tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385167508124545074.post4175285249124781975..comments2022-04-08T16:16:58.567-07:00Comments on Blue Moon - An Airstream Chronicle: The Lost Art of Tick-Sticking, or How to Install an Airstream Sub-FloorTraveling Ospreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223859089776071393noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385167508124545074.post-42177722041432440222016-03-12T08:51:28.898-08:002016-03-12T08:51:28.898-08:00Hi Will! Thanks for the message. On the leading ed...Hi Will! Thanks for the message. On the leading edge of each sheet of plywood we put down we used thru-bolts and nuts. We had to pre drill for each one. Then everywhere else we used self-tapping metal screws. You still have to pre drill through the wood, but 75% of the time the screws make their own hole in the steel frame and go right in. In some places the steel was too thick and we had to drill a pilot whole through the frame, then tap it with a thread tapper, then screw a matching machine screw in place. This takes the place of the nut since you can't reach under there. It's a tough job, good luck!!Traveling Ospreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223859089776071393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385167508124545074.post-27331137500516218222016-03-10T17:04:11.495-08:002016-03-10T17:04:11.495-08:00Hey? I am am currenlty installing a new floor in a...Hey? I am am currenlty installing a new floor in a 77 tradewind and am also having trouble getting the wood back under the c channel....<br />just started today though, but i was wondering what type of screws/bolts you used to attach to the frame? thanks, and nice job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462607957867954733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385167508124545074.post-1892082003482852942013-02-28T14:01:19.283-08:002013-02-28T14:01:19.283-08:00Ha! We are far from experts, but thank you :) It i...Ha! We are far from experts, but thank you :) It is so exciting to finally be able to walk around in there and dream about what will go where. Traveling Ospreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223859089776071393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385167508124545074.post-7781880872894180702013-02-27T20:30:30.525-08:002013-02-27T20:30:30.525-08:00This is such an awesome post! You guys are expert ...This is such an awesome post! You guys are expert airstreamers now. What a lot of work, you two are amazing. And J I love your hat in one of those last pictures. You are one crafty dude. Hopefully we will get to see it soon!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894525583920364973noreply@blogger.com