Dad is now working on the passenger side. After getting all the old rotten plywood out, he found that the rust spread all the way to the step at the entrance. So he cut and removed all the rusted metal.
Instead of simply having to cut a single metal plate for the passenger side's floor, he ended up cutting many small plates to rebuilt the step, and then weld everything. That's a lot of work.
The openning seen just beyond the step is the battery compartment. Last night Dad was making final adjustments on the large metal plate for the passenger side. The plate is fairly thick, almost 1/8 of an inch, and quite heavy. To help manoeuvering the plate around, Dad welded a temporary handle on hit with a piece a steel rod. There is a lot of "trial and error" involved in fitting the plate in the Travco. There are almost no straight lines, there are a lot of curves. Dad started with a cardboard model, then used the model to cut the metal plate, but the plate still requires a lot of minor adjustements: install the plate, take measurements, pull the plate out, grind, reinstall, etc. until it fits perfectly.
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