I love you guys I asked another member for a measurement of his camper. He has restored an Amerigo also. Not only did he supply the measurement, but several more, and even more, he drew a cad blue print of the camper for me. Wow, a really big thank you.
Just a fast note to keep my thread alive, spring work has started and so has the rain so I haven't be able to do much to the camper in a week or two. Just wanted to let ya'll no I haven't given up or forgot ya.
Sweet Tater wrote: I love you guys I asked another member for a measurement of his camper. He has restored an Amerigo also. Not only did he supply the measurement, but several more, and even more, he drew a cad blue print of the camper for me. Wow, a really big thank you.
As you have found and as I have also there are some great folks here. They will do anything to help and their comments are civil even though they may disagree. Maybe the Mods are overworked to keep it this way but whatever, it's still a great helpful forum... IMO..
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Tater, I admire what you're doing. I have a question for you - how do the windows come out. I drove with a window open for a few hundred miles in a storm and it ripped the opening mechanism out and pulled some of the skin away near the window. I need to remove the window to ease the skin back in place. I have removed all the screws that I can see, all from the inside, and thought all I would have to do is pull the inside frame in and the outside frame out. Neither side is moving which just could be 14 years of calk and swelling but before I force it I want to make sure there isn't a couple of hidden screws holding them in. Also,I can't see where two sides are separated. Any suggestions?
Tater: Glad to see that you are still interested in this project. Keep us posted on your next installment of the project.
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Sweet Tater wrote: Just a fast note to keep my thread alive, spring work has started and so has the rain so I haven't be able to do much to the camper in a week or two. Just wanted to let ya'll no I haven't given up or forgot ya.
glad to hear your still working on it...hope the weather clears for you
MilesCamp wrote: Tater, I admire what you're doing. I have a question for you - how do the windows come out. I drove with a window open for a few hundred miles in a storm and it ripped the opening mechanism out and pulled some of the skin away near the window. I need to remove the window to ease the skin back in place. I have removed all the screws that I can see, all from the inside, and thought all I would have to do is pull the inside frame in and the outside frame out. Neither side is moving which just could be 14 years of calk and swelling but before I force it I want to make sure there isn't a couple of hidden screws holding them in. Also,I can't see where two sides are separated. Any suggestions?
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Miles
All the screws I found were on the outside of the window frame under the black molding, dont forget to remove the window crank also. Must just be swelling and caulk as you said, go slow and hopefully it will ease out. PS. you might have noticed mine was in pretty rough condition so there may have been screws missing in my windows, so do be careful.
Photog101 wrote: Tater: Glad to see that you are still interested in this project. Keep us posted on your next installment of the project.
Progress slowed a lot for now, I own a 2 man lawn service and that started so the camper was set aside. I also had knee surgery to repair a torn cartilage and just now getting over that. If all works as I plan I will begin work and posting pictures again soon.
Jerrybo66 wrote: A 50 buck TC, nah, I'd never thought it'd need work. You're my kinda guy. You know how to make lemonade out of a lemon. I was showing my one man "Li'l House" to my Nephew today that I built from a stripped cargo trailer. It has every convenience in a 6x12 trailer but it took all Winter to build. Retirement kind of hours. I worked through plan A through plan G before I got it right what I wanted and made it work.
If I may make a few suggestions.. Plan ahead of the part of the project you want to do. Different remedies will come to mind. It may take days. I say this because I welded frames for the micro-wave and decided I didn't need that substantial framework and trashed it... You must have tools, tools, tools, etc. If you are a hammer and screwdriver type of guy, sorry, take it to the dump..Good luck and I personally will be watching for your posts..
Jerry
not to hijack this thread but do you have a link to your trailer build???
To the OP... Man i could not even think of a undertaking like that you have much more intenstinal fortitude than i will ever have!
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