69
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In my opinion there is no way to pre drill holes, at least with this method. The only place I trimmed was the window end. The rest of the excess doesn't hurt a thing it's all hidden by the other panels or the side and upper interior skin. You can add the number of panels but not reduce because of the compound curves.
Larry, your method is great. I’m having an easy go of it thanks to your dimensions on the sheets. I’m using pop rivets 3” apart. I’ve replaced my entire interior skin, so the pop rivets match the rest. I laid all 5 sheets for each side flush on top of each other and drilled them all at once. Then I used the pre drilled holes as guides when I started installing. This will have all your holes exact. I used a 2” straight line marked on the end to align the sheets, and overlapped the sides 1.5”. No complicated math involved.

I had 5 sheets up and riveted in under 2 hours. The 3” rivet spaces does give a slightly “notch” look if you really look close, but closer than that is too busy in my eyes.
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Old 08-31-2020, 11:11 PM   #70
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beautiful job! We are looking to duplicate your work(if possible!) two questions: 1) did you cut any of the 51 inches off during installation? (our sheets are only 491/2 inches wide by 981/2, so we would have greater than 50% waste).
2) do you still have zeppelinium's templates if they are shorter?
I did try to rough measure the arc of the endcap and came up with 481/2.
thanks in advance for the good advice!
With my 2” overlap at the joint with the wall/ceiling the 4th and 5th panels had very little left to work with. I would just stick with the 51” panels. And I know it’s almost a year later, but Argosys have no structural differences in the end caps, although the shapes of the domes are slightly different. There is no reason to not do this method on an Argosy.
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Old 03-06-2022, 02:19 AM   #71
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This is the look I am hoping to add to my AS 1972 Overlander. The issue I have is I want the aluminum that’s copper coloured. Do you know where you purchased your product and how much the cost was approximately to do this? Any information is appreciated, thank you 🙏
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You could alodine it.

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Old 03-07-2022, 05:23 AM   #73
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Hi Larry,
I would like to commend you for your fantastic work and tutorial on how you did this approach. Do you know of any suppliers that are reasonably priced on where you can get the aluminum panels? Did you put down the thickness of the panels as well somewhere in this very long thread? Also, I have been dreaming of doing this to my end cap in my 72 overlander. The only thing is that I’m having trouble finding copper coloured aluminum to use, so if you know of any suppliers that can ship to Toronto Canada or anybody who could guide me in the right direction I’d really appreciate this info. Again, love your work, it looks amazing!
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Old 03-08-2022, 05:44 PM   #75
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Alodine

I have seen this online but not sure how one can find someone who knows this process or carried this type of aluminum.
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look for anodized aluminum.
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