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Originally Posted by runamuck
the wife and I restored a '69 airstream..as with most that are that old, we had to cut out the bathroom floor because of rot and had to replace the metal framework underneath that area and install a new black tank. it also had aluminum wiring as many do from that era and so we rewired it too. we rebuilt many of the windows and replaced hundreds of rivets. we rebuilt the front furniture and upholstery and put new formica throughout. we also had to reconstruct the middle bed. all this we did in a 2 year long project working in our spare time. after some research you will have a list of sources for the hardware and oem type stuff and there are videos and pics online for support. we passed it on to a friend who hauled it out to his hunting lease in west texas and he was tasked with the polishing and refinishing the outside. no way we were going to try that. they are pretty neat and have a cult following and you can go back to original or get wild with the redo.
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Great story. Thanks for sharing.
The only certain thing about a restoration is the uncertainty. Part of the fun in my book.