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Here we have this welded in place.
This actually ended up being easier than I thought it would be.
You can see on the left side, the 4 green arrows, are where I welded this to existing new steel already in place. The yellow arrow points to a wall stud that runs to the roof.
The 5 green circles, are roughly where there are screws installed from the back side, through the angle steel under the plywood beneath the co-pilots seat.
You can see the areas I ground off the Por 15, and then welded. Just as a side note, Por 15 will burn, slightly.... Lol.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel4.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Here we have the new steel welded up, that goes above the one that I just welded in.
The yellow circle on the left, goes on the top, and connects to the top of the wall plate, the green circle on the right, is at the bottom, and connects to the prior piece, that I welded in, at the front.
The blue arrow points to a brace between the steel I just welded in, and up to the one that is angled along the front cap.
The 2 red arrows point to the steel, that is above and below the side window, next to the co-pilots seat.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel5.jpg)
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As you can see in this pic, I am in the middle of putting on a coat of Por 15.
You might ask, why I have the paint in a glass jar? This is much easier to keep the top of the jar clean, so I don't "weld" the lid shut on a normal steel paint can, with the paint. And yes, with too much Por 15 dripping on the top of the can, if you don't get it all off, it is nearly impossible to get the lid off.
The left side has been painted, and the right side has not.
I did sand the steel to remove any coating on it, and then washed the steel off with lacquer thinner, to make sure it was clean, before painting.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel6.jpg)
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And here is the new framework with 1 coat of Por 15 on it.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel7.jpg)
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You probably can't tell the difference, but now it has 2 coats of paint on it.
One of the cool things about this paint is, after you coat it once, wait a couple of hours for it to semi dry to the touch, with a "finger drag", they say, and then give it a second coat.
Let that dry overnight, and the next day it is ready to go.
Yee Haw, she's ready to weld in place.
The green circles are at the ends of the steel, which have to be slightly sanded, to remove the Por 15 so I can weld it in place, and then re-coat it with the paint.
Next time, we'll get this welded in place, and hopefully re-painted, so we can move on.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel8.jpg)
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So, I welded in the steel framing that was in the last picture, after grinding off a little of the Por 15 at the ends, so we had a clean joint to weld together.
In this pic, you can see from the outside, the brace at the bottom, and the joint on the right side, which connects to the lower framing, that I welded in earlier.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel9.jpg)
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Here is a shot from under the hood, of the joint in the front.
As noted in the picture, my putty knife is still taking the abuse of welding heat, to protect the fiberglass from melting, or catching fire.
The putty knife is taking one for the team.....
As you can see, the angle steel is now a part of the lower framing. I gave it a coat of Por 15, and then screwed them together, so it would be difficult to take them apart.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel10.jpg)
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Here is the next shot from the inside after welding it in place.
I haven't decided if this is a beautiful sight, or, just plain ugly.
Almost seems like a waste to paint the steel framing, that no one will see. However, it will be protected from moisture.
Now that I have this piece welded in, I can paint some Por 15 on more of the wall steel, as the weather permits.
It is not supposed to be put on in high humidity conditions, so as weather permits, I will get some painted on.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/aboverightfrontwheelwallsteel11.jpg)
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I want to touch on something, that I haven't before. This concerns the "box" of the coach.
Let's build a box, with 2 sides, a top and bottom. The front and rear ends are open.
If we apply pressure left or right, that box will collapse fairly easily.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/box1.jpg)
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So, if we apply 4 braces across the corners, like we have here on the left side, that will strengthen the box, and make it less likely to collapse.
If we apply 4 braces like the one on the right, that will give us even more strength.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/box2.jpg)
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