Well I finally have the whole 1958 gutted and removed from the frame. Here are a couple of pictures of it after we lifted it off and set it on some hay bales. We did lower it to the ground so it did not blow away or fall off the bales or who knows what kind of bad could happen. We have the frame parked in the field waiting for a place in the shop to start the process of removing the floor and fixing the frame. I did notice a couple spots where it is broken. I was considering also replacing the axles with new tortions. With the shell off of the frame I think it should be fairly easy. Easier anyway than when we put the one on the 1961 Caravel.

I am close to having the whole 58 gutted I have left only the counter with the sink in it and the hot water system. Under the bed I found the cover for the ceiling light and I found these little handles or cranks. I was wondering if anyone knows what these are for? Thanks for any help

The Silver Musky's of Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin

Well after getting the new axle on the 1961 caravel I thought I should tow it somewhere so my dad and I went to Lac du Flambeau WI to fish for the mighty Musky. The trailer on the new axle made it without any problems and this is the Silver Musky that I caught on Squaw Lake.

The gutting has begun

Well finally I've had time to start gutting the 58. It seems to be going pretty smooth. There is a lot of rot in the floor but also some of the cabinets fall apart once they are removed from the support of the wall. I saved all of the cabinets so that when the new cabinets are made these can be used as templates. There is so much mouse and rat and squirrel poop and debris inside its almost amazing. Some I just swept out the door but I think I'm going to go through it with a shop vac to get all of it out. This week then its on to the street side and then the bathroom.

It was still only 10 PM last night so I decided to look at the refer and see what will be involved in removing it for storage and testing. I thought that this was an interesting vent pipe.

Holding the vent cover on for the snow storm predicted

I did not have any lifters with the vent from my 61 so we needed a way to hold the vent on as the weather man says there is a snow storm on the way for Sunday and Monday. We decided to use the inside control panel from the air conditioner tied it to a rope and then tied it to the vent cover and it weighs it down nicely. Hopefully the snow will come without too much wind. In this photo you can see the weight through the window.

Once we got the 58 back to Waukesha I was able to take off the air conditioner. Once it was removed the vent opening was intact although the folks who put it on must have just hammered flat the ridge that the vent cover fits on. Luckily when I put the fantastic fan in my 1961 Caravel I kept the vent cover and the insert that goes into the roof and that the vent cover sits on so I will install this in the 1958.

Here is the picture of it without the Air. I think it looks better already. The second picture is the Air ready for the dump.