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03-25-2015, 08:59 AM
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Looking good.
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03-26-2015, 03:40 PM
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This is how it all started 3 years ago. Looked around for a 5th wheel I liked. This was it. Had the right amount of work to be done. Interior was spotless. Just a faded carpet. On the way home the front panel blew off. Price went down dramatically as I took it back when this happened. Well got home & decided to put a temporary/permanent patch on so we could camp the rest of the summer. Then the restoration began that fall and continues today.
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2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab Dually long box Cummins HO
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03-26-2015, 04:07 PM
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Pictures did go through last time. Here they are.
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2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab Dually long box Cummins HO
Andersen Ultimate 5th wheel to gooseneck flip ball hitch
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03-26-2015, 05:19 PM
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Wow. Very, very nice. The work required to make your repairs was phenomenal. Excellent job, thanks for the updates and pictures.
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03-26-2015, 05:19 PM
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Great Job!
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04-01-2015, 09:34 PM
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Wires are back in & hooked up on both the AC & DC panels in the curbside back wall. The rotten slide side rear wall behind the slide is all back together & new as well. The laminated beam going across the top of the slide frame was rotten as well in the little piece of wall beside the slide out. I managed to splice a 2 x 8 onto it & keep it from twisting. The roof had to be replaced from the back toward the front about 4 feet. The rest of the roof for 17 years old 5th wheel looks pretty good.
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2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab Dually long box Cummins HO
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04-03-2015, 09:14 PM
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I finally got around to the last of the rot. I took off the quick repair when I bought it as well. One disappointment albeit the coach is 17 years old & I believe this was a transition year from aluminum siding to filon. When stripping the front off to my disbelief there was no plywood underlay as in the rest of the trailer nut a heavy cardboard. For what felt like delamination was just this cardboard with the filon attached to it. I don't know why they did this. Made for a weak front end. The underneath of the overhang was also just aluminum skin & not weather proofed or water proofed in any way. spray from a rainy day of pulling could have water penetrate either the bottom of the walls or the underneath of the over hang. Oh well at least I can change that now. Out with the rot in with the improvements.
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2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab Dually long box Cummins HO
Andersen Ultimate 5th wheel to gooseneck flip ball hitch
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04-03-2015, 09:58 PM
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That's just an amazing transformation. Really nice job
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04-04-2015, 05:08 AM
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Do you plan to glue the sidewalls on all one piece and what kind of glue are you going to use?
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04-04-2015, 05:54 AM
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What a great job excellent work! The wood on the front really didn't look that bad to me what made you decide to tear the front end off?
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04-04-2015, 06:07 AM
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The whole front was loose as if it had delaminated. I there is rot in the 4 corners as well. I had made the stud walls for the front 2 years ago. They are ready to go in when I remove these old ones. I also use 2 x2 when I replace any studs. Original build was 1 1/2 x 1 1/8. Very confusing in the beginning. I plan on stapling the 1/4 Luan underlay onto the frame & gluing the filon onto it. I have some 3m contact glue I am using.
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04-04-2015, 06:22 AM
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Are you going to glue it a section at a time rolling out the fiberlass onto the side as you go. I would think trying to get the whole side glued before beginning install would take too much time
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04-04-2015, 06:37 AM
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The front & back walls are the biggest. The filon has been cut for these. Laying it down it will be sprayed on the back side & the Luan underlay will be sprayed. The sheet will be started from the bottom & pressed into place as it goes on. The glue is an industrial product. I have a friend that works for 3M. This was the best solution.
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04-04-2015, 06:41 AM
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What product from 3M are you using?
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04-04-2015, 06:43 AM
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Cool I just think about the undertaking of trying to install a whole sidewall and it makes me shiver lol. Have you purchased new decals or are you going to do something different?
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04-04-2015, 06:43 AM
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I'll look when I go out to the shop. This has been the problem since the beginning.
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04-04-2015, 06:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paintinfool3
Cool I just think about the undertaking of trying to install a whole sidewall and it makes me shiver lol. Have you purchased new decals or are you going to do something different?
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I am going to put a shelf under the bottom of the walls so the sheet won't fall down. Apparently this glue just needs to be pressed into place $& it won't peel back.
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04-04-2015, 06:51 AM
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On the factory tour they had a machine that was on a track and with the sidewall layed down flat they sprayed a stream of some kind of urethane adhesive down the whole sidewall then put the skin on. it would be a lot different doing it vertical. I made the decision watching them build the units that I would be scared to try to undertake anything like you have. I restore old cars for a living and that's hard enough but there are some tv shows about companies that are now restoring old campers and I think they are fascinating
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04-04-2015, 06:59 AM
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About 12 years ago I was at the Fleetwood plant in Lindsay here in Ontario & saw them do the same thing there. This has been the issue with a lot of people repairing fibreglass. I talked with a guy that use to build Award trailers here & he too was looking for a glue that would hold tight on the vertical. I thought of vacuum bagging but that would be a LOT of work to warp the trailer. When I put a temporary patch on when I first got it I used PL premium which I learned was not the ideal adhesive for that application.
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04-04-2015, 03:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadowlea
What product from 3M are you using?
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This is it.
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