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CrogDog

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  1. Heya, sorry for the late reply! I checked out a few youtube videos on injecting epoxy in the floor, was pretty straight forward. Mostly just drilled a hole every 6 inches in a grid, the injected epoxy into each hole until it oozed out. Than hammer a piece of 1/4" dowel into each hole, and when the epoxy is dry just flush cut the dowel with an oscillating saw. I read another forum post here about another guy who did it more recently: https://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?/topic/11644-epoxy-spongy-floor-repair/
  2. Awesome, glad it worked out! Looks great. I've used that adhesive for a couple other projects since using it on my RV and it's worked great every time
  3. Hey! Yes, still get an email if anyone responds to my post. When I did mine I laminated the rear filon to the wood with a few cans of 3M Hi-strength 90 Contact Adhesive https://www.ebarnett.com/Sku/441396/3m-176-oz-hi-strength-90-spray-adhesive-021200300233-90-24 It's been a few years now since I rebuilt it and it's held up great, no issues with bubbling or delamination
  4. Thanks It's a great way to personalize your RV, for sure. I was so looking forward to putting new decals and stripes on mine that I used it as motivation to finally finish painting the exterior. An eraser wheel in a power drill works really well for removing old stripes/logos without harming the paint too
  5. So I took my RV in for its first Maine state inspection, and passed with flying colors ? the mechanic said it was in mint condition underneath. I'll chalk that up to the factory undercoating and the fact that it has less than 40k miles on it. I finished painting one side of the RV (driver's side still needs another coat) and I've added some vinyl graphics. I guess you could say it's kind of Reny's themed (other Mainers/New Englanders might get that inside joke!) But I like the way it's turned out so far. I got the vinyl tree line off Aliexpress, and I got some vinyl striping for the gradient at my local marine supply store. Only spent about $50 total so that's not too shabby! I'm going to add another gradient of stripes somewhere higher up on the side as well. Still need to cut out the area for the fuel cap and reinstall that, and even up the line on the bottom of the trees since it's ever so slightly tapered. Oh, I also painted my door green
  6. Awesome, even more incentive to check out the fair sometime, sounds like a lot of fun! Would be nice to meet some other "Toy Homeowners" I haven't met any yet. I saw a guy at the gas station with one the other day but by the time I came out he was just leaving. I see a lot of old Toyotas on the road though! Been working in SW Harbor and I feel like every other vehicle on the road up there is an RV or a caravan haha
  7. Awesome, might have to take you up on that some day! I've heard the Fryeburg fair is the best one in Maine. I decided to do a bit of the exterior painting today since we're in for a nice stretch of weather here in Maine. I used the oil based XO Rust Tractor and Implement paint with the catalyst hardener you can add to it. The first coat turned out a lot better than I expected! I knew that a perfect smooth paint job wasn't a possibility, so I would have been happy with it looking decent from 10-15' away, but it actually goes on real smooth with a foam roller and looks half way decent even up close. I had already sprayed the same kind/color of paint (in an aerosol can) around the windows before I reinstalled them last summer, so that saved me a lot of time by not having to mask those areas, and the freshly rolled paint blended in real well with the sprayed paint. Definitely going to have to start thinking about adding a few vinyl stripes to the sides, it's gonna look pretty blank with that bright white paint. I'm thinking of just doing a few stripes in various shades of green. I might also paint the door green. And eventually I'd like to have the truck cab painted metallic emerald green, or maybe do one of those vinyl wraps on it. I used one of those eraser wheels to remove the old vinyl stripes/logos, it worked really well. As I was removing the old "Mini-Cruiser" logo I realized I made it look like it says "Mini-Craig", which I found amusing because that's my name Haha First coat of gloss white A butterfly (or most likely a moth) made it's chrysalis on one of my rear tires I'll take it as a sign of good luck.
  8. Thanks Yes there is a town of Penobscot, right on the southern coast next to Blue Hill and Ellsworth/MDI area. Been to Fryeburg once for a barbecue festival years ago, at the fairgrounds. It was like 100+ degrees that weekend, middle of July ? I hear ya on the different locks, I've already got quite a few keys on my chain I might try to slim it down a bit for simplicity haha
  9. So I'm back to working on my RV, it was very refreshing to take the winter off...I got extremely burnt out on it after pushing myself all last summer and fall. But I'm starting to get excited about it again, and with the exterior wrapped up (aside from the roll on tractor paint) it's now road worthy, with multiple redundant safeguards against the elements. This thing is monsoon proof! The past few weeks I've been able to focus on some of the things I enjoy more, like working on the interior. When I went to take it out the the garage this spring there was a huge puddle of oil underneath the motor That had me pretty worried, but it turned out to be a bad washer on the oil pan drain plug. Dodged a bullet there! I was thinking I was going to have to do a rear main seal or something, but after changing the oil and putting on a new washer no more oil is leaking. I've taken it on a few short trips and it's done very well! Super smooth quiet ride, too. The first thing I did this spring was dig/level a parking spot for it on the side of my house. I lined it with rocks on the sides and the front is some old bricks I had so I can drive it into the spot. I still need to buy some gravel/pea stone to fill it with (grass/weeds are starting to grow in it pretty quick) This was the best spot for it at my house since it ends up being in the shade most of the day and I get a nice strong wifi signal and convenient hookups for water/electricity. The closet has a false floor (it's actually the original carpeted closet floor piece that I reused, along with the original folding door) and there's a nice area underneath it to store stuff, and I was thinking of putting a small safe/lock box underneath there because the truck's frame also runs right underneath it so I would be able to U-bolt it into place for added security. I really couldn't afford a new 3-way fridge but I'm okay with just a standard mini fridge. There's a capped propane tee right there and all the hookups so I can always change it in the future. The area next to the fridge will be a set of shelves and a nice big flat area on the top. I'll update more as I get things done! I think next up is framing out the bathroom area and maybe doing the water lines to the sink. I think I'm going to end up going with an outdoor shower for simplicity, although I still haven't made up my mind 100% on that. Still a long ways to go but at least it's road worthy, and it smells so nice inside thanks to all the new wood and cedar planking Thanks for checking out my build!
  10. Right on, well I appreciate the info. I just ordered one of these: Will allow me to turn the lock cylinder on the propane access door into a non locking knob As for a propane identification sticker, how about this one?
  11. Well, that makes sense. I'd rather be safe than sorry. My family lost our house last year to a propane leak. Jacking up the house a year prior for foundation work must have stressed the line and the kitchen stove exploded at 4am and the propane tank turned it into a flamethrower :/ I'll super glue the key into the lock cylinder!
  12. Hmm, well I suppose if I had to I could just super glue the key into the lock? The propane tank is held in place by sliding into a bracket in the rear of the locker, and the front slides over a bolt I ran through the floor and a wing nut holds it in place. I also have a 1" circular drain that runs through the floor, as I read that propane is heavier than air. It's got 4 new shut off valves (before each appliance) I've just recently gotten it back into a driveable condition, and its got a minty fresh Maine inspection sticker. I wasn't there when it was inspected, I assume they looked at the propane setup?
  13. Things have slowed down for me the past few weeks, but still managed to get a few things done. Here's some updates: I took the aluminum rack that used to run along the back of the roof and cut it down quite a bit to make a little luggage rack on the rear bumper. Also got my taillights installed, and added a third brake light and plate light. All the exterior lights are led, so I had to wire resistors into the blinkers because they were blinking fast (like when a bulb is out) the wiring runs into the bumper and up to the lights so I didn't have to make any holes in the rear filon. I made all new propane lines and installed them. I was able to bend the lines into shape without kinking them by filling the lines with table salt Here's everything installed, the propane locker sealed, water pump & accumulator installed Bench seat/bed installed, and added the cabinet doors. I'm eventually going to reupholster all my cushions Here's the new kitchen area compared to the old one. Much sturdier! Stove and furnace installed and working! Got a new programmable thermostat as well framed out the cabinets and added a track light. I also added a wall on the right side of the over cab bunk I put an adjustable tv mount on the end of this cabinet. Can watch tv in the over cab or turn it towards the rear. Took a break and watched some MST3K! My dog, Lulu. She loves the overhead bunk! We've spent a few nights in the rv so far I finished the ceiling. Highly recommend cedar planking! Easy to work with, smells great, and it naturally repels insects I tested out the oil based tractor paint. It rolls on easy and looks good so far. I'll have to do multiple coats. I also added the liquid hardener to it, it should be nice and durable. Also installed the rest of the trim and added green vinyl insert. I think it will look a little better when everything is painted. I also plastic welded the cracks in the rear wheel arches. I spray painted them flat white and used some plastic adhesion promoter before painting. That's about it for now, will update more soon! Thanks for checking out my project
  14. Thank you both for the comments, kind words definitely help me stay motivated! I was certainly very overwhelmed when I first started tearing it apart but since it has started to come together a bit things have gotten a lot easier. I've had a bit of help here and there from my friend who is a professional carpenter, and lots of advice from friends and family and on the forums here. It's finally sealed up and doesn't have to be kept under the tarp anymore, which was a huge step. I just imagine that the whole thing is made of Lego bricks and that seems to make it easier to get everything done Definitely agree on the clamps! very good friends and can never seem to have enough of them around either haha
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