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Posted By: 67avion on 10/09/12 01:26pm

I was wondering if anyone has a drawer pull like the ones in my camper. I am short just one.

We are still burrowing away, though its very tedious. We are rebuilding the interior of the kitchen cabinets and working on the bed/couch mechanism at this point. We placed the end cabinet next to the couch into its position after rebuilding its interior to accomodate a nice little hidden hatch where there is room for a copy of the 2nd Amendment.

Here is a photo of the drawer pulls that I am looking for:

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Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/09/12 01:42pm

My 1969 C-11 has a different style pull handles. Mine are straight across with a curve outward.

Did you try Vintage Trailer Supply?

Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel
1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper

Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/09/12 04:59pm

67 Avion, I checked Home Depot and they have some nice looking handles for less than $4 each, but they don't match yours.

I finally got my spare tire mounted on the trailer. It has 15" of clearance underneath it. That should be plenty for the off road travel that I will do with the camper. I matched the tire size and hole pattern to my F-350, so now I have two spares.
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I am also trying to get the bathroom finished. I have to have the camper ready for a camping trip on the 19th. I should have plenty of time, but it was supposed to be ready a month ago. The fiberglass guy slowed me down a bunch.

Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/10/12 02:58pm

I am still working on the bathroom. The fiberglass refinishing looks good and the sink and lower part under the closet flange was relatively easy. The piece that closes up the sink area is a real pain. I made blocks and guides to help hold it in place and I'm making some aluminum angle pieces so that it fits better than it did originally.

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Posted By: Avion C-11 on 10/11/12 02:01pm

Wow! The fiberglass work there came out great! Looks brand new.

Happy Camping!

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Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/11/12 02:57pm

It turned out good, but it sure took a long time to get it back. I just got back the new medicine cabinet. I had it made out of stainless steel when I ran out of other options. I made it 5" deep, but it uses the factory mirror. I will post a picture of it later.

Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/11/12 08:08pm

Here are a couple of pictures of the new medicine cabinet with the original mirror. This one is stainless steel and is 5" deep.

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Posted By: rfuerst911sc on 10/12/12 06:43am

Looking good ! The white panels you used on the walls on the lower half are they polystyrene ? I think I have seen similar at HD/Lowes and wondered how hard it would be to make the curve in the corner. It looks like you installed it over the existing aluminum wall panels is that correct ? Did you use any adhesive or just screws/rivets ? How high up the wall did you go ? How about a pic in the rear corner ? Thanks

Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/12/12 07:49am

rfuerst911sc wrote:

They are FRP (fiber reinforced panels) panels from Home Depot. Home Depot also sells the trim pieces. The original fiberglass panel in that radiused corner was all cracked on the gel coat from the heat. Besides, they cut it too short so it didn't fit right anyway. The FRP bends real easy. It is a great substitute. I could have found an almond colored one if I looked around, but I figured that white would add some contrast.

This picture has the one curved FRP panel in. This was taken before I decided to remove the fiberglass shower pan to have it repainted with the other fiberglass items. I didn't have the front FRP panel in when this picture was taken.
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Posted By: 69 Avion on 10/12/12 07:55am

69 Avion wrote:

Here are a couple of pictures of the new medicine cabinet with the original mirror. This one is stainless steel and is 5" deep.

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There is a big difference between the new cabinet and the original.

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I really tried to find a plastic replacement, but I'm glad I went ahead and had it made out of stainless steel.

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