So proud of you both! Very impressed with the rebuild and can't wait to see the finished product! Love the videos, but want to see some of those rough edits...cuss words etc. LOL You're gonna have to put together a funny R rated video exposing the frustrations!! Love you guys!
All I know is yall better hurry up and finish, we been stuck home since your last trip and I'm getting bored. I don't have any adventure without you two so, get busy 😂. You guys are doing an excellent job! Peace and love. Now get busy I'm ready to hangout with yall.😂😂😂❤
I’m so excited for y’all! Can you share how you kept your original subfloor so intact to use as a template? We’d like to do the same (except for the back which is even more water damage than yours 🥴)
Thanks! We actually did nothing to them all winter lol. They just say out on a pallet for the most part. After the 4th snow storm I used them to keep the tarp on the trailer from sinking between the frame
@@Meghanandmatt but how did you pry them out without wrecking them? We haven’t even gotten our interior skins out yet so we have a little while, but given the water damage they are pretty gnarly
I cut out each and every bolt from the bottom using a pry bar and an oscillating multi tool (Make sure to get a bunch of extra metal blades cause you'll go through them. I found it easiest to pry up on the floor to slide the blade in and cut each bolt above the crossmembers. I just used a hammer and punch to smash the rest of the bolt and nut out from the top down once the floor was off. On ours there was a 5/8" piece of plywood where the first 3 subfloorfloor boards joined so I think that helped prevent them from getting totally wrecked when prying them out. Our floor was far from a perfect template but we just made sure to get the first piece of Coosa cut and didn't have to cut any of the long edges after that first one. I will say we cut slightly too little on our subfloor and our bow in the front should have been ever so slightly hanging over the subfloor cause it was an incredibly tight fit we're still working on with putting the shell back on. Hope that helps!
Next time if you're ever having the fiber glass in your skin problem again. When I used to do auto body collision work, I found that if you apply tape to the affected area and rip it off, it pulls the fiber glass out of your skin. There would be no way in hell you can pick it out because of how fine they are. Use very sticky masking tape, I don't recommend using duct tape for painfully obvious reasons lol. I've also heard people using lint rollers as well.
Sweet! It was pretty straightforward once we got over the fact that it’s impossible to get it perfect lol. We’re using the Garnet industries SeeLevel sensors. I bought the 710-AR sensors which fit the smaller tanks
Y’all are adorable, it’s ok to suck at stuff. Figuring stuff out is an adventure, and adventures are fun.
True that! Definitely a reminder we needed at the moment so thanks for that 🤙🏼
Jeez I thought you guys gave up! Great work team 🤙🏻
Thanks Matt you did a great job 💪🏼
Wow you guys are doing an amazing job! I'm learning a lot just by watching you work. Great video!
Thanks Charles! Think you’re ready to take on your own airstream now? Lol
It is fun to see your progress!
Thanks! It feels great to get through this step
This is incredible!
Thanks!
So proud of you both! Very impressed with the rebuild and can't wait to see the finished product! Love the videos, but want to see some of those rough edits...cuss words etc. LOL You're gonna have to put together a funny R rated video exposing the frustrations!! Love you guys!
Thanks! To be honest some of those moments are tough to relive for us when watching back 😅😂
All I know is yall better hurry up and finish, we been stuck home since your last trip and I'm getting bored. I don't have any adventure without you two so, get busy 😂. You guys are doing an excellent job! Peace and love. Now get busy I'm ready to hangout with yall.😂😂😂❤
We're working on it as fast as we can for ya! Thanks for the support 🤙🏻
Good job, you're making progress. 😎
Thanks Mike 🤙🏼
Lota work. I know you will get it done and have fun breaking it in. 😬
We can’t wait to move in!!
I’m so excited for y’all! Can you share how you kept your original subfloor so intact to use as a template? We’d like to do the same (except for the back which is even more water damage than yours 🥴)
Thanks! We actually did nothing to them all winter lol. They just say out on a pallet for the most part. After the 4th snow storm I used them to keep the tarp on the trailer from sinking between the frame
@@Meghanandmatt but how did you pry them out without wrecking them? We haven’t even gotten our interior skins out yet so we have a little while, but given the water damage they are pretty gnarly
I cut out each and every bolt from the bottom using a pry bar and an oscillating multi tool (Make sure to get a bunch of extra metal blades cause you'll go through them. I found it easiest to pry up on the floor to slide the blade in and cut each bolt above the crossmembers. I just used a hammer and punch to smash the rest of the bolt and nut out from the top down once the floor was off.
On ours there was a 5/8" piece of plywood where the first 3 subfloorfloor boards joined so I think that helped prevent them from getting totally wrecked when prying them out.
Our floor was far from a perfect template but we just made sure to get the first piece of Coosa cut and didn't have to cut any of the long edges after that first one. I will say we cut slightly too little on our subfloor and our bow in the front should have been ever so slightly hanging over the subfloor cause it was an incredibly tight fit we're still working on with putting the shell back on.
Hope that helps!
That helps so much, thank you!
@@Clatterbear you’re welcome!
Next time if you're ever having the fiber glass in your skin problem again. When I used to do auto body collision work, I found that if you apply tape to the affected area and rip it off, it pulls the fiber glass out of your skin. There would be no way in hell you can pick it out because of how fine they are. Use very sticky masking tape, I don't recommend using duct tape for painfully obvious reasons lol. I've also heard people using lint rollers as well.
That’s a great tip thanks for sharing 🤙🏼
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Matt should write a philosophy book.
Maybe once I’m done with the build I’ll have the time to start working on that
Vacuum on that saw! 😁
That definitely would have been a smart idea 😅
Hey guys great video. Question since they sponsored your video did they give you the equipment for free?
Thanks! And yeah technically it’s “free” but we’re working for all of it
loved this. about to do the same thing! what sensors and heating pads did yall use for your tanks??
Sweet! It was pretty straightforward once we got over the fact that it’s impossible to get it perfect lol. We’re using the Garnet industries SeeLevel sensors. I bought the 710-AR sensors which fit the smaller tanks
Hot glue gun and cardboard are the easiest ways to make a solid, rugged template.
Fixing to do a AS restoration and just wanted to know what thickness y’all went with. Wondering about how much just the Coosa board costs were?
We went with 3/4” blue water 26 Coosa board. Super easy to work with. Including shipping it cost about $2,400 for 5 sheets if I remember correctly
Some vintage airstreams have different thickness of floors though so double check before ordering