Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

fulltimin wrote:
Curiosity. I just want to know where the failure point is. Nothing more, nothing less.

So what does that have to do with rebuilding a motorhome??? It seems like the answer is "nothing".

I'm not trying to be mean but if you spent more time working on it and less time screwing around with stuff like this you would have been done years ago.

Love the experimentation, I guess I like to find out little known knowledge. If the human race didn't experiment, we would still be in the stone age. A lot of experiments fail outright, some are ahead of their time and others lead to remarkable advances in human achievements in material sciences, medicine, transportation etc. Keep it up.

Curiosity. I just want to know where the failure point is. Nothing more, nothing less.

Or, forgive me for stating the obvious, you could try working on the RV!
What the heck is so important about trying to reinvent the fiberglassing process? More importantly, why do I put myself through what has become a painful experience?

What exactly is the purpose of this test??? What wheel are you trying to reinvent?

Well, after a few days of baby sitting duty, and a bunch of other stuff that needed to be done, I tried testing the strength of a piece of fiberglass cloth with fiberglass resin again.

Unfortunately, I had the same results as last time. At about 535 lbs or so things started slipping, so I had to postpone the test.

I guess I need to change the blocks that hold the fiberglass a little bit so they don't slip and see what the strength is when it fails.

As before, the fiberglass is still the winner, between that, epoxy, and Por 15.

Getting ready to start working again. Wahoo!

Happy Fathers Day, everyone!

JoeH wrote:
So, It's been 5 years since this thread started. I've learned/observed some interesting and innovative carpentry techniques & seen many inappropriate uses of POR 15 and followed some interesting discussions.

We've also traveled around the country in our motorhome 5 times plus numerous trips to the keys and a few cruises. Despite the $6/gal diesel prices, we started a 8,000 mile trip a week ago.

I hope you can get your project into a state where you can actually get out and use it. I know a great deal of the fun and enjoyment is the build and creativity going into the build , but it's time to see how your efforts actually work ... good luck & happy 5th anniversary

How time flies! Interesting discussions are why we are here. Some, better than others.

As one poster said not too long ago, it's time to get this show on the road.

Enjoy your trip, and thanks for the post. :)

So, It's been 5 years since this thread started. I've learned/observed some interesting and innovative carpentry techniques & seen many inappropriate uses of POR 15 and followed some interesting discussions.

We've also traveled around the country in our motorhome 5 times plus numerous trips to the keys and a few cruises. Despite the $6/gal diesel prices, we started a 8,000 mile trip a week ago.

I hope you can get your project into a state where you can actually get out and use it. I know a great deal of the fun and enjoyment is the build and creativity going into the build , but it's time to see how your efforts actually work ... good luck & happy 5th anniversary

Bruce Brown wrote:

fulltimin wrote:

Bruce Brown wrote:
^^^ Ecoboost with the 10 speed auto is the real deal.

This one was the 6 cyl 3.5L engine. There are newer versions of this van with a rating of 27 on the highway with a 2.5L 4 cyl engine.

@ $4.50 to $5.00 a gallon or more, mileage makes a significant difference on long trips.

We bought 268 gallons of gas on this trip. The moho would have been 687 gal figured at 8 mpg.

I think you'll find that engine is in the Transit Connect, the smaller one. The Transit (the bigger one) only has V6 options.

Trying to keep this somewhat Class A related, I've often wondered why they don't offer the 6.7 PowerStroke in a Class A.

You are correct about the V6. I had been looking at the fuel economy dot gov website, and misread the data.

How about a V6/10 speed swap into the 83 Chevy? Yeah, no. Lol.