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Date:         Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:27:41 -0800
Reply-To:     phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Things I have learned on taking out the cabinets
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"this has been an experience".

YOU BET!! I did the same thing. But all i did was spray corrosion inhibitor on the inside of that seam. Then I put it all back together. What a JOB! Wish i cut and welded the seam like you did.

Do you have any photos of the seam welding???

Phil 84' all white Westfalia "Millenium Falcon" 84' all brown Rustfalia/Wolfy GL "Sh*thawk" 8100 AV PPC 100Mhz B+W G3 450 MHz 256mg ram

--- "Cooper, Jonathan R." <cooper@BQMLAW.COM> wrote: > Well, this was my (our) year to go back to the paint > shop to have the seams > sandblasted and the bottom half repainted. I saw > some rust on the seam below > the outlets and worried that the condensation had > gotten to it. I took out > the 'fridge and sure enough, the floor was rusted > and both sides of the seam > were bad. > > So we decided (I and Mike at Euclid Foreign Motors > here in Cleveland) to > take out the seam and weld in new metal. It looks > beautiful. > > NOW THEN. I took the cabinets out, which was a pain, > but not too bad. > Putting them back in taught me a couple of things. > First, it is probably easier to put the rear cabinet > in first. I did it the > reverse and it was alot harder. > Second, remove anything that these items might hang > up on. The fit is really > tight, so the little grille at the rear of the > Fridge/stove cabinet needs to > come out, I chipped some Formica (I know its not > but...) on this. The coat > closet door is also worth removing, together with > its hinges. > Third, watch out for the plastic parts, the water > inlet, the faucet, etc... > they are all brittle, and if you tug, they will > break. > > So I am almost done, but this has been an > experience. > > Jonathan R. Cooper > Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal > 900 Skylight Office Tower > Cleveland, OH 44113 > Cooper@BQMlaw.com > > > 85 Westy > 90 Cabriolet

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