Byam's '55 Flying Cloud

Monday, July 23, 2012

I Want My MTV - Mobile TV

My dad used to own a TV repair company, but does not have any of these antenna wire fixtures. Too bad as this Braund deteriorated considerably since installed on our vintage airstream. Anyone know where I can find new old stock?

This antenna controller just makes me smile. It will be cleaned up, and checked to be sure it is still working.

And normally under a protective box, the antenna gear is outside the trailer.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Changing the Frame to Fit the Tanks

Above is a photo before the frame change.

The frame is structurally sound, so only surface rust was removed.

The missing outrigger will be fabricated and welded back to the frame.

The frame is cut to make room for the in-frame fresh water tank.

A new front cross rail and out rigger are welded back to the frame.

Here the frame is upside down showing the new A-frame connection to the cross rail.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Rotted Floor Be Gone

Reid removed the plywood floor from the frame.

The frame is attached to the rotisserie.

Below you can see the missing rear outrigger

And the frame is rotated!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shell Off - Frame Off - Axle Off!!!

The shell is separated from the frame!

Although our vintage airstream is still being deconstructed, this seems like such huge progress!!

Above is the top of the floor with the parquet wood flooring that covered all the floor rot. Below the photo is of the bottom of the subfloor - with all the rotted edges.

The old axle with leaf springs is coming off - to be replaced with a torsion axle for a smoother kinder ride for our 1955 Airstream Flying Cloud.

The great news is that the tire fits into the "A" portion of the frame. The new fresh water tanks will not fit into the angled main frame rails. The change will give us the 2 tanks at 17 gallons each - for a total of 34 gallons of fresh water up front and capacity for 34 gallons of gray water. These are the new Vintage Trailer Supply tanks - item # VTS-851.