How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?

[whiteknight001]

I'm new here, and curious.

How many of us in Class C own Dodge B300 incomplete
cab/chassis based RV's? I know two others- Steve aka
Ripsaw, with a 1977 Brougham, and Leroy aka 1978_Dodge
_Delta who owns a 440V8 powered sharp looking 1978
Delta RV. I would like to ask, and offer, help, idea
swapping and comparing notes on our particular RV's
which are based on the Dodge B300 van chassis.

Yeah, I know. These are low tech, podgy old RV's that
would be considered "entry level" for folks like me,
but I have a deep and abiding respect for the quality
of these old "monsters of the open road". And anyone
wanting to pick brains, joke about, share notes or just
brag about our old A- Dodge-io's are certainly welcome
to PM or email me. Between all of us we can form a real
good support group, and help each other with problems
we know we'll encounter with an older vehicle.

Sure. I'd love a new RV. But I'd rather have an older
one already paid for, and a lotta great memories. Call
me frugal, an old hippie, or whatever you will. I'm proud
of my old land yacht.

Mopar Madness Manifest in the flesh,

Mark aka White Knight

P.S. Mine's a '72. Is there an older one out there someone's
motorvating in? Maybe even a Travco? W/K

[eyeteeth]

What a ridiculously long url.... lol

[eyeteeth]

Leeann wrote:
Ha! got it.

Right-click on your photo in Google Photos, select Copy Image Address.

Paste that between the image tags and you're golden.

I'll try that going forward. I was trying the "share" tool on the page which provided you with and URL, as well as simply using URL from the image itself. Didn't have much time to keep playing beyond that.

Thanks.

[Leeann]

Ha! got it.

Right-click on your photo in Google Photos, select Copy Image Address.

Paste that between the image tags and you're golden.

[Leeann]

[ronfisherman]

Here a way to post pictures on RV.NET.
Select your picture. Let it upload to. Then copy the link provided. Then paste it to your post.
RV.Net Tutorials and Picture related FAQ's.

[Wolf_n_Kat]

I use photobucket.com .....

[eyeteeth]

Leeann!

Yea... I tried all of those, plus and few more. my old hosting service went away. I was going to open a flickr account, but it was forcing me to create another new email address with them, and I don't what to do that. So instead I am working with Goggle photos as I have a gmail, but the links they're giving me don't seem to work. So... back to the drawing board when I have a little time.

[Leeann]

Either use the link from the hosting site that has IMG tags, or add them front and back yourself or use the advanced post form and click the symbol that looks sorta like a mountain with a yellow background and paste the link in between.

[eyeteeth]

Lets see if this actually works. New Converter

[Leeann]

Photobucket or flickr and I wanna see 'em 😉

[eyeteeth]

Whoo Hooo... Cab over (Job I was dreading tackling) Is done... solid, feels good to be completed finally. Swapped out the Power Converter this weekend too. (Another job I was dreading...) If I knew how easy it really was I would have done it sooner. Kinda happy now. Well, Happier anyway. If I can figure out out to post pics here (My old photo service went away) I'll post a few pics of all the latest work. Ive me a bit... let me figure this out. 😉

[z89101]

Ebay has been great for us, and Craigslist (found RV salvage in Las Vegas as well - a few that were NOT overpriced 🙂 ).

To those that have house problems - structural - look to hybrid metal/wood rebuilding. Youtube is a good source, but as you know the search terms to get the videos are at times of the wall, so try to be creative.

Angle Iron is a BIG benefit, so is channel metal.

Great coffee fuels great action. 🙂

[eyeteeth]

Thought I would check in real quick. The RV has been in the driveway all spring/summer so far. Over the winter the cab over finally gave way... I debated whether i wanted to try and repair it or try and find another RV.

A job change and my wallet said we were going to try and repair it. So, I got a friend, and we've been chipping away at it. I'll have pics at another time. Unfortunately two boys in Boy scouts, school, playing on different spring soccer games, and band rehearsals.... in between the rain drops have definitely dragged the project out. Good news is the light at the end of the tunnel is really bright.

Right after that... the power converter/charger also went out over the winter. So, I have a new unit from Progressive Dynamics that I will be installing as soon as I can get into the bottom of the closet. Looks like it should be pretty simple. Simple enough I which I would have done it sooner. I could probably take pics of that process too if anyone is interested.

Also... since we're keeping it for a while longer now. I'll probably have a few more questions looking for the proper parts. I have some HVAC controls I'll need to replace at some point. We my just try and take her back to Florida in a couple years.

[z89101]

Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Someone has been nice enough to post appropriate pages from the OEM parts manual --> HERE

Do not pay any attention to the sections that say "motorhome" or any of the Mx or Mxxx series ... these are Class A motorhome parts.

It appears, based on a quick look, that the rotors were used on D-series (pickup), CB-series (commercial box van), and B-series (production van) as well as MB-series (Class C motorhome).

If you have trouble reading this, let us know and somebody will help you.

Even marginally competent parts counter-people should be able to use these OEM numbers to cross-reference to their company's part numbers.

Voice of experience: Compare the new parts to the old parts before installing the new parts. I've encountered cases where the parts databases have errors on vehicles as new as 2000 ... the older a vehicle is, the greater the possibility of errors (or lazy data entry people).

I have it all in hand - OEM manuals and Parts Lists from Chrysler/Mopar.

The 163" MB400 WB 440CI chassis has the 13" rear drums and many more upgrades.

Most of my resources are in factory print media - ****, Accurate, Finite.

[Ballenxj]

Came back to get a status check on Griff in Fairbanks.
How ya doing Griff?