fulltimin
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Here is a comparison between the drivers side and the passengers side flooring.
The first pic is of the passengers side.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/rightfront.jpg)
The second is of the drivers side.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/leftfront.jpg)
As you can see, the left side is way different because of the sloped floor for the drivers feet, along with the room for the door, which needed to be about flush with the side wall.
As a result, the door is kind of recessed, into the side of the flooring, which holds the seat.
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fulltimin
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In this pic, the arrow is pointing to the piece of angle steel, which is screwed to the steel framing in the front, just like the one on the passenger side.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/leftfrontanglesteel.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Here you can see, that there is a bunch of rust in this area. In between these 2 pieces, is another matter.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/leftfrontanglesteel2.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Here is a pic while taking this apart, of the steel angle, and the rusty flaking going on in between these two pieces of steel.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/leftfrontanglesteel3.jpg)
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fulltimin
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After pulling them apart, and running the grinder over the angle steel, it is very evident, that there is a large amount of deep pitting.
So, this piece of angle will be getting replaced.
The brown looking stuff is actually pitted, and is not sticking up, as it looks like it could be.
The shiny stuff is where I hit it with the grinder.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/leftfrontanglesteel4.jpg)
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fulltimin
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This is at the rear of where the drivers door fits into the flooring next to the drivers seat.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/leftfrontdoorspace.jpg)
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fulltimin
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If you have a door handle that looks like this, and you want to take it off - here is how.
The center piece that the arrow points to, is a covering for the 2 screws that hold the handle in place.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/doorhandle.jpg)
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fulltimin
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And here is how it looks after removal.
I did not find a way to remove the thin covering without damaging it.
The glue held this in place a little too well.
However, a thin piece of aluminum would be an easy replacement, with a little glue.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/doorhandle2.jpg)
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fulltimin wrote:BigRabbitMan wrote:fulltimin wrote:Jim@HiTek wrote:Closing up the hole is what I'd do. Reason is if you read critics evals of drivers doors they generally are only for the young, impatient types. As we age, climbing into and out of that door becomes a challenge and since most of us are retired, speed is not all that important when getting in or out of the RV. If an emergency situation bothers you or yours, put in an emergency egress window there.
And then there are all those stories of that door being noisy and the big thing...leaks around the door and door window.
Not to mention, that thing weighs about 85 lbs.
I think it all depends on the height of the coach. My coach is low in that the floor is only 16" above ground level. When I open the drivers door there is one step inside and then the floor area (which in the drivers area is 6" higher) and I swing into the seat. No outside rungs or toe holes to deal with. It is one of the things that I like about mine. I would agreed if yours is like a number of coaches that I have seen.
34" to the top of the step landing. About 38 to the flooring at the bottom of the seat.
There were 2 steps going into the drivers door. I only used them a couple of times, as it was not very convenient.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssteps.jpg) My Driver's seat is above the front half of the front tire so my feet are below the top of the tire. About where what appears to be where a clearance light was on your rig. The door goes all the way down to the bottom of the fiberglass and hides the one step which is about 6" above the bottom of the fiberglass. See the picture in my signature above.
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fulltimin
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BigRabbitMan wrote:
My Driver's seat is above the front half of the front tire so my feet are below the top of the tire. About where what appears to be where a clearance light was on your rig. The door goes all the way down to the bottom of the fiberglass and hides the one step which is about 6" above the bottom of the fiberglass. See the picture in my signature above.
I see that. Here is a better pic of seat placement for this.
The tires are 215 85 r16 which are just a touch over 30" high, then there is space between the tire and the floor bottom, for the seating area.
Then the foot placement at the front goes upward. Like I said, it's not easy to get in or out.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driversseatandfloor.jpg)
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