Sam you would be surprised how easy it is to pull the fridge, stove,
and water tank. Most of it just unscrews / unbolts (you also may have
to pull up the westy floor, but again that is pretty straight
forward).

The propane lines to the fridge and stove can actually be removed from
the appliances and left in place (that is, NOT disconnected from the
tank - but make sure the valve on the tank is closed of course), but
to do this you need to get a dremel or something similar and cut a
path to the back of the cabinet at the opening where the pipes come
through the floor of the van, allowing you to slide the fridge / stove
cabinet forward and out.

While you're doing this job its a good time to replace all you water
hoses which are likely pretty gross looking with age.

You'll also want to remove the factory fiberglass insulation as all it
does is hold water and promote rust.

Chris

On 7/11/06, samc <samc@surfglobal.net> wrote:
> My 84 Westy is finally in the shop for a "body uplift" and the fellow doing the work expressed genuine fear about doing the needed welding to repair and replace the body parts adjacent to the stove/refridge and wiring that exists behind the cabinetry.
>
> He had wondered about removing the cabinetry while he does the work, but that seems like a daunting and possibly unnecessary task.
>
> Help?  Ideas?
>
> Tks
> SamC
>