After seven years I finally have the time to start my rebuild on this 1972 CO that came from the Ft. Lupton plant. I never claimed to be fast and with a recent retirement I have the time to start. Can't think of a better location to document my slow progress than here. A shout out to some of my old acquaitenances here that helped in the beginning......I hope Rusty, RipperJ, and Archie71 are all well.
First a little history from 2017: https ://www.wanderthewest.com/threads/a-new-alaskan-on-the-market.12737/
Since acquiring this Alaskan I made sure it was put in the barn to stay dry. Dust and spiders were a different matter. Last week I purchased a small 8' trailer as a camper dolly and moved it into my shop for the rebuild. First priority was to clean it and remove the old smelly carpet that was glued down to the linoleum. To my surprise the flooring had a stamp under the table floor door that read: "Armstrong floor covering" There was a number of the product but I could not read it. The lineoleum is in amazing shape and with a little elbow grease it looks almost new. I have read in some earlier postings that of the 7 Alaskan plants Ft. Lupton was not considered the best plant for quality. Maybe I got lucky and this one was built on a Tuesday but I can atest this one is very well built. The quality shows throughout but especially in the cabinetry. More pictures to come.
Pawpaw
First a little history from 2017: https ://www.wanderthewest.com/threads/a-new-alaskan-on-the-market.12737/
Since acquiring this Alaskan I made sure it was put in the barn to stay dry. Dust and spiders were a different matter. Last week I purchased a small 8' trailer as a camper dolly and moved it into my shop for the rebuild. First priority was to clean it and remove the old smelly carpet that was glued down to the linoleum. To my surprise the flooring had a stamp under the table floor door that read: "Armstrong floor covering" There was a number of the product but I could not read it. The lineoleum is in amazing shape and with a little elbow grease it looks almost new. I have read in some earlier postings that of the 7 Alaskan plants Ft. Lupton was not considered the best plant for quality. Maybe I got lucky and this one was built on a Tuesday but I can atest this one is very well built. The quality shows throughout but especially in the cabinetry. More pictures to come.
Pawpaw
