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The other side (curbside) of the trailer
gets attention now. You can see the condition of the
original cabinets, but I used them to plan out my installation.
Many of the original inner wall sections were crudely
cut-out and made.
It is important to plan your cabinets carefully.
As you can see in these originals, Airstream had to hack
out the right side of the face frame for the refrigerator
because they made the opening too narrow for the Krefft
refrigerator, something corrected in my installation. There
was also poor design for the ventilation draw up across
the cooling coil for the fridge. The full-height wardrobe
closet will be replaced by a half-height closet to allow
a twin bed to extend underneath.
Next will show the construction of these
cabinets...
In the wardrobe I reused the original
closet bar. This gets covered later by a shelf for storage.
In order to make the walls, I used
the original walls as a rough guide, and then using my
marks on the floor and measurements from the centerline,
used a scribe (compass) to mark the profile on the
panels and then shaved it to final outline using a sabersaw
and belt sander. 1/4" walls were attached
with
bulkhead
trim. 3/8" walls with vinyl
welt and aluminum
brackets. (Right) the cutout
for the Day & Night Heater and the Hubbard Racing
chrome fire extinguisher and nook to utilize the space
in the broom closet behind the heater.
Here is the finished (sans doors)
reefer cabinet with the skinny broom closet on the left
and the wardrobe to the right of the reefer
cavity. Storage is also above and below the reefer and
space will be available on top for the Krefft refrigerator
for a microwave. Much of the electrical wiring will be
hidden to the side of the reefer, and above it to the
right will be behind Blue Sea enclosure shrouds.
The wardrobe gets its door ann the overhead
storage locker is now complete with the original coral
Masonite doors, aluminum bypass trim extrusion, and metal
finger pull bezels.
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The overhauled appliances will be coming
soon....
