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Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 06-06-2023, 01:14 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 274
Posted By Aktundra
Make a dinette in the nose of a Bambi ?

I’ve have gutted a 1963 Bambi, and thinking of installing benches and a dinette in the front. Does anybody have pic’s of a design that will fit in this small area ? How do you store cushions, when...
Forum: Furnaces, Heaters, Fireplaces & Air Conditioning 05-27-2023, 03:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 788
Posted By Aktundra
This was originally posted in the 1961-1963 Bambi...

This was originally posted in the 1961-1963 Bambi forum, looks like the moderator felt I would get more help in a broader forum.

Looking for something for a small trailer & can be installed using...
Forum: Furnaces, Heaters, Fireplaces & Air Conditioning 05-27-2023, 12:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 788
Posted By Aktundra
What replacement furnace are folks using ?

What furnace are folks using when it time to replace whatever is the currently installed ?
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 05-27-2023, 12:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 522
Posted By Aktundra
Doorway Rivets on a 1963

Are these rivets inside the doorway, special low profile rivets, or the same rivets used elsewhere, just with extreme care taken on the backside ?
(Am I overthinking this?)
Forum: General Interior Topics 05-19-2023, 12:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,665
Posted By Aktundra
I think I will write: Did we ever make it to...

I think I will write:

Did we ever make it to Mars ?
Forum: General Interior Topics 05-14-2023, 11:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,665
Posted By Aktundra
What messages should I leave inside the walls ?

I am getting ready to put the last interior skin panels back on, in a 1963. I feel I should leave a message for the next poor stiff that takes them off next timer in 60 years.

I was thinking: we...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-11-2023, 11:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,770
Posted By Aktundra
Are USB recharging outlets run off the AC system...

Are USB recharging outlets run off the AC system or the DC system ?

EDIT: never mind, I guess it’s no different in principle than the cigarette lighter rechargers
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-11-2023, 07:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,770
Posted By Aktundra
I am putting the AC drop in for the next guy....

I am putting the AC drop in for the next guy. Here in AK, I don’t expect to install AC myself. I am also putting a plug on the AC line, (above the sleeping area), so some care will be required that...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-11-2023, 01:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,770
Posted By Aktundra
Thanks to all that responded. Yes, I have...

Thanks to all that responded.

Yes, I have pulled out everything, and rewiring with red/black fit the DC, and marine grade 3 strand for the AC

I’ve got two AC lines, one for a counter plug...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-09-2023, 07:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,770
Posted By Aktundra
What appliances pull the most amps ?

I’m rewiring a 1963. I have a converter with the capacity for 10 or 12 circuits. However, two circuits have bigger wires, presumably for the lines that would have bigger loads.

The fuse box in My...
Forum: General Interior Topics 04-29-2023, 04:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,011
Posted By Aktundra
I little on the green side, but an awesome’60...

I little on the green side, but an awesome’60 vacuum!
Forum: General Interior Topics 04-29-2023, 02:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,011
Posted By Aktundra
Sympathetic Color Swatches ?

I am getting the walls back in on a 1963. Eventually will be flooring, curtains, Formica & vynle.

My only thought at this point is to plan around that classic tourquis of the 1950’s. (I’ll post...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-23-2023, 09:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 447
Posted By Aktundra
Help identifying xs aluminum!

Finishing up the install of the inner skins and I have a few “extra” peices of aluminum. They could be completely in related to the AS, but need to figure out if they go back in!

The piece on the...
Forum: Sinks, Showers & Toilets 04-22-2023, 09:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,107
Posted By Aktundra
After rereading Bubba L’s post again. I’ve got...

After rereading Bubba L’s post again. I’ve got powdered tints for dying epoxy, maybe I forgo the wood & just take a shot at putting another layer of fiberglass on top?

I never considered I could...
Forum: Sinks, Showers & Toilets 04-22-2023, 09:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,107
Posted By Aktundra
Now that I have this cleaned up & inspected. I’ve...

Now that I have this cleaned up & inspected. I’ve been turning through options in my head. I’m just finishing a cedar strip canoe. For a canoe, The wood is wetted with epoxy, glass laid down, and...
Forum: Sinks, Showers & Toilets 04-22-2023, 02:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,107
Posted By Aktundra
Bambi shower/toilet tank & floor

When I gutted my 1963 Bambi, I figured the inner skins & the floor of the bathroom were the most important items to preserve. Well the inner skins are going in the weekend, and looking ahead to the...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-22-2023, 01:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 764
Posted By Aktundra
I’m such a dork. WASH ‘EM ?!?!?!? Why...

I’m such a dork.

WASH ‘EM ?!?!?!?

Why didn’t I think of that !!!

Thanks for the encouragement everybody
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-20-2023, 09:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 764
Posted By Aktundra
Inner Skin Alighnment

Well after many years, big day, finally getting the inner skins installed. But some concerns, first some background:
- the skins were removed several years ago. Always moved by two people at a time,...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-18-2023, 03:40 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 404
Posted By Aktundra
30 Gallon water tank: fill spout & outside cover

I am replacing the round galvanized water tank in the 1963 Bambi, but cannot find any cylinders only rectangles, probably not a big deal.

But What are folks doing to attach a filler tube, and an...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-15-2023, 02:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 659
Posted By Aktundra
Disregard my last post, if I decide to do wood...

Disregard my last post, if I decide to do wood slats that stack flat when open, then unfold like an accordion, I’ll just use a colorful shower curtain on the inside.
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-14-2023, 10:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 659
Posted By Aktundra
Amongst my other projects, I am completing a...

Amongst my other projects, I am completing a cedar strip canoe. So I am somewhat comfortable milling thin slats, and pressing epoxy into wood & cloth.

What would be a suitable fabric? I could...
Forum: General Interior Topics 04-07-2023, 12:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 726
Posted By Aktundra
Copper pop rivets against aluminum skin

Mathematically speaking copper and aluminum have a strong electrolysis reaction. But I am putting wood paneling in, and considering using copper rivets just got a different look.

I’m wondering if...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 04-04-2023, 08:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,321
Posted By Aktundra
Are products like these appropriate for stranded...

Are products like these appropriate for stranded wire in vibration installations ?
...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 04-04-2023, 08:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,321
Posted By Aktundra
I sincerely appreciate the comments. I have...

I sincerely appreciate the comments. I have marine grade stranded wires. One circuit with a junction in the roof top vent, should an AC unit be added later, and another circuit to a wall plug & WH...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 04-04-2023, 06:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,321
Posted By Aktundra
Best practices for 110v wiring

I have the interior skins off, and replacing the wiring in a 1963. As I recall the 110v AC, was just connected with wire nuts. In home wiring, there would be junction boxes.

Is it still proper...
Forum: Water Heaters, Filters & Pumps 04-04-2023, 12:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,506
Posted By Aktundra
Thanks guys. I got this 1963, simply as a...

Thanks guys. I got this 1963, simply as a project. Never spent a night in an RV, so educating myself as I move along.
Forum: Batteries, Univolts, Converters & Inverters 04-03-2023, 01:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 480
Posted By Aktundra
Step Down 72v Lithium to 12v

I have two 72v lithium batteries I’d like to reuse for powering a small Bambi. I see 72v to 12v step downs, priced from $250 to $12! Not particularly savvy in this area I usually just touch wires...
Forum: Water Heaters, Filters & Pumps 04-03-2023, 01:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,506
Posted By Aktundra
Prudent Considerations for a new Water Heater ?

I have a small 1963 Bambi, stripped of original appliances. A friend spent several months living in & traveling with, their camper & they got by just fine with a 6 gl propane/electric water heater....
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-01-2023, 06:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 440
Posted By Aktundra
Vintage or Aftermarket Furnace Vent

I dunno whether to post this here in the Bambi forum, or in the larger generic appliance group

My 1963 Bambi came to Alaska via Florida, and at some time in its past, the furnace was removed and...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 04-01-2023, 02:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 567
Posted By Aktundra
1963 Rear Layout

Been many years since I tore it down, and quite a few years since I started putting it back together. I used the old floor to make the cut outs in the new marine grade plywood floor. But now trying...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 03-25-2023, 02:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 659
Posted By Aktundra
Bathroom Door

I’ve got a 1963 Bambi, and hope to get a new interior installed this summer. Thinking ahead, and I can’t remember what was used for a door to the bathroom. Was there a pocket door, or was it just a...
Forum: Stoves, Ovens & Microwaves 03-20-2023, 06:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,245
Posted By Aktundra
So is a row of cabinets over the counter, just...

So is a row of cabinets over the counter, just screwed to the inner skin + a few ribs ?

I have been researching tambour cabinetry for the overhead cabinets, (seem suited for not popping open while...
Forum: Stoves, Ovens & Microwaves 03-20-2023, 02:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,245
Posted By Aktundra
Hanging a microwave on the wall

Probably getting ahead of myself, but noodling over what cabinetry I want in the Bambi. Thinking of a microwave built in an overhead cabinet.

How would something that heavy be secured to the wall...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 03-19-2023, 05:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Posted By Aktundra
Thanks

Thanks
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 03-19-2023, 01:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Posted By Aktundra
Thanks richard5933, but that still leaves me with...

Thanks richard5933, but that still leaves me with the question, how to attach a hard copper line to: a flex line, appliance, regulator. I’ve got to stop by a shop that does hydraulic fittings for...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 03-18-2023, 11:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Posted By Aktundra
Pulling up my old thread Are there any...

Pulling up my old thread

Are there any videos on how to attach the copper hard line to the regulator ? And I guess it will be a similar process to attach the copper hardline to flexible lines &...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 03-18-2023, 10:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,416
Posted By Aktundra
Flooring for a vintage vibe

I am working on a frame of restoration of a 1963 Bambi. I should be finishing the electrical & installing the interior skins as the weather warms.

One of the next steps will be installing...
Forum: Windows, Doors, Locks & Vents 03-18-2023, 10:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 666
Posted By Aktundra
Stove Top Fan in a Vintage 1963

I have a 1963 Bambi and have done a frame off restoration, so I have an intimate understanding of moisture issues over time.

Should be installing interior skins when the weather improves. Then...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 12-06-2022, 08:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 711
Posted By Aktundra
I don’t know what to budget. I had planned to...

I don’t know what to budget. I had planned to learn how to build the cabinetry myself, but circumstances are such, it would probably be better to hire a professional.

Are there any...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 11-25-2022, 02:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 711
Posted By Aktundra
Piecing together cabinetry after a Frame off restoration

Soon will be replacing the interior skins on a frame off restoration of a 1963 Bambi.next step will be cabinetry

Seems to me, much of the cabinetry is fairly standard: stack of drawers section,...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 11-22-2022, 06:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 454
Posted By Aktundra
Heat with over winter storage ?

Not sure if there is a better sub forum for this question.

I’m pulling wires, last step before I reinstall interior skins. I’ve re-insulated with styro insulation rather than fiberglass. No...
Forum: Airstream Classifieds 11-16-2022, 11:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 563
Posted By Aktundra
I sent you a text to get shipping zip, so I could...

I sent you a text to get shipping zip, so I could get a shipping estimate
Forum: Airstream Classifieds 11-08-2022, 04:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 563
Posted By Aktundra
FREE Front Window Frame - Alaska

I have the window frame from a 1963 Bambi. I cannot say for sure it is the original. When I got the trailer here in Alaska, it had come up from Florida. The front window had been modified, and a 110v...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 06-30-2022, 01:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 446
Posted By Aktundra
72v scooter battery step down to 12v

My last goofy project this winter, was to build an electric motorcycle. As a result of that project, I have spent more than I like to admit on a pair of lithium batteries.

A long standing project...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 06-17-2022, 11:51 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 432
Posted By Aktundra
NFPA 1192 compliant wire size calculator

I’m going crazy trying to find a consistent wire size calculator for a complete rewire of my 1963 Bambi. Seems every time I Google; different websites give different calculations.

Based on a...
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 05-24-2022, 11:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 495
Posted By Aktundra
Do you know if there Is a current model that will...

Do you know if there Is a current model that will use the same furnace opening ?
Forum: 1961 - 1963 Bambi 05-23-2022, 03:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 495
Posted By Aktundra
What appliances align with the openings in the skin ?

I am finishing up running the wiring, and will be getting appliances once I get the internal skins back on.

Based on my research this 1963 Bambi originally spent most of its life in Florida, and...
Forum: Exterior Storage Compartments & Access Doors 05-14-2022, 03:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,263
Posted By Aktundra
do you have pictures of how you have organized...

do you have pictures of how you have organized the components/equipment inside the hatch & battery box ?
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 05-14-2022, 01:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,857
Posted By Aktundra
Can I bundle and route 110vac wires with 12vdc wires ?

I am working on a 1963 Bambi. Completely gutted at this point, and running the wiring before I reinstall the interior skins.

Can I bundle the 110v and the 12v wires together, up the side, and...
Forum: Exterior Storage Compartments & Access Doors 05-13-2022, 01:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,263
Posted By Aktundra
So, there are my hatches

I’m picking up a project to restore a 1963 Bambi. This model is very small, so only a limited number of hatches. Been so long since the interior was removed, I forgot what some of the hatches were...
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