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Re: Mutt's Ram
Mutt #551897 March 27th 2012 5:02 pm
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Now to create something in the right rear to hold the rear of the side wall & the corner fillers. I had added an additional rib in the left rear, however the right side had the horizontal support for the spare tire carrier. I decided to leave that bar in place and work from there.

I picked up a 2"x48" piece of mild steel, bent it to match the inside contour of the right side door rear hinge pillar. Butt welded the new bar to the upper roof rail, then placed the bar flat against the horizontal support. It got welded there too. Then I bent the bottom of the bar into a 90* and ran a screw thru it into the 3/4" subfloor.

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Re: Mutt's Ram
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for some reason, I can't edit the third photo... so here it is.

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Re: Mutt's Ram
Mutt #551975 March 27th 2012 9:22 pm
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Re: Mutt's Ram
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I took some time today to get some other projects behind me. I started with a switch panel that I picked up from a local RV dealer. It will control the rear interior lighting, which will be powered by my second battery. I'm just about done pulling all of the interior wiring, so insulation & walls will be in soon.

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I also got around to drilling/cutting out all of the seized grille mounting screws. Since I had the grille out, I blacked out the center section of the core support.

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Re: Mutt's Ram
Mutt #553692 April 04th 2012 1:03 pm
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I love those new RV switches. Cool idea to use them in the van.


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Re: Mutt's Ram
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Originally Posted by Superbeast
I love those new RV switches. Cool idea to use them in the van.


& they're not too expensive, $14.95 for the two switch version


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Re: Mutt's Ram
Mutt #553826 April 05th 2012 8:59 am
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Lookin Good Mutt ! Seen this and thought of ya! Done this on mine back in the day for extra rib,made from 2x4...
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looks like progress! What was the purpose for the extra rib? strength, or a mounting point for somethng?


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Originally Posted by draggnastro
What was the purpose for the extra rib? strength, or a mounting point for somethng?


All of the above.. the left wall will have some added weight (down low) and I didn't know another way to support the ends of the walls. The added home made rear rib on the right side serves the same purpose. I'm prolly over thinking the whole thing, but that's what I do


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