Episode 308: Plumbing Talk

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Colin's trailer list
Natures Head
Plumbing talk
Airstream appraisal 
Call for calls

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Release Date: 01/24/2019
Running Time: 1.00:15

Episode 307: Airstream – Trailer vs Motorhome

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

TCT 100th Anniversary soon
Tim needs to use his trailer more
Add a cat heater for winter use
Can I renovate an Airstream Motorhome for $15k
Will my lights work without a battery in my trailer?
Sealing seams on a '63 Overlander
Sealing a '67 Tradewind bumper/end shell

 

 

 

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Release Date: 01/11/2019
Running Time: 55.00

Episode 306: Smart Airstreams

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!
Adding ceramic tiles to an Airstream
After polish 
Flexible solar
Airstream's smart trailer 
Lower panel replacement
Window gaskets on a 56 Flying Cloud
Marmoleum click flooring

 

 

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Release Date: 12/07/2018
Running Time: 56:08

Episode 305: Snake Oil

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Tim left his a/c on for a month!
Sealing a polished trailer
Colin's snake oil
Installing tanks in a 1948 Liner
Shrinking side trim '76 Sovereign
Removing the strip on an '88

 

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Release Date: 11/08/2018
Running Time: 43:01

Episode 304: Don’t Be Rigid

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Keyless entry on an Airstream
Kwikset
Schlage
Halmark 12 gaskets vintagetrailergaskets.com
AC options to keep trailer looking clean
Solar – flexible vs ridged
Wire gauges
Reattaching Airstream emblems
Overlay repair on an Avion truck camper
How cold should a refrigerator get

 

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Release Date: 10/26/2018
Running Time: 1:00:49

Episode 303: Is My Trailer Too Tall?

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Tim's going to a rally
Photocell rally lights
Excella tail light woes
Airstream insulation a scam?
Picking up a gifted Airstream
What to wash a trailer with
Hehr window work
Is my trailer too tall?

 

 

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Release Date: 10/05/2018
Running Time: 51:05

Episode 302: Best of Show!

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Colin at TCT Rally
Best of Show!
Awning rail holes
Adding a shear plate
Gray tank issue
30amp to 50amp?
Fiber optic trailer
Colin's '51 Spartan Imperial Mansion

 

 

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Release Date: 09/20/2018
Running Time: 51:37

Episode 301: Airstream Continental

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Aluminum tire covers
Continental kit
Fixing front end separation 
Polishing tips
Does a polished trailer reflect more heat
Sealing windows on a '73 Argosy
'75 Excella control panel/center
'75 Excella Shocks

 

 

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Release Date: 08/17/2018
Running Time: 52:51

Episode 299: Happy Birthday Wally

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Wally Byam Birthday!
Born in Baker City, Oregon
Began building masonite trailers in the 1920s
First riveted aluminum trailer in 1934 by Hawley Bowlus
Airstream Trailer company produced the Clipper
Airstream closed its doors during WWII
Reopened in 1948
Airstream Bubble toured Europe in 1955
Are new axles available for my '76?
Spare tire carrier
Repairing a scrape
Leaking plumbing in a '78
Reattaching the frame/subfloor and shell
Zolatoning a bathroom

 

 

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Release Date: 07/06/2018
Running Time: 57:23

Episode 298: Bigger is Better!

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Tim's camping trip
Colin heading to Niagara Falls
Keeping old appliances or replace
Rebuilding old appliances
1940's Spartan Manor
50's Overlander modernization
Bigger is better

 

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Release Date: 06/22/2018
Running Time: 54:11

Episode 297: Alumapalooza 9

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Colin got soaked!
Sold out this year
170 Airstreams, trailers
Factory producing 100 Airstreams, 10 Basecamps, and 10 Nests per week.
Factory is building a new plant for production
Colin toured a Nest
Nest vs. Basecamp
Brenda's 7th Alumapalooza
Dave – 2005 Classic – 25'
MJ – singer/song writer – '05 Safari 25'
Mike – Restoring a '64
Ann Marie – Airstream festival!
Mike and MJ – "The Great Divide"

 

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Release Date: 06/8/2018
Running Time: 50:39

Episode 296: Outrigger Exposed!

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Alumapalooza next week!
Tim's solar update
What should I replace my univolt with?
Help identify missing wires?
How to fix exposed outrigger?
Fixing my 70's rock guard
Replacing window gaskets on a '72 Overlander
Fixing screens and latches

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Release Date: 05/25/2018
Running Time: 50:39

Episode 295: California Solar

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Go Power Solar
Solar in California
Cracking the dual pane window fog
​Spring loaded glass break
Automatic Center Punch 
Alumapalooza 2018
Adding a cabinet to a '75 Safari
Adding a shear plate
Axle install tips and tricks

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Release Date: 05/11/2018
Running Time: 48:58

Episode 294: One Throat to Choke

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

-Tim's solar panels
-Dragging bellypan
-Restorers in Nashville?
Vintage Base Camp
-What do you know about Hofmann Architecture?
-OK to have multiple restorers work?
-Are three axles better than two?
-Window dual pane issues
-Cyndi Lauper Airstream

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Release Date: 04/27/2018
Running Time: 51:54

Episode 293: Big Pane

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

M4LED.com 14" tube lights available  
Use discount code VAP5
1975 Excella window panes
Using an Airstream in freezing temps
1955 Flying Cloud wants a quite A/C
Should I replace my original exhaust?

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Release Date: 04/13/2018
Running Time: 40:22

Episode 292: Swaying Airstreams

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

1940's Airstream Book Mobile
Beefing up an air conditioning mount
Need a tire recommendation
Trailer tires wearing uneven
Axle alignment 
Water spots on my polished Airstream!
'59 Tradewind with wood stove
Insulating windows
Swaying issues

 

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Release Date: 03/30/2018
Running Time: 59:50

Episode 291: Hanging SOBs

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

TCT Winter Convention recap
SOB  hangs 'precariously' on overpass
Using silicone to seal a window
Replacing a 12v with two 6v
Is it ok to run wires in belly pan?
Fixing a bent emblem
Using a gantry system
Fixing a 70's wheel well

 

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Release Date: 03/16/2018
Running Time: 44:32

Episode 290: The 99th TCT Winter Convention

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

Life from Florida!
155 Trailers and RVs
Tin Can radiator cap
Alice – 2004 Airstream International
        1948 Liner
Rick and Jennifer 
Joan – 22' Airstream
Chuck – '66 Overlander
Music with Patsy & Jim

 

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Release Date: 03/02/2018
Running Time: 38.23

Episode 289: Airstreams and Avions

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

 

 

 

TCT 99th Winter Convention
Roll on zolatone paint?
Fixing a mini-keeler
Securing an awning bracket
1983 Airstream gotchas
1968 Avion suspension
How fast can I tow?
Running solar cables
Should I replace my olympic rivets?
Should I build a gantry for one trailer?

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Release Date: 02/16/2018
Running Time: 48:59