[A/S] Re: hello & flooring repair

[kevsmbox@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Welcome,

I have a 59 Overlander that I am currently replacing the front 3 
sheets of plywood inside.

If it is minor damage I would use a penetrating epoxy as many have 
suggested.

In my case the sections are so rotted sections of them do not even 
exist.  Here's what I'm doing:

1.  Remove the old plywood and attempt to keep it for a pattern
2.  Measure the thickness of the plywood and purchase the highest 
quality of plywood flooring of the same thickness.
3.  Remove the sheets of aluminum around the area by drilling with 
1/8" bit so that you can access the anchor bolts within the wall 
channels. 
4.  Remove any anchor bolts with wrench or hack saw
5.  Purchase bolts and specialized nuts that have spikes to hammer 
into the wood.
6.Cut the new plywood using a cardboard pattern or the pre-existing 
plywood
7.Lay the new plywood and mark where the anchor bolts are located
8. Drill holes for the anchor bolts and hammer the nuts into the 
bottom of the plywood.  ( you may want to paint or urethane the wood 
to prolong its life)
9.  Lay the plywood, glue it down (liquid nails), bolt it down, drill 
pilot holes for sheet metal screws, screw it down.
10. Replace the interior aluminum sheeting using pop rivets

You could also remove the lower belly pan instead of using the 
specialized nuts.  This would then give you access to both the top 
and bottom of the bolts in the wallchannel.

The other alternative is to do a shell completely off restoration.  
This involves removing the entire top shell and laying plywood as 
they did in the factory.

Hope this helps.

KEVIN