[VAC] Re: '52 Flying Cloud?

[Sarah Calhoun]

See I think it would be great to see photos of taken-apart A/Ss, ones in the midst of work, how stuff goes together, what it looks like when the inside is gutted, etc.  It would be useful in thinking how to redo stuff to know what is likely to be underneath before taking it apart.  RJ's restoration photos are a great start, but I think there should be a whole section of photos of Tuna's work, yours, others who are in the midst of major reconstruction, especially shell-off work.  Not to mention photos of your rig for lifting the shell off, "before" and "after" photos, etc.  Also, photos of people in the midst of polishing!  It's one thing to hear that someone was covered in grey crud for a solid month, I'm sure it would be quite another to see the actual walking Aluminum Crudman or -woman.  We have lots of Playboy airstream photos, all these shiny beautiful perfect trailers posed coyly in the woods, turned just so to conceal that small dent in the rear (for example).  Let's see what it took to get there!  We all know it's not a pretty sight sometimes.  No guts, no glory! Granted we are not all computer geniuses, don't all have digital cameras, scanners or infinite time for putting up web sites, but for those who are and do, please consider this plea for more revelation of what went into making that beauty what it is.  Hard as it is to believe, that frame won't be sitting naked in your driveway forever, and once it's covered up, you're not going to take it apart again just for photos (unless you are just really really strange).  Restoring airstreams is like having kids:  "they grow up so fast" and you only have the opportunity while they're young/new to you/being worked on to document what went into making them the eventual great success that they become. --Sarah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IAnd you won't see any pictures , because the frame is outside and the shell is in the garage and the rest of the "guts" are spread around the house and garage awaiting reassembly. I'm also computer illiterate enough to not be able to send RJ any pics. Toby took some pics when he visited me, if he feels like posting some of them that's up to him. Until then you'll just have to have faith that my '53 Cruiser exists. {{{>:o)>  Trike 5384 PS  Toby took some pics of the frame totally NUDE. No floor ,no belly pan, nuthin', just wheels and tires. Very sexy....