Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-11-2011, 07:37 PM
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Jim & Gene - thanks for the advice and info on...
Jim & Gene - thanks for the advice and info on the vent cover. We will be camping close to a Campers World, and will check it out on vacation. Spot will be parked under a 12 X 12 canopy, so we...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-10-2011, 04:06 AM
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Thanks Gene! Almost done with phase 1. Got the...
Thanks Gene! Almost done with phase 1. Got the rear wall paneling (1/4" birch plywood) cut out last night. This replaces the carpet that had been glued to the walls. We have company, so I'm not...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-09-2011, 04:50 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-09-2011, 09:29 AM
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Temporary bed done!
Just finished, all done in 3/4" AB grade oak plywood. Part of the support is a reconstruction of the wheel well covers with pieces of 3/4 plywood. Gail got the cushions done last night. You can...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-07-2011, 02:53 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-06-2011, 04:03 AM
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Gee, ya might know, I found a better piece of...
Gee, ya might know, I found a better piece of metal for mounting the jacks in my shop last night. May have to give that another go. I could use all the ones I made from that crummy piece of metal...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-04-2011, 05:09 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-03-2011, 03:32 PM
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Thanks folks. We were planning on vacationing...
Thanks folks. We were planning on vacationing nearby week after next for a couple weeks anyways, figuring we could see the kids, then get back to camp and relax. Didn't feel too hot today, still...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-03-2011, 08:23 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-03-2011, 07:57 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-02-2011, 07:13 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-02-2011, 07:07 PM
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Gee!
Wire splices are easy, and will stand...
Gee!
Wire splices are easy, and will stand the test of time. Pretty much everything you hook up to a harness is spiced. I never figured out soldering, so crimp and use liquid electrical tape on...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-02-2011, 06:19 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-02-2011, 05:44 PM
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Jim, I have built, rebuilt, and wired so many...
Jim, I have built, rebuilt, and wired so many trailers (and tow vehicles to use trailers) over the years I can't keep count. I wired Spot for standard utility or boat trailer wiring for now. Blue...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-02-2011, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-02-2011, 03:02 PM
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Too many interruptions today, but did get my...
Too many interruptions today, but did get my wiring done and cleaned up. No good position to do this in, and me with my bad back! My sciatic nerve is speaking to me...
If you look back at any of...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
07-01-2011, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 74
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New cushions!
Gail is making new cushions for seats I plan to build. These two are seat backs (21" wide), two new ones to come are seat bottoms (17" wide).
I've been working on tidying up wiring in the...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-26-2011, 02:08 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-26-2011, 09:19 AM
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Success!
The doors shut and open just fine. Frame literally snaps into place. We'll see how it goes.
You can see in the pic with the doors on, the nice bright aluminum above the door frame. That's a...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-25-2011, 07:59 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-25-2011, 04:13 PM
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Rear right rot begone!
I'm not sure how good a job I did, but all the rotted wood that fell out of the right rear got replaced today. Everything inside from the top of the corner seam all the way down, and then back...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-22-2011, 12:35 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-20-2011, 03:40 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-17-2011, 03:22 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-15-2011, 04:35 AM
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Spot now has a key for all three openings, and...
Spot now has a key for all three openings, and the two doors (entry and buckboard) open with the same key. The buckboard door knob was not easy to get off, but with the help of a hacksaw and 4...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-13-2011, 09:47 AM
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Tearup the Adirondacks, this past weekend
Had a great time out for the 1st time with our new-to-us Sunspot. Had a chance to visit some with Steve Collins, got lots of great ideas and advice from him! Sunspot did not leak one drop through a...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-09-2011, 05:43 AM
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Chased threads on the spring u-bolts this a.m....
Chased threads on the spring u-bolts this a.m. and installed new steel lock nuts. Of the 8 nuts on the 4 u-bolts, only one was a lock nut. You can see the new spring seats I welded on here too when...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-09-2011, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 74
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Re-wired, all new lights
I stripped all the old wiring out, installed all new lights. Only problem I had was a dead wire running from the front left marker light to the right. I ran new wire inside for now, and have...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-02-2011, 12:46 PM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-02-2011, 09:20 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-02-2011, 08:18 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-02-2011, 04:14 AM
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Hey, hand me that roll of red wire!
Get a load of this. Some previous owner spliced red wire into every wire coming out of the sheath in the back. Makes it easy to follow... :)
I was going to just throw these new rv lights on I...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
06-02-2011, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 74
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If the striping was to come off, I would paint...
If the striping was to come off, I would paint Spot. The thing is is, there are SO many holes in it, dents, stuff like that I could fix, but once I did, it would look worse probably! That is unless...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-31-2011, 03:31 AM
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-30-2011, 11:36 AM
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Newly rebuilt door!
With a "brushed" aluminum exterior skin even! Had to 1/2 rebuild the frame, stuffed it with cardboard, re-assembled, installed. Took me about 5 hours, including cutting the holes in the .082...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-28-2011, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 74
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Fits in the garage now!
First chance I had to try Spot in the garage, and lo and behold, since swapping the springs back under the axle, presto zippo! We live in a raised ranch, and my shop is the basement right behind the...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-25-2011, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 74
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Thanks John! So now it's re-wiring, cleaning,...
Thanks John! So now it's re-wiring, cleaning, figuring out how to mount 4 scissor jacks I have coming, and taking the door off to fix or rebuild. I have a feeling the door will take the most time....
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-24-2011, 03:55 AM
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Moved the springs
Sunday I finished rebuilding the hubs, installed them, put the wheels and tires back on, and then moved Spot over in front of my shop. I removed the axle, ground the spring seats off the axle,...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-21-2011, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 74
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Haven't got that far yet John, but that is a...
Haven't got that far yet John, but that is a question rolling around in my head too. I marked the 9/16 hole in the one hub, so once I get the right seals this a.m., I will find out. Unfortunately,...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-21-2011, 03:03 PM
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I just found out I was very wrong. The correct...
I just found out I was very wrong. The correct seal is 14840, not the 12404 in the NAPA kit. Tapped it in okay, but the i.d. is smaller and will not fit all the way onto the stub. Too late to hit...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-18-2011, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 74
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Figured out my hub problem. Someone used the...
Figured out my hub problem. Someone used the wrong seals. The one in there was 1.978", the correct one is 1.987". Also, the one in there was only 0.185" wide, the right one should be 0.4". As a...
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Forum: Sunline Sunspot Travel Trailers
05-18-2011, 03:19 AM
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Spot - our "new" Sunspot!
We bought this 1979 sunspot last Saturday from Gaelen, and have already started work on it. First order of business is rebuilding the hubs. they're not too bad, but I think the wrong seal was used....
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