Hi Daisy,
I got the pan out and it is in better shape than I expected. I plan to
reinforce the back with fiberglas and fix the inside cracks with either JB
Weld (I've used before - it works) or Marine tex. Both are excellent
epoxies. I'm going to paint it with Awl Grip which is a marine paint that is
very tough and dries very smooth. Only problem I have is that I don't have
all of the trim for the seam. Where did you find some? I just need two
pieces along the street side and the forward lower side. Thanks for the
help.
Pete
> Interesting, always a bit of archeology in these projects. I recall one
> person who took the whole pan out, put fiberglass patching on the back
> of the cracks of the pan, then spray coated the whole thing with epoxy
> paint. The pictures looked nice, I kind of wonder how it all held up
> while on the road. Chris Koehn relined the inside by putting in plastic
> wall sheets that came down the inside of the pan right to the bottom,
> that way covering up the difficult seam between the top of the pan and
> the original walls. His walls were not sagging though. I disassembled
> the entire joint, cleaned it up obsessively, and used a very fancy clear
> caulk, not silicone, and riveted it all back together. I found enough of
> the right aluminum extrusion trim to cover the seam and replaced the
> slide-in, rivet covering trim. So far no leaks and the JB Weld patches
> are holding and still look good.
>
> What I wish I had done was to have raised the outside of the pan that
> goes over the wheel well. It has sunk a little there and the water won't
> drain.
>
> And, with all the money in the world, I think I might have liked a whole
> shower made of stainless steel with a nice teak duckboard on the bottom.
> Dream on .
>
> Daisy