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Ok...been lurking here since this past July when I bought this 84' RBR Mini Cruiser. I got it pretty cheap, had a lot of water damage and was missing a lot of stuff. Never owned an RV before. I bought it so that I can go on a fun road trip with my dog, Lulu. So far it has been a labor of love, but also a labor of hate...burning...seething HATE. But at least it's starting to look like an RV again. Almost wrapped up with the outside, here's some pictures of the progress so far:

Look at that nasty ceiling :P this was after I tore a layer of whiteboard out that was held up with 1x2 screwed to the walls/cabinets

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More kuckiness

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Missing lots of stuff:

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Tore that OOOOO open like a can of sardines

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Making roof frame with 1x4's 

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Used this Protecto wrap stuff as a gasket on top of the aluminum frame

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Halfway gutted

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The shittiest pile of shitty old shit I've ever shat:

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1/4" birch for the roof

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Floor was drilled, injected with epoxy, and dowels hammered in/cut off

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A rarely seen view of a Toyhome!

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New wall panels

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Frame for the bunk area

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Got rid of this one piece bathroom closet thing...Don't like the idea of having to sit on the toilet while having a shower

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Easy to panel the walls when nothing is in your way!

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Laminate flooring installed

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Frame for the couch, and new 6gal water heater and 12gal water tank

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Tent city

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I think this is from Wendy's or some other fast food restaurant. Insanely heavy

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First piece of filon laminated! 

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Insulated

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Look at that shine! I used a universal gasket for a truck tail gate as the seal

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Panels got the edges coated with fiberglass epoxy resin

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Roof! With no holes in it mwahahaha

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Front panels were framed with poplar to be a little more sturdy

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More laminating

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Old panels:

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Yay progress

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Insulated:

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Cedar planking, which I had to install twice...because the first time I forgot to run wires for the clearance lights

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More insulation

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Looking good:

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Rear panels installed, moved the window up 4 inches

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I laminated a 1x4 to the filon, then it was butted up against the roof before I cut everything to size

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I drilled 5 holes in it for the clearance lights and use the holes to sandwich some boards together while laminating

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Had to add a seam here, the filon wouldn't be able to make that angle and stay put

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The rear almost finished. It took me 3 days to grind all the layers of sealant off the aluminum corner trim and clean it up/paint it black The bottom piece of the rear is a 1x5 piece of clear board, that stuff made of pvc. The filon hangs over the bottom panel which is held to the clear board with double sided eternabond, then regular 2" eternabond in a "U" shape around the bottom of it, and then a piece of aluminum trim with butyl tape. The top piece overhangs the lower piece and the seam is filled with marine 5200

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Edges on the inside have a seam of marine 5200 and the holes where the wiring for the lights is filled with 5200 through hull adhesive

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Everything fits...barely

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Used up some of the leftover flooring, and put a piece of carpet in there as well, to keep the floor in decent shape while under construction

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New water heater, added an access panel for the propane tank, and made a little panel with water inlets, and vent for the battery box

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Need to make a box around the propane tank so that it's sealed off from the rest of the interior, it barely fits out the door! 

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Testing out some rope lights, I'll probably have them under the cabinets

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And those last few pictures are how it sits as of a few hours ago...will add more as progress continues. I'll be painting the outside with this oil based tractor paint I got (similar to rustoleum paint jobs, that you can roll on) I painted around the windows and stuff before installing them with the same paint but in spray form, so this way I don't have to mask anything when I roll the paint on. Tons more pictures on my Flickr page if anyone is interested: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jettaphile/

 

 

 

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hey there. you have a fantastic looking rig. admire your craftsmanship. also admire your bravery !!  I have maintained a theory over the years of project building -CLAMPS ARE YOUR FRIENDS - thanks to your photos, you may agree. lol.  good luck, looks great. joe from dover.

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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 :D Definitely agree on the clamps! very good friends and can never seem to have enough of them around either haha

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Really nice work!  This certainly is a big renovation, and you're going to love the result.

Also, thanks for being diligent in taking pictures and sharing the progress.  It's really fun watching that transformation!

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Things have slowed down for me the past few weeks, but still managed to get a few things done. Here's some updates: 

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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. 

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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

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Here's everything installed, the propane locker sealed, water pump & accumulator installed

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Bench seat/bed installed, and added the cabinet doors. I'm eventually going to reupholster all my cushions

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Here's the new kitchen area compared to the old one. Much sturdier! 

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Stove and furnace installed and working! Got a new programmable thermostat as well

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framed out the cabinets and added a track light. I also added a wall on the right side of the over cab bunk

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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!

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My dog, Lulu. She loves the overhead bunk! We've spent a few nights in the rv so far :)

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I finished the ceiling. Highly recommend cedar planking! Easy to work with, smells great, and it naturally repels insects

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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

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Looks better than factory.  Only 1 thing you need to vent the propane locker to the outside. A household square soffet vent will do and when painted looks good.

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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? 

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27 minutes ago, CrogDog said:

I assume they looked at the propane setup? 

Don't know anything about your Maine inspection, but here I think they'd only look at the Toyota parts, nothing to do with the 'house'.

IIRC, the 'no lock' rule is to make sure that the propane tank is always accessible to everyone (think Firefighters) to allow it to be shut off quickly without hunting for a key.

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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! 

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Right on, well I appreciate the info. I just ordered one of these:

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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? :) 

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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.

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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!

 

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Nice job it looks "Maine" Is there a town of Penobscot? Got a lot of friends on Indian Island. I'm near Fryeburg. 

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On 11/15/2017 at 1:02 PM, CrogDog said:

Right on, well I appreciate the info. I just ordered one of these:

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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? :) 

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Because there are only 5 different keys I replaced all of mine with those makes my life easier seems over the years people replaced them and the lock were different so soon you have a hand full of keys.

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14 hours ago, Maineah said:

Nice job it looks "Maine" Is there a town of Penobscot? Got a lot of friends on Indian Island. I'm near Fryeburg. 

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

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21 hours ago, CrogDog said:

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

OK I guess I never saw the signs sure been thru there enough. Yeah one of my neighbors was a competitor for that I don't think they have done it since sure was a good feed though. The only thing I lock is an inside closet door with a barrel lock I figured if a thief really wants in my compartments he has the key any way. If you ever want to do the the Fryeburg fair I have 80 acres of land and I'm 8 miles from the fairground plenty of camper space!

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On 6/14/2018 at 9:03 AM, Maineah said:

OK I guess I never saw the signs sure been thru there enough. Yeah one of my neighbors was a competitor for that I don't think they have done it since sure was a good feed though. The only thing I lock is an inside closet door with a barrel lock I figured if a thief really wants in my compartments he has the key any way. If you ever want to do the the Fryeburg fair I have 80 acres of land and I'm 8 miles from the fairground plenty of camper space!

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.

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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

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First coat of gloss white

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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.

 

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18 hours ago, CrogDog said:

Awesome, might have to take you up on that some day! I've heard the Fryeburg fair is the best one in Maine.

No problem that invite by the way applies to other Toy homeowners. A good 20 acres of open fields bring you own water and power! It's probably the biggest in the northeast My sister is a horse breeder,trainer,etc from Maryland she came to the fair to meet up with a gal from Texas that wanted to breed one of her horses! 

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On 6/16/2018 at 10:02 AM, Maineah said:

No problem that invite by the way applies to other Toy homeowners. A good 20 acres of open fields bring you own water and power! It's probably the biggest in the northeast My sister is a horse breeder,trainer,etc from Maryland she came to the fair to meet up with a gal from Texas that wanted to breed one of her horses! 

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

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5 hours ago, CrogDog said:

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

My family and I were just through Penobscot a few weeks ago - to and from Deer Isle, stayed the night at the campground in Brooklin.  Nice work on your camper - that's an impressive amount of work!  I'll keep an eye out for ya :)

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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 :) 

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Wow! That's looking amazing!! I was hoping to just repaint my stripes, using different colours than the original, this summer. Now you've got me thinking about going whole hog! 

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3 hours ago, LittleShack said:

Wow! That's looking amazing!! I was hoping to just repaint my stripes, using different colours than the original, this summer. Now you've got me thinking about going whole hog! 

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

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Hi...Hope you are still a part of this site and monitoring posts. Can you tell me how you fastened the Filon to the back wall? I rebuilt the back wall on my '86 Dolphin and I have Filon cut to fit but I first tried Weldwood water-based contact cement and it didn't do anything. What type of adhesive did you use?

 

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OregonSteve

"Never never doubt what nobody is sure about." -Willy Wonka

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1 hour ago, OregonSteve said:

Hi...Hope you are still a part of this site and monitoring posts. Can you tell me how you fastened the Filon to the back wall? I rebuilt the back wall on my '86 Dolphin and I have Filon cut to fit but I first tried Weldwood water-based contact cement and it didn't do anything. What type of adhesive did you use?

 

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OregonSteve

"Never never doubt what nobody is sure about." -Willy Wonka

 

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

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It's been a few years now since I rebuilt it and it's held up great, no issues with bubbling or delamination

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Thank you SO much for sharing! I used the 3M Hi-Strength 90 spray adhesive today and it is AWESOME!!! Even though it was not much above 50 degrees outside (minimum application temp per 3M support rep) the stuff worked GREAT! I was seriously looking at purchasing the Stabond T-440 adhesive, but at $320 a gallon it was going to be a hard pill to swallow. Paying about $25 for two cans of the 3M and it working was a happy moment. Finally I can finish the back (cut-outs and install for tail lights and back window, and install corner moulding).

 

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OregonSteve

"Never never doubt what nobody is sure about." -WIlly Wonka

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On 10/29/2020 at 9:32 PM, OregonSteve said:

Thank you SO much for sharing! I used the 3M Hi-Strength 90 spray adhesive today and it is AWESOME!!! Even though it was not much above 50 degrees outside (minimum application temp per 3M support rep) the stuff worked GREAT! I was seriously looking at purchasing the Stabond T-440 adhesive, but at $320 a gallon it was going to be a hard pill to swallow. Paying about $25 for two cans of the 3M and it working was a happy moment. Finally I can finish the back (cut-outs and install for tail lights and back window, and install corner moulding).

 

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OregonSteve

"Never never doubt what nobody is sure about." -WIlly Wonka

 

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

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Agree with Linda! Get the basic interior done to the point you can take it out for a shakedown outing, then finish it out to your likening . There is noting more pleasing then taking your rig out for a enjoyable getaway.

Gary

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Amazing work CrogDog! 

On 9/26/2017 at 6:07 PM, CrogDog said:

Floor was drilled, injected with epoxy, and dowels hammered in/cut off

Excellent rebuild CrogDog! I'm just getting into my '86 Mini-Cruiser and discovered some water damage in the floor... I'd love to hear more detail on how you reinforced the floor on you rig? I'm guessing the floor structures are the same or very similar. Any additional input is appreciated! Feel free to message me if you prefer. 

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