We contacted the local Vo-tech several times and never got a call back. They were much more interested in things like the trolley you mention or an airplane than our little project. So Paul learned to
fiberglass from advice on FGRV and YouTube vids. He's good at it now--so good he's doing it for other people!
A friend of his with a boom crane came out and lifted our unit from the frame, and hauled the frame in to where Paul used to work. Without the help of his old company I doubt we'd have been able to do this. They contributed leftover parts all over the place, loaned Paul tools, gave him assistances...it was quite a scramble. I'd say it's time to call in all your favors out there, gather your resources (financial, personal, and emotional) and dive in.
First things first: figure out WHERE you're going to work on it (even if you have to rig up a huge tarp to keep it dry) and where you'll store the stuff you take out of it for templates. MUCH easier to cut a floor piece if you have your original to go from. And there'll be tons of stuff you just need out of the way for a while--you don't want to wreck things by tossing them just anywhere.
I'm feeling a little dizzy now--it was a BUSY nine months it took Paul to totally gut and rebuild our 73
amerigo.
This place, FGRV, is so full of helpful, knowledgable people! I can't thank everyone enough even now. No matter how much work Paul (and I ) did, we weren't alone. And that helps a lot.
BEST
Kai