Fixing water damage on the old Dodge (pics)
I got started on my summer project the last couple days. I found this thing on Craig's list for $100 and drove it home. It's a 78 Dodge Monaco 23' with a 440. Here's what it looked like when I brought...
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Will try and post what the system left out:
On your overhang/upper birth. The 2x framing gets it strength from the 1/4" plywood skin on ether side. The wood 2x ack as a frame holding the ply. Plywood in a tear, is a bugger to do, even 1/4". Try putting in a vice and ripping straight down. Google "Torsion Box", as an example of strength. So, on your overhead make the inside and outside skin of this sides, to extend back into the side as far as possible per sheet. Lapping past the cat-a-lever vertical lower Do not just cut this size on front proportion only !!!
Monel staples are water resistant. Hard to find.
Lexan, the Polycarbonate Thermoplastic is a very tough material. It can be formed into a forever waterproof corner bracket (reinforcer) cut to length & width. By use of a small propane torch, lightly, repeatedly passed over bending edge & using a vice or two vice grips. Drills great, cut with a 60 tooth carbide blade. 1/4" thickness is what I settled for. STRONG>>WATERPROOF
On your overhang/upper birth. The 2x framing gets it strength from the 1/4" plywood skin on ether side. The wood 2x ack as a frame holding the ply. Plywood in a tear, is a bugger to do, even 1/4". Try putting in a vice and ripping straight down. Google "Torsion Box", as an example of strength. So, on your overhead make the inside and outside skin of this sides, to extend back into the side as far as possible per sheet. Lapping past the cat-a-lever vertical lower Do not just cut this size on front proportion only !!!
Monel staples are water resistant. Hard to find.
Lexan, the Polycarbonate Thermoplastic is a very tough material. It can be formed into a forever waterproof corner bracket (reinforcer) cut to length & width. By use of a small propane torch, lightly, repeatedly passed over bending edge & using a vice or two vice grips. Drills great, cut with a 60 tooth carbide blade. 1/4" thickness is what I settled for. STRONG>>WATERPROOF
