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11-30-2015, 08:16 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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Back bigger and Better
Hi Everyone, I was lucky enough to find a 1953 Spartan double ender with all original interior, appliances, flooring, doors, locks, screens its all there. I went to texas a month ago and dragged it back to California. I had a 1950 Silver Streak Clipper I moved on to a member here. John Redondo beach, CA
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11-30-2015, 11:41 AM
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1987 Avion 34W owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Good Ol'
, USA
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 2,090
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Beautiful! Congratulations on finding your Spartan. Those were built in my home town.
PaulnGina
1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
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1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
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05-05-2016, 07:38 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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I have been working on the Spartan every weekend. I had the front cap rolled out. replaced half the Sub- floor made three new panels and had a friend make a new A frame and coupler up front.
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05-12-2016, 07:08 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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The front Cap before and after. I have a friend who is a coach builder.
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05-17-2016, 07:36 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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Hi Everyone, I pulled the axles and had a friend replace a few outriggers in the frame and also box the frame in a few more spots. I will finish the subfloor this coming weekend.
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05-17-2016, 08:03 AM
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Rivet Master 
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Awesome! Thanks for the photos.
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10-23-2016, 06:06 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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Finally back at it. have put the axles back and put the front panels in place.
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12-26-2016, 07:16 AM
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New Member
austin
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1
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Thanks for posting! Subscribed, looking forward to more...
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12-30-2016, 11:40 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
Houston
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 34
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So cool, My dream trailer. I have a 23' Silver Streak I'm remodeling now. I'm from Tulsa too. Houston now.
During the war my dad was a navy, aviation machinist at Spartan aviation. Before the trailers, though.
wayne
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12-31-2016, 06:45 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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WOW… Thats neat
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12-31-2016, 08:51 AM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
1977 31' Excella 500
Berkeley Springs
, West Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,638
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Interesting Axles
Really cool project! I've always liked Spartans.
Can you elaborate on the axles a bit? How do they work? Is that a boot on each end, like a CV joint boot? Is it a coil spring? I've never seen axles like that...curious how they work.
See ya on the road!
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04-10-2018, 10:02 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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They are a Torsion Axle. There are springs thats how the axles move
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04-10-2018, 11:11 PM
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#13
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4 Rivet Member 
2009 25' FB Flying Cloud
1973 31' Sovereign
Mount Angel
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 259
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What???.... No pictures?....No updates? How can you leave me hanging with a project like this?
Please kindly add more details to your journey...thanks!
Susan
looks so interesting!
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04-12-2018, 08:23 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
redondo beach
, California
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 236
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will do. Its 106 miles away from me so working on it is a weekend trip 
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