good morning everyone,
i am new to the group and to airstreaming as well. puchased a 66 safari two
months ago and i am in the process of restoring. i have lurked this site for a
few weeks and have found it very helpful and i have visited the archives to
find answers rather than using this email format to revist subjects but now i
need your help on a topic i can not find any information on. it concerns the
bulkhead that houses the bi-fold doors to the bath. the bulkhead is made up of
a left and right side door jam and tied in at the top with the door header.
the jams are screwed into the closet faces on both sides and tied in at the
top with the removable door header screwed into the ceiling. my problem is
that the door jams are not square to each other, that is to say that the door
side jam is closer to the front of the trailer than the other side is by about
2". this creates the header to also be out of square and it runs somewhat at
an angle on the ceiling from side to side. if this is normal, i will leave it
alone but things not square and plumb drive me crazy. i can re-position the
door side jam back about 1/2" and i can re-position the other side forward
about 3/4" making the difference only about 3/4" out of square, much better
than it is now. i have studied the situation and find no indication where any
of the closets or jams have ever been re-positioned, moved or attached so it
appears that it was built this way. was this done intentionally or perhaps
just sloppy interior work? thank you for your help and thanks for a great
resource.
harry truitt
franktown co
66 safari