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Fixing water damage on the old Dodge (pics)

Spectramac
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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....
Malcolm
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kraazy3
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Hey tempforce
would love to watch the Ford project as well--do you have any plans for that.
kraazy3@yahoo.com

Whatever happened to Spectramac?
2007 GMC 3500 dually ext. cab 4X4 LBZ Dmax/Allison - 2007 Pacific Coachworks Tango 306RLSS
RV Rebuild Website - Site launched Aug 22, 2021 - www.rv-rebuild.com

tempforce
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waiting to pour my shop foundation. when the shop shell is completed and the trolly lift is installed. the 56 f100 gets moved inside, pulled apart and a new frame put under it. then the trailer project will start. hopefully about one year from now...

somewhere in the texas 'lost pines'


currently without rv.
'13' Ford Fusion
'83' Ford Ranger with a 2.2 Diesel.
'56' Ford F100, 4.6 32 valve v8, crown vic front suspension.
downsizing from a 1 ton diesel and a 32' trailer, to a 19-21' trailer for the '56'.

kraazy3
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when will that be tempforce

tempforce
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just wait until i get my workshop built, i'll be starting a build from scratch thread... thinking of a 60's terry replica only a bit longer...

somewhere in the texas 'lost pines'


currently without rv.
'13' Ford Fusion
'83' Ford Ranger with a 2.2 Diesel.
'56' Ford F100, 4.6 32 valve v8, crown vic front suspension.
downsizing from a 1 ton diesel and a 32' trailer, to a 19-21' trailer for the '56'.

PapPappy
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Well, it's been almost 10 months since Old Trucker left the last comment, and seems like forever since Malcolm wrote anything with pictures of the Dodge. I guess that project has ended.....probably decided that it wasn't worth the money now.
I dropped him a PM, and haven't heard back, so I guess he's off the grid now:)

It was a great thread, while it lasted.
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oldtrucker63
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Well well, I'm still checking up on this, I would love to see some more photos of this beast.
Without Trucks,....America Stop's

Well, Spectramac,

We are climbing up on a year since the last post in this thread.

How 'bout it? Any new developments? Any work been done in the past while?

Or has it become like my TT rebuild project? Sadly, but not intentionally kinda shoved back into the shadows......
2007 GMC 3500 dually ext. cab 4X4 LBZ Dmax/Allison - 2007 Pacific Coachworks Tango 306RLSS
RV Rebuild Website - Site launched Aug 22, 2021 - www.rv-rebuild.com

bondebond
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Well, taking a look at his Photobucket account here, it would seem the speed boat disease has overtaken him. The Dodge seems to not be visible on the property anywhere in the more recent photos.

Spectramac, say it isn't so!
This space left intentionally.

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65CrewCabPW
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I've now been following this for years. I want to see him finish! Pictures! Text! Bring the thread back from the DEAD! 🙂
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chinook440
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Perhaps it was to much Fluff and not enough Fixing :@

mrfixit454
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I belong to another thread on this site and there are still 960 pages of that thread online.

Fixit
2012 Lance 830 w/Tent Option
2006 2500 Dodge Ram Megacab, Cummins, Auto.

Kendas
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Either "lost" or "archived" is my guess... Mr Mod please help us understand?

Ken
1978 21ft Tioga Dodge 440 Motor,
4.5kw Generac and 80 watts Solar
1984 Goldwing Interstate (Daily driver)
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BJean
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What happened to 203 pages of post? Are they lost in the hozone?