1972 23' Terry TT rebuild project

[WilliamD1979]

Hello everyone,

I thought I would start a thread to share my new project. This will be the first time I have ever done something like this so it will be one heck of an adventure. In the end, I hope to rebuild and fix her up to better than new.

I will be stripping her all the way down to the frame. Then I will be building her back up and customizing her to my liking.

I will definitely be posting questions in some of the other sections on appliances and odds and ends. Fingers crossed and hoping to an exciting adventure!

[ugh]

My HOA will have a fit if I do something like that in my drive way. 😞

[WilliamD1979]

Taking the siding off has been a chore. Old rusted staples and someone putting a ton of silicone sealant on the seams has made for slow going.

[WilliamD1979]

rjxj wrote:
Tread lightly as things like those plastic fender skirts are about $200 each plus shipping. I just paid $300 for one. It looks pretty straight on the outside. Good luck to you and post more pics.

The siding has a TON of silicone on the seams that someone at some point put on it. That has made taking the siding off a pain in the rear. A 2" stiff putty knife has been my friend so far!

Taking the plastic fender skirts off left me not impressed. Right now I am planning on using them as templates to make new skirts out of diamond plate to replace them. If anything was to happen or a blow out, those plastic skirts would be toast.

[WilliamD1979]

JIMNLIN wrote:
Gotta' ask but with the siding gone are you just leaving it out in the rain ??
Or do you have a building to park it in while doing restoring work ??

I don't have a big enough garage to bring the camper into. So I have do everything with it parked out on my side driveway. When I am not working on disassembling it, I keep it covered with Tarps. I figure a little moisture isn't going to hurt anything since it has HORRIBLE water damage.

Once I am ready to begin the rebuild, I will be building a temporary carport over it to keep it shielded from rain that once done, I can take down.

[WilliamD1979]

donn0128 wrote:
An exact copy of our first TT. That trailer was probably the most legal fun we ever had. We once had 11 people all sitting at tables for dinner. We were the first in our group to have a shower. With only one holding tank we learned very early on how to get creative with gray water. Also that big steel pressure tank was a pain in the rear.

I think that shower will come in pretty handy! The single holding tank on mine needs to be replaced. Once I get down to the frame I will be looking at doing a black tank and gray tank, not sure at the moment though. A single tank seems like it would fill rather fast.

I'll have to check the steel water tank out when I get it removed. At first sight it looks like it has seen better days. But fingers crossed it's in good condition.

[WilliamD1979]

RoyB wrote:
I have wanted to do this as well. Always figured I have to make room in the big garage to do what you are sitting on the concrete outside. When you are done you will know for sure that everything is new and solid. Don't forget the wiring - great time to upgrade all of that for larger battery capacity and systems. I would make room for at least four batteries... Also a good time to add communication and entertainment cables as well when the walls are all opened up.

Then there will be some campgrounds that won't let you camp there with their ten-year old policy. Everyone likes to have all these rules. Just tell them its a 2015 model after Restoration... I wouldn't want to camp at those place anyway...

I'd rather be sitting on a creek side somewhere back off the power grid listening to the bubbling brooks...

Roy Ken

I will be running all new wiring. Electrical isn't my strongest suit but I will be taking my time and asking a lot of questions! While I am in there, I do plan on adding some entertainment lines for TV and stereo.

I am still reading and learning about batteries and what I will need. I plan on making all the lighting LED when I get to that point so they don't draw much amps.

[WilliamD1979]

westend wrote:
Looks very familiar, mine leaked in all the same places. I'd suggest to think about replacing the old jalousie windows with better windows. I replaced some of mine with residential Low-E sliders. It is a great improvement. Check out the restoration thread in my signature line, "the Cowboy/Hilton". It might give you an idea or two.

I am looking into possibly replacing the old jalousie windows. Not 100% sure at the moment though as I do like the old look of them. But I know they are not the most efficient or best. If I do change them out, I'd like to keep the windows the same size, definitely not smaller.

I'll definitely look at your Cowboy/Hilton build!! I love looking at other builds for ideas!

[JIMNLIN]

Gotta' ask but with the siding gone are you just leaving it out in the rain ??
Or do you have a building to park it in while doing restoring work ??

[donn0128]

An exact copy of our first TT. That trailer was probably the most legal fun we ever had. We once had 11 people all sitting at tables for dinner. We were the first in our group to have a shower. With only one holding tank we learned very early on how to get creative with gray water. Also that big steel pressure tank was a pain in the rear.

[RoyB]

I have wanted to do this as well. Always figured I have to make room in the big garage to do what you are sitting on the concrete outside. When you are done you will know for sure that everything is new and solid. Don't forget the wiring - great time to upgrade all of that for larger battery capacity and systems. I would make room for at least four batteries... Also a good time to add communication and entertainment cables as well when the walls are all opened up.

Then there will be some campgrounds that won't let you camp there with their ten-year old policy. Everyone likes to have all these rules. Just tell them its a 2015 model after Restoration... I wouldn't want to camp at those place anyway...

I'd rather be sitting on a creek side somewhere back off the power grid listening to the bubbling brooks...

Roy Ken

[Halmfamily]

Looks like a fun project, something I'd love to do. Good luck and have fun.

[westend]

Looks very familiar, mine leaked in all the same places. I'd suggest to think about replacing the old jalousie windows with better windows. I replaced some of mine with residential Low-E sliders. It is a great improvement. Check out the restoration thread in my signature line, "the Cowboy/Hilton". It might give you an idea or two.

[WilliamD1979]

Some more pictures of the siding coming off. More pics of the wood rot.

[JimNH]

subscribing as well!