great white
Well-Known Member
Same thing I was thinking.
There's a reason roof membranes and trailer sides are mostly white...or a light grey, or a light beige, or polished aluminum, or ......
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1978 Nomad Trailer Restoration/Project: 88GMCtruck is at it again.
- Thread starter 88gmctruck
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Same thing I was thinking.
There's a reason roof membranes and trailer sides are mostly white...or a light grey, or a light beige, or polished aluminum, or ......
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Well my trailer actually does really well in the summer, and if i were to do a color scheme it would be something similar to the stripes it has now, and leave the rest white. I have been thinking about painting the window frames black though to help them blend in.
83GMCK2500
Active Member
You mean something along the lines of the '88 & '99?
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
No way really?! LOL it's like i planned that out or something.
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
I've been REALLY busy working on this thing. Got all the 120V lighting out, and all the 12v stuff wired in with a converter/charger as well. Re-routed some of the power wires, etc.
LOTS of insulation. I can see why this thing didn't hold much heat, they did a very poor job fitting the insulation. I've fixed that
Installing new paneling and insulating. Made sure everything was insulated, then attached the paneling with liquid nails and a brad gun. They aren't ever going to move....
Bathroom. There was only about 1/4" of insulation in the ceiling.... Not nearly enough.
Puttied the marks from the brads.
LOTS of insulation. I can see why this thing didn't hold much heat, they did a very poor job fitting the insulation. I've fixed that
Installing new paneling and insulating. Made sure everything was insulated, then attached the paneling with liquid nails and a brad gun. They aren't ever going to move....
Bathroom. There was only about 1/4" of insulation in the ceiling.... Not nearly enough.
Puttied the marks from the brads.
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Fridge enclosure
Put rigid insulation around the wheelwells, instead of the fiberglass batting.
More to come.
Put rigid insulation around the wheelwells, instead of the fiberglass batting.
More to come.
L98TPI
New Member
I am a bit shocked you didn't replace all that soft copper tube plumbing with PEX or Quest plastic. The RV OEM's have been using it for years. No bursting from freezing, or fatigue cracks, rarely a fitting leak, and of course no corrosion inside or out.
There is also a ribbed polymer covered stainless tube for gas out now also, the big box stores are stocking it now. Its a lot tougher than the soft copper and more bendy. Some older trailers used black iron pipe (commonly use din houses) for the main gas line with soft copper feeds off that. I have a trailer that has that and if given a little excuse I am going to rip it out and home run in the stainless lines.
Nice job BTW
There is also a ribbed polymer covered stainless tube for gas out now also, the big box stores are stocking it now. Its a lot tougher than the soft copper and more bendy. Some older trailers used black iron pipe (commonly use din houses) for the main gas line with soft copper feeds off that. I have a trailer that has that and if given a little excuse I am going to rip it out and home run in the stainless lines.
Nice job BTW
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
One step at a time. Thought about replacing the water lines, but in light of cost and the "don't fix what ain't broke" i'm concentrating on the other issues that need attention.
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Decided I'm going to take it out this weekend since it was re-paneled. It's been sitting in my main driveway since around thanksgiving, with lights, paneling, etc ripped apart. Only had to throw a few things back together to get it in useable shape.
Little mod I did. Made a cubby under the hamper cabinet, since it was wasted space originally.
Got the appliances painted (heater, fridge, oven and range hood) with the accent color: charcoal hammered finish rustoleum. With the exception of the fridge door, I took all these pieces to my dad's and mediablasted them to remove rust and the old paint. The only item that wasn't painted after media blasting was the stovetop, as it was stainless and flame would have hurt the finish obviously. The sink, stovetop and fridge trim are all staying brushed metal.
Also painted up the plastic bathroom accessories (towel holder, soap dish and TP holder) in the same rustoleum finish.
BIGR
Lucky To Be Here
Taking shape, paint job looks great. You are ready for action with the toliet paper and air freshner.
NVW
Well-Known Member
LOL, looks like the air freshener was too late, by the condition of the walls.
btfarm
America First!
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Fortunately, the new walls shouldn't have the 70s acid trip going on
BIGR
Lucky To Be Here
Fortunately, the new walls shouldn't have the 70s acid trip going on
Oh, some of the stories that those walls could tell if they could talk.
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Ended up not taking it out camping, due to some bad scheduling of things with the family on my part, which turned out just fine because I had a good weekend otherwise and we got hit HARD with snow followed by freezing rain followed by more snow and more freezing rain. I've been working from home this week, but I've managed to get a few more things done in the evenings.
The power was out today, so once my laptop died I had no more work I could do. The house was getting cold so I fired up the propane heater in the trailer. The batteries were also low as I've been running the radio a good amount lately... So my solution: I started the grey truck, set it on high idle and connected a set of jumper cables. I then proceeded to hook the airhose up to the onboard air so I could use the brad nailer in the trailer and finish the remaining trim up. My plan worked flawlessly.
Been caulking, puttying, and finishing the quarter round and flat trim between panels. A few misc shots.
Found one more place the paneling wasn't quite up to my standards, so I replaced this section as well.
The next step is to putty a few remaining brads, and then paint. Ceiling will be white, walls a beige/tan color?
The power was out today, so once my laptop died I had no more work I could do. The house was getting cold so I fired up the propane heater in the trailer. The batteries were also low as I've been running the radio a good amount lately... So my solution: I started the grey truck, set it on high idle and connected a set of jumper cables. I then proceeded to hook the airhose up to the onboard air so I could use the brad nailer in the trailer and finish the remaining trim up. My plan worked flawlessly.
Been caulking, puttying, and finishing the quarter round and flat trim between panels. A few misc shots.
Found one more place the paneling wasn't quite up to my standards, so I replaced this section as well.
The next step is to putty a few remaining brads, and then paint. Ceiling will be white, walls a beige/tan color?
BIGR
Lucky To Be Here
Looking good. I see that massive amount of snow in that last picture. You guys got hit hard. Stay dry and warm, maybe the weather will get better for you.
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Welp, everything inside is down to the bare minimum, and will be taped and painted this weekend.
In the mean time, I built some LED boards for the taillights.
Mounted to the backing plate.
It's really hard to get the actual effect of these things, but here is the parking light. It uses 2 of the 5 rows of lights, plus 7 facing out the side as a marker light, and 8 white facing down for the licence plate.
Brake/Signal illuminates the remaining 3 rows, for 5 total.
Super bright licence plate light.
In the mean time, I built some LED boards for the taillights.
Mounted to the backing plate.
It's really hard to get the actual effect of these things, but here is the parking light. It uses 2 of the 5 rows of lights, plus 7 facing out the side as a marker light, and 8 white facing down for the licence plate.
Brake/Signal illuminates the remaining 3 rows, for 5 total.
Super bright licence plate light.
L98TPI
New Member
You have way to much time on your hands :hihi:
Neat though. Did you put the leds in series or some series parallel thing?
Neat though. Did you put the leds in series or some series parallel thing?
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Yeah they are wired in series. It makes for a very simple setup, and allows them to fluctuate when the voltage drops and keep working overall.
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
Well, I finally gained my motivation back and started painting. Went to the store and picked out some paint colors. The white is for the ceiling, tan for the walls and the grey is close to what the floor is.
Got a coat on the ceiling.
Got a coat on the ceiling.
88gmctruck
02GMCtruck
It's been a busy weekend. Seeing this come together has really made all this hassle worthwhile. I finished up all the interior painting Saturday. After that was done, I removed all the cabinet hardware and painted it all hammer grey and re-installed. Really happy with the outcome thus far. Starting to think about curtians and new fabric for the cushions.
Ignore the clutter, obviously this is a work space
Some of the details. Added more 12v outlets near the bed, from a 95 GMT400 complete with "pull" caps.
83-87 S-Series tailgate sticker I had laying around. Decided the fridge was a decent place to use it.
Painted the waterpump switch trim and thermostat to better match the outlets
Hammer grey clock, door pulls, etc
Ignore the clutter, obviously this is a work space
Some of the details. Added more 12v outlets near the bed, from a 95 GMT400 complete with "pull" caps.
83-87 S-Series tailgate sticker I had laying around. Decided the fridge was a decent place to use it.
Painted the waterpump switch trim and thermostat to better match the outlets
Hammer grey clock, door pulls, etc