Last 13 posts were supposed to be one post. Tried to use iPhoto to auto post to wordpress but it didn’t work like I thought it would. Was gonna redo the posts but think I will leave them as is. Going to work up a album of all the pix of the camper rebuild and post it at some point so all the pix will be there anyway.
Looking like it will take a couple of tubes of caulk to finish the roof and exposed seams. Those will get covered with aluminum edging, salvaged from the popup and the camper the windows came from.
Closer than we were this morning. Hope to get the outside sealed up tomorrow. Then will move on to the inside and see if I can decide what to do in there…
More as I get it done.
Back is skinned and ready for the door molding and corners caulked and trim molding installed. Cat is looking contented (and tired)…
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Right side skinned except for one piece. Front roof piece will have to come off tomorrow and be cut. Then one more piece will have to be cut for the front curve. Red strip will continue there also.
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Left side with almost all the skin on. Top pieces lacked 2 inches meeting the sides and needed a bit of color anyway so I lapped a piece of red over the sides and under the top. Will cut the last piece and get it on tomorrow.
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Inside front after all the skin plywood is done.
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Entry needing another 2 pieces of plywood and it will be ready for skinning.
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Right side ready for skinning. The additional pices at the upper left was to shed water cause the tarps weren’t quite big enough to fully cover the area.
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Left side with screw tips ground down and ready for the skin.
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Front top showing more pieces that need to be put in. Had 3 more pieces on top that had to be finished.
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Right side as I uncovered it this morning. Skin is on.
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Left side as I uncovered it this morning.
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Interesting angles to cut and secure. Hoping the skin folds over them ok.
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Four pieces left to cut and put on the front at this point.
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Fixing to start work. Just uncovered the front end to finish up the plywood.
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