Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro's Colin Hyde and Rob Baker as they discuss the following topics.
Also Part 2 of our interview with Rich Luhr of Airstream LIfe. Join us as Rich discusses Vintage Thunder and his new adventure with the *Tour of America*!
In our last Episode you got to hear about our new Rob's Rally Report feature. You can send your rally information to Rob to be listed in the show.
This Episode 3 introduces our VAP restoration project. TheVAP will follow Colin Hyde of GSM Vehicles as he restores a '65 Caravel. We will discuss the restoration in detail during the show then you can go to the website and see the pictures and more detail to follow along! Also you can send your questions about the project. Truely an interactive restoration!
- Introduction to Colin's VAP restoration project
- Torsion axle vs. leaf spring axle
- Which is easier to repair? .. the answer may surprise you
- How to check your torsion axle
- Axle Replacement Poll – How do you measure up?
- Airstream switches to Dexter
- The ins and outs of running gear balance
- Can replacing shocks fix axle fatigue?
- Ordering new axles... don't forget the options
- Can YOU replace your own axle?
- Axis Products... a good alternative
- Adding a fridge w/o a chimney hole
- Running an 110v/12vdc fridge off an inverter
- 12vdc compressor fridge vs. propane
- Adding chimney vs. battery/solar bank
- '77 Argosy ....$$ sight unseen!
- Argosy becomes Vintage Thunder!
- VT Blog big hit
- Rich, a REAL full-timer
- How could you paint an Airstream??!!
- Vintage Thunder -SOLD-
- How to replace VT - A 2006 Safari 30' Bunk!
- A new kind of Airstreamer
- An Airstream is for travel
- AS Life's This Old House Restoration
- Announcing *The Tour of America*
- Six month's on the road - Follow AS Life's travels
- New website to support tour
Thanks for listening and be sure and send an email to and let us know how you like the show.
BTW, iTunes 6.0 was released today or late last night.
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Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq and millions of others are by far the most popular with about 70 million machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form. -NY Times 1991
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Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq and millions of others are by far the most popular with about 70 million machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form. -NY Times 1991