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07-15-2020, 10:05 AM
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Perpetually Perplexed
Mobile Rail Bunkhouse
Farmington
, MO
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 109
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Working on the Railroad... Bunkhouse
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07-15-2020, 06:53 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2016 27' International
North Augusta
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 122
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What a cool project! Looking forward to seeing the progress!
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07-15-2020, 07:11 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1967 26' Overlander
Bugtussle
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 400
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Great find! The shell looks to be in really good shape. Also looks like you have the right tow vehicle for that 36 footer. Enjoy jour project!
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2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S 520hp 530ft-lbs torque 7700lb towing capacity
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07-16-2020, 07:00 AM
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Perpetually Perplexed
Mobile Rail Bunkhouse
Farmington
, MO
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 109
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mikextr
Great find! The shell looks to be in really good shape. Also looks like you have the right tow vehicle for that 36 footer. Enjoy jour project!
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The tires are old and sketchy so we outsourced towing it home... but our 2016 F350 dually is used to hauling heavy loads so the camper shouldn’t be an issue for it.
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07-16-2020, 07:07 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vintage Kin Owner
Virginia Beach
, Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 7,801
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The shell really does look good. The interior... eeuuhh! Mask up like you are medical personnel working in an infectious disease ICU. Get tetanus shots before you start. Make patterns of all the gross old wood and particle board stuff you throw out. Could be a real beauty when done.
Congratulations and good luck.
Paula
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07-16-2020, 07:20 AM
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Perpetually Perplexed
Mobile Rail Bunkhouse
Farmington
, MO
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 109
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Foiled Again
The shell really does look good. The interior... eeuuhh!
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Our goal was to find a gutted shell to build out, this just has the extra benefit of making us Airstream archeologists while we dissemble the interior and *hopefully* find a decent frame.
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07-16-2020, 10:37 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1973 29' Ambassador
Woodward
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 48
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Great find of a VERY interesting trailer! Looking forward to your posts!
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07-16-2020, 10:45 AM
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Rivet Master
2017 16' Sport
N/A
, N/A
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 1,789
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The trailer looks to be worthy of a rebuild. Good visual and written documentation of a rebuild and what history you can find will increase its appeal.
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07-16-2020, 11:21 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2018 30' Classic
Mountain View
, California
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 56
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Old Bunkhouse
Lovely find! Hopefully you can acquire a composite floor like the new ones! Also, if you can preserve the Southern Pacific herald on the rear panel it will greatly enhance the visual and documented history of your special piece of SP history.
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07-16-2020, 11:45 AM
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1 Rivet Member
2005 30' Safari
Denver
, CO
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 10
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nice! looking forward to following along...
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07-16-2020, 12:08 PM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,493
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Welcome to the AirForums.
Cool find! I'll be watching your progress as you post.
You might find this article interesting, some history of Airstream that mentions trailers like yours>
https://airstreamclub.org/sites/defa...%20Company.pdf
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2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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07-16-2020, 01:19 PM
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Rivet Master
1990 25' Excella
Sisters
, Oregon
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,195
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Very cool, love archeology. And I love rescuing old stuff. Nice work. It will be really interesting researching its history. Many here can help.
Cheers,
John
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Air Cooled Porsche Specialist -
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled. ~ Robert Frost
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07-16-2020, 02:35 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 30' Flying Cloud
2008 23' International
Keremeos
, British Columbia
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 845
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That is so cool! I can't wait to follow your progress. Best wishes! And like Paula said, suit up!
Lisa
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2017 30' FC | 2002 Chinook Destiny | 2008 23' Int. CCD (written off: hail!)
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07-16-2020, 07:22 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1986 25' Sovereign
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 282
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Great find and good luck on your project.
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07-17-2020, 05:44 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,225
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Welcome to Airforums.
What an interesting project you have ahead of you. Looking forward to following along.
Dan
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07-19-2020, 04:39 PM
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Perpetually Perplexed
Mobile Rail Bunkhouse
Farmington
, MO
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 109
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Here come the questions... but first I built some good stairs for access.
Obviously this door hinge isn’t original... it’s rusty and the pin is far too easy to remove from the exterior. What’s a proper 1962 door hinge look like?
We’re missing a number of these window cranks, do they have a name so I cane source more?
Can anyone identify these axels? They appear to have hydraulic brakes and the bit on the A-frame is for breakaway? I seriously can’t wrap my head around how they work and google hasn’t been much help.
Lastly, this abomination was added to fit a black water tank, yes?
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07-19-2020, 05:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 30' Classic S/O
Fleming Island
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 4,668
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I think the thing on the A-frame is a surge brake master cylinder. If I were resto-modding this trailer I would replace the axles and fit the new ones with disc brakes. Four calipers and a electric-hydraulic actuator. Order new axles with brake flanges but beam only, no brakes. This trailer will likely be way too heavy for four electric drum brakes.
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2002 Classic 30 Slideout -S/OS #004
2013 Dodge 2500 Laramie 4x4 Megacab Cummins
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07-19-2020, 07:35 PM
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Perpetually Perplexed
Mobile Rail Bunkhouse
Farmington
, MO
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 109
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One more question... this opening (in the ceiling) has an LP line capped in it. Was it a gas light or something else?
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07-19-2020, 07:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1962 22' Safari
2016 30' Classic
Southeast
, Michigan
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,986
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To answer a few of your questions . . .
1. The hinges might be original. You have to remember that the Mobile Industrial trailers were built with more economy in mind as compared to normal Airstreams. I would have to study photos of other Mobile Industrial units to see of they have the same hinges, but it is certainly possible that they are original. The typical Airstream door hinges for that time period were at one time being reproduced by Vintage Trailer Supply, but I will predict they will NOT work on your Mobile Industrial because a) the side of an Airstream is curved differently and the hinges have complex bends to accommodate the curve, and b) they are designed for a "door-in-a-door", a feature that your Mobile Industrial does not have. You may just need to source a new set of stainless hinges from a hardware source if you want to replace the rusty ones.
2. Replacement cranks were at one time available from Vintage Trailer Supply, but they looked different and are currently out of stock.
3. It looks like your Mobil Industrial was equipped with hydraulic brakes on a leaf spring axle, even though in 1961 regular Airstream had switched to torsion axles and standardized on electric brakes. This is likely another cost containment decision as Mobile Industrial trailers would not see the number of road miles that a typical Airstream would. You should be able to convert to torsion axles and electric brakes if you desire, or put a modern "electric over hydraulic" disk brake system on the trailer as has already been suggested.
4. Yes that holding tank looks to have been added some time after the trailer was built as the tanks does not appear to be of 1961 vintage and the installer appears to have cut part of the frame away to install it. I cannot say if it is a "black" tank or a "gray" tank. That may depend upon if it is located under the toilet.
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Wally Byam Caravan Club International Historian
Vintage Airstream Club Historian
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