Fixing or Replacing the underside panel
I have a Freedom Express 292BHDS Has anybody replaced, or at least removed and "fixed" the underside panel? You know, the corrugated like black plastic stuff that covers the whole underside of the ...
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Back about 5 years ago I did a major rework of my underbelly area because I had to repaint my frame. I took a lot of pictures and tried to document everything fairly well and that work is in THIS ALBUM. This album has info on what I found, the specifics of how I sectionalized my underbelly, along with rerouting my LP gas lines, the frame painting and how I added a bunch of extra insulation to the underbelly area.
The job was not hard, but was not a weekender project either and a lot of my time was experimenting and waiting on parts such as the nylon bolts, etc. I also took my time in fixing the various issues and planning my next step in the overall project. I think I spent about 10 to 14 days of actual working on the underbelly and I put the trailer wheels up on a stack of 2x10s to raise it about 6" for better access along with raising or lowering the tongue jack all the way depending on if I was working in front of or behind the axles. About a third to 1/2 of that time was in wire brushing and painting the frame. IIRC the total cost was well under $200 and 80% of that was in the al. angle iron with the rest being in the nylon bolts/nuts/washers.
Larry
The job was not hard, but was not a weekender project either and a lot of my time was experimenting and waiting on parts such as the nylon bolts, etc. I also took my time in fixing the various issues and planning my next step in the overall project. I think I spent about 10 to 14 days of actual working on the underbelly and I put the trailer wheels up on a stack of 2x10s to raise it about 6" for better access along with raising or lowering the tongue jack all the way depending on if I was working in front of or behind the axles. About a third to 1/2 of that time was in wire brushing and painting the frame. IIRC the total cost was well under $200 and 80% of that was in the al. angle iron with the rest being in the nylon bolts/nuts/washers.
Larry
