Progress

I had a good day today, the weather was warm and the sun was out. It was a good day to work on the RV.
Today was the day I had set aside to fix the exhaust and I got a bit of a late start. I had to run to the storage facility to pay for three more months. While I was there I pulled out my Sawsall, an important tool in the removal of car parts.
I left the storage place and headed north. On the way up I stopped by an auto parts store to pick up a few things like pipe adapters, a tailpipe and other little bits and pieces. And then off I went to the maker space.
When I arrived I unpacked my car and laid out my tools and parts. I backed up the RV to a dryer spot and crawled under to get a good look at what I'm about to do.
Aside from the muffler being all exploded and stuff the rest of the exhaust didn't look bad and the pipes were quite solid. This would make for an easy welding job, you can't weld to thin rusty metal.

The I noticed a bit of a gas smell wafting in the air, so I investigated. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a drip coming from the vicinity of the fuel pump. I crawled under the front of the van and saw the culprit, the pressure side fitting was dripping. Ok, easy fix, I grabbed my wrenches and cinched down on them. No movement. The fitting was as tight as I could get it and now I will have to replace it.
No big, but this means no welding under the vehicle. So I thought of a work around and measured out the parts and fittings that I would need and I welded up everything I could in the shop. I took the mass of welded exhaust parts and slid under the rig. I had to run back to the parts store because I needed a couple of clamps to get everything tight. After that it was as simple as positioning the parts and tightening the u-bolts.
I had purchased a section of tailpipe because the pipe end was rusty and didn't look good. I cut back the pipe to good metal, which was not far and pushed the new tail in position.

My next task was to get the taillights done. I had painted them over the last couple of days and now they were ready to be assembled an attached. The wiring was strait forward and I attached them with coated exterior screws. I bought the LED driving lights and mounted them to the bottom of the housings.

They are nice little units and they put out a lot of light. Maybe not good enough for driving lights but more than adequate for back up lights.

Here are the left and right sides. I sealed around the top and sides with silicone caulking and left the bottom open so water could escape. The lights work great and are nice and bright.
All I have to do now is mount the plate light and attach my plates.

Aside from the interior work here is what I have to do.
-Fix the gas leak (easy)
-Attach plate and light (also easy)
-Finish installing the front marker lights (I keep putting it off for some reason)
-Fix the hood latch (very easy, I should have done that today)

The list is getting smaller and when I'm done it goes off for inspection.

As for the interior, I have stripped all the cushion casings off and will bring them to a laundry-mat to clean them. They are in real good shape and the foam is perfect. Once I get the cushions recovered I will clean up the interior of the RV.
The bathroom will be the last thing I do. There are a few items that need attention like the black water tank. Apparently the previous owner had a heck of a time backing up. I think he used the braille method. While I was under the vehicle I looked at the black water system and noticed that the dump pipe had been driven up into the floor. Nothing is damaged but it has to be pulled back down and re-secured. I also noticed that I have a gray water tank. The tanks look like they are in good shape and I should have no problem.