HOLD ON!
Before you get too excited and get ahead of yourself, step back and do an honest assessment of what you may need to do to the trailer to get it to the level you want it to be.
do you have the skills, time, money to redo all this? Some of us do, many will give up before it is done
-Is it highly original? Do you want to keep it that way or change everything to more modern design?
-Does it need everything to be removed from the interior in a total gutting? This is a major project that will require a lot of planning to replace and rebuild the cabinetry, walls, floor, etc. Can you accomplish this? More importantly can you handle the time that will required and the investment you will have to inject?
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what is lurking under the skin? Rotted plywood, nasty old insulation is likely hiding there
If your goal is restoration, can you source the necessary parts?
Websites like Vintagetrailersupply.com can be very helpful but they do not have everything. Some models of older trailers are impossible to source parts for. Face it.
So you juggle the cost of your self- restoration and getting someone who knows how, to do it for you.
Here are a few pros you can check out ...they know their stuff.
Felver Design- This couple is talented. They have the ideas and the knowledge to put them into action.
Franks Trailer Works- Franks has been at it for a long time and can handle any project you can throw at him.
Colin Hyde Trailer - One of the self made masters of Airstream restoration and repair. His work is well known among Airstream fans.
Area 63 Productions- Uve Salwender- is a West Coast trailer artist. He takes time to produce som eof the best and most creative restorations.
InLand RV- Andy has been fixing and supplying parts for Airstreams for more years than anyone except the factory.
Find a pro near you and let them do what you cannot.
Kids don't try this at home!
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