Cut the framing for the forward and rear partitions from 5/8″ plywood, with openings in the forward one for the doors leading to the front compartment, and install the partitions. Then cut the beams to the correct length and glue them in place, using a wood screw at each notch. Don’t forget to line this space (and under the cupboards too) with sheet asbestos to reflect the heat. A curtain-enclosed dressing room outside the starboard entry door provided privacy while dressing.The floor was of tongue-and-groove oak over a spruce chassis.
many offered to pay a bonus to get early delivery. It was built … If this might give your wife ideas about building a rock garden, then make the chassis the full length of the body & play safe.The stake pockets indicated on Fig. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Lay the ladder face down on a level floor, spread the glue and drop the plywood on top. It was built on a 1924 Chevrolet Superior front axle with disk wheels from a 1930 Chevrolet. When these units are in place, add the framing for the utensil compartment, the top of which forms a base for the stove.
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The "Kit Kamper" teardrop assembly line was ended! The February, 1940 issue of Popular Mechanics ran a story and plans for an egg-shaped teardrop trailer.
All in all, the construction is a bit heavier than you’d normally require for a camp trailer alone but it will really take a gaff.The next operation on the program is to make the simple hardwood frame which is bolted to the side and end members (also the stake pockets, if you’re using them) of the chassis. Exterior skin was of .032" thick 24S-T aircraft grade aluminum.The first public showing was at Gilmore Stadium in L.A. in February of 1946. 2 & 3 will give you the location & details of these. Next, cut the floor from 5/8 in. by 2″ plywood braces to shape. The tank rests on a shelf with space beneath it for a regular-sized bridge table for chow time.
Even though this is clearly a teardrop camper, the word teardrop does not appear in the … plywood, and glue and screw it to the frame. Over 1,000 units were backlogged and by July, Kit was operating two shifts and turning out 40 trailers a day. 2. This doesn’t extend the full length of the body so that you can remove the camp body & substitute an open box type. Dan Pocapalia serves as Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Kit. The front end of the frame is bolted to the diagonal pipe braces. Click on any for larger versions The design remains mighty popular around the world.
You can now paint the outside of the trailer and varnish the interior. Drill holes through the assembly & bolt it down to the chassis shown in Fig.
They had no orders yet, but their plan was to produce the cute little aluminum-clad trailers in knocked-down form to be assembled by the purchaser.Materials after the war had to be obtained from surplus markets.