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Postby jdarkoregon » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:49 am

Keith,

Truly, that is a nice tear. I enjoyed the design, the way your hatch connects down on the flatter area, and the window right by your heads. Pretty cool, don't forget to tell us about some of the interesting situations you have to deal with, have a good time at the gathering

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Postby bledsoe3 » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:51 am

Keith, That is one good looking tear! I love the wheels. Have a great trip.
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Postby Classic Finn » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:56 am

Keith congratulations on a great looking tear.. :applause: :applause: Thats Beautiful. Them wheels are outstanding as well. You have a safe and enjoyable trip ..

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Postby kiacker » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:44 pm

Great job Keith!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I really like the additional side windows!
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Postby Toolie » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:33 pm

Love it Keith! Love the door hinges! Love the nice clean lines in the Galley! Love the cabin ceiling! Love you too Keith! Have a great time at Minden :applause: :applause: :applause:
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Postby Signman » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:46 pm

WOW! Great job. Hope you're having fun in Minden. :guzzle:
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Postby Keith B » Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:23 pm

Hey ya'll... thanks for all the great compliments.. ITG sure was fun. I was lucky enough to miss the rain, but the fun and the people and the trailers...WOW, what a great time... My TD performed well and I'm quite happy with it... might have to consider a modification for AC, but we'll see. Anyway, to answer a few questions:
1.) the inside cabinet doors are raised panel, and I just 3M'd some fabric to the panel to add a little color.
2.) the ceiling is some nice pretty door skins.
3.) the "shinny" things on the galley cabinet doors are just some "travel" locks to keep everything tied down.

Again, Minden was great, however, my Paint Job developed some MAJOR issues, lots of "white streaking".. check it out.

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Postby WarPony » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:05 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: .................

Hey, Keith. Glad you had a good time at Minden. It was real great to meet you and your GF and have some beers with you on Saturday. Love the decos on the outside!! The people that bought SierraJack's Comet got the same treatment on Friday night. If you guys can take a good newbie prank and laugh, you're in like Flynn.

Glad you guys made it home safe. Man, that wind today was a biz nithch, wasn't it?

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Postby mikeschn » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:08 pm

Kewl Keith,

Looks like you had a lot of fun. Hope to see some more pictures... ;)

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Postby Keith B » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:36 pm

Hey WarPony.. great to meet ya'll too. Well, I'm glad to hear you "experienced" the wind too... I thought my Suburban was having major power issues... it was a nasty drive home... pulled in, put the tear away and it started raining; we got really lucky missing all the "drops". I'm sending MJ an email to get space in LA, look foward to hitting the Margaritas with you then, if not sooner; gonna try to put together a Midwest thing at Council Grove or something soon.

Oh, and no big deal on the TP... actually, if it wouldn't have happened I would have felt left out :lol:
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Postby Lynn Coleman » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:13 pm

Wow! Very Nice Keith.

Looks like you enjoyed your first camping trip.

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Postby toypusher » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:32 am

WOW!, I go away for a few days and you finish AND go on your maiden voyage. Great looking tear! Looks like the first outing was a real good time.
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Postby elmo » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:27 am

Looks very nice! :thumbsup:
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Postby Sonetpro » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:19 am

Having seen it in person I have to say you did a fine job. Great workmanship.

But Doug and I did put a tape to it and it is 3/16th out of square. :lol:

It was great to meet ya'll. Great job. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby Keith B » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:08 am

Maybe your tape measure is broke and my trailer is square :lol: ... I think that's gonna be the name... a GREAT BIG 3/16ths on the back of it and go with a tool theme; screwdriver drawer pulls, etc.
Great to meet ya'll too. Look forward to seeing you again in LA.
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