What do you mean about backing plate? I'm planning to attach straight to the frame with self tapping screws.

Edit - I think you mean anything (cabinets, beds, etc) attached to the floor will need a backing plate on the bottom of the Coosa, I had not planned to do that. Planning to just pocket hole some screws in each cabinet to the floor. Now I'm worried

Right. What I read was that it wasn't sufficient for attaching to, like drywall. If you do attach you either need to over drill and epoxy and then attach to the epoxy or use something like an aluminum angle on the underside of the coosa.

I'll have to dig into that. Won't have any access on the underside so that may be a problem.

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Amazing tech

jig saw will work just fine for the cutting, used this many times for some work on boats. You will go thru a lot of blades, but they are cheap and a sharp one will cut it like butter.

also, there are some really awesome marine composites which would be a straight replacement vs plywood which i might recommend more, but you're are on the right track with composites vs wood for longevity.

Really cool find. Well done.

Adorable

Pics?

Bathroom walls, cabinets, and sink removed.



Shower is being very stubborn. It's free except for the drain which is not wanting to come loose. Do I have any options to get a shower tub made in this shape? I would love a new one but I'm worried I won't be able to find something. Would hate to rip it out and then be up a creek.





Grey and black tanks are fiberglass. Seem to be in good shape. Planning to leave them unless I'm convinced otherwise or find issues with them.

That's awesome. Where do you live? Would love to come see it if you're near north Houston. It's funny how similar your interior looks to mine. Wish I had the double axel.

coolerguy12 said:

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Bathroom walls, cabinets, and sink removed.



Shower is being very stubborn. It's free except for the drain which is not wanting to come loose. Do I have any options to get a shower tub made in this shape? I would love a new one but I'm worried I won't be able to find something. Would hate to rip it out and then be up a creek.





Grey and black tanks are fiberglass. Seem to be in good shape. Planning to leave them unless I'm convinced otherwise or find issues with them.

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You could use this stuff. Make sure you have a lot of ventilation because it is POTENT.

Rust-Oleum 7860519 Tub and Tile Refinishing 2-Part Kit, White, 32 oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PTSBKW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UPJcFbT4G0XBY

We are but a short 500 miles apart. I live just south of Lubbock.

A good fabrication shop can make one out of stainless steel or aluminum. It possibly wouldn't have the rolled over area where the pipe is. You'd have to figure that part out. It will also be expensive.

Well dadgum it. Keep the pictures coming. Maybe in 10 years when our campers are done we can meet up at Garner.

Hadn't thought of stainless. I like that idea.

Might want to post on home improvement board about the shower.

Double your budget for stainless at a minimum,compared to aluminium. It's worth it or you can afford it, compared to aluminum.

What should my budget be for stainless?

What about composting toilets? I would like to change the location of the toilet but I'm SOL if I need the black water tank due to its location in the frame. I would love to have two gray water tanks for more capacity so that's a win there too.

We would mostly camp for a week at a time, not like I would be having to empty this thing a ton.

Awesome looking rig! Keep up the hard work. I have a 28ft '72 LaGrande and have done a few projects on her (though nothing as involved as a complete redo).

I have found the people at https://aviontrailers.net to be very knowledgable and helpful. There are also a couple of Avion-specific facebook groups that are active and extremely helpful...but if you go that route, be sure to turn notifications off, because some people really, REALLY like to post.

Can't wait to see progress pics once it starts coming back together

I recently had a simple rectangular aluminum shower pan made. It is only about four and half inches deep. It was very well made with a slight crease in the floor to channel water to the drain. The drain hole was pressed with a special tool to allow the drain fittings to sit flush with the floor of the pan. I got a really good deal on it as I knew the guy that made it. It ran about $250. Stainless would have been over a thousand bucks. Reproducing the one in your photos would be astronomically expensive.

You might be able to have one made in the same shape but have the walls much shorter to keep the cost reasonable. You'll still need to decide on material for the shower walls, also. Trailers are expensive to work on.

So, are you going back with the same floor plan?

We currently have a 3 year old travel trailer that we like, but we'll soon outgrow with our latest family addition turning 1 in August.

The wife is inspired by a lot of the vintage camper renovations to do a complete makeover. We're in the design phase right now trying to figure out how to sleep three kids, two adults, and a dog comfortably while still having room to get around and store all our crap.

I got in and cleaned out most of the debris last night and discovered a lot of the interior skin has cracks. (Too many days in the dry, west Texas climate.) Plus most of the cabinetry has got to go. That effectively means we could end up with a huge project on our hands.

At least it would be easier to get the hail damage out if I have to pull the inside skin off.

It will be very similar to the original floor plan. Twin beds in the back with the master up front. I'm planning to put a dinette up front instead of couch/bed combo. Not excited about the master bed being 4 cushions put together but I think we can make it work. Sink, stove, fridge, heater will all be in the same place more or less. Not putting an oven back in and the heater will be way smaller this time. One thing that really impressed me was how much storage the trailer has. Really want to keep that functionality.