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Looks new from the outside at least

Posted 09-20-2009 at 05:02 PM by Bowmans (This blog shows our renovation of a 1979 Sovereign 31' center bath AS)

We have officially finished polishing

. We also got the trimline inserted and most of the little things outside back on and painted/cleaned.

We also removed the lower trimline bracket at the rear and sealed the shell to the bumper aluminum so we can stop the water leakage into the flooring. I read Zeppelinium's post on this and really appreciated it but thought...

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Car-Trailer Electrical Connector

Posted 09-18-2009 at 05:19 PM by MRodriguez

The Car-Trailer electrical connector (trailer-side) on my 1974 Airstream is broken and I need to find a replacement.. Can anyone direct me to where I can locate a replacement?

Thanks
Mike

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Inside out

Posted 09-12-2009 at 05:48 PM by Bowmans (This blog shows our renovation of a 1979 Sovereign 31' center bath AS)

I as off Friday so I thought I would hopfully almost finish the polishing. Got about 8' x 6' section done and the drill motor finally gave out. So I broke out a second Vistview and resealed it since the first hasn't leaked in 2 rains we got this week.

I also removed the front cabinet and the sink/stove cabinet. I couldn't believe the dirt buildup in the front end where the battery compartments and converter was located. Spent a while cleaning that up. I also re-located some aftermarket...

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Underbelly Revealed

Posted 09-08-2009 at 05:18 PM by Clyde-2

Yes, the 8-track is working ! Waylon & Willie are jamming in the Stream.

Only took one piece of folded cardboard to get them in tune and up to correct speed !!

Got both axles off easily. However it's going to be a bit tricky getting them out from underneath the trailer without cutting them in half as I didn't take into account the drum height when jacking up the trailer.

Pulled the main belly pan piece off to reveal the rats had been living comfortably for...

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Progress on polishing and 1 Vistview window broken

Posted 09-04-2009 at 02:05 PM by Bowmans (This blog shows our renovation of a 1979 Sovereign 31' center bath AS)

We are now down to the rear endcap on polishing and it's about halfway done.

I finally ordered the gaskets for the Vistaview windows last week from Can-Am. The tint peeling in between the panes is too much to look at every day. The gaskets arrived and are rectangular from the side to fit in the area left by the inside pane you break and remove. I decided to...

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