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Holy Sheet!

Posted 02-22-2013 at 07:30 AM by Air Stream 1

Been Pretty busy over the past few weeks. My bride has primed and painted the hitch and exposed frame on the interior. I have removed the sub-floor, and replaced the front piece (harder than it sounds with the shell on). Together we have buck riveted and TemPro'ed the sheet metal patches across the top solving the mystery of what lay under the patches.

We were relieved to find that the damage to the bows was really cosmetic, but we will be adding metal anyway to shore up the roof...

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Air Stream 1

1955 Safari

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Shell Shocked! 1955 Safari

Posted 02-11-2013 at 10:06 AM by Air Stream 1

All of the inside skins are off! However, what was uncovered added yet another layer of fun. When the previous owner (moondoggie) "replaced" the floors with mismatched plywood, he chose to saw around the inner shell leaving the rotted original around the perimeter. The C channel is largely deteriorated, the majority of carriage bolts are rusted through, the wood screws are corroded through. The shell isn't being held to the frame by much and it has been really lucky to have made its trip...

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Air Stream 1

1955 Safari

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I scream. You scream. We all scream for Airscream!

Posted 02-08-2013 at 11:22 AM by Air Stream 1
Updated 02-08-2013 at 11:25 AM by Air Stream 1

Gutting and polishing!

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Air Stream 1

1955 Safari

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I scream. You scream. We all scream for Airscream!

Posted 02-08-2013 at 08:46 AM by Air Stream 1
Updated 02-08-2013 at 09:32 AM by Air Stream 1

Our family recently picked up a gutted 1955 Airstream Safari in Panama City Beach. All of the original furniture was still inside, but not bolted down and no appliances.
The palate was clear and the ideas of how to proceed were wide open. Should we restore with all vintage, or a modern "Ikea" motif? The decision was clear. We'd stick to the vintage layout, remake the furniture "identical" to the original, but have updated appliances for the sake of worry free glamping....

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