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Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 01-09-2024, 07:01 AM
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Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks, Bubba - I'll look into that. I did cut...

Thanks, Bubba - I'll look into that. I did cut some doors for the overhead end-cap cabinets and had a visible void on one - figured I'd fill and sand but no void would be better. I recently...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 01-08-2024, 08:23 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Woodworking 101

Finally to the cabinet-making phase, which is really fun. Built my rear bed platform, kind of following similar frame structures to what airstream originally did on my two twins. Two large drawers...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 08-18-2023, 05:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,042
Posted By KCN
I'm going to assume you are legitimately looking...

I'm going to assume you are legitimately looking for advice, so here goes.

There is a risk to purchasing anything. You, the purchaser, must assume all the risk. That's the old "caveat emptor"...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-26-2023, 10:57 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
I went ahead and did online metals for those...

I went ahead and did online metals for those pesky strips. Shipped from Santa Fe Springs where my trailer was built, so that's kind of fun - I like serendipity.
Thanks for the offer, Kip - I'll...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-16-2023, 05:58 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Hey, Kip! Be careful of what you offer - I plan...

Hey, Kip! Be careful of what you offer - I plan to be down there at the end of the month to bid farewell to the Wally Bee.

Look who I ran into at the International Rally (actually, it was a...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-15-2023, 11:42 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Paint, fan

Painting is done-ish - "white heron" by Benjamin Moore on top of 2 coats of the primer. I actually went slightly snowblind doing this - lots of white! Will get toned down by the wood.

Installed...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 06-11-2023, 07:43 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Still working!

I'll skip all the insulation and wiring photos, riveting of hatches, nothing novel, but they are all done. The interior skins are ALL BACK IN, and interior painting has commenced! A milestone that...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 05-31-2022, 08:36 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
spring progress report

Lots to report.

Successfully wired all my running lights, brakes etc... love the new shiny LED's - visibility is a good thing. Adding two new backup lights, pre-wired for the camera I may add...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 02-16-2022, 01:42 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Hatches? We ain't got no stinking hatches! (Until now)

Some updates on my hatches. I bought one as I showed earlier, and installed it on the belly. Buttoned up the bottom belly finally, and hopefully for good. Milestone.

Really liked the quality...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 10-25-2021, 04:25 PM
Replies: 275
Views: 85,884
Posted By KCN
HOW I love seeing all this. You have always been...

HOW I love seeing all this. You have always been one of my most favorite forums people.

I'm doing a rear-to-mid bath conversion as well. Also planning on using Marmoleum tiles (probably the...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 09-06-2021, 11:37 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Back from my summer of travel and getting back to...

Back from my summer of travel and getting back to work. I was able to get the insulation I needed while back east - wasn't available anywhere here, (the 1/2 inch Owens Corning pink boards) and I was...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-18-2021, 07:11 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
belly insulation report, re-plumbing, insulation

When I left Colorado 7 years ago with my unfinished project in tow, I buttoned up the belly pan with a couple of pop-rivets and a bunch of clecos holding up the 5052 .040 center panels in the rear. ...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-09-2021, 07:57 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks, Bubba. Did I really say air...

Thanks, Bubba. Did I really say air handler...yep, I did. I meant condenser. I will continue to ponder the mini-split and have lots of other things I can work on while I do.

Just read your...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-08-2021, 05:18 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks - I never give up, I just have to put it...

Thanks - I never give up, I just have to put it on the back burner a lot. And I do like working with the cabinets!

Thinking the mini-split through...two questions. Once, wondered if I could do...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-08-2021, 05:15 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks - yours is very lovely. Mine was very...

Thanks - yours is very lovely. Mine was very rough, which is why I didn't mind digging into it - starting nine years ago!

Kathy
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-07-2021, 08:31 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
New Layout - side bath!

Ok, finally have some time to work on the trailer. My youngest daughter was married a month ago, graduated from veterinary school in May and joined a practice as a new Doc - my life has been full of...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 04-25-2021, 08:15 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 17,894
Posted By KCN
Hello (mostly) Illinois peeps! May I come to...

Hello (mostly) Illinois peeps!

May I come to the tour-of-trailers if I'm not in the rally? I will actually be in Champaign that week - my daughter is getting married the weekend before your rally...
Forum: Stella's Kitchen 04-22-2021, 10:22 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 23,426
Posted By KCN
Great thread, thanks for putting the list...

Great thread, thanks for putting the list together.

Currently favoring Angel's Envy, also have had more Basil Hayden this year than I should admit.

Not bourbon, but a few years ago I went to...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 04-22-2021, 09:45 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Three new window latches

Three of my windows (streetside, galley/front) only had latches on the rear lower corners. All my other windows have latches on both lower corners. I reckon the crank out lifter was supposed to...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 04-21-2021, 03:24 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Rear bath fan? I don't have one in my '62, but...

Rear bath fan? I don't have one in my '62, but been thinking about adding one. Do you have other photos that shows where it is? Thanks![/QUOTE]

If you look back at post #108 and #188, you can...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 04-21-2021, 03:09 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks. I think I found someone to re-chrome all...

Thanks. I think I found someone to re-chrome all my rusty bits, there are a lot of them, so will do the fan covers then. I agree the vintage details are worth keeping.

KC
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 04-18-2021, 08:03 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
2021 updates

Pulled the trailer out this week - ski season ended last week and the snow has melted from my house so now I have time - I'm a full-time alpine instructor all winter, 5 days at Grand Targhee, and 2...
Forum: General Repair Forum 11-05-2020, 05:48 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,696
Posted By KCN
As someone else suggested, definitely part it out...

As someone else suggested, definitely part it out on the Airforums Classifieds. Put that picture up, and tell people to contact you with photos/specifics of what they are looking for. Be careful...
Forum: Doors & Locks 10-31-2020, 08:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 639
Posted By KCN
just posted about needing these this morning! ...

just posted about needing these this morning!

KCN
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-31-2020, 07:37 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
assorted stuff

Finished stripping the drip caps and hope to have someone around this week to help me buck a few rivets so I can get them attached.

The replacement window clips arrived and work great - easy to...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-25-2020, 10:58 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
more forward motion

Still waiting on the window clips, and ordered more 1/8 clecos. Picked up 4 sheets of 5052 in Idaho Falls to start making the new ceiling and rear lowers as all are too badly corroded to re-use. ...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-20-2020, 12:45 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks, HiHo/Vernon - the clippy things are on...

Thanks, HiHo/Vernon - the clippy things are on the way.

Just sorted and put all my skins back in (they were still stored down in Colorado unto this past July when I went to retrieve them) to...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-08-2020, 07:43 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Unobtanium obtained

I bought 3 donor windows to obtain the little unobtanium catches and feel guilty for destroying the frame extrusions just to get the little piece of pot metal out. Since I promptly broke one of the...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 02-20-2019, 10:26 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Hi - yep, I am using butyl tape as well as the...

Hi - yep, I am using butyl tape as well as the TremPro.
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 02-20-2019, 10:15 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks for the kind words - yeah, for sure great...

Thanks for the kind words - yeah, for sure great just to have it at the house and have everything in one place! :)
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 02-17-2019, 10:02 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Ok, I took some time off, took a deep breath,...

Ok, I took some time off, took a deep breath, back at it. There's no crying in baseball....or airstream reconstruction.

Took my end-caps in to a fiberglass shop and had them repaired and primed. ...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-01-2018, 09:55 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
The Next Step - seeking recommendations

Ok, I've gotten to where I wanted to be on my own - the shell is patched, trailer is sealed, the fans (including the one I ripped off) and skylight are installed.

I live in Jackson, Wyoming but...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 06-21-2018, 07:42 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Wabbit - that was certainly not my intention but...

Wabbit - that was certainly not my intention but you're right...and in hindsight, that IS fun :D Hope it didn't cause any lasting damage.:angel:

And while your stated admiration to my attention...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 06-20-2018, 10:07 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
After performing the first three years of a...

After performing the first three years of a proposed six year leak-test, I came to the conclusion that the windows needed to be pulled out entirely and re-placed with new sealant between the frame...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-19-2017, 06:32 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thank you :) And yes, that eyebrow with the edge...

Thank you :) And yes, that eyebrow with the edge trim (same as the j-trim I'm putting on the wheel wells) really gave it some structural integrity. A nice alternative solution to having to fabricate...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-19-2017, 06:30 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Thanks - and even better....it no longer falls...

Thanks - and even better....it no longer falls off and actually opens, closes and locks! :)

Kathy
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-19-2017, 06:29 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
So, so true - a thing of beauty... :)

So, so true - a thing of beauty... :)
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 10-17-2017, 07:10 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
The Door

I took my trailer down to Denver this week (takes me about 10 hours because 500 miles) and the very kind and talented Vinstream built me a beautiful new door. The trailer tows so well - I now have...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 11-13-2016, 03:57 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Electrical stuff

I never got around to showing what I was doing with my electrical plan because I was kind of in a rush. At any rate, I'm doing things a bit differently by design and talking to lots of folks and...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 09-05-2016, 11:30 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Evidence of things unseen...

Been a while, but finally started committing one day a week to getting back to work on the trailer. This startup business stuff is all-consuming, but it's so rewarding. My biz link is in my...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 06-28-2016, 08:37 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,922
Posted By KCN
Gaël - Yay! So fun!

Gaël -

Yay! So fun!
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 02-17-2016, 09:48 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
The trailer with the snow is my actual trailer,...

The trailer with the snow is my actual trailer, yes. It's naked now, as I removed all of that snow....

The trailer in the quilt, however, is from a silly little Nick&Nora pajama print that...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 02-17-2016, 06:38 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
cool parts

Well, I got lucky - last visit here I checked out the classifieds and a fellow vintage owner on the forums is restoring a 61 Starliner and was selling some parts...including the complete fan. Very...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 01-23-2016, 08:09 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
I'm still alive, and see my trailer every day,...

I'm still alive, and see my trailer every day, since it's parked outside the storage unit where I store all my tools. All in good time. Had to take some time off the trailer to go back to school...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 08-28-2015, 07:27 AM
Replies: 554
Views: 130,175
Posted By KCN
:) How fun for you to get together with Shelly! ...

:) How fun for you to get together with Shelly! Your trailers look/leak beautiful together! Keep it up you two - learning lots from both of you.

Kathy
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-24-2015, 09:51 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
I think it's just that Montana Mud (aka "gumbo")...

I think it's just that Montana Mud (aka "gumbo") that makes the tires look larger. The wheels are just the standard 15x6 on 5 1/2 OEM that Redneck Trailer carries and I had them powder coated black....
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-24-2015, 09:36 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
I know what you mean - I really love this...

I know what you mean - I really love this trailer. I'm fairly brave, but I was still stressing about it... but after a few hours on the road I started to relax when I realized how well it was...
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-18-2015, 08:21 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Just wanted to share a photo from the end of the...

Just wanted to share a photo from the end of the day. Drove 500 miles yesterday - pulled like a dream.
Forum: 1960 - 1964 Overlander 07-16-2015, 07:34 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 45,126
Posted By KCN
Lights, brakes, sharks.

It appears to be 58-63 Overlander update week - so I'll join in. 9 months of no work...life sure goes by quickly.

Finally got my brakes wired yesterday and my rear marker lights. Last fall,...
Forum: Airstream Trailer Forums 04-06-2015, 10:12 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,850
Posted By KCN
I've used UShip as well, for a car, and the guy...

I've used UShip as well, for a car, and the guy who got my contract also does trailers/motorhomes (can put on trailers or haul on their own). You can specify covered or open carriers as well. You...
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