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Post by rentschlerke on Mar 31, 2012 14:10:47 GMT -5
I am working on my Shasta ... Think it's a 64 compact. Anyhow, when I got under everything I discovered (what else) rot in each corner. The street side and curbside corner wall supports are angled with notches cut out for the horizontal wall framing. Anyone out there have a template for those pieces?
Also, took one out without thinking, and she started to sag and crunch in the one corner... Any advice on how to get her one shoulder jacked up "level" again? How will I know it's level?
Thanks for the help. Kristin
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Post by dawgpound on Mar 31, 2012 14:40:47 GMT -5
Hey Kristi, Does your Compact notches look like this, if the horizontal pieces where in place? This is from a Serro Scotty I restored last summer. Being that the front and back are rounded, the pieces in between the horizontals are made of 1/8" & 1/4" plywood, glued and nailed to the side wall frames. Attachments:
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Post by dawgpound on Mar 31, 2012 14:43:39 GMT -5
Here is another picture, once all of the horizontal pieces were in place and the insulation and wiring in place, as well. Attachments:
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Post by dawgpound on Mar 31, 2012 14:49:30 GMT -5
As for jacking it back up?? This is what I did with our Starflyte. Make sure that the Compact is sitting level, front to back & side to side. You have to put stabilizers under each corner of the frame. I used a "Dead Man's Pole" so I could put as much equal pressure on the ceiling cross beams and then used a car jack to lift the body of the camper back into place. A "Dead Man's Pole" is nothing more then a 2 x 4 screwed to the top of another 2 x 4, thus forming a "T" This picture is a close up of a Dead Man Pole. Attachments:
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Post by dawgpound on Mar 31, 2012 14:50:29 GMT -5
In the door way, you can see the Dead Man Pole and car jack in place. Attachments:
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Post by boandsusan on Mar 31, 2012 16:45:58 GMT -5
We took the skin and interior panels off ours and the rear corner framing FELL out (soooo much rot). We did the same as Ross, works great.
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Post by rentschlerke on Apr 1, 2012 21:36:46 GMT -5
Thanks so much for the advice. I'll give it a whirl and hope to get it right.
My camper, by the way, is not rounded like that Serro Scotty but looks more like the one in the dead mans pole pictures.
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Post by 61 Shasta on Apr 2, 2012 21:36:00 GMT -5
Hey Kristi, As Ross says, make sure you start with a level floor! Can't stress that enough. Level it from front to back and side to side and make sure it has adequate support to make sure it don't move. As to a template, you have the skin to go by, that is the best template you could want. As far as jacking it up and making things fit, just go by the aluminum skin and when it fits the contour of the unit, you have a place to start. You need to understand that even though Shasta is a very popular brand of resto trailer, the original construction leaves a lot to be desired. So essentially, you are working with a blank canvas and if you were to try and replicate what was there, good luck. You need to basically build a wall or ceiling support that will fit what you can reach. On mine, I stripped the outside skin off so I could essentially start from scratch. I don't necessarily recommend that unless you have a full shop or access to one. I would strongly suggest you post some pictures and those of us that have been through this process will be more than happy to help walk you through what needs to be done. Don't despair, There is not a thing you can run into or encounter that hasn't been found by someone on this forum. Good luck OH! and as you will find. Take pictures at each step of the way, particularly as you dismantle the unit. You will find it very valuable as you begin putting things back together.
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Post by imnanabanana1961 on Apr 3, 2012 3:48:07 GMT -5
I have a 65(?) compact I am restoring and I have just one corner that is going to need replaced. I am scared to death to touch it so for now I am just finishing gutting it out and doing some new framework till I get enough knowledge on what I am doing. I have been reading on this forum everyday hoping to find someone with the same issue. This post has helped me alot because now I need to get her sitting level as I can and I need to brace the ceiling. I'm still a little apprehensive, but I guess I may make an attempt in a few days. I just need to find out how to replace the aluminum strips on the outside. Someone replaced mine with some sort of plastic and that is what caused my leak. I have plenty of butyl tape already.
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Post by cowcharge on Apr 3, 2012 14:05:41 GMT -5
If the whole corner sagged when just that one piece was removed, that means you probably have rotted studs/floor sills as well... The deadman pole is a great idea if your ceiling's solid, wish I'd thought of it when I re-did all my stud bottoms, lol. Go by the skin, when the aluminum edge-folds line up where they used to be, you've jacked it to the right height.
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