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Sun, 01 November 2015 23:16  |
Jack Ramsey
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Registered: December 2012
Location: Tulare, CA
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Full day of teardown of the interior, which started as just the headliner, but I see how over the years, I have watched everyone on the boards, start simple, and end up doing a complete interior. Once I got into the process, looks like every piece of the crappy press board has swollen and the best part is most can be used as a template for cutting new pieces. Sigh... I knew better, having rebuilt many older autos through the years, but seems I wasn't smart enough to listen to my own posts.. grin..
Have a couple of questions:
Not sure what happened here. I guess one of the PO decided to plumb thing differently. Slightly confused by the bolt.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/ramsey-rebuild/p59425-teardown-11-1-2015.html
This is Teed into the output from the pump..
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/ramsey-rebuild/p59427-teardown-11-1-2015.html
Kind of a pex maze
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/ramsey-rebuild/p59431-teardown-11-1-2015.html
I think a newer tank. Never seen any other but this one is not bolted or tied down
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/ramsey-rebuild/p59426-teardown-11-1-2015.html
Trying to flatten the interior pieces for template sketching
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/ramsey-rebuild/p59436-teardown-11-1-2015.html
Now the bigger question. I have a PILE of hardware all in little baggies and pretty sure most of it will go to the recycle bin and do all new stuff. The headliner and the plastic wiring cover pieces came apart in my hands as I attempted to pull them off. Both front and rear caps will need complete restoration. The Calif San Joaquin Valley has not much rain, but tons of ozone. Hard on plastic. I have seen posts on using basic big box store hardware for the headliner and side moldings, which makes sense.
I think after rewiring for 2 AC's, replacing the original buzz box, figuring out whether to use a power center, with charger, inverter, and either doing 2 manual or 2 auto transfer stitches. I liked Justin Brady's diagrams on photobucket (I think Bob posted it) of a 50amp AND 15 amp transfer switches. You would think someone would make something like that. I have installed LARGE off grid systems by Outback on the solar side of my business, but not practical in this smaller scale. I have worked on some older Xantrex 24V systems that had the same function. Anyone found a simple way to replace the small breaker box, with an additional 120v 20 amp circuit for second air and run a couple of plugs off an inverter? I think a lot of the stuff can run off 12V (Directv, lighting, range fan, TV, stereo) and a small sine wave inverter (2K) to run the microwave. Unless there is a 12 V microwave out there.
Then looks like I will need to pull everything off the roof, drip rails, all lighting, ladder and probably the rear cap to keep the water out. No sense in doing the insulation and windows without the roof also.. sigh.. should have known better.. best to get one rebuilt, but now I will know all parts of this pig (grin), which will pay off on the road. At least I budgeted $30K (I CAN read), but always hoping for less.
Too bad I still have to work for a living, for this actually is more fun than my job.. Writing it down sets my priories and distills the plan.
Jack
Jack Ramsey
Tulare, CA
TZE165V101526
1975 Palm Beach
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