But.......... We've bought another Spartan! This one is a 1947 Spartan Manor.
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Restoration will begin in two weeks...
Friday, September 7, 2012
Sold
Well once again we've sold our Airstream.
But.......... We've bought another Spartan! This one is a 1947 Spartan Manor.
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Restoration will begin in two weeks...
But.......... We've bought another Spartan! This one is a 1947 Spartan Manor.
Restoration will begin in two weeks...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Family Reunion
We took the Airstream to my wife's family reunion in Mentone, AL the weekend before last.
My wife's grandmother has a 50 acre farm on the mountain in Mentone. The reunion was held there and there were close to 100 relatives that attended.
We had a great time unfortunately I didnt take any pictures of the Airstream. The above picture was from a relative.
We left the camper there because my wife's grandmother has an RV-port that we were able to park it under. We plan on taking several weekend trips there over the winter to work on the Airstream.
My wife's grandmother has a 50 acre farm on the mountain in Mentone. The reunion was held there and there were close to 100 relatives that attended.
We had a great time unfortunately I didnt take any pictures of the Airstream. The above picture was from a relative.
We left the camper there because my wife's grandmother has an RV-port that we were able to park it under. We plan on taking several weekend trips there over the winter to work on the Airstream.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Cabinet Drawer
Yesterday I built and installed the cabinet drawer.
The drawer face is temporary, it is pine which does not take stain the same as the walnut and oak that is in the camper. I was able to get it close but it is still somewhat noticeable. I will be buying a piece of oak for the drawer front soon.
I still need some type of handle for it.
The drawer face is temporary, it is pine which does not take stain the same as the walnut and oak that is in the camper. I was able to get it close but it is still somewhat noticeable. I will be buying a piece of oak for the drawer front soon.
I still need some type of handle for it.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Back to work
Over the weekend I got back to work on the Airsream. There are a lot of small projects I want to finish up before Falluminum, our first Airstream rally being held in Hiawassee, Ga.
The first thing I did was pull out the dent in the front. Here is a picture of what it looked like before:
and here is after:
I used a suction cup puller. Eventually I will remove the inner skin and hammer it out properly.
Next was the curved skin on the front street side that attaches to the belly skin. It was hanging down and looked really bad.
Before:
This is a bad after shot but you get the idea. I had to use a floor jack to hold the skin up while I riveted it into place.
The next thing I worked on was all the rusty metal on the exterior. The rims, bumper, and hitch were all painted at one point with an ugly gray paint that was peeling away with a lot of rust on it.
Here is a before pic:
Here is the after:
I sanding it down with a wire cup wheel on a drill then painted it with Rustoleum Aluminum paint.
Next I did the bumper. The aluminum door was mostly broken off so I riveted it back on once I painted the bumper.
Before:
After:
Next I tackled the rims, not only were they rusty but they were covered in grease from the hubs.
Before:
During:
After:
Next on the list was to build the microwave shelf and install the microwave.
Before:
Sorry I didnt get any in-progress pics of the shelf build but here is the after:
The last thing I got done over the weekend was the speaker covers in the front. I took them apart and painted them the lighter wall color for a little bit of contrast.
Before:
After:
The first thing I did was pull out the dent in the front. Here is a picture of what it looked like before:
and here is after:
I used a suction cup puller. Eventually I will remove the inner skin and hammer it out properly.
Next was the curved skin on the front street side that attaches to the belly skin. It was hanging down and looked really bad.
Before:
This is a bad after shot but you get the idea. I had to use a floor jack to hold the skin up while I riveted it into place.
The next thing I worked on was all the rusty metal on the exterior. The rims, bumper, and hitch were all painted at one point with an ugly gray paint that was peeling away with a lot of rust on it.
Here is a before pic:
Here is the after:
I sanding it down with a wire cup wheel on a drill then painted it with Rustoleum Aluminum paint.
Next I did the bumper. The aluminum door was mostly broken off so I riveted it back on once I painted the bumper.
Before:
After:
Next I tackled the rims, not only were they rusty but they were covered in grease from the hubs.
Before:
During:
After:
Next on the list was to build the microwave shelf and install the microwave.
Before:
Sorry I didnt get any in-progress pics of the shelf build but here is the after:
The last thing I got done over the weekend was the speaker covers in the front. I took them apart and painted them the lighter wall color for a little bit of contrast.
Before:
After:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Updated pics
Here are the pics that I've been meaning to post forever.
I haven't done any more work on it since March. We went camping in it the one time and haven't had the time or money to go camping since.
We've decided to sell it and find another one some time down the road when we have more time and money. Here is a link to the ad if anyones interested in buying it:
http://www.airstreamclassifieds.com/showproduct.php?product=13788
I haven't done any more work on it since March. We went camping in it the one time and haven't had the time or money to go camping since.
We've decided to sell it and find another one some time down the road when we have more time and money. Here is a link to the ad if anyones interested in buying it:
http://www.airstreamclassifieds.com/showproduct.php?product=13788
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