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Old 02-09-2014, 09:52 PM   #1
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1965 Silver Streak Project.. new member

New to this site, thought I had better start posting some of the work I have been doing. I have sucked a lot of information out of this site, its only fair that I possibly help someone else out.

Picked up what is titled as a 1965 Silver Streak that needed a complete redo. The body was in good shape , but had the typical water damage floor. Its a Model 24 that means the box is 20' and with the tongue its 24'.

Attached are some pictures I took today as I live in the NW and we are having some major weather.
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Old 02-09-2014, 09:59 PM   #2
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Here are some pictures of what it looked like on the inside as I started to tear it apart. Going to go all the way down to the frame, but will keep the shell on
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:03 PM   #3
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Model 24 Silver Streak

Some more pictures
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:07 PM   #4
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Model 24 Silver Streak

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Old 02-09-2014, 10:16 PM   #5
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Model 24 Silver Streak

What a ugly terrible job!!
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:26 PM   #6
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Getting there. No fun trying to find the screws that hold down the old flooring. They are hidden under the adhesive that held down the old floor tile. When you find them you have to use a hole saw minus the pilot bit.
Slow process, but it works.
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Old 02-10-2014, 09:29 AM   #7
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Getting down to the bare frame. finally ! A lot of hours to get this far. Very rough on the knee's.
Have three outriggers to replace and need to make room for a gray water tank that I will be adding
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Old 02-10-2014, 09:39 AM   #8
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Needed to remove some of the frame to make room for the gray water tank. The last pictures show the space I made. I took out two sections then used heavier gage steel and boxed the channel all the way around on both side. Should be stronger than before. The tank is 26 gallons. I wanted more but its the best I could do with out going outside of the belly pan.
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Old 02-10-2014, 10:23 AM   #9
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Tank info

Hey, nice work. What tank is that? Do you have a link at all?
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Old 02-10-2014, 01:16 PM   #10
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Is that (or was) anodized aluminum?

The shiny / polished areas really caught my eye...............
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Old 02-10-2014, 01:28 PM   #11
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Attached is the info for the holding tank. I purchased it off of E-bay.


As far as the polished parts of the SS. I have been doing the first part of polishing with 3m heavy duty rubbing compund any where I have added something to the outside.
The trailer is titled as a 1965 but I believe it was built in 63 or 64.It should shine up very nice. No it was not anodized.
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Old 02-10-2014, 02:27 PM   #12
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Yes, you've done a huge amount of work thus far and it is big fun to see what you are doing. Looks like the frame is okay and your are putting a good coating on it! What are you coating it with?
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Old 02-10-2014, 03:30 PM   #13
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thanks for the tank info :-)
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Old 02-10-2014, 05:08 PM   #14
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The product used is a special primer and top coat commonly used on bridges.
The really cool part about the primer is that its two parts. (have to add part A to part B) and it has a capillary action that lets the primer creep into areas you can not get to. This primer works by encapsulating the surface rust. You can put a dime sized amount on a piece of metal and it will creep to over a six inch area. It will even creep uphill.
You have to put the top coat on once it becomes sticky usually about 24 hours depending on the temperature.
Top coat is a rust inhibitive two part top coat as well.
Pre-prime 167 and Bar-rust 235 by Devoe
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Old 02-10-2014, 05:23 PM   #15
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Pre-prime 167 on the frame before and after pictures. The primer shows up darker on the frame. The neat thing about this primer is that all you have to do is hit the frame with a wire brush. You do not want to remove all the rust. The prime actually requires some of the surface rust in order to work correctly.
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Old 02-10-2014, 05:32 PM   #16
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These pictures show the gray water tank in its home. Also shows the new painted frame rails welded on the right. These have holes in them for the plumbing.
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Old 02-10-2014, 05:41 PM   #17
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Model 24 Silver Streak

Starting the floor insulation using two inch foam
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Old 02-10-2014, 06:05 PM   #18
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When they built the SS in 1965 they built the frame, then added insulation and plywood for the floor. They then build the shell on top of the flooring.
The shell is attached with a C channel to the plywood floor. Then they drilled holes thru both the C channel and the plywood for drains?
Of course if water gets into the bottom C channel then it has to go thru the wood before exiting into the belly pan.

My fix for this was to install a piece of 1 1/2" x 3/4" rectangle aluminum tube 1/8" thick all around the perimeter and under the C channel. I then attached the shell to the frame thru the rectangle aluminum tube.

So now to attach the floor to the frame I simply butt it up to the rectangle aluminum tube. Now if water gets into the C channel it goes thru the aluminum tube into the belly pan area

In the picture the rectangle aluminum tube fits between the C channel and the frame right where the bolt is.
The second picture gives you an idea
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Old 02-10-2014, 06:10 PM   #19
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5/8" flooring is now in
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Old 02-10-2014, 06:32 PM   #20
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So now that the floor is structurally sound I removed the aluminum inside roof. This is held in by many 1/8" pop rivets. It comes down in two sheets. You have to be very careful not to bend it.
And yes the rodent's lived up in the roof as well.
I hate pulling the infested insulation out of the walls and ceiling.

This will be reinstalled and painted. I like having a light painted ceiling along with all the wood of the walls and cabinets. Make the inside a little brighter.
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