So here's how the project started. After towing the thing back from Kansas to Michigan. I parked it in the garage and then started tearing it apart. I'm only really happy when I've gotten rid of anything that isn't right or the way I want it.
Here's my main man helping me disassemble it. He loves anything to do with a cordless drill.
Once I removed the wood and styrofoam insulation it revealed an angle iron welded frame with aluminum sheething. It's all heald together with aluminum buck rivets (just like airtstreams...I have one of those too.)
It looks kind of nasty, but most of that is old paint and glue used to attache the styrofoam. I removed the wolmanized plywood floor so I can replace it with lightweight rot resistance aluminum sheeting. I've got a lot of pop-riveting ahead of me. I'll buck rivet any structural parts.
Next to be removed is the amazingly solid over built steel chassis. I've made a utility trailer out of it and that's for sale now on craigslist. So I lived the body off the frame. The angle iron frame is so rigid and strong, that the chassis is pretty much a mute point. I should be able to make the new aluminum chassis very light wieght.
I'll post more when I get the new chassis built.