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    87 toyota savannah travelmaster
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  1. Got a bit further on the project. We started out by completely disassembling the bench seat to see how far back the floor rot went. We dove right in and just started to unscrew everything and figure out everything that was under that bench. Looked like the fresh water holding tank, the water pump, the cutout for the battery and the generator were all housed underneath. We decided to take out the water holding tank first because that was taking up the majority of the space and would clue us unto the condition of the floor. That was pretty simple, just loosinging all the water hoses that went into it and then there were four wires that went into the site of the tank at varying heights. I believe for the readout on how much water is in the tank?? not sure.. Once that was out we could see that the floor was pretty rotted out but not too bad. We picked a spot where it seemed to mellow out and just decided that we would demo the floor up to that point. It was right before the hole in the floor where a bunch of wires fed through for the battery and generator. We would be taking on way more if we decided to unhook all the wires and re run them. Next was ripping up the floor and insulation. That came up pretty easily, but took quite a bit of time to get all the insulation out because it was glued to the sheet metal underneath. Just used some hammers and crowbars and a couple of hours later it was just the sheet metal and the cross supports left. We only ripped up the floor to the rear seam by the refrigerator because that floor seemed solid and in very good condition. After that we were ready to put the new insulation into the floor. Some tongue and groove board that was 1" thick fit very flush. We measured out all the areas and they fit perfectly. I duck taped them down to hopefully eliminate any vibration noises, probably not necessary. We then cut some 3/4' plywood to fit and line up with the metal cross bar supports. For the back of the camper we cut 1/2" plywood on top of the existing floor and by some miracle they lined up completely flush with each other! Next is to put back together the bench and then start laying the floor vinyl floor down. I really like the look and price of the allure trafficmaster laminate floorboards from Home Depot. They only stick to each-other and not the floor. More to come soon
  2. Looks awesome! I like the idea of painting the ladder with Bed liner paint. I'm just getting started on my 87 travelmaster.
  3. I bought my 1987 Toyota Travelmaster about two weeks ago. One of the first things that i noticed when i was looking at the camper was the floor flexed quite a bit when walking through the the walkway. The floor was covered with the original carpeting so I was not sure what to expect underneath. There were three metal mounts in the floor where the legs of tables fit into and when the tables were in place they would wobble quite a bit on account of the flexy, spongy feeling floor. I started the floor project a few days back by just taking a razor to the carpet and started cutting. All the carpeting came up quite easily and was only stapled around the edges. It did put off a plume of nasty old dirt and dust. I would recommend a mask and a good pair of gloves to anyone looking to start a similar project. I just kept the shop vac going and would vacuum the sections as I tore back the carpeting. The wood underneath was pretty much as I had expected. It was very rotted out, water damaged and visibly very weak when walking over it. It looked to be at its worst right in front of the bench on the main traffic area. There was no real indication at this point where the water damage was originating from, but I suspect it may be from just years of wet shoes or mistreatment. After all the carpeting was out I unscrewed the Table mounts to get a better look as to what was under the floor. I pulled up the first table floor mound and was expecting to see some sort of sub floor underneath, but to my surprise all i saw straight through to my driveway. The bottom of the table mount was flush with the floor under the camper. The floor is just made up of a thin layer of coated sheet metal, then foam and then very thin plywood. Im not sure if this will make the project harder or easier. I pulled up another one of the table mounts and it revealed a cross bar support stud. I figured that there would be quite a bit of those going through the floor, but i will not know until i pull up all the plywood. The Next step is to take out all the chairs remove the rest of the carpeting and start to take apart the bench to see how back the damage to the floor goes. The plan is to pick a spot under the bench where the damage stops and tear up all the plywood and insulation to that point. Im going to patch over the holes in the floor where the table mounts are because i don't need the tables there. More to come soon.
  4. I'm currently working on a very similar project. This is a great resource for me. My interior is exactly the same as yours! Did you put the plywood over the existing floor? Mine has quite a bit of rot and the top layer of wood needs to be torn out and replaced.
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