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Garry K
Wife + 4 kids
Retired Military Family.... Alway's on the move....
2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper
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My cabover is 52" from the bulkhead, that deluxe looks like alot more.
My end caps were in pretty bad shape (cracks and holes) and I just fixed them with fiberglas tape and epoxy resin.
Dennis
Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel
1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper
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Since my last post I have been working on getting the camper ready to receive the interior walls.
My main project has been getting all the electrical wiring installed and all the systems figured out. Once I put in spray foam insulation and then put the walls in there will be no going back to add wires later.
This also the last time I will be able to buck any solid rivets to the exterior skin. So, I have been finishing up little patches and repairs. Basically, everything on the outside of the camper needs to be finished in order to put the walls back in.
Finally figured out the oven fan vent and how it works. Rebuilt that with a piano hinge. Not sure what material they used on the original. Looks like it might have been a fiver tape.
Next is water heater and then foam time!
Wiring complete:
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12v systems finished and checked.
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Oven vent rebuilt
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Trial fitting the moldings to make sure there is not other interior backing needed.
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One bullet hole to fix. Man this thing has had a hard life!
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Porch light installed and wired.
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Door handle installed and backed.
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Happy Camping!
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Any mileage in running a few extra wires as spares in case you want to add stuff later, maybe wires for back-up camera, TV antenna etc. just in case?
By the way, will you need to coat that nice shiny exterior in anything to protect it from oxidizing (like they coat alloy wheels with lacquer)? Or will you be able to get away with a light polish every so often?
Steve.
'07 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab diesel + '91 Shadow Cruiser - Sky Cruiser 1
'98 Jeep TJ 4.0
'15 Ford Fiesta ST
'09 Fiat Panda 1.2
sabconsulting wrote:
Avion C11 - Will look great when finished.
Any mileage in running a few extra wires as spares in case you want to add stuff later, maybe wires for back-up camera, TV antenna etc. just in case?
By the way, will you need to coat that nice shiny exterior in anything to protect it from oxidizing (like they coat alloy wheels with lacquer)? Or will you be able to get away with a light polish every so often?
Steve.
Avion C11 - Will look great when finished.
Any mileage in running a few extra wires as spares in case you want to add stuff later, maybe wires for back-up camera, TV antenna etc. just in case?
By the way, will you need to coat that nice shiny exterior in anything to protect it from oxidizing (like they coat alloy wheels with lacquer)? Or will you be able to get away with a light polish every so often?
Steve.
Hi Steve,
There is probably good mileage in running some extra wires. The question is what extras to run. Ive got some extra 12v running to the bathroom and cabinets just in case. Hadn't thought about a backup camera.
With polished aluminum you can leave it bare or wax it. If you keep it clean it stays nice for about a year without any maintenance. Most people do a touch up polish once a year.
Wax can prolong the time between polishing but you then have to remove the wax before you polish it again.
C
67avion wrote:
I rebuilt the oven vent as well, but I was careful to make it as close to OEM as possible. Not because of restoration standards, but because the vent will not swing open properly if the CFM of the fan is inadequate. I wonder about the weight of the piano hinge. Did you have a way of testing the vent?
I rebuilt the oven vent as well, but I was careful to make it as close to OEM as possible. Not because of restoration standards, but because the vent will not swing open properly if the CFM of the fan is inadequate. I wonder about the weight of the piano hinge. Did you have a way of testing the vent?
The piano hinge is very light aluminum and the whole thing runs silky smooth. A slight breeze will blow it open. I think it'll work ok. I will test it with the oven fan though just to be sure. Thanks for the good idea..
C