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05/12/2008 05:55 PM

5-12-08

Looking for cracks to see where we need to do structural repair .



Found a few cracks but still under control ..


Outside wall over rear wheels, seems to have some corrosion beneath the wall Scab plating.



Bathroom, area seems to have about the most corrosion


This area not in bad condition

Frank making templates to prepare to replace flooring if different areas.

5-9-08

Cracks in walls

Blasted. Primed and now painted . Green for the engine , black for the chassis

Water control valve reconditioned

More suspension components

Brake Chambers one bad in this batch

5-8-08

These were bead blasted over the last few days but we didn't have time to take the pictures until this morning.

Cabinet shop starting to make the replacement floor boards .
We will have to special order the main floors though. They are a special 12 feet long.

5-7-08
Fuel tank appeared to be in excellent shape until we found one small pin hole ..
Usually if you find a pin hole this means the tank bottom has corroded from the inside out and is no good . However on this one, we found the inside to be in great shape . The only hole we  found so far was caused by electrolysis.  This spot rusted because rust had corroded and gathered in a small area that ended up bridging the rubber insulator beneath the steel tie down strap  and caused a field of electrolysis ..
You can see the rusted area was large but only one small spot that had rusted through ..

Fuel tank bed board was in better condition then expected .
This board in most later models disintegrates after 20 years .

 

Windows





Entrance door




 

5-6-08

Starting to work on fuel tank now .. It seems to be in excellent condition .. only minor surface rust so far ..

Tim worked so hard on carefully removing this stainless steel toilet, we thought we would honor him with a picture to commemorate this esteemed accomplishment.

Beneath drivers window area ..

5-5-08

Wire wheeling floor stringers, rare special plywood sizes of 12'x4' go on floor

Starting to test wheeling areas to see what can be cleaned with what.

5-2-08
Starting to identify the wiring now..

Fuel tank bay


Cleaning more ceiling and walls.

Reconditioning Radius Rods and Radius Rod bushings                                                                         Back to top



Sandblasting different components




Wash Basin water tank and auxiliary air tank


Heater, supply and return lines


 

5-1-08
Fuel tank steel Bands, will be reconditioned and reinstalled

Removing fuel tank                                                                                                        Back to top





Fuel tank area looks fairly decent


Corrosion on floor beneath fuel tank

Cleaning  ceiling

Entrance stairway treads

Work station for manuals

Rear axle, Rebuilding air brake chambers, wheel hub bearings                                                                               Back to top

4-30-08

Ceiling stripped and cleaned

After a lot of the equipment and panels have been removed we are now Starting to find
more corrosion  but nothing we can't handle                                                                               Back to top






Drivers compartment 5, Bad wiring ,


Main Heating core, Plumbing still in mostly good condition                                                                               Back to top


Rear over engine compartment

Fuel tank 5, still fighting us but we will get it ..                                                                              Back to top


All parts inspected for quality, Washed, bead blasted and painted                                                      Back to top

4-29-08
Bathroom3                                                                                                                    Back to top
Corrosion from toilet leakage




Sewage Macerator pump on top of fuel tank.


Fuel Tank1                                                                                                                                      Back to top
Bleed fittings Beneath fuel tank




Ceiling in very good shape ..


some rust on a few braces but not bad ..


Wood rotted in ceiling next to escape hatch, but can be replaced .

4-28-08

Now disassembling the fender wells, some deterioration but nothing we can't handle ..                                          Back to top




Bathroom disassembly, again some deterioration but nothing we are not prepared to handle                 Back to top


 

4-24-08

Air Brake and Throttle pedal ..                                                                              Back to top
Throttle pedal was seized so bad we unfortunately had to cut it loose, but this can be repaired ..

Air Brake applicator pedal in good condition


Note the older broken and missing piece at the bottom of the base ..
This can be replaced or repaired . Customers preference


Throttle pedal Nipple that had to be removed but can be reattached


Plumbing II and walls seem to be in good condition                                                                               Back to top



Driver area disassembly 

"Structural Crack located and examined "                                                             Back to Top

External View, see external comments



Internal View
Here you can see the fatigue crack, the opposite wall is damaged to but it's minor compared to this one .
Don't worry this is repairable . While we are in there we can also re-strengthen the wall so as to never have this problem again .

4-24-08

Driver area III pedal linkage                                                                               Back to top

4-23-08

Driver area II pedal linkage                                                                               Back to top

Defroster



Plumbing Looks very good ..That's' a good thing                                                                               Back to top

Floor up over bays

4-22-08
Removing and cataloging floor parts




4-21-08
Continue to strip down the floor and catalog parts .


Air tanks under floor


4-16-08

Cleaning and painting rear end, prepping to rebuild hubs, bearings , bushings , shoes and brake kits            Back to top
 

Cleaning and rebuilding brake diaphragms, also heard back from Transaxle . Transmission is worn badly, but can be rebuilt .Back to top
                                                                                                                                                        
 

Removing old flooring and prepping and stripping cross struts

 

4-15-08

Rear end differential ready to send out to be rebuilt ..                                                                              Back to top

Removing floor to rebuild new again ..This seems to be the only major damage we have seen so far ..

Some loss of flaking rust but not too much to clean up and reuse

Rear engine compartment  bulk head .                                Old Floor needing to be replaced


4-14-08

Rear End differential prepped sending differential out .Axles seem to be in good condition.     Back to top
Rear end before we remove the spider gears ( chunk). note the  ID tag ...This is good! ...

Floor Bolts or deck screws

Slowly we take a part so we can document each piece for later   .
Pieces of ceiling in the engine compartment

Engine wiring department .                                                                              Back to top

Cataloging and  Prepping rear engine area .

Engine compartment, Burnt and bad wiring                                                                               Back to top

Rear suspension                                                                               Back to top


 

Right angle drive for the Cooling Fan clutch and hardware                                                                              Back to top
 

 

Starting back to work ..
4-9-08
Now cataloging all parts
Engine-8V71 - 275-318 HP, Transmission, Rear End and Radiator,   ready to send out to be rebuilt      Back to top

Radiator

Transmission