For the past couple of days, I've been over in "Exterior, Skin & Openings", describing and showing pictures about how I shuffled up the garage.
Today's post doesn't really belong anywhere in specific, but has aspects that could go into at least of couple of threads. I chose here, as the current target is still moving toward getting the last of the exterior wood replacement pieces finished up and installed on the front of the cab-over, the sloped and v-shape front wall cap. Over these past two days I got 2 coats of bronze on it, in between other actions.
Yesterday I further cleaned and organized the re-shuffled garage. Including the most recent re-org of the shelf stuff. It now has the windows and the exterior door and the extra wood pieces here, mostly out of the way, as well as the appliances. That's the fridge under wraps there.
And that got the windows off here...
which had lived under the Willys until just two days ago. Now all the camper stuff that was stored on, under and around Lil' Willy is moved over to the Lil' Queeny side of the shop. He's seems much happier. But what a sport he always is.
I also got the second coat of green enamel on the inside fridge cabinet and exterior storage area. I think that first coat has cured now for about seven years!
And - for the first time - I noticed enough to read, this marking, easily seen now on the underside of the expanse of aluminum skin being held fast against the ceiling...
verifying my 1968 Travel Queen is a Model 102T. You can compare that to model numbers used in this
1965-66 Sales Brochure in which the 102 is the "front side dinette".
Note the difference between it and mine is the forward placement of the fridge/icebox on the left, as depicted in floor plan model #108, which we really like, because of how open and inviting the galley feels, giving it two windows!
And the other more obvious difference is the off center exterior door, to make room for a toilet closet (instead of just a wardrobe as shown in the older model 102).
When I took apart the toilet closet, one final bottom board had a center hole cutout the size of a toilet flange. Without a grey tank, and with a low rear wall access door, I suspect there was a small black tank option that Lil' Queeny didn't have because the owners planned use of a portable toilet and just needed the floor space of the option.
And that's what I think the "T" on 102T means - toilet - or expanded floor space for a toilet.
By the way, we just love all aspects of the floor plan, except perhaps the street side placement of the exterior door, but we'll make that work and I already like the expanded space of the exterior wall on the curb side for chair storage.
And also, knowing the build date of 6/28/1968 is too cool! 6/28/68. Two Pair! Now we know Lil' Queeny's lucky numbers, and perhaps by association, ours!
Oh, I also got the first coat of Bombay Mahagony tinted Poly on here too. :)
One more coat and then gimp.
Did I tell you I ordered some more systems parts? ;)
