Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

I can or cannot read and or post as I please. I don't need your help and I certainly don't need your permission!

LouLawrence, Dont forget, if this isnt for you, you dont have to read it. Lots of other things to read, even books. ;)

BigRabbitMan wrote:
I spent from 2010 to 2014 removing my engine and transmission and cleaning up and adding three layers to the firewall and installing a more modern engine and transmission.

Oh God! There might be 3 more years just working on the engine and transmission?

I spent from 2010 to 2014 removing my engine and transmission and cleaning up and adding three layers to the firewall and installing a more modern engine and transmission. I also replaced the original gas stove and oven with an induction cook top and convection oven. And guess what - my coach is older than his!

What happened afterward? I have put 60,000 miles on my new and improved coach. I keep passing the new coaches on the grades!

Sure glad that I didn’t “stick a fork in it”!!

Had I had the time and expertise to (actually) restore my old 1988 bus I would have preferred that to the newer one we now own. Since I had neither I had to give it up and pay big bucks for something someone else did have the to money fix. While it's the same chassis and manufacturer, this one is not 1/2 the bus the old one was as far as livability goes but we fought a good fight over the last 10 years. Our biggest issues was the drive train as it was simply too old to be kept in working order as most all the tech's who knew how it worked are all now dead and there is zero support from the manufacturer of the engine or transmission.
We did our own interior remodels multiple times but all comfort and livability issues were kept within lines of the original as it was good then and even better now. This "thing" will be unique and once the inside gets finished we can all find out if it will actually run as that has yet to be addressed.

As long as you enjoy doing what you are doing and have fun, that is all that counts!

So what that it is an older RV, some folks restore automobiles that are far older and have fun at it.

I enjoy seeing the photos and put in my 2 cents worth now and then, SR.fulltiming do not pay attention to the naysayers they might be envious.

Keep on going it is fun to see the progress.

navegator

A friend once told me that whenever I was building something to try to have a little something for everyone...Fulltimin is doing a fine job. BIG GRIN. 2 Thumbs up.

Racklefratz wrote:

sundancer268 wrote:
Another point is no one has to follow this or any other forum if it doesn't meet their needs

"Follow" what, exactly? A topic about an RV which was obsolete at the time of the original post? C'mon, man.

A 1983 RV is close to 4 DECADES old today, which goes to worn out systems, worn out power and drive train, worn out chassis components, and obsolete electronics.

Anyone who thinks trying to "rehab" such a mechanical and technological train wreck (cost effectively) is either delusional, or smoking something the rest of us would like some of.

Time to put a fork in it - it's DONE.

I have "rehab"ed many old vehicles.... latest being a 95 year old Harley. Yes, it's old, worn out and built with obsolete components. That's what's great about it.

Since this was a fairly snug fit, I removed 2 layers of the pattern, so I could slide the rest of the sink sides off of the pattern, instead of struggling.







After getting any excess glue and tape off of the inside, I had to glue a couple of small spots that weren't glued to my liking.

Then I trimmed the excess off the bottom.







And mid process off of the top. 1/2 inch straight router bit with a bearing as a guide.







Then we end up looking like this on the top.