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[Swaff1]

Man right down the road from me!  Glad you got it!!

Whoever modified it made it look factory for sure.

Cool camper

[mdfcleveland]

I got my bed board glued and screwed in yesterday so that's a relief.  While I had it apart I also rebuilt the 2 upper storage areas while I could access them and made room for future electrical below.  For the storage area I used 1/2 Maple Plywood and stainless trim head screws.  For the bed board I used AB 3/4" Marine Plywood primed and painted with high quality exterior paint. I read several different write-ups on here about replacing the bed board and these are the steps I used. I split the old board down the center and removed it in 2 pieces. Cut the side boards up from the bottom to allow installation and sealant application of new board. I made sure all screws and staples were out of the way and cleaned the lip. Unscrewed the canvas down one side just enough to slip the board into its place and gently used a pryer to get it to drop in.  I cut the bed board 1/4" shorter in width than factory and sanded the edges slightly round to minimize the plywood blowing out when moving it into place. I used a ratchet strap to pull the side together into alignment and a good push from my hand while screwing it into place to make sure it was in position. It's not a tough job to do with all the info here.  Thanks everyone. 

 

-Matthew

 

Edited by mdfcleveland, 11 August 2020 - 12:45 PM.

[Vic Harder]

looking good!

[mdfcleveland]

Thanks Vic your camper looks great by the way! I was going through your thread about your roof insulation and headliner last night as I need to do something with mine since it just ridged foam at the moment.

looking good!

[BBZ]

Nice job.. half the fun is working on them!! 

[mdfcleveland]

I have made some good progress but ran into my first bit of badness.  The drain fitting for the water tank

split from the tank long ago and the repair that was made was not water tight so there is some rot under the tank.

Has anyone successfully repaired their water tank? What did you do, plastic weld, chemical weld, epoxy?

The failure looks like the fitting was welded to the tank from the factory because the other fittings look the same

but this plastic weld failed the fitting is still intact.  

[Vic Harder]

I have made some good progress but ran into my first bit of badness.  The drain fitting for the water tank

split from the tank long ago and the repair that was made was not water tight so there is some rot under the tank.

Has anyone successfully repaired their water tank? What did you do, plastic weld, chemical weld, epoxy?

The failure looks like the fitting was welded to the tank from the factory because the other fittings look the same

but this plastic weld failed the fitting is still intact.  

that sucks.  Not sure how well those can be repaired.  I have a 20Gal FWC supplied (new!) water tank that I ended up not using that i would love to send to you, but shipping would be horrendous though.

[mdfcleveland]

that sucks.  Not sure how well those can be repaired.  I have a 20Gal FWC supplied (new!) water tank that I ended up not using that i would love to send to you, but shipping would be horrendous though.

Thanks Vic, for now we will finish the season off without a built in water tank.  Maybe I will try and patch it over the winter when I plan on redoing the interior.  Our goal this year is to just make it usable and it's close.  We are going to Utah for 2-3 weeks in October for rock climbing and exploring.  I'm sure we will have a few weekend trips into PA and WV as well.  I'm looking forward to the possibilities and getting my KTM mounted to the hitch carrier and doing some major exploring next season.        

[DownByTheRiver]

I have made some good progress but ran into my first bit of badness.  The drain fitting for the water tank

split from the tank long ago and the repair that was made was not water tight so there is some rot under the tank.

Has anyone successfully repaired their water tank? What did you do, plastic weld, chemical weld, epoxy?

The failure looks like the fitting was welded to the tank from the factory because the other fittings look the same

but this plastic weld failed the fitting is still intact.  

There are companies that make custom sized water tanks. Might be worth emailed them some specs and a picture (if you still have the other tank) to show them what you're looking for and get a quote.

 

https://www.plastic-.../rv-water-tanks

 

 

The tag on our water tank (from a 1986 Keystone) had El Monte Plastics as the manufacturer. Looks like they shut down and this company bought them out, so perhaps they would also be worth an email: https://www.epi-roto.com/

[mdfcleveland]

Thanks for the links and info.  I'll be looking into that over the winter.

 

There are companies that make custom sized water tanks. Might be worth emailed them some specs and a picture (if you still have the other tank) to show them what you're looking for and get a quote.

 

https://www.plastic-.../rv-water-tanks

 

 

The tag on our water tank (from a 1986 Keystone) had El Monte Plastics as the manufacturer. Looks like they shut down and this company bought them out, so perhaps they would also be worth an email: https://www.epi-roto.com/