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Old 12-20-2017, 09:00 AM   #1
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skins that are the same

I passed on many mid year models due to need to replace corners. I know these panels are not available and practically impossible to make (early 60's models). I;m thinking about donor models.. are the corners on the larger models the same as the small ones? big airstreams can be cheap sometimes, can a corner from one of these be installed on a bambi, bubble, other small ones.
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All the 50's and 60's trailers except the 69 have flat sheet lower corners made from alclad .032 2024-T3.
If you are talking the upper corner segments, then it's a different story..
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I am talking the upper corners.. are larger or largest airstream corners the same?

yes I know rivet holes are never that exact but the shape of the skins, are they the same
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The upper corner segments are different on different years and I don't know the exact splits, Late 50's to 68 are the same (I think) 69 to 80 something, then the late models wide bodies. Hopefully someone else here has the exact dates.

Some people have had good luck removing them and reforming on an English Wheel. There are several methods for removing dents depending on the severity of the dent.
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