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This is the back side of one of the cabinet fronts. The cabinet facing is wrapped with a type of contact paper to make it look like real wood. Over time the paper has a tendency to come loose, or be chipped off by getting hit by something. Think, putting items into a cupboard, and catching the corner of the cabinet.
I guess after 34 years some loosening of the contact paper would be considered normal....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/trimwrap.jpg)
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This next pic is one of how a cabinet end is fastened to the wall. This rv had a padded board in between some of the cabinets, or on the end of a cabinet.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/cabinetend.jpg)
There also was a judicious amout of drywall screws used in the construction of this rv.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/cabinetend2.jpg)
This last pic is a view of one of the cabinet fronts - but the rear side. U can see both the trim welt on the one side, and the contact paper wrapped around the other side. The wood they used is visible in the center. Obviously stain grade wood was not used in the construction of this motor home. Lol.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/cabinetend3.jpg)
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Amid all the doom and gloom - here is a guy with a sense of humor..
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/5thwheel.jpg)
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/5thwheel2.jpg)
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Here's a couple of views of what de-laminating paneling looks like after it's pulled off the wall....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/delamination.jpg)
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/delamination2.jpg)
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Here's another one of the results of our, unknown to us, friendly little ant farm.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/ants.jpg)
Seriously, did anyone else know ants would bore through blue insulation board, or am I the only one in the dark?
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In these next 2 pics I will try to describe some of the roof construction. Hope the pics show up well enough that u can see what I am describing.
In the first photo, the yellow arrow points to the inside paneling for the ceiling.
The next is the blue arrow, and is a piece of steel running from side to side and the paneling was glued to it.
The red arrow points to the blue board insulation, also which the inside paneling is glued to.
The purple arrow points to the plywood that is glued to the blue board insulation, and also the fiberglass roofing on top of it.
The green arrow is pointing to a couple of pieces of plywood glued together and were glued to both the paneling ceiling and the plywood on top. This plywood was used to be able to hang heavier items on, since it was also glued to the plywood on top of the steel frame.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/roofconstruction.jpg)
I hope u can see this pic also. This is a blow up of the 1st pic in the center. The yellow arrow points to the steel frame that runs side to side on the roof. Inside the red rectangle, is a piece of 1/2" thick plywood, only as wide as the steel framing, and at certain places, like the one shown, part of that plywood was cut away to allow electrical wiring to be run through the roof/ceiling. Inside the green rectangle, u can see that the insulation has been cut out, also, to allow wires to be run through the roof.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/roofconstruction2.jpg)
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Here's one for all u security freaks. See those 4 red arrows pointing to the screw holes.... The door is held on by screws from the outside. Remove all those screws, and guess what? Yup, the door comes off... from the outside. I guess people were more honest in 1983....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/door.jpg)
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Here is a shot of the back window. This shows how the window is installed. The arrows point to screws that go from the inside to the outside frame. After those screws are removed, the inside "trim" ring comes off, and the rest of the window just pushes through the outside.
It's quick and easy. Also, on the top and bottom are the steel frame rails that run from side to side, just inside the rear cap. On the left and right side of the window is a piece of wood that also helps hold the window in.
The yellow rectangles are on the plywood showing the screw holes from the original place the ladder was installed.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/rearwindow.jpg)
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Here is a pic that I don't think I posted before. This is an area right in front of the left rear wheel well. It looks like the insulation may have gotten hot at one point. I don't know if someone overheated the engine, or a muffler came off, and they ran it without one, or what. The steel right next to the insulation looks discolored also.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/hotstuff.jpg)
What do u think?
After seeing this, I thought maybe I should try to find some insulation that is a little more fire resistant. Anyone have any ideas?
By the way... with these last few posts, we are up to date on the actual tear down of the motor home. The floor is torn up, just waiting for the new steel tubing.
I found a local welding shop that had the 1.5" x 1.5" x 0.083" steel that was used in the flooring. Got it for $.90 a foot. Bought two 24' lengths for just a little over $43.00. Seems reasonable compared to the prices I have seen online.
Any one have any ideas here?
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Here's another interesting item from a former picture. This is a view of the front of the coach as viewed from the rear. The drivers side and passengers sides under the windows are not the same.
The right side has an extra 2 steel supports under the window. That is where the table was screwed to. The left side had a jack knife sofa installed, so there was no real good reason to have the extra support there.
Nothing like saving a couple of bucks on steel and labor during assembly. Lol.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/frontviewinside.jpg)
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