Benroy McFull's New Roof

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Benroy McFull's New Roof

Postby McTeardrops » Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:21 am

Benroy Mc Full was constructed in a thrash to make the initial ITG. One of the things done to save time, and money, was to use a melamine galley shelf. I wasn't about to spend $60 dollars for a sheet of formica and throw away three quarters of it! Results as follows:
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We developed a leak in the passenger rear corner, which I attributed to the joint opening, due to the pressure from the melamine. So a new shelf was laminated. (With $20 builder surplus formica)
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Looked good, but at the next gathering the leak was still there. The corner needed to be opened for inspection, but I had no inside space, until this showed up in a Harbor Freight flyer.
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Then the extent of damage could be revealed
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Then started another thrash, to get ready for Tearing Up the Adirondacks. Two new stringers, with doubler plates at the sides, and a new half sheet of masonite
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No shots of the Henry's 663 and aluminum going on, as I learned last time that that stickum and cameras DO mix

Two weeks and 4000 miles later, after several downpours, and two half-day pulls in the rain, we're still dry. One of the unforseen consequences, was that replacing a roof shortens all your wires by three inches, so part of the trip was without DC lighting, and the AC is still unavailable!
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Postby Miriam C. » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:15 pm

:applause: :applause: :applause: :thumbsup:
It is nice to see that with all that damage it was fixed successfully. Must have been heartbreaking.
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Postby McTeardrops » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:26 pm

Miriam

Actually nauseating, back-breaking, and knuckle-busting! Dang but that aluminum is SHARP....
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Postby madjack » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:53 pm

DAYUM Lenny...sure hate to see/hear about this but glad you were able fixit before more...even tougher to fix...damage occured...but tell me somethin'...didja havta diasssemble the car as well...just wondering :D :cry: ;)
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Postby SaGR » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:56 pm

LOL! I had to go back and look at the images again...

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Postby McTeardrops » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:46 pm

Madjack

Thats no car... thats the remains of the donor for the locost.
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Postby steve wolverton » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:50 pm

Nice repair job guys. :thumbsup:

I really want to get one of those pocket jig things.
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