Yes, we're hoping for the light of inspiration but for now, it's just taking stuff apart, labelling wires and chucking stuff out the door. First dump run will be tomorrow! Not surprisingly, after 44 years, the furniture is tired and worn out. A lot of the stink is gone—there were rug tiles on the floor. Just think of the goodies stuck to that mat.
I found my first piece of floor rot today. It's under the street side window behind the door (Airstreamers, I'm learning use 'street side' for 'driver's side' and 'curb side' for 'passenger side.') I suspect there'll be more once I remove some of the wall panels. The cs curved front window has an inch of water in it. Yes, it looks like most, if not all of the windows will have to come out, be pried apart and cleaned, resealed and then apply new gaskets. I kind of knew this would be the case (or as my wise father said, 'we knew this would happen.' And yes, he put this on his grave stone. Theologically very astute for an guy with grade 4 education but I digress).
I removed the two of the fans today—found old wasp nests and dust elephants and dirt. I managed to remove them intact so they're going up on Ebay. Believe it or not, there are people out there renovating Airstreams to look exactly like they did when they came off the assembly line. More power to them, I say.
I believe the most daunting part of this adventure will be staying organized, not rushing (and then braking windows that'll cost USD $500 to replace), labelling wires at their termination and beginning. The wires part is important because that way I'll know where to run new wires and what they're for. The plumbing won't be a big deal.
But removing the fresh water tank will be a real joy. To do that, you have to be underneath the trailer, remove a large chunk of plywood, and then drop the tank without breaking it. Oh, and while you're under there, might as will replace rivets and such! I looked at the body pan yesterday and noticed some of the brake wiring hanging down. My spidy sense told me that's probably not a good thing. We'll see what Master Google has to say about that.
Enjoy the photos!
I found my first piece of floor rot today. It's under the street side window behind the door (Airstreamers, I'm learning use 'street side' for 'driver's side' and 'curb side' for 'passenger side.') I suspect there'll be more once I remove some of the wall panels. The cs curved front window has an inch of water in it. Yes, it looks like most, if not all of the windows will have to come out, be pried apart and cleaned, resealed and then apply new gaskets. I kind of knew this would be the case (or as my wise father said, 'we knew this would happen.' And yes, he put this on his grave stone. Theologically very astute for an guy with grade 4 education but I digress).
I removed the two of the fans today—found old wasp nests and dust elephants and dirt. I managed to remove them intact so they're going up on Ebay. Believe it or not, there are people out there renovating Airstreams to look exactly like they did when they came off the assembly line. More power to them, I say.
I believe the most daunting part of this adventure will be staying organized, not rushing (and then braking windows that'll cost USD $500 to replace), labelling wires at their termination and beginning. The wires part is important because that way I'll know where to run new wires and what they're for. The plumbing won't be a big deal.
But removing the fresh water tank will be a real joy. To do that, you have to be underneath the trailer, remove a large chunk of plywood, and then drop the tank without breaking it. Oh, and while you're under there, might as will replace rivets and such! I looked at the body pan yesterday and noticed some of the brake wiring hanging down. My spidy sense told me that's probably not a good thing. We'll see what Master Google has to say about that.
Enjoy the photos!
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