Renovated our Class C 1978 Dodge

[Aznbyte]

This is my first post here, but I am super excited to share our experience with renovating our Class C RV and our first excursion out. We've sold everything we have, and have begun living in this full time! It's been a great experience so far and we've only just started!

We were gifted this RV so in that regard we were lucky. But the overall cost was kept as low as possible. We used pallet wood for the floors, and furniture and cabinetry from our home (mostly Ikea products.) Overall costs were under 2500$ for full renovation. We opted to remove the bathroom, shower, heater and water heater units.

Below are a few pictures from demo to completion.
Demo:




Broken Windows/Seal Replacement


Laying Flooring:


Adding Shiplap Walls:



Over the cab bed:


Kids Beds and Master Nook:




Kitchen:



First night in Moab, UT:



Looking forward to feedback, and being part of this community!

Moderator edit to re-size pictures to forum recommended limit of 640px maximum width.

[profdant139]

Very cool minimalist rig! Those kids are lucky. They will also learn to be tough. Good luck, and keep us posted on your travels and adventures! Do you have a blog? If not, I can tell you that if I can keep a blog, anyone can. And a blog (kind of like a family photo album on steroids) helps preserve the memories that would otherwise fade and blur after many years.

One more thought -- in some of the photos of the demolition, it looks like there is some water staining of the plywood underfloor. Could that be indicative of a roof leak? (You probably already saw this and solved it!)

[MrWizard]

nice work on the inside, looks great

[my440]

Great job! Like the light colored wood. Back in the 70's everything was dark.
Did you paint the outside of your rig black? I was going to do that but was not sure what it would look like.

[Cat_Lady]

“We opted to remove the bathroom, shower, heater and water heater units...” does this mean NO bathroom, shower, water heater in the rig at all?

[Class_A_DP_1]

Wow great job! You saved that thing.