Where or When Jr. --Paint & New Tow Vehicle--update 5/17/15

[myoung]

Very nice, Mike! I hope to see lots of detail on how you weatherproof the door.

Cliff,

I'm not planning anything elaborate. There is a threshold and an aluminum trim strip with drip edge and pliable rubber gasket at the bottom. Along the sides, I'll put a compressive rubber gasket inside an overlapping and perhaps rabbeted trim strip around the other three sides.

If it ever becomes necessary, I could put a drip gutter over the door and edge the outside of the door with flat stock overlapping the sides and top.

Might I need to do more?

[Cliffmeister2000]

Very nice, Mike! I hope to see lots of detail on how you weatherproof the door.

Cliff,

I'm not planning anything elaborate. There is a threshold and an aluminum trim strip with drip edge and pliable rubber gasket at the bottom. Along the sides, I'll put a compressive rubber gasket inside an overlapping and perhaps rabbeted trim strip around the other three sides.

If it ever becomes necessary, I could put a drip gutter over the door and edge the outside of the door with flat stock overlapping the sides and top.

Might I need to do more?

Probably not, as you plan to garage it. I'm not that happy with my weatherstripping. As soon as I find a better solution, I will change it. As meticulous as you have been, I'm sure what you do will be perfect.

[myoung]

Today it was time to box in the deflector in front of the pop-up top.


By placing one 3/4-inch strip horizontally on the roof top, I have the added advantage of a support under the pop-up when it is in the down position. I'll put 5mm Luan along the top and the backside of the deflector to allow only a small gap between the deflector and the pop-up, which should be easy to seal with a strip of rubber.



The deflector allows me to frame the opening for the linear actuator and to create an effective seal along the front edge of the pop-up.


Happy St. Patrick's Day. I'm 1/8 Irish by virtue of my great grandmother, Anastasia Murphy.

[emiller]

oh aw

[2bits]

I'm not Irish, but that is some sweet work!!!

[myoung]

Time to install some plumbing. Here is a photo of the underside of the trailer showing the discharge pipe from the 17-gallon grey water tank thru a ball valve and out a hose bib fitting. There is about 7 inches of clearance above the ground.


The grey water tank is suspended on four 8-inch carriage bolts fastened to angles. The fit couldn't have worked out better.


Now that the deflector detail has been worked out, I was able to locate the lower attachment point for the linear actuator. Here is the actuator in the fully-extended (18-inch throw) position.


Here's the actuator seen from the inside. The rocker switch to move it up and down is shown on the electrical panel on the far right. It's kind of a touchy little switch that will take some getting used to.


Here is the slot in which the actuator travels fore and aft. With two hinges at the back of the pop-up and this narrow slot at the front, there is little or no side to side movement. I think this will work out well when finished.

[emiller]

Boy Mike you sure have a sharp mind and are doing fantastic work. Is the Airstream feeling neglected.

[myoung]

Is the Airstream feeling neglected.

Not really. Airstreams know that they are around for forever. May take it out to a rally at Lake Pleasant in mid-April.

[starleen2]

you just raised the "coolness" factor with the linear actuator (pun intended)

[bve]

The trailer is coming along nicely, great pictures and detail.

I'm wondering what your plan is for sealing the opening for the actuator?

[myoung]

I'm wondering what your plan is for sealing the opening for the actuator?

Me too. Stay tuned. I'm certain that the solution will reveal itself.

[Cliffmeister2000]

I'm wondering what your plan is for sealing the opening for the actuator?

Me too. Stay tuned. I'm certain that the solution will reveal itself.

It will be under the canvas, won't it?

[S. Heisley]

Very Interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing more!

[myoung]

More framing of the deflector. Lots of wood for such a small item but it had to be done for support and stability.


Notice that the slotted opening for the deflector unit is actually quite small. The length of travel is only about 3 1/2 inches and the hinges together with the linear actuator are sufficient to restrain the potential side-to-side motion. This photo shows the fully extended position.


Here are two images of the small slotted opening. This shouldn't be too hard to cover with a piece of rubber or a moveable flap. This is the completely down position.


This is the opening in the fully-retracted position.

[myoung]

It will be under the canvas, won't it?

Yes, Cliff, the canvas (or rip stop nylon) would be attached to the inside lip of the pop-up and the outside lip of the actual roof opening.