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| Removing antenna and old vents. |
We are now into our 2nd month and we are finally starting to wrap up all the repairs. Unfortunately when starting a remodel one never knows what kind of damage they will find. The only true guarantee is, what ever damage is found will most likely never be good. Now that we have repaired the transmission cooler, weld on a new step cross-member, Removed a section of the front flooring and replaced it, removed all the old copper pipes and replaced it with pex, removed the old busted water heater, busted converted, damaged slide out step, plugged the heat exchanger lines, replaced all exposed insulation, fixed exposed 110 wires, plugged the engine vacuum lines, removed and replaced the drives side and passenger side sub floor, replaced the engine cover sub floor, rebuilt the cab entrance wall, changed the furnace heater venting, replaced all the interior cabinets with new ones, ordered a new fuel sending unit, removed and replaced AC unit in front cab area, fixed heater under dash, ordered new running lights, removed damaged toilet, and installed a new water pump we can finally start moving forward!
Here is a recap from the past month:
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| Damage to front step. |
And the repair is done!
Continuing on...
Removal of the old bed frame (before shot of area)
Although the bed is not installed yet, here is a after picture. All the old ducting, carpet and insulation removed and new insulation installed. This area is ready
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Rebuild of bed frame
Many late nights working on the Revcon.
What a mess.... but its a necessary step before the remodel stage...
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| Pex tube installation |
Removing the old carpet and all the and cleaning up the wood floor
Cabinet rebuild:
Water tank and Power converter install:
Front end: New AC unit and transmission cooler
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| Old Transmission cooler. Damaged and needs to be replaced. |
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| New updated front end: Smaller but more efficent transmititon cooler installed with AC unit |
Cab floor removal and repair:
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| Unfortunately the sub floor under the driver and passenger seat could not be saved. Too much damage from leaking windows. |
Cabinet rebuilds:
OLD step, New step
Preparing the walls:
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| My nephew loves to help out on the weekends. |
Old vents removed and new fantastic vents installed. The will definitely move some air around.
Under dash AC unit install started:
Looking cleaner!
Window Frame polishing:
Before:
After
Here are some upcoming components to be installed in the Revcon:
The next few weeks are going to be very exciting now that most of the repairs and odd fixes are almost done. We are just a few short days away from incorporating the new design into the Revcon