Few days off between Christmas and New Year gave me enough time to strip Roxy back to her undies ready for some long overdue welding.
I really need to remember to take photos before and during. But it was freezing (-1°C) so I was just cracking on!
P.S. mechanics gloves on top of nitrile gloves are an absolute godsend.
So as I said... no real before pictures of the interior, but it was basic and perfect for our needs. So here are the only interior pics I can find on my phone
And then it was gone...
I knew it was insulated under the interior panels and just hoped it had been done well.
Put this job off long enough, so after a deep breath I crossed my fingers and pulled off the vapour barrier.
Passenger's side was okay! You can see the previous repairs from when this panel had windows cut in, and previously filled back in.
Oh dear...
Fuck.
This is what I was scared of.
A heavily absorbant insulation, air gap, ill-painted bodywork all lead to condensation rotting it from the inside out.
EDIT: there's a hole in the outer-skin of the window repair that's the source/cause of the moisture that's rotted this bit out, not the insulation set up.
But hey, better to find it late than never, I suppose.
So there. She's basically empty inside. Just gotta strip the last bits of the cab, but at this point it was getting dark and I needed to warm up and have a bite to eat.