Perfect! I’ll even let you buy it for me...[emoji146]
There wasn’t too many surprises uncovered, although there were many places I found that SMB used the “throw some screws in until one sticks” method, missed taking any pics of that.
Here’s more shots of the interior in different stages of deconstruction....
A decent amount of fiberglass insulation, gotta go!
The “rats nest” of wiring, both from SMB’s original build, but added to over the years by aftermarket stereo guys, CCV for both their pop top and all my LED lights on the roof and solar.
Most if not all of the 12V and shore power wire....romex!! Gotta go!
And yes, that is the remains of the copper tubing from the propane system and enough coaxial cable to wire up a house built in the 80’s....gone!
Getting there....
I also discovered we had been collecting and toting around enough sand from everywhere we’ve traveled from Powell to Baja to the California desert, and places beyond, filling up every nook and behind every panel to create our own desert oasis. I first vacuumed and then put on the respirator mask, set up a box fan inside the rig and got out the big air compressor with a blower nozzle and opened er up on every square inch....whoa! It just kept billowing out from behind every panel!
The biggest challenge was pulling up the ply that SMB put down using a caulking adhesive generously applied to each floor rib.....I needed to bust out the big breaker bar to gain enough leverage. I was hoping to be able to pop each of the 3 pieces out intact to be able to reuse it, but no such luck!
The right tools for the job....
Ugh!! Luckily the only rust spot to be found....a peculiar spot, just beside the drivers rear wheel well. Although there’s so many holes going through the floor for everything from 12V electrical to plumbing to stereo cables, I’m surprised the whole floor wasn’t rusted out. And look there’s a hole right next to the rust where the rear bench seat used to bolt through, just left wide open....[emoji848]