Fixing water damage on the old Dodge (pics)

[Spectramac]

I got started on my summer project the last couple days. I found this thing on Craig's list for $100 and drove it home. It's a 78 Dodge Monaco 23' with a 440. Here's what it looked like when I brought it home.





Ok, time to dive in!











Oh man, I can't believe the huge bag of rusty screws I have already! It's actually not as rotten as I was thinking it was going to be. Just in the corners, where the screws need to be. Still so much to remove....

[oldtrucker63]

Spectramac wrote:
If I didn't have enough irons in the fire... Now we're talking about upgrading the house! We found a pretty good deal on a double wide with a great floor plan. Now I just have to decide if it's worth the trouble getting it moved in. Sure be nice calm things down and get back to work on my project... 😞

I know just what your talking about there We are also doing a remodeling job inside the house Sounds like you Like me have a few irons in the fire,Good luck with the upgrade...........Tony

[erstanfo]

This is another good idea for those dealing with rot and fungus. I got this tip from my wooden boat friends. Simple home brew of antifreeze, borax and boric acid to kill the living fungus.
chemotherapy for rot

[Spectramac]

If I didn't have enough irons in the fire... Now we're talking about upgrading the house! We found a pretty good deal on a double wide with a great floor plan. Now I just have to decide if it's worth the trouble getting it moved in. Sure be nice calm things down and get back to work on my project... 😞

[oldtrucker63]

Just six more weeks of winter The spring is on its way I cant wait for you to get started up on your build again I sure can use some of them great tips. Be safe..........Tony.

[Spectramac]

Wow, glad he pulled through that! Hope he's feeling better.

I 'may' be able to do something outside Saturday (if I'm not working). Looks like the sun might make an appearance! We'll see.

[PapPappy]

Spectramac wrote:
My birthday was yesterday and I got a new 7 1/4" Skillsaw. Be fun to try it out. 🙂

Happy Belated Birthday!
Been of this site for awhile...son was in the hospital with a collapsed lung (He's fine now :))

How about some pictures.....after all, you've got that new Skilsaw to work with....should cut the construction time in half! LOL!!

[WILDEBILL308]

Ripsnort wrote:

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
I found this site and I thought you might find it intersting. They have great epoxey and glues that can be used on rv repair.
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/rv-repair/
Good luck
Bill

West system is what I used to rebuild my cab over. Great stuff. Treated all the plywood both sides with their epoxy.(you can see the shine of the epoxy in this pic)

Good looking job.
My problem is I build airplanes for a living and tend to over build when I work on rv ect. I like a sealant or bonding ajent on every faying surface.
Bill

[tempforce]

your not getting older, you are numerically gifted.....

[Spectramac]

So far we have escaped the snow, but it has been pretty cold. I can't wait for some warmer weather so I can get back outside and make some progress! My birthday was yesterday and I got a new 7 1/4" Skillsaw. Be fun to try it out. 🙂

[Ripsnort]

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
I found this site and I thought you might find it intersting. They have great epoxey and glues that can be used on rv repair.
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/rv-repair/
Good luck
Bill

West system is what I used to rebuild my cab over. Great stuff. Treated all the plywood both sides with their epoxy.(you can see the shine of the epoxy in this pic)

[yogipsk]

How about an update or a pic of how much snow it is under...

[eyeteeth]

Mine has Square lights as well. What happens is the manufacturers would by a bunch of chassis at one time and set them aside to build later. The RV is titled when the coach portion is completed and it's ready for sale. So... the round/square headlight difference for the '79 Dodge RVs is a result of Dodge updating the line, and the coach manufactures still having supply.

It gets confusing when looking for parts... as the Square Headlights is a '79-'84 style, but all the books say Dodge stopped putting 440s in vans in '78.

[oldtrucker63]

I have a 1979 Dodge Class C and I have seen a few more that is 1979 Dodge, Just wondering why mine has 4 square headlights and the 79's I have seen on here has round lights, Anyone know WHY.?

[Xpltivdletd]

Ripsnort wrote:


I have a nice big magnet that I tied to the end of a piece of string and walked it around the edge of the gravel where it means my concrete floor of our RV garage. Works like a charm, sucks up any rogue screws, staples, or nails within 6" of the magnet. :C

I bought one with a little broom-handle in the middle and a wheel at either end, at Tractor Supply a few years ago. It was $24 & some-odd (+ tax). That year, getting a flat repaired at {censored}-Mart cost $6 & some-odd (+ tax). The first 10 minutes I had the thing home, even rounding-DOWN to $6-even, it paid for itself about 3x in tramp-metal.

Any more, I see these wheeled "magnet-brooms" at more places (including our local Harbor Freight store. Best regards.

[CHV_FRK]

Still watching... 🙂