Maintenance & Restoration

David Morgan · 08-30-2017, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Buggeee

The hole will be easy enough to plug. It looks like it fits really well both mechanically and aesthetically.

You really came a long long way with this trailer, your work looks really really good and thorough too. Tasteful decor. Whoever ends up with this trailer will really have gotten a bargain. I see these things going for what you are asking in their pre-renovation, must be gutted condition. I would have paid someone just to gut mine if I didn't have to study the way it came apart. This one is honestly in the home stretch considering all that is involved in what you have done.

Yours will find a good home. You've gotten it to a phase now where many people can handle it from here, and people will be happily camping in it for years and years because you cared about the way you went about this. Clean title too? Wow.

Good luck Dave and God Bless!

Ahhh... Shucks! That's some of the nicest words i have heard from anyone. Man I really needed that encouragement right now.

Thank you.

David Morgan · 08-30-2017, 10:27 AM

I found some more photos in my archive of the rebuild process. Nothing is in order here, but i figured i would add them to the blog. With the lack of documentation on this brand/model I only hope this work may save someone else some time later.

David Morgan · 08-30-2017, 10:38 AM

All framing was done with a Kreg Pocket Screw tool or wood doweling. This includes the wall framing and cabinet work. Also all connections are glued with Tight Bond III just for added strength. I vacillated a lot on whether or not to go this route on the wall framing, but i was very happy with the results. The very complicated angles of every piece of timber was a nightmare to prepare and layout, no two sticks were ever the same. However i was able to build most of the wall frames in the shop on a table. They were very sturdy and straight and installed nicely into the trailer once the glue was dry. I was very happy with the strength and quality of the joints. Even in just 1x2 pine wood.