fulltimin
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This is pic of a nail that was driven in, and when I pulled the fiberglass away the nail came along with it. This is a view from the top.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driversidenail1.jpg)
If you want to do something, you will find a way.
If you don't, you will find an excuse.
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Good judgement comes from experience.
A lot of experience, comes from bad judgement.
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fulltimin
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Here's a new view from the inside. Talk about air conditioning....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/insideout.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Finally got to start welding in new steel today. In this pic, which is slightly different from the one above. I hope you can see that there is a new piece of 1.5" x 1/5" steel in between the two yellow arrows.
This is for the side of the flooring, and I must weld in a few partial floor joists that were rotted.
Then, there is a piece of 1" x 1.5" steel that gets welded on the outside of this piece, which will be the bottom of the wall. The wall studs will then be welded onto that bottom piece.
I think I am going to replace all of the wall studs, even though some of that steel is in pretty decent shape. I can always use it somewhere else.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/firstweldingin.jpg)
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fulltimin
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In this next pic, there are several arrows, which indicates where the floor joists need to be welded in. The area between was rotted, and the amount of rust on each joist was different, so they were cut off at different places.
Have to cut four pieces to fit, and then weld away.....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/floorjoists.jpg)
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fulltimin
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While welding in the new piece today, I ran out of welding wire. So, off to the big box store for more.....
Add $25.91 for a grand total.......$405.25
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/weldingwire.jpg)
Add to that, a gallon of Laquer Thinner. That stuff will clean almost anything. Add $19.97, and our total goes up to $425.22.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/lacquerthinner.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Had a little frog strangler today. Major thunderstorm for a little while.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frogstrangler.jpg)
I did manage to get one of the floor joists welded in today. It was a short one, but hey, it's another step in the right direction.....
The piece inside the yellow, was welded in yesterday, and the piece inside the red circle, was welded in today. Yay..... 3 more floor joists to go.....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/firstweldingin2.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Had to add a few more tools to this job. . . . . .
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fulltimin
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And here is the reason for the extra tools. This is the way I made sure that the piece I was welding in was going to be straight in both directions.
Now, you might wonder why I used plywood for alignment. Primarily, because it was there, and it's lighweight. No, I didn't set it on fire. I only needed it just to get a couple of tack welds started, and then removed them and welded away.
You don't always need specialized tools. Sometimes it's okay to use what you have.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/weldingjig.jpg)
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boy I have to admire your fortitude I would never consider spending this much time and money on a vehicle worth maybe a 1000$ and maybe 5K after your done
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fulltimin
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hostage wrote:boy I have to admire your fortitude I would never consider spending this much time and money on a vehicle worth maybe a 1000$ and maybe 5K after your done
Perhaps my wife was right... Maybe I have lost my mind?
In all honesty, it's not about the money. My plan is, when I am finished, it's not going to look like a normal rv on the inside.
This is only 27ft long, and as such is great for traveling without a toad. No matter where we go, our "house" is with us. No looking for a rest room, restaurant, or a place to take a nap. It's just so convenient.
It's short enough, and narrow enough - 8' - that I can park in many a restaurant parking lot, if we decide to go out to eat, or, even been through a few Wendy's drive throughs. Did get a few strange looks on those, though.
One of the annoying things for me, is the way rv's in general are assembled. Most are built to leak. If you don't think so, have any manufacturer build one as normal, and do not use any caulk anywhere. See what happens when it rains.
Caulk should never be the first line of defense against water intrusion. So, I intend to use some different ways on re-assembly to minimize or eliminate leaks. We'll see how it works out.
Maybe I should name it "Rusty". Since this is the first, maybe Rusty 1.0. Lol.....
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