Demolition V

With the side and front panels removed, the trunk looks like this:

I removed the access panel for the water heater.

Then I removed the screws holding in the water heater. They were coated with the same ultra sticky goo as the screws in the lid hinge. I'm sure it's a way of waterproofing the holes. I think it probably works pretty good.

Here is the gas line connection to the water heater.

The gas line is attached to the floor under the trailer.

I removed this line carefully so that I could reuse it.

Here is the trailer with the water heater removed. The two water supply/return lines were very inflexible and the connectors were attached after they were threaded through the holes in the floor. I couldn't find a way to get them back through the floor with the connectors on so I cut the hoses just behind the connectors. The hoses were so stiff that I decided I would replace them and install new connectors when I reassembled the trunk.