The rebuild of a 61 Astrodome into a '61 Airflyte IS DONE!

[universalexports]

there we go, now it looks like a Shasta!!!

[vikx]

What a Schweet Heart!!!

[schweetcruisers]

Gotta give credit where credit is due, if it wasn't for Flyingham I would have never done this or even thought about it. So thanks for saving me some money.

The original honey pot, yep you guessed it, I cut it!!!(I go into more detail on how to do this on my blog)


This was NOT the funnest of jobs but fairly easy, just nasty.



All glued back together and being checked for leaks, in the dog bath!

[universalexports]

so, is that going under the camper, or in the cabinet under the sink?

[schweetcruisers]

It going back to its original location, in the bottom of the rear closet. I am going to cover the top with a removable birch top, just encase I have to ever have to work on it.

[Hamlet]

EXCELLENT! (And we love those wings.)

[flyingham]

Thanks, it worked out well. You took yours a little further by making it smaller. Good job!

You should get the blooding rite on that one! LOL! (Like a first deer kill ritual for those not familiar) Funny.

[cowcharge]

Since you made it smaller, I guess no one can say that you're full of s--t...

[Hamlet]

Or just gets full more quickly?

[schweetcruisers]

Here's my new door, complete with a NOS L-66 and all new trim.




And the grey water tank sitting in it's new home.

[schweetcruisers]

The plumbing is done, it was the last of the major systems to be complete, but I can't test it since it's 18 degrees here.

My ever filling mechanical storage, 10 gallon tank, pump, trailer lights junction box, are already installed, I still need to fit a battery, inverter, and trickle charger.




I came up with this simple manifold to prevent backflow and to be able to change from one supply to another.



Nothing too exciting about drains-




I may have gone over board with this, I needed something to hold my grey water dump valve. It's pretty fancy for something that is only going to be seen by the person draining the tank. I used a piece of Red Ceder coated in rubberized undercoating, I than used some aluminum to clad it. I used the same detail as the wings.

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Schweet,

Nice work! This is where I'm heading soon..seeing your work has helped a lot, being a total rebuild myself.

Regards

[universalexports]

Cool, I will be having to do similar setup as soon as it warms up.

[cowcharge]

One of the fun things is to add little details that no one else notices. It's also a way of reassuring yourself that you're work is up to snuff with the rest of the excellent craftsfolk on here. If you're going the extra mile on, for lack of a better word, superfluous things like that, then the basic level of your work must be ok too. I have the same thoughts about moviemaking, I like it when I notice little things that the director added that I KNOW 99% of the audience never sees.

[schweetcruisers]

This is nothing more than a history marker for me---1000th post!!!

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Did it come with a large marching band, confetti, streamers and color guard girls?

[schweetcruisers]

Just the color guard girls, then I woke up!

[flyingham]

Wish it wasn't soooo far to Georgia, it'd be cool if you could make our meet!

[schweetcruisers]

It would be really cool, but I don't see it happening.

[schweetcruisers]

Where to start, I've done a lot since my last post...

Exterior lights checked!





I found some schweet looking sconces, at first they were only going to temporary but they may stay, I'm liking them more and more! Not bad for $12.00 each!





I built all my cabinet doors and drawer fronts, in the true Shasta fashion. Yeah their hollow core! I'm missing as few pulls since I added more storage.







I also built my screen door, I used solid birch and joined it together using a Festool Domino Joiner.

These are the domino's-


I used ripped the wood to 3/4" x 2 1/4" for the sides


I used 2 3/4" for the top and bottom and 1 3/4" for the middles-


All glued and clamped together-


Done-



I had to cut some hinge mortises to get the door to sit right in the jam-

[Hamlet]

this is amazing, schweet, you haven't even been at it for a year yet. Beautiful, beautiful work.

[schweetcruisers]

Thanks Hamlet! I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and for once, it's not a Train!

[cowcharge]

Love the sconces and the license plate and door handle lights!
A note about pumps, the local RV place tells me that all modern pumps have a check valve built in, so you shouldn't have to worry about backflow through the pump when you're on city water. And I understand most city water fittings also include a check valve, so when using the tank and pump you shouldn't get any water shooting out the side of your trailer either. I couldn't tell by your post if you built that manifold to allow filling the tank from city water, so ignore me if that's the backflow you were concerned with Or for any other reason, hehehe.

[schweetcruisers]

Cowcharge, the reason I did the manifold was even though the pump and the city have check valves, I did want the water pressing on them all the time. I figure it's cheap insurance to prolong the life of the pump!

[universalexports]

beautiful work you have been busy!

[znorm]

It is not a train. It is a Gorilla with a flashlight!

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Looks like you'll be good to go for the summer. I wish I was that far along. Looks Great!!

[schweetcruisers]

Shooting for mid-April, weather, money and time permitting. Our Anni is late in April and it would be fun to do out first trip to the Colorado wine country, drink, fish, ride bikes, drink some more!! That's the goal, it's towable just not ready for its debute!

[schweetcruisers]

I am so close to being done, I can taste it, and my wallet can feel it, as of today I am just $3.00 shy of $11k! Ouuuch!

Heater-check!


Inverter-check!


Curtains-Check!



Pillows-check!


Heater Cover-Check!

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Scheetcruisers, Your trailer looks awesome! You got to to be happy to be so close.