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07-26-2018, 09:38 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Drilling
[5/8 drift , centerpunch, centerdrill,1/4”,3/8”,1/2” and then 5/8 . Seamed to go pretty fast . I don’t use step drills on material thicker than 3/16” seams to wear them out faster due to heat .
Love the 66 .
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07-26-2018, 11:46 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1980 24' Caravelle
vallejo
, California
Join Date: May 2016
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ahh,the joys of vintage ASs. we must be gluttons for punishment. alittle over 2 yrs on my 80 caravelle; dtill not done but is useable. will be following you build. kurt
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07-27-2018, 11:44 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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Viva Big Bend
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07-28-2018, 08:11 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,278
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Isn't muratic acid what we clean cement mixer drums with?
Thanks for sharing your 5/8" drilling process. That's the one I use so now I don't feel dumb at all. I figured the good guys used step drills.
You are very skilled and have a very nice shop. You really can "fix that".
Have fun at the town music festival.
David
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07-30-2018, 02:33 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
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07-30-2018, 06:40 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
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Making fantastic progress. How did you get the inside of the exterior skins so clean? They look brand new.
David
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07-30-2018, 06:55 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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Pressure wash .
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07-31-2018, 07:08 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
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That must be a Texas "high" pressure washer. You sure did a good job cleaning them up.
David
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08-03-2018, 12:37 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Have a question .
The sub floor is all bolted down to the frame . Treeing up the body . Are the sides from the cap ends straight ? Will be ready to bolt the body down soon as I know . Thanks Blue .
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08-04-2018, 12:01 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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Help
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08-06-2018, 06:59 AM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
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Hi Joyflea: I "assume" there is nothing straight on an Airstream body. That said, I believe the aluminum under the front and rear end caps on the mid sixties trailers are sloped out, or more than 90 degrees to the subfloor and frame rails. The new body starting in 1969 is definitely not straight down, it slopes in quite a bit.
It looks like you made a great "flashing" between the bumper gap and the body. Airstream just used a flat piece of aluminum sheet there, which allowed rain water to splash and then migrate into the cut ends of the subfloor. Rot, rot, rot away subfloor.
David
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08-07-2018, 08:29 AM
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1971 21' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
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Arvada
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joyflea
Still need to know if sides are straight . Anyone with a similar model have time to run a string line down the side a floor level ?
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I used an aluminum "I" beam clamped to the ribs to insure the sides were straight. I also made a long stringer over the wheel wells as I did not like the bottom of the ribs floating. It's somewhere in my thread below.
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08-07-2018, 03:43 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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Floor bolted , unbolted , and bolted . I can fix that .
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08-07-2018, 06:16 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
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I can’t wait to start working on the interior. I love to beadroll al. I changed my avatar to what I love to do . Can’t really see it but her it is . And this is what I love to do . Stay tuned for something different in the inside .
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08-07-2018, 06:24 PM
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1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Joy, that is very cool. Nice craft.
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08-07-2018, 08:06 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Well, you are the first vintage Airstream enthusiasts who prefers "bead rolling". We use to call that marbles when I was a kid. I bet not many folks know what bead rolling is, or have seen the machine that does it.
You're a man of many skills. I admire that very much. We used an old saying back in Iowa. "Don't judge someone by what they have, judge someone by what they don't need." Me thinks you don't need much. Very, very independent indeed. I had to hire a mobile welder to fix my frame.
David
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08-11-2018, 02:22 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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Today we finished stripping the paint and vinyl off the last Al. panel . Just one end cap and some trim pieces left .
Only found two things of interest in the iner area . A mr raisin , mouse toy and a shipping slip for a panel .
Set up my scaffolding to clean of all the old caulk off the roof and put new ac and two new vents in place before I start sealing and trying to make it leak proof .
Latter , Blue .
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08-18-2018, 08:46 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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Out with the old , in with the new
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08-18-2018, 07:21 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 34' Limited
1975 27' Overlander
1969 21' Globetrotter
Conifer
, Colorado
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8,278
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Wow, this is a top level renovation. You were right on when you said "I can fix that". Great job on the AC installation and curve fitting. Not easy.
I hear you on the roof vent sealant removal. I also had sealants of various types slobbered all around my windows. It took many hours of "pick'n and grin'n to get it off and a proper seam sealer applied.
I did the same "scaffolding" as you when installing my heavy AC. I used carpet and boards on the ribs with a piece of plywood between them to kneel on, and to place the AC while I positioned it over the hole. Not a real easy job with just one old man to do. You validated my method, thank you.
David
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08-19-2018, 06:39 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Alpine
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 303
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David , your right on the old man part . Be 70 on this next birthday .
The black stickyunder aluminum tape was the hardest to remove . Wish I knew where to find it , I would use some on the overlap . It would outlast me .
Blue
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