Body off
July 30th, 2006
With the frame completely shot, there was no choice but to remove the shell from the frame and start planning an entirely new frame. But that’s OK. The client wants holding tanks for boondocking, which this trailer didn’t have originally. Modifying it to current-day standards would probably have required extensive frame modification anyway. This way, we can start with an entirely new frame that is rock-solid and designed for the new floorplan.
Without the floor and frame attached, an Airstream shell is very floppy. So we built an internal frame of wood to temporarily hold the shell (picture above).
Then we very carefully lifted the body off the old frame. You can see “liftoff” in the picture below. You can also see the rotted and missing crossmembers of the old frame.
The shell is now resting on a temporary flatbed while we use the old frame as a template for the new one. We are lengthening the tongue 6″ to allow for more equipment, and other design changes will be posted in future blog entries. Stay tuned!
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August 21st, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Guys, What timeline are you on for accepting new projects?
Thanks, Sean
February 21st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Heya, I was wondering if you could give me any info on the pics on your site. I was just browsing and caught the one of the trailer in front of the palm trees and i was wondering if you had any information on who took it and whatnot.