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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 6, 2011 22:41:44 GMT -5
Okay, so after researching, we believe our '73 we just purchased is a '69 instead. (Just makes it that much cooler)  We have started renovating our new toy. We have LOTS we want to do, but are starting with the basics. We have a camp trip at the end of July, so it needs to be liveable.  We can do more after the camping season. We have a few questions for you Shastites out there, since this is our first Shasta and first renovation. If ya have a moment, feel free to give advice, tips, etc. Pics are here: picasaweb.google.com/danielle.tice/68ShastaRenovations?feat=directlink- We desperately need to replace the rear window gasket, but we can't tell what it was made of. Is it wax or putty tape?? - Anyone out there choose to use screws instead of board nails for the inner wall supports (plywood, boards, etc)? Pro's or Con's? - Any suggestions for type of insulation to use? The old stuff defintely needs to come out. Thanks all and we're happy to be a part of the Vintage Shasta family! Attachments:
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Post by vikx on Jun 7, 2011 0:23:12 GMT -5
Hi there and congrats on the LoFlyte!
For the rear window, RV putty tape will work. Most RV shops carry it; has some butyl in it. (very sticky)
I always use screws. Either trim screws or drywall. JMO, they cause less damage to old framing, especially if you predrill. I really like the thin headed trim screws because they will bury the head in areas like a window frame. Trims are similar to using a Kreig jig but not so pretty. Both are excellent attachment methods.
Insulation can be regular fiberglass, rigid foam or the silver bubble wrap. Often the silver Reflectix is very easy to work with and is thin enough to fit everywhere.
I always have to say: Remove and clean the edge trim and install new putty. That is a major leak area in a vintage trailer. Good luck and keep us up to date!
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Post by dragthepaint on Jun 7, 2011 2:23:28 GMT -5
Yeah looks like you had a leeker for some time. I just had to replace all my rear studs in my 74. I still need to replace all the wood in my wheel well area and lower edges, that will be after camping season. I need to have mine ready to camp in by the end of the month. Best of Luck on the Chase |
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 7, 2011 22:24:44 GMT -5
Thanks to both of you.
Any suggestions on how to remove the wheel well's? Looks like we need to remove it to get the wall board out from behind it.
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Post by dragthepaint on Jun 8, 2011 0:47:43 GMT -5
Im not 100% sure on the removal of the wells, I would imagine that they are nailed into the bottom of the subfloor and they come out from the bottom of the trailer. I havent checked that yet. Good Question, I will stay tuned to see who has the answer.
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Post by vikx on Jun 8, 2011 1:44:59 GMT -5
Wheel wells (the metal cans) are often built into the floor. They usually come off when doing a frame up after all the walls, etc are removed. In other words, you would have a floor with just the wheel wells...
Many of us remove the skin in a rebuild, which will give you access to the wheel well area.
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 8, 2011 22:01:12 GMT -5
Is it just possible to loosen the skin from the bottom? And how would we do that?
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 19, 2011 1:39:17 GMT -5
Okay. So we've been working hard on the walls and floor and have accomplished a good amount on one side of the camper. We're almost done piecing it back together and then we'll be ripping out the other side... HOPING its not as bad (fingers crossed). We've added more pictures to the site. Feel free to take a look. More to come! picasaweb.google.com/danielle.tice/68ShastaRenovations?feat=directlink |
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 25, 2011 0:47:01 GMT -5
So I finally figured out how to get these pictures up on the forum so everyone can see them. We have done more work on it. Both sides have new supporting boards and almost all of the rotted wood in the rear has been pulled out. We are working on lifting up the skin above the rear window to remove the rotted wood and replacing it. Then it'll be insulation and wallboard!! The wife is working on creating new curtains and cushion covers to match the kitchen area. The bathroom and door frame rot will be handled after the camping season. ;D Enjoy.  Camper (1)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Camper (2)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Kitchen... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Table / Bed... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Closet/Potty - looks like some mold & rot. That'll be our next project after the camping season... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  VIN - W4573... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Date stamped on sink pump (proof it's not a '73)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Prepped and ready to dig in... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Oregon - ready for the NW weather... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  The previous leak... let's see how far the rot goes... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  And there's the rot... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Too late to turn back now!... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Ripping out the wall board... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Cutting out some rotted wood... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Tearing out the rotted floor... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  New floor board in the storage area... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Re-framing the left rear wall... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Replacing Rotted wood for new - Left side (view from the outside)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Replacing Rotted wood for new - Right side (view from the outside)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Replacing Rotted wood for new - Right side (view from the inside)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Replacing Rotted wood for new - Left side (view from the inside)... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Working on getting access to the rear window frame to replace the rotted wood... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  Next task, peeling up the rear roof skin to get to the rotted wood above the rear window... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  The mess... lol... by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr |
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Post by vikx on Jun 25, 2011 1:42:00 GMT -5
Great pictures! Keep going...
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Post by Gone Kayaking on Jun 25, 2011 9:15:42 GMT -5
You're doing great!! I'm impressed by how fast you've been able to get all this done.
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jul 6, 2011 23:38:45 GMT -5
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Post by 68escapepod on Jul 7, 2011 19:19:35 GMT -5
Looks Great! You are doing a super job. I love all of the pics. This helps me out very much. I hope to start my'68 Loflyte restoration soon! ;D Great Job!! I found paneling to replace the old rotted stuff, and it is true wood ply paneling! Not Masonite! Yippee  |
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jul 11, 2011 1:24:17 GMT -5
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Post by harrison429 on Jul 11, 2011 12:12:46 GMT -5
I'm amazed at how quickly you've progressed! and I love the new interior wood choice, it's looks awesome.
You'll have to cut the seal/caulking that's holding the glass in to get it out and just replace with your choice of glass, tempered, plexi or whatever and reseal. Vintage Trailer supply has lots of things needed for repairs but you can also use their site to see how other people are putting things together (such as buying a seal for your window).
Good luck with your time line.
(funny, this time of the year is NOT camping season here in Atlanta!)
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jul 19, 2011 0:26:36 GMT -5
Thanks harrison429. The husband has been working very hard every fair-weather day after work.
But alas, the NW weather has done us in. WHERE'D OUR SUMMER GO?!! Our first camp trip of the year is in 36 hrs and we won't get the window replaced or metal siding put back together due to the constant rain we've been having. Oh well, we'd rather it be put together right than rushed together. We have tents, and we're true NorthWesterners, we'll survive. =)
We'll get back to work on it when we get back and we'll update with more pictures then.
THEN we can hop in the Shasta whenever we want. We can go camping every weekend! =)
Thanks for all of your support with our first ever Shasta renovation.
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 24, 2012 1:17:55 GMT -5
Hello all. Yes, we're still alive.  So after many delay's we are actively working again on the trailer (when I say we, I mean my husband). He's been working hard to get this thing put back together before our camp trip next month. He has done outstanding work in the past 2 weekends and we think we'll make our goal. Yippee! I will take pictures soon (hopefully tomorrow) and post some up-to-date photos for you. We LOVE the new paneling we put in. I think it works great in our little camper and will go great with the new cushion coverings. Once we complete this back half, the interior will be half new paneling and half old paneling. But we plan to conquer the front half of the camper and "bathroom-closet" at another time. The worst rot was in the back which is why we took care of that area first (and that's where we'll be sleeping!). Hope all of your projects are going well and we can't wait to use our little camper for the first time this year!! |
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 29, 2012 13:58:01 GMT -5
Here are our most recent pictures. Piecing the back end back together. Today we are working on putting windows back in and getting the broken rear window pane replaced.  June 28, 2012 (6) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (10) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (9) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (5) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (7) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (4) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (3) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr  June 28, 2012 (2) by NewShastaFamily3, on Flickr Let us know what you think. |
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Post by cowcharge on Jun 29, 2012 21:41:20 GMT -5
looks good! Interesting paneling, what is it?
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 29, 2012 23:54:33 GMT -5
I believe it was called Natural Hickory, but I'd have to double check. We think that shade will look good with the interior decorations we will we putting in. And the old birch color had mold stains and was well abused.
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Post by vikx on Jun 30, 2012 0:27:45 GMT -5
On the rear window, sit it outside up on a couple of saw horses and slowly fill with water. I doubt it leaks. Almost all leaks are edge trim gaps...
If the window does leak, they can be re-sealed. The angled aluminum trim pieces may snap out. Use an L shaped pick to carefully lift on them to see. You will be able to access the glass once they are out. The glass shop just sold me some sticky glazing tape (foam, very sticky on both sides) to mount my glass. Now to do that without breaking the glass. I'm good at that.
The glass shop will do it for you as well..
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jun 30, 2012 1:38:20 GMT -5
Thanks! We sent it into a glass shop today. I told them, "have fun, and don't break the good pane of glass". =)
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Post by JVK on Jul 2, 2012 19:45:00 GMT -5
Hi, The paneling is very nice. Where did you buy it? You are farther along than we are but we hope to make progress this week.
JVK
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jul 2, 2012 23:46:48 GMT -5
Thank you. We live near Portland, Oregon and there is a store perfect for these projects. They have many options for paneling in many different shades. It's called Mr Plywood (http://www.mrplywoodinc.com/)
We got the repaired rear window back today and will work on putting it in tomorrow. Then it's just a few more steps before she's complete! I will be cleaning up the interior on the 4th, to get it ready for the new cushions and curtains. Then, this weekend we will conquer taking it to Washington State to get a new title for it (and change the year from a 72 to the correct year of 68) and THEN bring it back to Oregon State and transfer the title and get new tags (or at least a trip permit for now). Phew!
T-Minus 9 days until the camping trip.
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jul 9, 2012 0:58:02 GMT -5
For all of you who pay close attention to our blog/posts, you'll notice that I changed the year of our posts to a 1969. After hours and hours of research, I have concluded that although the title states 1973 and I previously thought it was a 1968, our LoFlyte is a 1969.
Without a real place to find information on floor plans and VIN's, I've been researching pictures and posts on a few of the yahoo shasta groups. I have noticed that the 68's interior layout is different as well as the window placement around the camper. I have found just a few pictures of 1969 LoFlyte's, and they look to be exactly the same.
SOOOOOO please send me good Shasta vibes tomorrow as I head up to Washington State Licensing to show my evidence and convince them that the title is incorrect. And then from there, we will hopefully get an appointment (1 1/2 months out) for them to inspect the camper to verify the year.
My husband has been working hard 8 hour days as a diesel mechanic and heading straight home to work on the camper for 5+ hours. He's dedicated to getting this done for our camp trip in 3 days. At this point he's putting finishing touches on (like curtain rod holders, caulking/sealing the outside, etc.) I will be putting the interior cushions/curtains/dishes/etc. back in on Tuesday evening once the little one goes to bed.
I will be sure to take some pictures for all of you. Can't guarantee I'll post them before the camp trip, but I will get them up soon!
Thanks for all of your support and tips. We really appreciate them!
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Post by Hamlet on Jul 9, 2012 10:43:00 GMT -5
When we got Hamlet (in his total wreck state), Washington also had a different idea about not only how old he was, but even what he was. Finally got it straightened out, and in just another few months we'll be able to get a title. Good luck with yours. Wave as you pass highway 14 - we're right across the river from the airport.
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Post by NewShastaFamily3 on Jul 9, 2012 20:57:08 GMT -5
When we got Hamlet (in his total wreck state), Washington also had a different idea about not only how old he was, but even what he was. Finally got it straightened out, and in just another few months we'll be able to get a title. Good luck with yours. Wave as you pass highway 14 - we're right across the river from the airport. First off, Hamlet is beautiful! Great work! Do you have pictures of your full renovation anywhere? Second, I read this too late to wave hello, but I work next to PDX so I'll send you a wave across the river tomorrow. Third, whelp... the Washington Licensing Department was... wellllll frustrating and unsatisfying. They stated that they do not change Title's because of an error in the year (which seems quite strange to me) and only change title's for errors in the VIN. Butttt with my smooth talking and my adorable 20 month daughter charming the ladies behind the desk, they agreed to let WSP inspect the camper. But there's a stipulation, it must be done by a Washington resident. So I have 2 options, somehow find that previous owner and convince him to take it in OR convince my father (who is a WA resident) to take it in. This part will be tricky, and they still don't guarantee they will approve the year change. So still a ways to go with this process, but we did receive a trip permit from Oregon state so that we can continue with our camping trip this week. |
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