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]

BTW, the Liquid nails worked fine on that material, you just have to spread it around with a trowel like laying linoleum. Its just a bit "solid" and it starts to set quick.

Thanks for the compliment. I'm really making ALL of this up as I go, I haven't done any of it before.

I still wanna go camping... somewhere... need to take up skiing again.

[ALnCORY]

Nice job Eye, if anything your shower looks even better than mine. Good job on the counter especially if that is your first trip down that road. Keep us posted on the updates...

[Leeann]

overdrive: No, I haven't looked into that cost. Sometimes you can get them on Craigslist and eBay for much less.

Our race trailer weighs under 2000 lbs, so I don't have to worry about it. Our rig did come with an old (I really do mean OLD) Tekonsha controller wired up, but we've never needed it. And the 'new' race trailer we're building has surge brakes, so...

eyeteeth - looks great! I need to do the same, since my butt-ugly bathroom wallpaper is also peeling.

[overdrive75]

Leeann, MH is now wired for a brake controller and will have one in there. Have you looked at the cost of the braking systems for a Toad. In michigan the wieght that legally Toad brakes are required is 3500 lbs, best I can tell, so at 3200 if the MH stops it, down the road I will go.

[overdrive75]

^^ Counter looks great as does the shower. I think I am going to do our whole bath room with that same stuff as the "water" proof wall paper in there is pealing.

[eyeteeth]

Just to keep the winter doldrums off my back... Here's a few more updates to my remodeling I should have taken a while back. But at the time, I was too busy camping. 🙂

Applied the formica tot he bathroom counter. Not bad for my fist time doing a countertop.


The shower area... finally found a covering I could live with. I have one more little wall section to build, but it's 85% done... first job next spring.

[Leeann]

I would consider a brake controller - seriously. That way, the Cherokee helps brake instead of adding to the brake load, plus I think it's required in most (if not all) states.

[overdrive75]

Well my old Dodge will have a Toad this friday, well ready to be "Toad". Wife's '99 Cherokee. The old Mopar and the 21 year younger Mopar. I just hope the dodge's brakes are strong enough.

Who else tow's 3,200 lbs with there Dodge 360 V-8 motorhome.

[Kendas]

Al, It's in and running... Hardest part was putting the grommet back in the firewall after I added the charger wires to it.

TreeSeeker, If it lasts 18 months then it cost me just over buck a day and I'll buy something else. If it lasts a month, I send it Vector for replacement (yep, I sent in the warranty card).

[ALnCORY]

Kendas,
Well I sit here watching it snow 4 inches again (had 4-5 yesterday). So I am wishing I was in Tucson helping you install your new toy. Spring is coming though.... and I can't wait.

[goreds2]

burlmart wrote:
Goreds2

While my rig is very different, when we had water between passenger seat and the sofa behind it, it was a leak where the awning was lag screwed into the rubber roof, The water ran down in the wall and out onto the carpet. Caught it early, and Dicor caulk fixed it. You may spray carpet w/ Lysol if it was real wet.

Love the Shorty rig in the profile!

Thanks, I will check around.

[TreeSeeker]

Kendas,

I bought one of those Vector's to charge the engine battery and I liked it, so I bought another to maintain the house battery. The second one lasted about a month. Then the first one died too after about a year and a half.

[Kendas]

Al, I don't worry about the weather here too much (other than the 35 it's going to be tomorrow morning 😛 )... Since I've got nothing better to do and they didn't normally install a way to maintain the chassis battery when the engine wasn't running back in the 70s, I'm installing Vector VEC-0080 Float/Maintainer charger. I've already got a 120 outlet run to behind the drivers seat and the VEC-0080 will fit nicely in a little area left of the seat and below the floor line. The price was right at Lowes ($19.00 +tax).

[ALnCORY]

Like some of you I am waiting for spring. I have things I want to do on my old bus but the weather is not co-operating, not to mention that I feel like hibernating this time of year. Here's to spring, may she come early....

[burlmart]

Goreds2

While my rig is very different, when we has water between passenger seat and the sofa behind it, it was a leak where the awning was lag screwed into the rubber roof, The water ran down in the wall and out onto the carpet. Caught it early, and Dicor caulk fixed it. You may spray carpet w/ Lysol if it was real wet.

Love the Shorty rig in the profile!