64TrotterAtl

hi there, im impressed with your rehab. Wanted to tell you that we have alot in common. I just pulled home my first airstream. A 1964 Globetrotter! She needs a bit of work but im looking foreward to it. What are you planning on doing for your cabinets? Will it be a dinnette or another guacho. Will you be trying to achieve something that looks origional? What will you be using for flooring? Oh, so many questions. Hope all is well. You can e-mail me if you would like. jakehollimon@yahoo.com
Sincerely
Jake Hollimon

Replied to your PM, but will reply here as well. Yes, I'd attach the awning bracket with the inner skins off-- that way you'll be able to put a backing plate on and distribute the point loads better. One other advantage to this that I did not mention in the PM is that with the inner skin removed, you'll be able to buck-rivet the backing plate, rather than using Olympic rivets as I did for the patch that I put on the outside.

I'd say that if you're using a backing plate, a frontside patch isn't really necessary, unless you have some old holes that you're trying to hide.

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm really enjoying your thread and your progress.

Best,
-Marcus