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Episode 208: Airstream Dreaming!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Rally Time
Leaky relief valves
Touring in a vintage Airstream
Restoring a trailer for living and traveling
Univolt buzz
Why are 70’s looked down on?
How can I fix my gaucho?
Best tire sizes?
Rebuild 70’s vacuum-over-hydraulic brakes?
Plumbing tandem gray tanks
Supporting the tanks
 

Release Date: 05-02-2014

Running time:  01:22:42

 

Episode 207: Live from Casini Ranch

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Join Tim and Colin as they speak with rally attendees from the NorCal Forum Rally at Casini Ranch.
 
Tim with rally host Jeff (Airforums.com handle – Coastalview)
 
Tim with rally host Jeff (Airforums.com handle - Coastalview)
 
 

Release Date: 04-18-2014

Running time:  58:16

 

Episode 206: Spring for Airstreams

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Rear end separation on 70’s Airstreams
Rear end separation explained
Common 70’s frame damage
De-Winterizing and de-icing
Checking for leaks during winter
Getting ready for Spring
Cleaning the water system 
Check tire pressure
Checking propane lines
General clean up
 

Release Date: 04-04-2014

Running time:  01:05:56

 

Episode 204: A/C For Me!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

 

Hybrid powered air conditioner (Video)
Home-brew A/C (Video)
Replacement tires
What’s the odd rail on my ’63?
Solar panels – gpelectric.com
Add a hold-down plate to a ’55 Flying Cloud
Tim’s A/C drain pan crack
Keeping moisture out of the rear subfloor
Which vulkem
 

Release Date: 03-06-2014

Running time:  01:03:06

 

Episode 203: AlumaFlamingo 2014

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

New Airstream book from Tim!  Airstream Adventures
Collin’s trek from New York to Florida
AlumaFlamingo 2014
Dale “Pee Wee” Shawmborn talks “Cape Town to Cairo”
Karen the sword swallower – Odd Angel
Jim owner of a ’63 Globetrotter first time rally goer
Chuck and his 2008 Safari travels over 100 nights a year
Paul’s from Canada’s ’59 Tradewind bumper R$R
Gauge of bellywrap aluminum
Rewiring running lights
 

Release Date: 02-21-2014

Running time:  01:07:25

 

Episode 202: What’s up with the 70’s?

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Aluma-flamingo
Scott and Kathy’s 1955 Flying Cloud Whale tail update
Colin’s endcap kits
VIN numbers on a 1963
Wheel wells on a ’71 Overlander
Stripping on a 70’s trailer
Protecting gray tank plumbing
Should we restore our ’74 Excella
Patching openings after removing appliances
Subfloor radius on replacement floors
Making replacement c-channels
Foil bubble insulation and the belly skin
Aluminum used for the belly skin
 
 

Release Date: 02-07-2014

Running time:  01:24:55

 

Episode 201: Quiz Show

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Worth repairing appliances from 71?
Tim’s british pronunciations quiz  (Post photos)
Colin’s fridge rebuild question
1961 Tradewind street side outlet porch lamps
Buying without a title
Getting brakes and lights working
When to install flooring on a shell off
Inner wall corrosion
 
 

Release Date: 01-24-2014

Running time:  01:00:30

 

Episode 200: 27 Years of Talking Vintage

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Episode 200!
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27 Years of talking vintage
23 Countries
Many guests over the years
Top 5 shows
The black tank contest winner
Dissenter in our midst
Old intro’s
C-Channel issue
The Mission replay
 
 

Release Date: 01-10-2014

Running time:  01:42:02
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

Episode 199: The 12 Days of Vintage

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

12 Days of Vintage (lyrics)
Xmas gifts given and received
Call from New Zealand
Removing paint from aluminum
Installing a bumper trunk
Matching new wood to old wood cabinets
Thermostats on old refrigerators
Bucking rivets
OK to leave out a black tank?
Alternative to polishing?
Adding an awning to a ’59 Flying Cloud
Solid vs Stranded for main A/C lines
Keeping the steps up on a 50’s and 60’s trailer
Dealing with oxidation
 

Release Date: 12-20-2013

Running time:  01:03:02
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.
 

 

Episode 198: Rubber vs. Springs

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

English wheel for removing dents
Euro polishing video
C-channel on “shell off”
Updating axles
leaf-spring vs torsion
Water-detection for stored trailers
Laminating wood with metal
Wiring on a ’58
 

Release Date: 12-06-2013

Running time:  01:06:03
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

Episode 197: 35 Feet Long?

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks vintage topics.

 

 

35 Foot 1960 Airstream

35 Foot 1960 Airstream

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tim’s stated-value insurance
Brian’s jack blows fuses
Hacking up trailers for a new role
Colin’s endcap kit
1960 35ft Railway Airstream on eBay
1955 Airlight – Airstream’s cousin?
Happy Thanksgiving from theVAP
 

Release Date: 11-22-2013

Running time:  51:34
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

Episode 195: Scary Airstreams II

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

 

 

 

Scary Airstream Stories
What Ace found in his trailer
Tim’s backup disaster
Colin’s trailer vs. horse trailer
Mark’s 1960 Tradewind from eBay turned scary
VAP Flag pre-order now!
Gluing the subfloor to the frame
Thermal break on trailer skin
Giuseppe’s outrigger
Ryan’s 1971 Overlander fresh water tank
Garage design for trailers

 

Release Date: 10-25-2013

Running time:  01:11:48
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

Episode 194: Don’t Follow Your GPS

 

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

 

On Golden Pond Rally
GPS's aren't always right
Converting a fresh water tank to grey water
Fresh water tank ideas
Do you have to spray zolatone?
Fixing a toilet from a '65 Tradewind
Refrigerator chimney issues
Furnace ducting
 

Release Date: 10-11-2013

Running time:  01:01:47
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

Episode 192: The 8th Anniversary Show!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

8th Year Anniversary
VAP Rap
Collin's at a TCT Rally
theVAP Flag Design
Ari's 1964 Globetrotter electrical
Mobile Glide update
Removing stubborn bellypan
Tire sizes
A/C questions

 

 

Release Date: 09-13-2013

Running time:  01:00:21
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

 

Episode 191: Ari’s Airstream

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Insurance
Ari's 1964 Globetrotter 
Location of the black tank
Gray tank drain lines
Topcoating POR 15
Rear frame and trunk work
Subfloor templates
A/C prewired?
Covering roof A/C openings
Drilling exterior rivet holes
Installing exterior panels
Interior lighting upgrades
 
 
 
Release Date: 08-30-2013
Running time:  01:20:38
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.

 

Episode 190: Unobtainium

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss the weeks vintage topics.

Do you have to gut an Airstream to fix the floor?
Unobtainium lock for a 1985 Sovereign
Wet bath creation for a '56 Flying Cloud
Drain pipe runs
Replacing molding on a 1955 Flying Cloud
Disc brakes available on Axis axles?
Copper pipe sizes in Airstreams are wrong
Checking your torsion axles
Replacing hinge pins on a 1964 Globetrotter
Powering an electric jack
Sealing a new Fantastic Vent
Dissimilar metals
Replacing 1958 windows
Chasing water heater leaks
Seam sealing
 
 
Release Date: 08-16-2013
Running time:  01:22:31
 
Thanks to the Trailer Park Troubadours for our theme music.