Journal Category
Before and After Repair Stories
Short answer
6 articles in this category. Before and After, written from job files rather than from a keyword list.
This section of the OCRV Center journal holds 6 articles on before and after. Every piece is written by the estimators and technicians who did the work, and priced against our posted 2026 labor rates.
Updated 2026-07-29 by OCRV Center Editorial Team
These are job files, not testimonials. Real vehicles, real teardown findings, real hours and real calendars including the parts delays.
Before and After
- Cabover Rebuild
A eucalyptus limb came through the cabover bunk of a Class C. Roof, cabover structure, windshield surround and 19 working days of work.
13 minute read
- Ramp Door Tear Out
A ramp door hinge tore out of the rear wall on a 34 foot toy hauler. What the hinge line looked like inside and what it took to rebuild.
13 minute read
- Buckled Frame Rails
A jackknife on a wet on ramp buckled both frame rails ahead of the axles. What we measured, what we cut out, and why the A frame was fine.
13 minute read
- Sprinter Galley Rebuild
A rear impact at 18 mph pushed the rear doors 4 inches into a camper galley. Body, cabinetry, plumbing and 12 volt, rebuilt in 27 days.
13 minute read
- Subfloor Rebuild
Two seasons of a hardened slide bulb seal put water under the floor of a 36 foot fifth wheel. Teardown, 61 square feet of subfloor, real hours.
13 minute read
- Front Cap Section
A 38 foot diesel pusher clipped a parking structure beam at 12 feet 4 inches. Teardown, sectional cap repair, hours and the calendar it took.
12 minute read