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11-24-2006, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 19 ft Scamp 19 ft 5th Wheel Dlx / 2001 Ford Ranger 4x4
Posts: 1,125
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Excellent extreme makeover!! Lookin' good!!!
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11-24-2006, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Casita 16 ft 1984 and U-Haul CT13 1985
Posts: 456
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I love before and after pictures! You were smart to take so many photos when it was in such sad shape. It looks so beautiful now, a very far cry from when you got it. Congrats and happy travels!
Jeanne
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11-24-2006, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Casita 17 ft Spirit Deluxe
Posts: 509
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Who said they could'nt put Humpty Dumpty back together again? Its beautiful.
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1999 Casita 17' SD - "The Little Egg"
2007 Escalade - 6.2L V8 - 6L80E Trans - 3.42 Diff
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11-24-2006, 05:36 PM
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Member
Trailer: U-Haul
Posts: 69
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Thanks folks, 6 weeks start to finish .
we did the normal rv catalog looking and on a whim went to "wally world" and found every thing but the windows and rain gutter there at 1/4 of the cost.
one company wanted over $800.00 bucks for "one" window, geeezzzzs, were on a fixed income, heheh RTV is $8.00 bucks a tube and works great.......
will paint it come spring, right now i , ooops "we" got fish to catch
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11-24-2006, 08:29 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1984 U-Haul 13 ft
Posts: 108
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N-I-C-E!!!!! I see that you have removed your furnace and exhaust fan. I took mine out, too. Sure wish that my U-haul would someday look as good as yours.
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11-25-2006, 06:22 AM
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Member
Trailer: U-Haul
Posts: 69
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N-I-C-E!!!!! I see that you have removed your furnace and exhaust fan. I took mine out, too. Sure wish that my U-haul would someday look as good as yours.
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I made a decision not to go with gas/lpg what ever as its just a big pane in the butt.
Besides where we are going to go 90% of the places have electricity and the few that don’t all allow generators.
I give my wife the credit making it look good, I just made some mods and some things work, she is the one who did "the making it livable".
you will do good , all it takes is time, thought and money, heheh
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11-25-2006, 07:17 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,710
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Thanks folks, 6 weeks start to finish .
we did the normal rv catalog looking and on a whim went to "wally world" and found every thing but the windows and rain gutter there at 1/4 of the cost.
one company wanted over $800.00 bucks for "one" window, geeezzzzs, were on a fixed income, heheh RTV is $8.00 bucks a tube and works great.......
will paint it come spring, right now i , ooops "we" got fish to catch
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COOL! I see you mentioned replacing the windows and found out the cost of replacements Looking at the pictures I don't see anything wrong with them If you're going to paint the trailer, I'd suggest pulling them out and resealing with Butyl tape. You certainly don't want to be doing that AFTER the paint....at least not anytime soon.
Rehatched...it's a grand thing
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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11-25-2006, 07:18 AM
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Senior Member
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Good work, Terry, and that disguised barbeque on the tongue is brilliant!
Andrew
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11-27-2006, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: TrailManor (Gone to the Darkside)
Posts: 466
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I noticed that BBQ as well!
Could you post some more pictures of that showing how you did it? That's a truely spiffy repurposing!!!
Spoken like a fellow with a couple old tanks sitting in the garage...
How did you remove all the lichens? I had a bunch on the roof of our former Boler when we bought it. I ended up using a razor, which is rough on the gelcoat (I knew I'd be repainting anyway).
Gotta love the pictorals of resurrection that get posted here!
Mike
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11-27-2006, 09:32 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Chalet
Posts: 513
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I noticed that BBQ as well!
Could you post some more pictures of that showing how you did it? That's a truely spiffy repurposing!!!
Spoken like a fellow with a couple old tanks sitting in the garage...
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This whole "re hatch" is great ( everyone that does this does such great work! Sure glad we don't have to choose which one is best )
I just would sure like to have the details on * How* you did the BBQ Pictures and instructions Please ! I could trade some nice links about how to make a fire Pit using old tanks.....but their directions are not real clear on how to get them empty and cut.
Wonderful Job and Thanks for showing us.
Lynn
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11-28-2006, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Former Burro owner and fan!
Posts: 9,015
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What a great rebirthing! Pictures are worth a 1000 words. You did well!
Can't you take your tank to a place and have it purged? Would that get rid of the gas or just the air?
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11-29-2006, 09:36 AM
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Member
Trailer: U-Haul
Posts: 69
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Ok, you asked for it !
just remember that the bbq pit is "unfinished" as it has been put on the back burner , so to speak, heheh.
just remember if ya make something like this "to not use it mounted on the trailer".
http://www.terry-g.net/u-haul/bbq-pit/bbq-pit.html
p.s., thanks for all the kind words about the "Cracked Egg"
Oh yes in asnwer to RE: How did you remove all the lichens? I had a bunch on the roof of our former Boler when we bought it. I ended up using a razor, which is rough on the gelcoat (I knew I'd be repainting anyway).
we used a high pressure washer along with "Fantastic" cleaner and some scrubbies , you know the spunges with a scratchie side.
came right off but yes i am going to repaint come spring.
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12-02-2006, 02:50 PM
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Junior Member
Trailer: Triple E Surfside 14 ft 1979
Posts: 11
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Tollys Crack Cure worked for me to seal small cracks in the fiberglass (stress cracks) but doesn't make the crack invisible. I think when I want to get rid of the cracks completly I'll sand the whole thing down and do a re-paint and coat and see if that helps.
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12-03-2006, 06:34 AM
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Member
Trailer: U-Haul
Posts: 69
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Tollys Crack Cure worked for me to seal small cracks in the fiberglass (stress cracks) but doesn't make the crack invisible. I think when I want to get rid of the cracks completly I'll sand the whole thing down and do a re-paint and coat and see if that helps.
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Heheh, Butch thats the name my wife gave the trailer , RE: "Cracked Egg" as it looked like [b]an ol egg that had been cracked opended and then discarded..
being an ol paint & body man i know how to fix it up fer painting, but thanks any way.
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12-03-2006, 11:55 AM
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Moderator
Trailer: Fiber Stream 1978 / Honda Odyssey LX 2003
Posts: 8,222
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Does it get that hot?
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12-04-2006, 07:29 AM
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Member
Trailer: U-Haul
Posts: 69
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Does it get that hot?
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Lets put it this way, had i not made that statement and someone made a bbq pit and left it mounted and then started a fire in it , and just for grins lets say the fire got the fiberglass hot enough. ------------------
Bam!, there i go being blamed for someone elses mess up.
so to answer your question , yes
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