fulltimin
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After I removed the piece of trim that I was trying to, I had a cute little surprise.
Inside the red circle is part of an aluminum rivet. It was stuck in the caulking, that Fleetwood used, when this was assembled.
Not exactly sure how that happened, because the rivet was hollow, but it was there, non the less.
Go figure.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frontcapandroof5.jpg)
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And back to the inside. This is a pic of the right side of the dash, after I removed the ugly brown trim.
If you look close, you can see the rubber at the end of the dash, and some "sealant" between the rubber and fiberglass.
Next time, I have some pics of the steel replacement around the right front wheel well area, that is part of the side wall.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/dashpassenger.jpg)
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Before I get to the steel pictures, I have a few shots of what's under the dash, on the co-pilots side.
When the side wall is open, it is easy to look in and up under the dash. No laying on your back, wiggling around the chair, doghouse, etc.
Here is the heater vent at just above the floor level, in front of the co-pilots feet.
The heater fan is just above that, mostly under the dash, so it's not very visible from the coach.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/copilotarea.jpg)
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And here is a better shot of the heater fan - blower motor, if you prefer.
On the left side, inside the red circle, you can see the dash skin, which is secured by a screw, (yellow circle).
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/copilotarea1.jpg)
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This is basically the bottom of the dash, with plywood secured to the steel framing.
The yellow arrow, points to a piece of steel that runs from one side of the coach to the other. (I think).
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/copilotarea2.jpg)
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This is a pic which is straight up from the floor.
The heater motor is on the right, the red circle is the plywood, from the prior pic.
The yellow circle to the right fo the red one, is the piece of steel from the prior pic. which I think runs from side to side.
The 3 yellow circles on the left side, indicate steel under the dash. The one at the top, runs from front to back, and the lower 2 on the left run side to side.
The green arrow points to the back of the air vent in the dash.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/copilotarea3.jpg)
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And now we finally get to the steel that I welded together, that goes above the right front wheel area, and is a part of the steel side wall.
This view is of the outside of the assembly, with aluminum on the back side. This has 2 coats of Por 15 on it.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel.jpg)
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This is the inside of that assembly, with the aluminum on it. Also has 2 coats of Por 15 on it.
I ran out of black and started using gray. Same stuff, different color.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel1.jpg)
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Here you can see the front end of the assembly. the yellow arrow in the background, points to the angle steel Fleetwood used to extend the length of the wall to allow for drilling into for the pop rivets.
The yellow arrow in the foreground, points to the end where that angle steel goes. Note the holes are drilled, and the end has been sanded.
The angle steel is coated with Por 15 and is ready to be screwed to the end of the steel. Once that dries, they will be very difficult to separate, even if I didn't use screws.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel2.jpg)
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And here is that assembly in position double checking for fitment. Yes, I did that already, but this is just double checking.
The areas on the left with the yellow lines, are where the pieces will be welded together.
The steel with the Por 15, will be ground slightly, to remove the paint, so I can weld it, and then after welding and grinding, will be re-coated with Por 15 again.
The green circle on the right is where the screws start from the back side, through the angle steel that is part of the co-pilots floor.
The red arrow, shows where the bottom of the plywood floor is, and is screwed to the angle steel below.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel3.jpg)
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