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07-03-2011, 05:00 PM
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#161
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2016 27' International
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Amazing... great progress. Will it be ready by labor day?
lol..
Vinnie
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07-03-2011, 05:48 PM
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#162
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
, Florida
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Originally Posted by Airslide
Amazing... great progress. Will it be ready by labor day?
lol..
Vinnie
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Didn't specify a year?
Haha thanks... My sister wanted to know if she could hang a hammock in it and move her potting table under it. I said no.
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07-04-2011, 01:20 PM
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#163
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Well if I said 2011 nobody would doubt it..
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07-04-2011, 02:34 PM
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#164
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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Originally Posted by Airslide
Well if I said 2011 nobody would doubt it..
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Thanks, I work really fast but without adult supervision I keep redesigning and adding gizmos to the point I never get done. There must be a medication for that 
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07-04-2011, 02:44 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
, Florida
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My cast "international" badges and the cast trim beside them are structurally corroded and beyond repair.
I
Removed the two horizontal trim strips that frame the badge and have decided all of it is being deleted in favor of a cleaner look like the older AS
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07-04-2011, 04:27 PM
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#166
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
, Florida
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Stripping black crap off the walls
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07-05-2011, 09:51 PM
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#167
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
, Florida
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UFO shot
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07-12-2011, 08:47 AM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
, Florida
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Well iv been in a steel holding pattern but good news it will arrive Thursday!
My local( 40mi) steel supplier is delivering for free and they are cutting all pieces to length based on my cut list. At $2 a cut that's a he'll of a deal.
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07-12-2011, 09:04 AM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
, Florida
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I figured based on material that my factory frame weighs 528lb - rust + rat poop
A C5 @6.7lb frame should weigh 1155lb
Mine will be close to that but my frame rails are taller and some reinforcement around the battery compartments
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07-14-2011, 12:56 PM
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#170
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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Steel just arrived!
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07-15-2011, 02:00 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1974 31' Sovereign
Sunset Beach
, North Carolina
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Dark, What are you using for cross-members and outriggers. I was researching that and found that a metal fabricator could bend up some 11 gauge plate for around half the cost of the factory crossmember replacements.
I am not sure if I saw a post on the weight differences of C Channel steel, but the web site below, says that 1/8 plate is 5.112/sq. ft. A linear ft of plate is about .7 sq ft, so to cut to the chase the difference per foot of plate/stock is about 3# foot....u may want to validate as my second grade math is being tested to its limits. 
How much does a 1/8 steel plate weight per sq.ft.? - Yahoo! Answers
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07-15-2011, 02:33 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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07-15-2011, 02:42 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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My cross members are two 2"x 3" 3/16 L sections. One above the other forming a C with a gap between them for wiring etc... Creates a boxed ladder structure. Outriggers are a single 2" x 3" 3/16 L this gives me a 2" face for mounting the decking
My frame is going to be a little overkill to take the weight of additional batteries.
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07-15-2011, 03:01 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
Sunset Beach
, North Carolina
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Can you expand on the weld process? Will you be posting each step...hint hint. Are you going to use stick? I was going to marry the original C with stock 3/16 C channel on mine. I am not sure if me and a stick welder is the ticket..maybe something more potent???...definitely not my little 115v flux core. I will probably farm out the welding, I am not very comfortable assembling a 7K pound rolling liability.
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07-15-2011, 03:36 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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Stick is good but it is difficult to tack members together before yo go in and do all the final welds. Mig is better for this type of work I use a 180 C Lincoln with intershield wire as I am working outside
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07-15-2011, 03:38 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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I will post as I go
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07-15-2011, 04:51 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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If you decide to weld these really help. Called " strong hands " each side has a magnet and it can be turned on and off
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07-16-2011, 07:43 PM
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Aluminum Falcon Mechanic
1972 31' Sovereign
Wesley chapel
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Ok before you freak out.... its a special use frame...
Today was my first day of tacking up the new frame.. I will go back and seam weld everything once I know everything is in the correct place.
Before everyone freaks out this is a special use frame designed to support more weight than your average AS. The additional weight will be from a large Solar / Battery addition.
Tomorrow I will be tacking the outriggers. Today was just the boxed ladder frame.
The main frame rails are 2" x 10" Rec. Box
Cross members are 2" x 3" L
Outriggers are 2"x 3" L
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07-16-2011, 09:15 PM
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#179
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No freaking out here.. That box frame is overkill and a nice addition to the airstream. Have you seen this setup used before or did you just dream it up?
Vinnie
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07-16-2011, 10:35 PM
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#180
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
, Texas
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Looks BEEFY! Interesting. Can't wait to see it completed!
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