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CHEWY1

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  1. I have not been able to post any more pictures of my 89 Odyssey camper rebuild due to having a knee replacement surgery. Am recovering now but not moving around very fast. Knee still hurts like $%&*. Camper rebuild is on hold for now.
  2. GOT THE WINDOWS & DOOR REMOVED. STRIPPED THE FIBERGLASS SIDE OFF & LAID IT ON THE ALREADY STAINED 1/4" LUAN FOR A TEMPLATE. WILL CUT THE OUTSIDE & INSIDE 1/4" LUAN. WILL STRIP OFF REST OF SIDING & REPLACE ALL ROTTED AREAS.
  3. I am just getting started on my major complete rebuild of my 89 Odyssey camper body. I plan on stripping camper down to its framework and going from there. It will be a learn as you go project. Right now I call her the ugly duckling. She has major leaking problems. The aluminum roof panel is rusted thru in numerous areas from the rear up to air conditioner. The bathroom floor is soft to the point of unsafe, also more soft spots in main floor area near doorway. My plans are to remove outer walls and use them as a template and make new sandwich walls with 1/4" weathershield plywood w/foam board sandwiched between it. Replace all rotted (lots of it) framing. Stain and put the new walls up & run 1 x 2 stripping around perimeter of body and over any seams. Screw down every 4" with brass screws. Then coat over it all with a marine grade clear epoxy coating. Making camper look like an old woody wagon. Replace roof w/2" aluminum c channel every 2 ft. Remove the air conditioner. Lay down 1/2" weathershield plywood then attach the new roof material: RMA XTRM-PLY PVC Roofing. Without the air conditioner I will have more room to put a bank of solar panels. Plus add a wind turbine for cloudy days attached to the ladder. The inside I will be laying 3/4" weathershield ply for the new floor. Over top of ply I plan on laying down a cork flooring. Then it's mostly done. Need to replace the corroded out water heater, get the solar panels & wind generator plus all the items that go with, check out the kimberly wood stove as a heater, get air shocks, mount a class III/IV tow hitch. Call me crazy but I would also like to make my shower dual purpose. I don't know if it can be done but an electric sauna unit in it would be the bomb. I'm getting older now, an official old geezer and a sauna would feel so good on old bones. That's it for now. Posting pictures of the beginning strip down. More as I progress.
  4. I found paperwork on a T-3 airbag system but that's all. I only see the leaf springs and shock absorbers under there now. Don't know if shocks were original or not. I am starting to do a complete rebuild of the camper body. Stripping it down to its framework as there is major water leak damage, ie: aluminum roof skin completely rotted thru in spots, most of the 1x2 supports rotted to just punk wood, corrugated fiberglass sides delaminated 1/3 of way up towards cab from rear, bathroom floor super soft and soft spots in floor across from main door. Will lay down new 3/4 weathershield plywood and top with a cork floor. Whew! lots of work am taking pictures of the project will share when finished. Plans are sides & rear will be sheathed with weathershield 1/4 plywood topped with weathershield 1x2 strips around edge of body & over seams Then stained to look like the old classic woody wagons then topcoated with a marine grade epoxy clear coat. Roof will be redone with RMA XTRM-PLY pvc roofing over 1/2" weathershield plywood braced by 2" aluminum c channels every 2ft.. I am removing the ac unit from the roof to give me space to put a solar panel system in with a back up wind turbine generator that can be placed in a pipe mounted to the ladder for those cloudy days. Am also checking out the Kimberely wood stove for heating.
  5. I've been watching this topic on airbags and have a question. I have a 1989 Toyota Odyssey duallie rear v6 3liter motorhome and am doing a complete rebuild on the camper. Has anyody had any experience with or knowledge of the closed cell foam suspension bags rather than using airbags?
  6. I'm a newbie who has a 1989 Toyota Odyssey Toy Rv. I will be doing a complete rebuild on the camper. Roof leaks, outside sidewall delamanation,etc. Anyway I found this site for bag awnings. They also have screen room additions for the awnings and claim to beat any price. I plan on getting an awning with the screen room addition ( screw the skeeters ) once I finish rebuild. Here is the site: http://interwestsports.com/
  7. HI, I HAVE A 1989 TOYOTA ODYSSEY MINI-MOTOR HOME AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN AWNING TO IT. DOES ANYONE OUT HERE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE AS TO THE SPECS OR TYPE OF AWNING TO GET FOR IT. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS
  8. HI OUT THERE! JUST GETTIN INTO RV'ING. HAVE ALWAYS TENT CAMPED. ANYWAY I JUST PURCHASED A 1989 TOYOTA ODYSSEY MINI MOTORHOME AND WANTED TO FIND AN OWNERS MANUAL IF POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING IS IN WORKING ORDER- ORIGINAL OWNER HAD REMOVED GENERATOR. MIDDLE ROOF VENT NEEDS REPLACED AS IT IS CRACKED BUT OTHERWISE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ABOUT 68,000 MILES. ANYONE KNOW WHAT SIZE GENERATOR WAS IN ORIGINALLY AS I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE WITH A NEW GENERATOR OR UPSIZE OUTPUT SIZE IF WOULD BE BETTER. PLAN ON USING CAMPER FOR EXTENSIVE TRAVEL THRU OUT THE US & CANADA. LOTS OF FISHABLE KAYAK WATER OUT THERE.WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK. THANKS
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