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Forum: General Repair Forum 05-19-2021, 09:33 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope Log - May 19th

We have moved Hope to our property in Pine, Arizona to camp as we watch our dream home being built. My wife did a wonderful job decorating the interior and it is so comfortable sleeping in our new...
Forum: General Repair Forum 03-29-2021, 08:19 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Thank you!

Hello Hittenstiehl,

Thank you for tracking my progress through the years.
Although I still have plenty more to do, it feels great to be able to use Hope in April as we move it up to Pine...
Forum: General Repair Forum 03-28-2021, 11:38 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope’s Log - March 28, 2021: Paint is Done & Twin Bunks

After 5 years of on again renovating and off again addressing other life issues, my wife and I have finally finished the big interior construction and painting “Hope” and are enjoying adding the...
Forum: General Repair Forum 02-28-2021, 09:05 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope’s Log: Finished the wainscot walls and teak trim

In 8 days working on my vacation I was able to create and install the kitchen countertop, the refrigerator enclosure, the wainscot walls next to the bathroom then paint and install the teak trim with...
Forum: General Repair Forum 02-24-2021, 09:16 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope’s Log: February 2021 - Resuming the Renovation!

In November, 2016, I was disappointed to learn that the laminated countertop that I had fabricated along with the wainscot walls had significantly shrunk in the brutal Phoenix summer heat.
For...
Forum: General Repair Forum 10-20-2019, 11:56 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hello Lensman, Thank you for the email. The...

Hello Lensman,
Thank you for the email.
The project is not complete, but will resume in November.
After my last post on this AIR Forum, I put “Hope” away for the hot Arizona summer. When I went...
Forum: 1969 - 1973 Safari 06-23-2016, 11:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,906
Posted By Kei
Hello Dbraw, Can you share with me the...

Hello Dbraw,

Can you share with me the make/model of the refrigerator you purchased as a replacement, as well as the size/gallons blue boy tank you use?

Kei
"Hope"
1971 23' Safari Land...
Forum: General Repair Forum 06-16-2016, 01:15 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hello Bullit, Feel free to take advantage of...

Hello Bullit,

Feel free to take advantage of any idea or knowledge that I post, which is the greatest benefit of this forum and I have learned so much from our fellow members that have posted...
Forum: General Repair Forum 06-13-2016, 04:00 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - June, 2016

This is the cabinet above the sink and stove. My next step is to build all the cabinet doors in the garage and install them in one day (or night when it is cooler...)
Forum: General Repair Forum 06-13-2016, 03:58 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - June, 2016...

Due to other life priorities, it has been nearly 5 months since I have been able to work on "Hope" and I was hoping to get more done before the Arizona heat prevented me from working inside the...
Forum: General Repair Forum 01-03-2016, 11:12 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: New Year's Weekend: Making Teak Countertop

Knowing I could not work all weekend on Hope, I decided to just work in my garage cutting the teak into various widths for a custom kitchen counter top.

The big issue after cutting all the...
Forum: General Repair Forum 01-03-2016, 10:57 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Thank you, Hittenstiehl. I wish I was able to...

Thank you, Hittenstiehl. I wish I was able to finish the cabinets and travel to the New Year's Rally, but I will keep working on Hope in order to be ready to attend a rally later this year! I hope...
Forum: General Repair Forum 01-01-2016, 03:03 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: The Kitchen Counter Top and Sink

To give "Hope" some of the new Airstream look to our project, we purchased an 18 inch round stainless steel sink and customized it to protrude from the front of the cabinets about 6 inches.

I...
Forum: General Repair Forum 01-01-2016, 02:57 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: Building the Kitchen Cabinets

Wanting to continue the Nor'easter yacht theme, the kitchen cabinets are modified project cabinets from Lowe's with Wainscot enhancements.

Since we decided to keep the original Magic Chef stove...
Forum: General Repair Forum 12-29-2015, 07:25 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - December, 2015: Installing the bunks and walls

With the bunk's new gaucho function engineered, it was time to install them and build the overhead storage, which took another two weekends,
but came together much faster than the months required...
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-23-2015, 07:54 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
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Hope's Log - '71 23' Safari Twin Renovation Journal: Reengineering the Twin Gauchos
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-23-2015, 07:44 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Alder wood for building Airstream beds = $70 ...

Alder wood for building Airstream beds = $70
Teak wood for trim = $90
Teaching woodworking to my son, Kyler = PRICELESS!
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Forum: On The Road... 11-18-2015, 11:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,189
Posted By Kei
Peoria Spring Training

I live in Anthem, Arizona about 20 miles north of the Peoria Sports Complex (Home of the Mariners and Padres spring training camps). There is an RV Park where I store my Airstream to the northeast...
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-18-2015, 08:01 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
https://www.metal-craft.co.uk/

Hello Aerowood,

The bender is from MetalCraft. ( https://www.metal-craft.co.uk/ )
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-17-2015, 07:50 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Bathroom walls and closet door installed. ...

Bathroom walls and closet door installed. Starting on the twin bunks this weekend...252283252284252287252288252289
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-09-2015, 07:35 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - November 8, 2015: Still custom...

Hope's Log - November 8, 2015:
Still custom building the bathroom doors and walls. Bending aluminum for the door frame is a very slow process, but it is coming along nicely...251838...
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-02-2015, 03:18 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Thank you TxDave! I spent the past weekend...

Thank you TxDave! I spent the past weekend creating the custom bathroom door and look forward to figuring out how to install it this weekend!251554251555251556251557251558
Forum: General Repair Forum 10-29-2015, 09:15 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: Taking her maiden voyage - Columbus Day Weekend

I promised a friend nearly a year ago that our families would meet at Mather Campground at the south rim of the Grand Canyon regardless of whether or not Hope's interior was finished.

This first...
Forum: General Repair Forum 10-29-2015, 08:53 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: Worst part of the bathroom build - October, 2015

I hate ABS and PVC plumbing, but at least it is finally done! I really like the hot and cold PEX with Shark Bite Connectors. They are a bit pricey, but much better than sweating copper pipes!

...
Forum: General Repair Forum 10-29-2015, 08:47 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: More bathroom progression pictures - October, 2015

The bathroom is almost done! Just need to build the cabinet door, closet door and bathroom door.
Forum: General Repair Forum 10-29-2015, 08:42 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: Continuing on the new nautical bathroom - October, 2015

After surviving another HOT Phoenix Summer, I have finally been able to work inside of Hope again!

Over the course of the last 4 weekends, I have designed and installed the custom aluminum shower...
Forum: General Repair Forum 06-06-2015, 05:28 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Roadrunner and Western Diamondback Rattlesnake!

I wasn't able to add the pictures of the wildlife in my last post...
Forum: General Repair Forum 06-06-2015, 05:25 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: Creating the new bathroom - June, 2015

After a year of removing the original interior, replacing axles/brakes and installing a new weight distribution, anti-sway hitch and a new AC shroud to the exterior, I am finally beginning to...
Forum: General Repair Forum 05-19-2015, 08:17 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hello millertimeUS! I searched the Internet...

Hello millertimeUS!

I searched the Internet for the best price for the Krylon Fusion, but the shipping costs made it cost prohibitive.

So, I went to my local Ace Hardware, bought the two cans...
Forum: General Repair Forum 05-19-2015, 09:57 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Thank you youngpeck! After many months of hard...

Thank you youngpeck! After many months of hard work, the positive results are finally beginning to show! I look forward to starting the custom build with new materials!
Forum: General Repair Forum 05-18-2015, 09:58 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Painting the Interior

Last May I attempted to paint the interior, but the temperatures got into the 100s and prevent me from doing so. Luckily, that forced me to concentrate on getting the axles and brakes installed.
...
Forum: General Repair Forum 05-18-2015, 09:48 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Repairing the Banana Wraps

I had hoped to be able to purchase new banana wraps in order to avoid trying to bang out all the dents in the original ones. Unfortunately, the only reproduction wraps I can find are black plastic...
Forum: General Repair Forum 05-18-2015, 09:10 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Repairing the floor rot

After a thorough inspection of the floor using an ice pick to search from soft spots, I realized that in addition to the rot in front of the door, I needed to replace the corner of the floor in the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 04-15-2015, 08:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,278
Posted By Kei
Consider living north of Honeywell

Hello Laura,

My family moved from the east coast (Rhode Island) to Arizona 10 years ago and my wife was reluctant to live within the Phoenix city limits (We were used to living in the woods back...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-15-2015, 08:25 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Thanks!

Thank you, blkmagikca! I took the Airstream down the highway and tested its sway and recovery and really can tell the improvement. Now it's time to start on the floor and water system!
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-12-2015, 06:54 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hello Bullit

Hey Bullit,
I was just reviewing old posts and wanted to catch up to see how you went about fixing the rotted floor in the front of your door. I'm going to be addressing a similar spot on my...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-11-2015, 12:54 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - New 7-way flat connections and Reese Hitch

Back in May, 2014, when my wife and I purchased Hope, I had originally wanted to strip the interior and focus on the really fun redesign of her bathroom, bunks and kitchen. However, it became obvious...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-11-2015, 12:40 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Armstrong AC and Shroud

After 44 years, I suspected the original Armstrong AC unit was in need of replacement. However, after removing the old plastic extruded shroud, which crumbled into small pieces in my hands, and...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-11-2015, 12:25 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Removing Belly Pan, Insulation and Inspecting Floor

Although I originally never expected to, or should I say, wanted to, remove the belly pan, it became obvious that in order to do a proper renovation and reconfiguration of the water-related systems,...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-11-2015, 11:57 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Installing New Axles, Shocks and Brakes

The installation of the new Dexter axles required that I cut the frame to accomodate the wider axles, which I accomplished using my grinder and cutting disk.

After painting the frame black,...
Forum: General Repair Forum 04-11-2015, 11:46 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - Update 11/29/14 - 04/11/15

It's amazing how fast life goes by...I finally have found the time to add a log entry for our renovation of "Hope".

Since Thanksgiving weekend, 2014, we have accomplished the following:
...
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-29-2014, 05:52 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
More Pictures of the axle removal...

With some penetrating oil, the nuts that attached the axles and the shock absorbers came off fairly easy.
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-29-2014, 05:47 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log - 11/29/14, Replacing the Dual Axles

In July, after entirely gutting the interior, we were about to paint the walls and floor when it got too hot (115 degrees!), so we took the summer off. Now that the temps are in the 70's, it's time...
Forum: 1969 - 1973 Safari 08-14-2014, 12:42 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 60,293
Posted By Kei
Congratulations Pam & David on getting your...

Congratulations Pam & David on getting your Airstream on the road! Enjoy the trip and I look forward to watching your ongoing progress!
The monsoon rains are cooling off Phoenix a little and your...
Forum: General Repair Forum 07-15-2014, 09:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,270
Posted By Kei
Welcome and Enjoy the Journey!

Hello clintd,

I purchased my AS on April 30, 2014 and went through the first initial doubts by mid-May after removing everything from the interior, but by reading our fellow Airstreamer's blogs...
Forum: General Repair Forum 07-01-2014, 09:38 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Happiness is...An Electrical Diagram!

After searching the Internet, I was returned to AirForums to find an electrical diagram for a '72 AS (I should have known to look on the electrical forum first!).

It turns out there are owner's...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 07-01-2014, 09:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 24,622
Posted By Kei
Thank you for posting the wiring diagram! I've...

Thank you for posting the wiring diagram! I've been searching the Internet, and I'm always grateful when fellow Airstreamers post the information I need!

Kei
Forum: General Repair Forum 07-01-2014, 08:53 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Picts of wiring in ceiling aft of the AC?

Hello Bullit!
Is there any chance you took picts of electrical wiring for the overhead light just aft of the ceiling air conditioner? I'm making a big assumption that your Caravel has a similar...
Forum: General Repair Forum 07-01-2014, 08:41 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Hope's Log: Month 3, Day 1: Troubleshooting Electrical Issue

So, last time I was in Hope cleaning and laying out the bathroom, I took a small amount of time to troubleshoot a problem I'm having with the overhead light in the twin bunk area (Just aft of the air...
Forum: General Repair Forum 07-01-2014, 08:26 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 54,502
Posted By Kei
Thank you, rucos! Any pictures you can post of...

Thank you, rucos! Any pictures you can post of the tank installations, as well as your recent axle installations, is always appreciated and helpful in visualizing how everything fits and goes back...
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