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01-03-2013, 06:23 PM
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Member
Name: Jeremy
Trailer: 1978 Tripple E Surfside
British Columbia
Posts: 87
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78 Surfside Re-build
hello everyone! ive been stalking the site for a while now looking at purchasing a boler as a project and as luck would have it christmas morning a not too shiney but solid 1978 triple e surfside sitting in my driveway! so i figured it was time to sign up! it needs some tlc but overall its in good shape minus a fridge (if anyone is looking to sell one that would be cool!). i will be posting up pics as i start ripping it apart for a rebuild, way to many ideas in my head , also have to work on a tow rig as it may be pushing it hooking onto my Focus in the mountains (altho it would look good cause there both yellow!)
many good threads and ideas on here for repairs and upgrades, thanks for the insight!
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01-03-2013, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 Casita
Posts: 3,428
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Congratulations! Do post pic's of your re-hab. They are always great for future members for inspiration. And the rest of us, enjoy seeing your progress. Summer's not far away, so don't get to, into ripping it apart. You wanna camp a little...... Again, Congrats!
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01-03-2013, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 5,112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jrocmagoo
...... minus a fridge (if anyone is looking to sell one that would be cool!)..........!
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Welcome. We look forward to following your progress. Post lots of pictures!
This may help you in finding a fridge:
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...tor-50097.html
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01-03-2013, 07:24 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
Posts: 3,436
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Welcome, and I hear you about the Focus. That's what I owned when I bought my UHaul camper! I now tow with a Ford Escape. The focus was only rated for towing 1000lbs. Keep us in the loop as you refubish!
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01-03-2013, 07:39 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,710
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to FiberglassRV... we're glad you're here
If you got a trailer on Christmas morning, it sounds like Santa knew you were good last year
Just IMHO a suggestion. You can read and devour all kinds of ideas, but it's all about you and your needs. I'd suggest NOT tearing into the trailer, but consider using it for a couple of trips. You'd be surprised at the things that may not need to be done and other items that will. But, you won't know that until you use it. Other's needs and wants are truly not your needs and wants. It does need to be safe to go down the road and clean, because your dirt is cleaner than their dirt.
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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01-04-2013, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1990 Bigfoot 5th Wheel
Posts: 604
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
to FiberglassRV... we're glad you're here
If you got a trailer on Christmas morning, it sounds like Santa knew you were good last year
Just IMHO a suggestion. You can read and devour all kinds of ideas, but it's all about you and your needs. I'd suggest NOT tearing into the trailer, but consider using it for a couple of trips. You'd be surprised at the things that may not need to be done and other items that will. But, you won't know that until you use it. Other's needs and wants are truly not your needs and wants. It does need to be safe to go down the road and clean, because your dirt is cleaner than their dirt.
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Words of wisdom.
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01-04-2013, 05:07 PM
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Member
Name: Jeremy
Trailer: 1978 Tripple E Surfside
British Columbia
Posts: 87
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thanks for the tips, a big cleaning is for sure the first on the list, then tires and the fridge and just go from there, i do hope to use it this summer so i cant go to crazy but i would like to check the frame and make sure its not going to fall in half
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01-04-2013, 06:57 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Hey!
Another Surfside!
Cool...
There's another new member here with a Surfside who's looking for pics of the door hinges- are yours the original, and if so can you post some pics?
Thanks...
Francesca
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01-05-2013, 09:32 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Alan
Trailer: 2006 Escape 17 B Raven and a Pearl
Alberta
Posts: 163
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hi and welcome
our surfside has been a great trailer so far ( lots of work though)
you may want to upgrade the tug a lttle though
we pull with a 3.0 litre ranger and some of the hills slow us down quite a bit
i cant imagine the coquillhalla with a focus......lol
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01-05-2013, 05:03 PM
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Member
Name: Jeremy
Trailer: 1978 Tripple E Surfside
British Columbia
Posts: 87
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heres a few quick pics and one of my door hinges, they look pretty stock?
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01-05-2013, 05:31 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Hey- thanks, Jeremy
They sure look stock to me!
I'll bet those are refrigeration hinges of some kind. Lots of mfr's used that type of thing for fg trailer doors...different styles, of course. It would be worthwhile looking at some of those places. I'd bet that there's a maker name or at least a model number on the backside of the hinge.
Here's a close-but-no-cigar hinge from McMaster-Carr (note the "swoop" to the door surface):
One thing per replacement, though:
That type of hinge often comes in different offsets, so one would have to know what the right one is. I know Trillium door hinges are very specific in that department, and since the Surfside is so much a product of that design I think it likely that the door in this case would have such an offset, too.
Francesca
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01-05-2013, 05:51 PM
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Member
Name: Jeremy
Trailer: 1978 Tripple E Surfside
British Columbia
Posts: 87
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i may just put in new pins and screws as the hinge itself is solid but the holes in the glass wore out. does anyone know if there scewed into wood behind that fiberglass or just into one layer of the glass? the raised section looks like it would be reinforced?
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01-05-2013, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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If those are woodscrews and not nutted bolts:
They wouldn't hold for any length of time in the skin- there should be reinforcing, probably wood, under the glass on the door itself. It's likely to be a little rotten under there...if so:
My advice is to clean out, enlarge a bit, fill with epoxy or hardwood doweling and redrill for new screws.
On the trailer body the hinges might be attached with throughbolts....if so it would show on the inside.
Francesca
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01-05-2013, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1977 TM14 Surfside / 2007 Toyota Tundra V8 2wd
Posts: 289
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My Surfside had wood inside the door. I had new hinges put on mine to try and correct some of the sagging of the door.
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01-05-2013, 09:44 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mark
Trailer: 1969 Boler (Flat Top)
British Columbia
Posts: 530
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The previous owner of my Boler had drilled and then re-drilled again the door latch screw holes. I filled the holes with this J-B PlasticWeld | Plastic Repair Epoxy Putty and drilled original small holes. All damage was hidden with the face plate. It's strong stuff, designed for fiberglass. Can be sanded and drilled. I beleive it would work with a door hinge, though I personally haven't tested it under weight.
On edit: It wouldn't support the surrounding glass and not as good as a back brace but would be a better than new or bigger holes.
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01-07-2013, 03:37 PM
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Member
Name: Jeremy
Trailer: 1978 Tripple E Surfside
British Columbia
Posts: 87
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Heres some more pics before the tear down and clean up!
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01-07-2013, 03:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Interesting!
Am I looking at wood cabinetry, or is that some kind of a skin over fiberglass?
Thanks!
Francesca
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01-07-2013, 04:49 PM
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Member
Name: Jeremy
Trailer: 1978 Tripple E Surfside
British Columbia
Posts: 87
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles
Interesting!
Am I looking at wood cabinetry, or is that some kind of a skin over fiberglass?
Thanks!
Francesca
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Its wood but particle board
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01-07-2013, 04:52 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Thanks- I didn't realize that Surfsides came that way! Are the cabinets still in pretty good shape?
Are there any molded fixtures inside at all?
Francesca
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01-07-2013, 05:24 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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I think the front kitchen Surfsides had fibreglass cabinets, and a small bathroom.
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