[The 1990 Toyota Odyssey V6 4x4 that we call The Comvee (warning: long post with photos)]

Amazing! If you don't mind me asking, what do you plan on using to bond the filon to the wood? 

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On 9/28/2020 at 4:32 PM, 86Dolphino said:

so the floor isn't just a solid piece of plywood. its two thinner pieces with foam sandwiched between them. considering i've been in your same shoes prior. if the floor is in great shape i wouldn't mess with you you wont get it that good again. if you need to redo the wood along the bottom, what i would do is pull everything all the exterior wall or as much as possible. i would then remove the J-rails along the bottom and up the side leaving the top attached and i would simply lift the wall SOME to expose the bottom edge. the reason you dont want to remove the whole wall is its two pieces seamed together and it puts alot of stress on the seam its also heavy, bulky and very hard to get back up in that perfect spot. 

Wow! Thanks so much! You literally saved us. We were just about to remove the top trim when we saw your post. It's exactly what we needed. Thanks 🙏 

 

If you don't mind, what did you end up using to reattach the fiberglass to your new wood?

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Hi Linda! 

 

Thanks for the correction, lol. I had the numbers switched on the year. Basically, there are two ways we can rebuild the wood framing:
- Remove the floor 

- Remove the fiberglass frame/skin 

 

We've basically done everything we can to remove the floor, but it's honestly in such good condition (no water damage or rot or anything) that it would be so painful to remove to basically redo later on. Would that still be the best option moving forward in your opinion? We have no idea the condition of the very bottom beam for the wood frame since it's covered by the subfloor and the fiberglass. So kind of at a loss at how to move forward on rebuilding.

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Hi all! 

 

New Toyota motorhome owner (just got our little home on wheels in August; 89 Dolphin, 63k miles, fiberglass skin, wood framing, foam board insulation)! 

 

My BF and I are trying to rebuild the wood framing because it's pretty much rotted out. Our current problem is that we can't get to the very bottom beam of the wall (next to the subfloor. Originally, we were planning on removing the floor to get to the bottom beam and build our way back up, but the floor is in such great condition that we've decided to remove the fiberglass siding instead. The obstacle in our way at the moment is the fuel line and potentially the door, but we figure we can just take that off the hinges. Has anyone ever removed their fiberglass skin and can give us some tips as to how to move forward? Is there is a way we can safely disconnect the fuel line so it's not attached to the fiberglass skin? 

 

Thank you so much in advance! 

 

EDIT: Revised the year (thanks for the heads up) I had the numbers switched haha