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JamesJudasPries
Explorer
Aug 29, 2016

My B and a question?

Thought I'd post a few pictures of my summer vacation mobile, and also see if there are other owners of my kind of class B

1990 Dodge B-350 based Islander goldstream. Full paint and exterior restoration in 2013

The overcab sleeper is great. While I like roadtrek, pleasureway and other brands of B RVs as well, they all lack this. I don't know why there are no more widebody or Van based Bs with overcab sleepers.

Anyway, here are a few before and after pics.








I plan to have it as long as possible
Class B
  • JamesJudasPries's avatar
    JamesJudasPries
    Explorer
    Aug 29, 2016
    Thank you very much!

    Layout Identical. Its one of those dinette layouts where the rear of the van is the bathroom. Cushions reupholstered, painted over dated wood accents, New stove, fridge, complete electrical rewire!

    Mechanical stuff to keep it safe (brakes, fluids, tires, belts alternator, shocks, axle seals, etc)
  • Tripalot's avatar
    Tripalot
    Explorer
    Aug 29, 2016
    Older people - many with arthritis, can't get into a cab over bed - e.g. truck campers.
    We loved our T.C., but realized with getting older and bad knees, climbing into that bed would be difficult. Our current B+ has a Murphy bed which works well for us but even it is a little higher than a normal bed.

    Your unit looks v.g. - you did a nice job of restoring it. Keep enjoying it as long as you can.
  • goreds2's avatar
    goreds2
    Explorer
    Aug 30, 2016
    Awesome B - Very cool - You don't see many of those! I am sure you have had people ask if it is for sale.
  • AsheGuy's avatar
    AsheGuy
    Explorer
    Aug 30, 2016
    Very nice looking restoration. Sounds like a great job on the interior also.
  • JamesJudasPries's avatar
    JamesJudasPries
    Explorer
    Aug 30, 2016
    goreds2 wrote:
    Awesome B - Very cool - You don't see many of those! I am sure you have had people ask if it is for sale.


    You are correct. A number of people have approached me about buying it and I tell them sorry, I love it too much. Even if I was going to sell it, I would have to ask for a price that would be unreasonable to most for an older van. but Iv'e spent a lot and at this point I might as well just maintain it for as long as possible.
  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    Aug 30, 2016
    Beautiful paint job!

    I think it's a small C, though, not a B. The difference is that the RV is a little wider than the original van. And that is what makes the cabover bed possible -- if you stay within the van width, you only get about 5' for the bed.
  • studio_driver's avatar
    studio_driver
    Explorer
    Aug 31, 2016
    Sorry Naio but the pictures clearly show that it started as a van. It therefore fits the definition of a Class B. Side cut-outs and cab-over have nothing to do with the classification.

    This has been discussed to death before on this forum.

    Beautiful renovation work in any case.

    Alain

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