Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

I finally got to pull the Tpo back at the rear of the moho. The last inch or so on top needed to be glued, then pulled down and around the back edge, then underneath to meet up with the back wall.







The weather was both a blessing and a curse. It was hot. Hotter than I like working in. That being said, once I flipped the roofing back, the sun heated it and made it much more flexible, to be able to bend it over the edge. That was a plus.

Bruce Brown wrote:
If you had done the entire roof project all at the same time instead of screwing around with the other silly stuff the glue would certainly have been good.

I hope for your sake it's still good.

How many years ago do you start the roof anyway, I forget now. Obviously somewhere between 1 and 5+ years.

Bruce, Bruce, Bruce. You went off your meds again and added that extra shot of caffeine, didn't you? Lol.

I'm just messing with you. It's all good.

It was about a year and a half ago.

If you had done the entire roof project all at the same time instead of screwing around with the other silly stuff the glue would certainly have been good.

I hope for your sake it's still good.

How many years ago do you start the roof anyway, I forget now. Obviously somewhere between 1 and 5+ years.

LouLawrence wrote:
May or may not be clear but hopefully it means this part of your project is on track. I'm beginning to think this is not really a project with an end anticipated but rather a blog to display carpentry skills.

Definitely a project with an anticipated end. I hope to be back on track with actual progress.

I want to glue the Tpo roofing at the back next, hopefully today. That assumes the glue I originally bought is still good.

May or may not be clear but hopefully it means this part of your project is on track. I'm beginning to think this is not really a project with an end anticipated but rather a blog to display carpentry skills.

Hopefully, the caffeine and testosterone levels have returned to normal levels.... Lol.

Yeah, I think there is some twisted humor there, somewhere.

Bruce Brown wrote:

fulltimin wrote:
Curiosity. I just want to know where the failure point is. Nothing more, nothing less.

So what does that have to do with rebuilding a motorhome??? It seems like the answer is "nothing".

Bruce Brown wrote:

I have ZERO interest in a fiberglass test, which has ZERO to do with rebuilding the motorhome.

The answer to your question is... (drum roll, please) ...

If you were getting ready to build a box, which would be subjected to pressure, twisting, and the big one which is vibration, it would seem to me that using a stronger material would be a better idea, hopefully, so it will hold up longer.

That is the purpose of the test to see how fiberglass performs compared to Por 15 with fiberglass cloth, Epoxy with fiberglass cloth, and Fiberglass resin with fiberglass cloth.

I have finished this test, and I must say, I am blown away with the results.

Now I know what I'll be using for a couple of other projects in the future.

Clear as mud, I know. :)

Bruce Brown wrote:
The title asks if we're interested in the rebuild of a motorhome - many of us are, or at least we were 5 years ago.

I have ZERO interest in a fiberglass test, which has ZERO to do with rebuilding the motorhome.

I agree. Let’s get back on track with the actual work on the MH, and not the little stuff like that.

The title asks if we're interested in the rebuild of a motorhome - many of us are, or at least we were 5 years ago.

I have ZERO interest in a fiberglass test, which has ZERO to do with rebuilding the motorhome.

Gentlemen, it is his life, his motor home, his business. We are just here to read. Anyway, thats why I come here. Not much on RVnet to read the last few years.

Thanks Bruce, been thinkin the same for a number of yrs.