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Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:33 pmby 1960es
Do I need to add another layer of birch plywood to the exterior walls before aluminum or can I put the skin on without it? This is an older pic so I am much closer to being finished but it gives you an idea.
Eddie
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:09 pmby lfhoward
Another layer of 1/8 or 1/4 plywood, glued and screwed, would increase the rigidity of your trailer shell by a lot. If the aluminum skin gets hot in the sun, it's another layer keeping you cooler inside. And then again, there's the extra weight. What are you towing it with?
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:05 pmby Graniterich
I would not add it, it will be plenty strong. Some original teardrops had just aluminum skin!
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:21 amby KCStudly
No personal experience here, but by the looks of your skeleton walls, with all of the beefy areas left, I would think you could easily get away with just AL.
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:17 amby 1960es
Thanks for your feedback! I didn't mention but you all probably assumed I have a layer of birch ply on the inside. I guess you could file this under it might not be needed but couldn't hurt. I might just toss a coin.
I am towing with an Explorer.
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:18 amby 1960es
Oh, and also occasionally towing with this......
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:08 pmby lfhoward
1960es wrote:Oh, and also occasionally towing with this......
Sweet Cutlass! 1972-ish?
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:19 pmby aggie79
1960es wrote:Oh, and also occasionally towing with this......
Sweet!
I previously owned two A-body cousins - 1971 Buick Skylark GS 350 convertible and a 1970 Buick Skylark GS 455 Stage 1 hardtop. I wish I had kept one or both.
Re: Need to cover exterior wall before skinning?
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:54 pmby KCStudly
Nice Olds.
Ooh Tom, You've been holding out on us. You're a big block Buick lover, a Stage 1 GS 455? I have an early 70's Buick 455 along with a short tail BOP TH400 languishing in my garage for a someday project. Had thoughts of building a torque monster for my hot rod '72 Cheyenne Super C10.
Agreed, I never should have let the BBC '67 Super Sport Chevelle clone go, either.