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This is what it looked like from behind.
The 3 green circles are the 3 welds, that were holding this in place.
This box was welded to the stud, next to the door, which had a bunch of screws in it to hold the door on.
These 3 welds, were each less than 1" in length.
However, the back side of the steel, as seen here has sealant on it, and was glued to the paneling on the inside of the wall. It was also glued to the plywood on the outside.
Both of the sides being glued to plywood, also provided extra strength for the handrail. Remember what I said about this being a "unit". Glue and plywood help a lot, even when it is thin.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/entrancehandrailback.jpg)
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Here is another view of what the handrail is screwed into. Again, not much in the way of weld.
Yes, that is the stud on the right, which helped hold the door in place.
Even though it was in decent shape, after finding that extra rust in the front part over the rf wheel, I decided to replace all of the old steel on the passenger side, so out this came.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/entrancehandrailback2.jpg)
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So, here is the new stud welded into place. (yellow arrows)
I figured with all the other steel I have replaced on this side already, what is another few studs, while I have it apart.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerdoorstud.jpg)
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So, here is what I did, which is different than what the factory had.
Since I ran this from one stud to the next, it makes no difference whether or not, this steel is glued to the inside wall covering, or the outside plywood, or whatever I decide to use.
There is plenty of strength here. Each of these 2 horizontal pieces of steel, have 3 welds on each end. That is the top, bottom, and the inside face, which I ground off the excess, so that the wall is flat for the interior wall covering.
Definitely have way more strength with this setup.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/handrailinside2.jpg)
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Well, I finally got those 2 horizontal pieces of steel welded in, between the Living Room window, and the co-pilots window. (indicated by the green arrows)
The 2 red arrows point to studs, that run from roof to the floor.
In the photo, it is tough to tell, but this makes a stronger side, when the studs run from top to bottom in one piece.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengersideinfrontofdoor21.jpg)
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I also managed to weld in new studs on both sides of the entrance door, indicated by the red arrows. Those also run from top to bottom.
The yellow arrow, is the door header, which is still the old piece as of now. I was running out of time, so I just tacked that back up, until I get to put in a new one.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/entrancedoor.jpg)
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This is a pic of the passenger side Living Room window.
As you can see, by the red arrows, there is some old steel in there. Just as with the other windows, that will be removed, and replaced with a wooden frame.
That will help insulate some of the cold and heat from being transferred back and forth.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/passengerlivingroomwindow.jpg)
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Into every project, a little rain must fall - or so the saying goes.
Every now and then, something goes a little haywire, and I also try to share them.
Not everything goes perfect every day.
I will share with you, one of those moments when you just look, shake your head, and say ..... "Uh, I guess I just did that". Lol...
Nothing like a little "too much" welding.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/weldingoops.jpg)
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While we are on the subject of an oops...
Here's a good one.
You may remember earlier, that I sacrificed my 3" putty knife during welding, to keep the heat away from the fiberglass exterior.
Take a look at this pic, and you will see a dark spot inside the red rectangular area.
This happened while welding on the bottom cross piece, that is used for holding the outside hand rail in place.
I thought I had enough of space between the steel being welded, and the fiberglass, so I did not put my putty knife in there.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/weldingoops2.jpg)
As you can see, the fiberglass actually caught fire. I put it out right away, but it did darken it.
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On the other hand, this is what it looked like on the outside...
It did not burn through, but it did weaken in some. Not a big problem with Por 15 and a little fiberglass.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/weldingoops3.jpg)
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