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[Buckwheat]

No way is that an '80s mine is a '65 and looks exactly like that except the windows and that whole cab over part.

Good looking rig.

[Ripperj]

I assume the braces are stock, but don't know for sure. I was expecting to find one under the counter top,inside the cabinets, but there is not one there. Maybe they figured the cabinet framing adds some stiffness. The interior was stripped when I got it, no heater was installed. The previous owner just used it for short trips to the beach and kept it real simple.

[Ripperj]

I ripped out and replaced all the wood along the bottom below the window. I found some pretty clear and straight red cedar 2x4s at Lowes, had to pick thru a lot to get 4 . I ripped them into 2x2s and laminated them to a 1.5" strip of 3/4 ply. I replaced all the wood forward of the window, didn't really all need replacing, but I was geared up to do it, and it was already exposed, so why not!. Assuming the front part of the roof is solid, this will be the extent of majorish structure work, the rest will be all interior except for seals and caulk. I was lucky that the camper came with a whole roll of pirelli seal.

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[Rusty]

Nice work....it helps to have the background and tools for woodworking....it should be ready for the next 50 years!

 

BTW....there's a thread with a link for new eyebrows if you're interested....knowing that sometimes they come off a little tweaked.

 

good call on the cedar....ya gotta luv it when they have clears in stock ....under another grade

[Ripperj]

Hey Rusty , by eyebrows do you mean over the windows, or the rain gutter stuff on the front and back? I saw the Vintage Trailer link, but would like to buy the rain gutter pcs.
Pouring thru all the posts, my hydraulic pump and the instruction label inside the jack door look like the ones from late 60s, also the breaker box is in a wooden box above the door like the 60s models, was the box in the same location for the newer years??

[Rusty]

I believe Blueside has a breaker box inside his cabinets up front on the drivers side.

 

the eyebrows are over the windows and doors..the gutter at the seam is another issue...if you have to remove it..be very carefull...I haven't found a replacement location for that piece........yet

 

I ended up using the existing gutters...after removing and cleaning the gutters....I replaced them using butyl glazing tape and then doubled the screws at the curves ...that's where they tend to separate from the body and most of the damages have been done.

 

the link for the eyebrows

 

http://www.teardropt.../Drip_Caps.html

Edited by Rusty, 19 February 2014 - 09:17 PM.

[Ripperj]

Thanks. I bought lots of Butyl tape, mines gray vice the black i see some spots. This thread is turning into my rebuild thread, is there a way to change the title, to make searching later easier?

[Rusty]

We're only 2 pages in...start fresh

 

Rippper's rebuild....kind of a ring to it

[Ripperj]

Finally stumbled upon a serial number, was lightly stamped into the bottom angle plate( the one between rear wall and floor bottom)
12784SD1457
So depending on who you listen to, it's a 27:) ,78 , or as I was told 84( owner thought 84 or 85)