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08-07-2012, 11:45 AM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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SubLime Hotel ... 1973 Boler
We are in the process of restoring a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500, so we decided to restore a 1973 Boler camper trailer to match.
Hunted one down on the side of the highway outside Winnipeg, Manitoba for a great price.
The previous owner had done some modifications prior to us buying it.
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08-07-2012, 11:48 AM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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08-07-2012, 11:50 AM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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08-07-2012, 11:51 AM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Removed the old dirty seams
Caulked and painted the walls.
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08-07-2012, 12:10 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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08-07-2012, 12:13 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Had the cabinets sprayed with paint to match the Galaxie.
Started putting the interior back together.
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08-07-2012, 12:17 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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While waiting on the cushions to be upholstered, we started to move onto the exterior. The door was warped at the bottom from the heat.
Cut a strip out so we can bend it to the desired shape
Installed some turn buckles to hold the shape until we refiberglass
Screwed in a metal strip which we will fiberglass over
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08-07-2012, 01:57 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Just ordered Dometic RM2193 fridge and a Coleman Classic Awning.
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08-07-2012, 02:13 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2005 13 ft Scamp / 2004 Honda Odyssey
Posts: 1,079
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Fun pictures. Looking forward to your future posts.
Any chance you will be done and back to Manitona for the St. Malo gathering Aug 17-19? Or, do we only get to see your work online?
Nancy
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08-07-2012, 02:18 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nancy
Fun pictures. Looking forward to your future posts.
Any chance you will be done and back to Manitoba for the St. Malo gathering Aug 17-19? Or, do we only get to see your work online?
Nancy
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Thanks
Not this year, but maybe next year.
The exterior is only going for paint in September.
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08-07-2012, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: U-Haul 16 ft Vacationer
Posts: 1,549
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Neat work! We've thought about removing our indoor stove, too, but we can't quite pull the trigger on removal in case we have to cook indoors in bad weather.
Will the outside be two-tone green and white?
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08-07-2012, 02:40 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin A
Neat work! We've thought about removing our indoor stove, too, but we can't quite pull the trigger on removal in case we have to cook indoors in bad weather.
Will the outside be two-tone green and white?
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We were hesitant at first on removing the stove, but figured we can cook under the awning if(when) we get caught out in the rain.
For the paint we're still going back and forth on whether to make it solid green, or keep it true to the look and make it two tone. Any thoughts?
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08-07-2012, 03:16 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 1996 16' Casita SD
Louisiana
Posts: 555
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I think you'll want the two-tone (white top) to reflect heat.
I like this!
Picture of the Galaxie 500, please! (Yeah, I'm a car nut!)
EDIT- I went to your link. Great work! Is it finished yet?
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08-07-2012, 03:18 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Tonia
Trailer: Scamp 13' (1982)
Wisconsin
Posts: 112
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The green makes me smile. Nice!
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08-07-2012, 03:20 PM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonia
The green makes me smile. Nice!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by itlives
I think you'll want the two-tone (white top) to reflect heat.
I like this!
Picture of the Galaxie 500, please! (Yeah, I'm a car nut!)
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thanks.
the Galaxie is still in pieces, but an idea of where it is going.
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08-07-2012, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 1996 16' Casita SD
Louisiana
Posts: 555
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Sweet! I painted show cars for a living for 7 years. Got out of it because of the chemicals. (I still do personal jobs)
Nice work!
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08-07-2012, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,710
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great work going on. Really looking forward to following your posts. I agree, let's see the car If nothing else, we can image the two matched up and I bet it's going to be a fabulous combo!
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Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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08-07-2012, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 93 Burro 17 ft
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,025
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Quite an ambitious project. I hope you're enjoying it!
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08-08-2012, 12:47 AM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
great work going on. Really looking forward to following your posts. I agree, let's see the car If nothing else, we can image the two matched up and I bet it's going to be a fabulous combo!
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Thanks.
I am excited for the day I can drive and pull this combo down the highway.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Magee
Quite an ambitious project. I hope you're enjoying it!
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Yep every moment of it.
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08-09-2012, 11:25 AM
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Member
Name: Maxwell
Trailer: 1973 Boler
Saskatchewan
Posts: 44
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a little progress on the door
sanded down area to fiberglass
first layer of glass
filled the groove
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