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Old 07-04-2005, 07:05 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by MarkR
I'd be very interested in photos or a sketch of the trick belly pan - trick is good. That's one of the issues I've been befuddled by - the idea of having to drill out rivets at the perimeter to get to a problem with plumbing or whatever else ends up in the belly pan seems crazy.
and thanks for all your help. Mark
Still have to drill some but not where the Shell meets the belly pan. Our coach had been rn down a few things and damaged the visible edge of the pan. The rivets also failed and let the pan hang. That hanging and moving let the out riggers wear slots into the pan that were visible from the side.


What I did is took 1 inch wide 1/8 thing aluminum bar and ran a firing strip. That let me put a 12 inch wide piece of 2024 T3 Alcad when the pan rolls under that matches the shell. The belly is a cheaper grade of aluminum. At $12 a foot its a little pricey to do the whole belly in 2024 T3. I then used the original belly pan with the damaged edge cut off to fill in the bottom where it really is not visible.
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