Temporary plates, check!

Got my temporary plates today! And it only took two hours in a crowded DMV office! This is starting to feel real!


 
What I found really interesting was that the television was tuned to a spanish channel.  And I was one of the few in the room not of Hispanic descent!  Say WHAT???????   I think the clerk was very grateful to have someone that understood her without a lot of hand gestures.   Weird feeling to be in the minority......

 Even so I wasn't impressed with the DMV,  the conversation went something like this....

What year? 63 .... really?..... Yes really.

What model is it? Overlander...They don't list an Overlander as an option. It's one word.... Oh, okay.

What color is it? Silver...... They don't list silver.... Fine, gray then....

Are you sure the weight is right?.......Yep

I would have told them just about anything they wanted and I made darn sure she typed the serial number with an "I" and not a "1" !

Best $10 I've spent to date on Moonraker, cause it means she's coming home!!


Post note :

Turns out that was a rather good thing I was legally registered,  turns out when you use a Easypass,  it somehow automatically knows whether you are towing and charges the appropriate amount.  We tried to pay "manually" but the attendant said the Easypass would take care of it.  So I assume they took a picture of the back of the plate?  Or counted axles?  or????   Anyone know?

The pick up date is official!

The pick up date is official! Not this weekend but next! Yippee! We still don't have a TV yet so my BIL is going to help us get it home. The weather still has to cooperate so everyone please cross your fingers. We have been in negative numbers around here, this morning it was -5 degrees - CHILLY!

Chanting..... No snow! No snow! No snow!

Bumper trunk fitment



Bumper trunk floor installed



Tub prepped for paint



Broken door hinge reinstalled



Rear bellypan access hatch fabrication



Straightening bent hinge



Curbside wheel arch trim installation



Bumper trunk installed



Rear bellypan access hatch fitment

Curbside wheel arch trim bucked in place.





Close up of lower door hinge showing Tig weld repair



Propane tank base installed, break away switch installed & wired to 7 way whip.

Y'all tired of photos yet?

Progress has continued despite the flu season taking its toll... I love the original waterfill, a very sleek design.


Streetside panel bucked in place



Front panel bucked in place



Original water filler door assembly bucked in place.





Prepping the “A” frame to accept the new propane tank base.



Original bumper trunk lid being prepped to be re-installed. Propane tank base POR 15’d.

On becoming a polished turd!

A little more progress. I especially like the contrast between the shiny new panel versus the plexiglass and the foil taped window in the last picture!

Bucking streetside panel in place.



Original water fill cutout in Streetside panel.



Still bucking………..

Getting there!

More pictures! It's pretty obvious that I am committed to polishing the trailer as these new panels make the rest of the trailer look pitiful.
 
Preliminary fitment of front panel.



Preliminary fitment of rear panel.



Fitting cleco’s in front panel.



fitting cleco’s in rear panel.



Streetside panel removed





Rear panel waiting to be bucked in place.



Streetside panel being cleaned up & flattened so it can be used as a pattern for a new one.



Wheel well area being flattened where the wheel had come off & torn the wheel well.

New street side panel preliminary fit.



Streetside panel from the inside. Stringers not fitted yet.



I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Well the first tunnel anyway!

Oops, I did it again!

Read how I restored my sisters SS# plates on her blog here

Panel replacement

So here's the next batch of pictures, She is having three panels replaced at CHTR. The small front and back panels and the long streetside. I never noticed the overlap on the front and back center panels . Interesting


Bucking front curbside corner



Panel behind door bucked in place.


Bucking street side front corner & side in order to stabilize the body as much as possible before removing damaged street side panel.


Drilling out front center panel.


Drilling out rear center panel.



curbside rear panel & corner bucked in place.



Streetside panel bucked in place as far back as where the panel will be cut off & replaced.



Drilling out lower portion of front window.



Removing front panel.



Front panel removed. Notice the large overlap of the corner panels beneath the front panel. These overlaps help to strengthen the frontal area, spreading loads from the “A” frame up through the body structure.
 

Rear panel removed………………..& smaller overlaps & smaller loads to transfer.