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Postby mikeschn » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:38 pm

RAYVILLIAN wrote:Well I picked up the frame this morning. This is going to be interesting the the frame takes up most of the shop. Boy 12' is long. I had to pull it back to the shop by hand through 50 yds of squishy mud. :cry:

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Looking good Gary...

And you can make the width whatever you want... Take it right out to the edge of the tires if you like.... I think you said that was 77". :thumbsup: :applause:

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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:29 pm

I finally got enough done to show some progress. Here's the rear half of the floor.

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Sure looks like that's a long ways back there. :lol:

Now I have to weld the mounts on the frame to support the floor and do the front half.
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Postby starleen2 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:13 pm

RAYVILLIAN wrote:Sure looks like that's a long ways back there. :lol:


. . . almost like in another time zone! :lol: Is that a dropped floor back there? :thinking: ;)
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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:55 pm

Yep 31" wide and 63" long with 4" drop. Hope it gives me enough head room to stand in the front end of the galley if not I'll have slouch a bit. That's also why I'm planning some angles for support under it.

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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:54 pm

Well I said this would be a slow build and one reason was we'd planed to go to 4 gatherings in 7 weeks. that said I got a little done last week before heading to Beaver's Bend.

got the support angles for the front floor in.
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Than started cutting the floor spares for the front floor
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Of course the work isn't done till the inspector ok's it.
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I also got some angle support under the back floor but didn't get a pic of it yet.

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Postby synaps3 » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:28 pm

Gary -

What's your inspector's name? :)
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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:58 am

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That's Wendal the Weinerdog. When he started trying to get up on the frame I figured he fall off but he walks around like he's part cat. :lol:

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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:56 pm

We finally had a weekend without camping or family things so I got some noticeable progress on the trailer.

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Here is the frame for the front floor.

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There is angle welded in the frame under the floor supports where the bed frame will be ancohored.

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This is the floor with the bottom luan glued on and the insulation glued in. Now when the glue is dry I'll glue the top luan for the floor on. that's the progress so far. Hope to get a little more done this week but we're camping next week. Build time can't interfere with camping. :lol:

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Postby queeniejeanne » Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:17 pm

Wendell is looking it over pretty good, Gary....You have gotten a lot done. but like you say..you can't interfere with the camping! Queenie Jeanne
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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:11 pm

Another update on progress. got the front half of the floor done enough to put it together and see what it looks like.

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Now I have to take it back apart to put that black goo on the bottom.

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Postby Nathan N » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:35 am

Looking good. It looks like a good foundation for your project. :thumbsup:
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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:25 pm

We finally reach a mile stone today on the trailer

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That's right the dreaded black goo day. If it dries tonight I can flip the back floor for the last time, weld on 4 more step mounts and put the floor together for the last time. :D

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Postby starleen2 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:44 pm

I SMELL your pain, Gary! But at least it's done :applause:
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Postby Miriam C. » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:39 pm

starleen2 wrote:I SMELL your pain, Gary! But at least it's done :applause:


ugh yep can smell it all the way down here. Lookin great!
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Postby mikeschn » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:56 pm

You got that flipped over yet? Are the walls going up yet? ;)

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