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Old 03-12-2008, 06:41 AM
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vhord
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Crosby, Texas
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Why remove the belly pan first?

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Originally Posted by grakkin
Then I moved to the unbeleivably awful belly pan removal. I do not envy anyone that has undetaken this task. That had to be one of the nastiest places on this earth.

I may be missing something but why do most people remove the belly pan first? I am a little behind grakkin with my project

1970 27' Overlander restoration

but I this is what I have been doing:

1st - remove lower interior skin and remove or release banana wraps after stripping interior cabinet and fixtures

2nd - remove plywood floor and support the walls with 3/4" blocks on outriggers

3rd - remove insulation from floor with the use of a pick up tool and garbage can

4th - use shop vac to clean up rest of belly area

Last - remove belly pan if necessary

I would think this would eliminate most of the nasty things falling in my face. I have already found one snake skin and a lot of rodent residue.

The only reason that I can think of for "removing" the belly pan would be to be able to POR-15 the bottom edge of the frame.

Is there anything wrong with this process? I am a newbie AS'r but I have searched this wonderful forum for weeks and have not seen this procedure done this way. I just wonder why?

Vernon
Crosby, TX
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