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Slowly the sink is almost in..

I've gotten the lazy bug! I parked the rader at my gf's mom's house and havent gotten back to it since. I'm going to dust it off this weekend and get back at it...

I'll be doing some finishing work this weekend, I'll post up the updated pictures.

Good question about the wieght, so far I have used 3.5 boxes of flooring (not including scrap) so it is a bit heavier then straight panel's. I plan on only driving the rader with empty tanks of water (grey, fresh, and black). I think by taking out alot of the doors, chairs, oven etc that the wieght evens out, (+ a few extra pounds) hopefully. As for accessing the pumps and furnace, the bench's are set on hinges so they lift up, and the furnace (under the fridge) is removable. I just built a door under the sink so that I can access the water heater, propane line, and water inlets for the sink. All of this is on 6 brand new tires (vanco 8 d range) so im almost ready to hit the sierra's Ill post up more pics this weekend.

TG, sounds like one serious project! I had some delamination by one of the windows, I removed it and them used some epoxy over it to give it some strength, since its not wieght bearing in the location it should be fine.. Did you get your rader for a good price?

Let us know how it goes, sounds pretty tricky. You could always rip out everything, level the floor with 1x1 or 2x2 bracing and then lay down plywood on top of that. Then rebuild the cabinet structure on top of that. Just my 2 cents of course

Thats pretty interesting, are your rear springs sagging at all, that could cause some of the measurements. Also the one on top of the stove the supporting structure could be warped as well, mine was so I rebuilt it. The last of the original wood is out..

Toyoguy, I'll snap some pictures for you today. I had some delaminating under the bench I just build and it appears that the floor is molded into the side pieces like a clamshell. How bad is yours sagging, also what year?

Thanks for the response. I am taking a 3 day weekend coming up and should be able to pound out the rest of it along with a new entertainment system. As for the bench, they width that it is now is doable for one person to sleep on comfortably (of course with a pad). What I am planning on doing is building the other bench and creating a leaf to tie them together whch will make it into one large bed, I will use the center of the leaf as the walkway at night to the bathroom etc. That is just a plan, of course I have no real plan, I just keep ripping out stuff and replacing it. My next goal too is to remove the carpet about the cab and replace it with a tighter, more commercial carpet. Also the window coverings will be getting a makeover. So far Im about $200 into the project, its mostly elbow grease...

This is what I started with, I think the transformation is going well. My daughter kinda took over the rader when we first bought it..

Im just up the road from you in sacramento. I dind some of the angle iron on the fridge and the bench, did some caulking, and painted the fridge cover black. I'd say im right around 50% done. Floor is left as well as the bathroom cabinets. Im also going to paint the toilet a different color as well. Should be interesting...

Today I am going to do some of the finishing moulding around the fridge and corners, should come out pretty clean. I am debating about the captains chairs and may just build another couch so that I can combine the two together for a larger bed. I figure I can add storage under the new couch as well. I am also going to paint overthe wallpaper with kilz (primer) as well as the ceiling to prep for a new color through out. My vision is based on a photo I saw of a mercedes motorhome that was done in a modern twist. I plan on removing all of the carpet from the overhead bunk as well....

I have one on mine, had no idea they were worth anything

just removed the wood from the fridge, will post up the upgrade laminate Im hoping to lay down the floor this weekend pending the weather.

they are pretty reasonable to have put in (automatics, not sure if you need it for a stick). They are normally located in front of the radiator.

They are easy to flush, just a pain to refill with the tight quarters in the engine compartment. I just had another Tranny cooler installed (have 2) to keep the heat down as this is the weak link on these puppies.

Hey Ken, I will snap a pic and send it over to you later this week (motorhome is in storage again as my HOA wont allow it here).

I recently purchased a 1989 21ft Sunrader here in California (82k miles, v6, auto, ac). . I broke out the pry bar and started taking off the laminate from the cabinets and went to town. I then recovered the frame with pergo type flooring to give that clean look. I am replacing all of the panel's with this material. I will also be adding this to the floor. I took on alot more then I first thought!

I recently purchased a 1989 21ft Sunrader here in California for a pretty decent price (82k miles, v6, auto, ac). After finally getting in there and looking around I noticed that the kitchen cabinet was starting to lean a bit due to some previous water saturation. I broke out the pry bar and started taking off the laminate from the cabinets and went to town. I removed the rotted wood and rebraced everything. I then recovered the frame with pergo type flooring to give that clean look. I am replacing all of the panel's with this material. I will also be adding this to the floor after bracing a few soft zones with steel plate. I took on alot more then I first thought! I will be cutting out the material to put the cabinet doors back in as well (will be painting to update the oaky feel).

I found a super light trailer, I just took in the motorhome as I was having some leaks from the pan and the hoses to the tranny cooler are getting old, $300 and I'be ready to take it out. I just ripped out the carpet to put in Pergo and resealed all of the windows with fresh caulking. I found a soft spot and will be reinforcing it before redoing the floor. I just wish I could keep it in my driveway, hoa's suck..

Sounds like a great test, I just bought my 89 and am planning on a few local trips to the sierra nevada's and then one up to Stonyford in N.CA. I need to get to work on it a bit, it has a tranny cooler but the fittings are a little old so i need to replace them before a long trip, also want to take out the carpet and put in pergo. Let us know how that trip goes.