About a month ago, I realized that if there was any hope of taking the
Liner to Bozeman next summer, I had better change the restoration plan.
I was getting nowhere on the floor replacement and concerned about my
skill level in replacing the floor and reattaching the shell. I decided
to have this work done. Next question, by whom? In my fair city of
Orange, there is a trailer restoration shop : www.meltrailer.com I had
previous conversations with one of the owners, Mike Keenan, when I
brought the Liner home, now two years ago, and was impressed with his
shop, partners and results. I have also heard good comments from other
Airstream friends.
I spoke with Mike about the repairs I would like his team to perform and
delivered the Liner to him on Monday, July 9. The work order was 1)
replace floor, 2) make any necessary frame repairs, 3) replace the front
lower exterior panel, severely dented and torn under one of the front
reflectors, 4) replace the lower panel in front of the front door, torn
at the door jamb under the serial number plate, 5) repair the front door
jamb where broken, 6) repair the pins in the front door hinges and 6)
install the belly wrap to just under the shell.
On Friday, July 20, Mike called me and told me that the work was
complete and I picked the Liner up this afternoon. It looks fantastic.
Mike has posted some pictures of the work on his flicker site
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/meltrailer) which you can reach from his
website www.meltrailer.com I will post some additional pictures this
weekend.
Now there is hope that I will be able to take the Liner to Bozeman and
meet Colin, Rob, Tim (aka theVap.com) and all of our other VAC and WBCCI
friends with a unique trailer.
Bill Kerfoot
WBCCI/VAC/CAC #5223
1973 Dodge W200 PowerWagon
1977 Lincoln Continental
1979 23' Safari
1954 Double Door 29' Liner
Orange, CA
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