[truckasaurus]

Well the 7 inches of snow and strong winds forecasted for the morning turned into a good breeze and some wet snow that melted away so I spent 3 hours this afternoon on the chassis.

I drilled the elevator rusty bolt mess out and pried the plywood up; only once forgetting that the fiberglass isn't load bearing and ended up standing on the ground...

So after brushing away the wet insulation remnants and rusty debris I can see what steel is left. There doesn't seem to be too much wrong. An outrigger that I'd like to repair or replace, one crossmember with an ugly hole cut in it and one with rust perforation. On top of that my welding list includes:
- some boxing in of the rails if required
- replacing 3 cross members with channel or box and some extra channel to create the tank spaces
- replacing the tongue jack
- adding plates for the bal jacks
- maybe welding the reese WD brackets in place

I'll hold off on the propane tank mounts until I'm further along and I'm not keen on a spare wheel mount so I'll skip that too.

Today I learnt that I'd rather not sandwich fiberglass between the frame and the floor.

I'm not 100% loving the tear down part but very very shortly I should be free of all gross old stuff and ready for fresh solid materials.