Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

I did wind up getting to spend a some time in the moho today. It's amazing how much time can be spent on trying to spread lacquer around with a brush.

Ah well, it is what it is.

First off, I had to move some lumber so I could put some lacquer on the wall.

So, I used a couple of clamps to hold the plywood secure, and all in one "piece". That would be the red arrows.

Second, in order to hold the plywood steady, I just clamped ... the clamp. Yea, you read that right. That would be the red circle, holding one of the clamps to the aluminum leg, nice and securely.

I think I'll have some time tomorrow to actually get more work done. If you have any questions, feel free...

Larry202br wrote:

fulltimin wrote:
Next up are the pieces of aluminum angle that I wanted to install on the corners of the 2 counters to secure everything together.

First thing I did was to remove some of the plywood on the corner of the wheel well. I took enough off, so the aluminum would be flush with the plywood, after installation.

Did you remove that wood with a chisel? Neat job!

No, I actually used one of these......






It's a cordless Ryobi trim router, that will take 1/4" shank bits. It does a really nice job for smaller items and smaller areas, that would be difficult to get to with a full size router.

Using that router, got me within 1-1/2 inches of the floor.







The last 1-1/2 inches was removed with this. Since I now had a flat reference point, it was fairly easy to guide this the rest of the way, and keep it pretty flat.

fulltimin wrote:
Next up are the pieces of aluminum angle that I wanted to install on the corners of the 2 counters to secure everything together.

First thing I did was to remove some of the plywood on the corner of the wheel well. I took enough off, so the aluminum would be flush with the plywood, after installation.

Did you remove that wood with a chisel? Neat job!

Like I said, I was watching the dust particles move around the motor home today, and it dawned on me.

Most coaches will have a vent somewhere towards the middle of the coach, installed in the ceiling.

As anyone knows, who owns a Class A moho, the number one place for heat to enter, will generally be at the front, because of the windshield, and the massive amount of glass up there.

Yes, I know, put a cover on it. Yes, they help a lot, but there is still a lot of air up front that will get heated up.

So, what do we do? Open the vent in the middle of the coach, and suck all that hot air up front, into the middle of the coach.

Say what? Ah, yea. Why would I want to pull hot air from the front, into the middle of the coach to get rid of it?

Would it not be better to pull the hot air out of the coach, right where the hot air is? You know, open the side windows, assuming your rig has them, and pull cooler air from the rear, and just let the hot air up front just go right outside.

Even better, if possible, would be to have vents near the ceiling, up front instead of pulling that hot air through the coach.

Now, remember, I am talking about those times when it's cool enough to use comfortable outside air, not the excessive stuff, where the only thing that will do, is running the air conditioner.

Another option would be to have the front seating area, separated from the coach area, whether by a clear wall, insulated curtains, or something else, depending on whether or not you want to see out the front window.

Guess I am going to have to look at that a little more, to see what I can do to eliminate some hot air from the front, getting into the center of the coach, to make it easier to cool the coach area.

I was out in the motor home today, doing some mundane work. (read cleaning up with the shop vac). I wanted to get the vast majority of the dust out of there, and let the rest settle, so I can start applying some Lacquer, to a few surfaces.

While I was there, I had my fan running at the back, and during my cleaning duties, I noticed how some of the airborne particles of dust were traveling.

Now, over the years, I have come to the conclusion, we really don't know a lot about air movement, like we think we do.

Case in point. A number of years ago, I discovered, while driving my car by myself, that by altering which windows I open on the car, made a huge difference, as to how much air the driver, (me), would receive.

Eventually, I figured out, if I open both windows on the right side of the car, the driver would get a bunch of air flow, and was fairly comfortable.

You need to understand, it wasn't 95 degrees out. I just wanted some fresh air, maybe around 65-70 degrees, and fresh air felt better than the ac, at the time.

If I opened both windows on the drivers side, the driver got almost no air. Go figure.

Why did I bring that up?

Read on...

PastorCharlie wrote:
Here you go Fulltimin. I would have mounted the pod on a 4X4 chassis and made a class A out of it.

Hollowed-Out Jet Engine Camper

Oh, man! Now you've gone and done it! I guess I am gonna hafta start over. Ugh! Lol...

Yea, that's not going to happen. It is interesting, though, how different people use different materials to accomplish similar end goals.

Thanks for the link!

Here you go Fulltimin. I would have mounted the pod on a 4X4 chassis and made a class A out of it.

Hollowed-Out Jet Engine Camper

I also did the same at the top, so both top and bottom are securely screwed and glued together.







Both sides are done, now.







Since the aluminum is flush with the wood, I can add face frames on both sides of the cabinet, and the aluminum won't be seen. Wahoo!

Here's a view from the outside.







Same corner, from a different angle.