1968 Catolac Deville, Replacing rotten wood.(Part 1)

After a rainy night I noticed that the front part of this camper was leaking. At first I thought water was coming through a couple of hole in the tin, but after a more careful inspection I knew it was coming in around the main widow. Water had been coming in around the widow for a number of years which resulted in rotten wood on both side of the widow. In order to correct the problem I decided to to remove the widow and the tin from the front to replace the rotten wood and make the front stronger.First , I had to remove the J channel trim from both sides. Once removed I started to remove the tin from each of the corners. I found that the tin had small brad nails holding it down which had to be removed before the tin could be lifted off. I removed all the tin from front and began to remove the rotten wood. I noticed that the wood in the middle of the camper was fine, but was rotten on both ends. I was careful to follow the design and pattern of the wooden frame. I also replaced the frame around the widow with 3/4 inch plywood. This was much stronger than the original wood. This project took about 7 hours to complete, including trips to pick up wood and supplies. It is always a good idea to have a helper in doing such a repair because an extra set of hands makes a big difference. I will continue with this repair in the next post, check back for the completion of this repair. thanks