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Well only worked on the Shasta one day this weekend. I decided to take today off, it was a long week at work this past week....
Still put in a solid 9 hours on Saturday though.
Got the framing for the fridge done. Cut the holes and framed in the upper and lower fridge vents.
And continued with some paneling.
WE ARE GETTING CLOSER!!

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Lots more progress this past weekend... Not allot worth taking pictures of, but about 12 more hours of work...
Finished the insulation.
Finished all the wiring for the out side lights so Karen could finish the insulation.
Fabbed up the tail light mounts. I used some left over aluminum and made a ring behind them to cover up/ patch the nasty holes from the old tail lights and the PO's repairs on them.
Finished up the cargo door mounting. I made a aluminum ring the go behind this as well for some reinforcement and to match the tail lights. (I also wasn't totally happy with my cut).
My dad came over and started framing in the counter I am a metal worker, he is the wood worker. We gotta get this done so I know where the fridge will sit.
And I got started on the paneling. 1 piece so far. (It is just the cheap 1/8 stuff that we are going to paint.)
All in all, I feel it was a pretty productive weekend. Lot's of fun, The wife my Dad and me all working on the Compact for 2 days....

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We love progress...... This weekend we went to a Camper salvage yard about an hour away and got some needed supplies. A cargo door for the curb side, a few Shasta emblems the lady had in the back, side marker lights, upper running lights front and rear and interior lights.
I installed the cargo door... This is just a rough install, it will be pulled back off for paint, and I gotta clean up the hole a little bit and add some sealant.



Next I completely finished all the framing. And added braces for cabinets and what not.
I reinforced behind all the exterior lights and added reinforcements for new exterior lights. I reinforced the wing mounts.
Ran new wire for all the exterior lights and ran wire for all the interior lights and appliances.
That was Saturday...
Sunday me and the wife spent all day cutting and installing the insulation... Still have a few pieces to cut and tape in. We got rained out...



She is coming along quite nicely for only being on it for about a Month on the weekends...

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Also today, I did some skin patching. And decided to make a nice big patch for the street side... And a little treat for us in the mail, Thanks to Kelle (DaisyShasta) Can't wait till the Compact is painted and ready for these, still long way to go..

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Progress, progress, progress......... Today... Got the new curbside piece, and the compact all ready to go for the install..... Put it on, looks a million times better than the ugly ass diamond plate, I think you all will agree.

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These 2 are the Compact with the diamond plate off and the new piece of aluminum that I made, ready to trim to fit and install...

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These next 4 are after the framing is done (for the most part) Thanks KREG jig, and Kev for showing it to all of us!!!

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These 8 are after the interior gut..... Some framing is good, some is not. Some previous repair was good, some was not....

Lets try this out.....

Someone told me I should start a blog documenting the restoration of My wife and I's 1965 Shasta Compact.
Bought in November 2010 for $100. PO told us it was a 68, turned out to be a 65 (not a problem here)
Me and my Wife are doing a simple rebuild (our 2nd Camper restoration).
The next 6 pictures are how we first got it......