| Refrigerator Blues [message #167868] |
Sat, 28 April 2012 08:47  |
glacierfl
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Hello,
We have a dilemma that we hope is a figment of our imagination. We are in the process of rebuilding the refrigerator cabinet in our 77 Palm Beach - Aurora. She's a good girl, but measurements don't add up. 
The issue is the size of the opening for the fridge. The original size is 24 1/4 inches wide. Seems this opening is a little too small for the fridge. The screws that held the fridge in (4 screws) were partially screwed into the wooden frame, which seemed like the opening was a little too small. Then the opening on our 73 cabinet is 25 1/4 inches wide. We were planning to use the fridge from the 73 , which is a newer 3-way fridge (Norcold). We are using the OEM fridge cabinet from the 77 as a template for the new one, but if we do this the fridge for the 73 will not fit in the opening on the rebuilt cabinet.
So - what size should the opeing be and is it possible to get a new fridge to fit in the 24 1/4 inch opening?
We are just stumped - not engineers or carpenters here.
cheers and beers
Steve & Debbie
Monticello, FL
77 Palm Beach :- Aurora
EX G4WDT
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| Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator Blues [message #167872 is a reply to message #167868] |
Sat, 28 April 2012 09:04  |
emerystora
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When I put in a 3 way several years back I found it necessary to trim each side a bit to allow the new refrigerator to fit. A small electric saber (jig) saw is all you need to do this.
Emery Stora
On Apr 28, 2012, at 7:47 AM, steve & debbie <zzdebz@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> We have a dilemma that we hope is a figment of our imagination. We are in the process of rebuilding the refrigerator cabinet in our 77 Palm Beach - Aurora. She's a good girl, but measurements don't add up. :lol:
>
> The issue is the size of the opening for the fridge. The original size is 24 1/4 inches wide. Seems this opening is a little too small for the fridge. The screws that held the fridge in (4 screws) were partially screwed into the wooden frame, which seemed like the opening was a little too small. Then the opening on our 73 cabinet is 25 1/4 inches wide. We were planning to use the fridge from the 73 , which is a newer 3-way fridge (Norcold). We are using the OEM fridge cabinet from the 77 as a template for the new one, but if we do this the fridge for the 73 will not fit in the opening on the rebuilt cabinet.
>
> So - what size should the opeing be and is it possible to get a new fridge to fit in the 24 1/4 inch opening?
>
> We are just stumped - not engineers or carpenters here.
>
> cheers and beers
>
> --
> Steve & Debbie
> Monticello, FL
> 77 Palm Beach :- Aurora
> EX G4WDT
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| Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator Blues [message #167892 is a reply to message #167868] |
Sat, 28 April 2012 18:04 |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Steve,
I Googled Norcold Installation Manual and it returned a bunch of links, one
of which is below:
http://www.gasrefrigeration.net/norcold_manuals.htm
Hopefully the model you have is listed and will provide the measurements you
need.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: steve & debbie
Hello,
We have a dilemma that we hope is a figment of our imagination. We are in
the process of rebuilding the refrigerator cabinet in our 77 Palm Beach -
Aurora. She's a good girl, but measurements don't add up. :lol:
The issue is the size of the opening for the fridge. The original size is
24 1/4 inches wide. Seems this opening is a little too small for the
fridge. The screws that held the fridge in (4 screws) were partially
screwed into the wooden frame, which seemed like the opening was a little
too small. Then the opening on our 73 cabinet is 25 1/4 inches wide. We
were planning to use the fridge from the 73 , which is a newer 3-way fridge
(Norcold). We are using the OEM fridge cabinet from the 77 as a template
for the new one, but if we do this the fridge for the 73 will not fit in the
opening on the rebuilt cabinet.
So - what size should the opeing be and is it possible to get a new fridge
to fit in the 24 1/4 inch opening?
We are just stumped - not engineers or carpenters here.
cheers and beers
--
Steve
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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