New to me 176T.....Mods have begun......

Picked the 2015 up Sat morning. After reading here about other modifications I knew to look under the wet bath for a lack of bracing. Yep, FR supported the shower pan with 4 - 2x4's almost at each corner under some foam and a 1/2" piece of plywood which left the center(the place we will all stand) basically unsupported. 

The area in red is what needs more support and it is 11" by about 10":

Access to the area is through the storage under the left side dinette seat and a louvered vent cover under the bathroom door. There is not enough room to assemble a "T" shaped support, so I just cut a section of 3/4 plywood into a 11 x 5" rectangle, then cut two smaller sections for the pedestal and screwed those two together. I then slid the rectangle piece under the shower pan, held it up against under the pan then placed the pedestal under it. I had pre-drilled some holes in the rectangle and some angled holes in the base of the pedestal. By hand I screwed in all the screws(in red ovals) locking the both sections of wood in place:

That done, the next 'fix' is to remove the spare from the bump-out tent bed base and relocate it under the trailer. When the seller closed up the tent bed, we had a heck of a time getting the bed base to close properly...it was hitting the top inside lip of the camper and upon inspection I found it crooked and poorly aligned...most likely at the factory since there were no signs of sagging or stripped screws. 

More to come............

the green is foam to keep the ladder from scratching the side of the Pod:

I also replaced the head with a tall ceramic Thedford. It required changing the Pex plumbing water inlet configuration. 

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Jacked up the pod:

Set up the Jack stands using 2x4's along the frame: