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As the teardown progresses there will be "adjustments" to my master plan... So far, I had to get rid of a full size bottom bunk in favor for a standard cot size, enlarge the bathroom by 1 inch, move the safe......... all cause I wanted a window....... Oh, back to floors.... I will put a...

I also got a good peak at the floor while I was cleaning up the fiberglass remnants. By the way, that small section represented 3 full trash bags of waste, two of the wood pannels cut down and a third full bag just in fiberglass. The floor appears to be a plywood base with a roofing paper on...

I have only one area of concern so far. This is a shot of the far right of the S-280 (as walking in). It appears to be some seperation / metal rot that will need to be patched.

Here is a close up of the NASTY old glue used to hold the fiberglass into the shelter. The walls by the way are 1 1/2 in thick from the interior of the skin to the inside of the interior pannel. The shop vac, fan moving air out of the shelter, and the mask made the time tolerable.

I also got around to stripping the rest of the wall sections I removed. That fiberglass is NASTY!!!:-( I used a plastic putty knife to pull the fiberglass off the wall, and then a shop vac with a brush attachment to scrub the walls. This gave me a really good view of the walls and any possible...

Today I picked up two camper windows the wife found on the net for $15 each. One is a emergency escape window the other is vented with a screen.

Here are the photos of the teardown.

I began to pull the pannels off. The interior has a musty smell and the wife and I are both sensitive to mold. A re-insulation of the shelter was manditory because I want to get rid of the old fiberglass insulation and possibly cut a window or two. This will also allow me to locate leaks easier...

I next got a rough idea of a floor plan for the interior. I taped off the different areas. In the first photo we can see the interior before the teardown In the second photo you can see the far end of the shelter, the bunks will go here. to the left of that will be the bathroom where the...

The driver from Eastern Towing was really good and slid the S-280 into my Deuce

The recovery photos:

I began the tear down project today. I figure putting in a few hours here and there will keep me out of trouble. Although the interior was serviceable I wanted to be able to use this for many years, this involves, 1st and formost in Florida, is waterproofing. I need to find the leaks, if there...

Although I had a good start, I want to make it better so that the wife and I can enjoy the shelter/camper for years to come. I also need it to be sutable to use for a hunting camp and something to sleep in for the Florida rally i will make one of these days... So a rebuild was in order....

These are photos of the interior from Traumadoc:

These are photos of the shelter in Traumadoc's Deuce:

Well gents (and ladies) I have begun my S-280 shelter to camper conversion. I picked up the shelter from Fellow SS member Traumadoc. The pickup went uneventful [thumbzup] and I met him between Sebring and Avon Park. The transfer was easy as my friends at Eastern Towing did me a favor and...

I Went to the Royal Palm Beach Memorial Day Event today and was asked to display my Deuce. I did not serve, but I respect those who have. I am glad that They had the opportunity to show their kids and families what they drove and lived in. Thank all you military guys (and ladies) for what...

I was thinking about the same plan, but i dont know about the weight on the wall... Does anyone have floor plans? I was thinking about using the front end of the box as a dinette area with a fold down table to use as a bed, rv style, and the space above for the large window ac and storage...

It was great to go to Lowe's and order the following: 65 4x4x8 8 4x6x8 500 ft of 48" wire fence 3 14' ag gates and 1,000 lbs concrete They asked, "Sir, When would you like this delivered?" My response: Right now... They then said that they can not do deliveries on such short notice. I...

Any one got the wire drawings for the clansman (no joke - its Brit mil) intercom system? I want to do the same thing with mine.