My class C rebuild, 91 Fleetwood Jamboree

[svtkev]

Kinda new here and I wanted to share my project but i didnt want to make a whole new thread for it so if its alright heres a link to another forum where i started a thread back in may,if theres interest ill update this thread here also from now on
still got a way to go but boy has it been a journey and ive learned alot from this website,enjoy
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149234

[svtkev]

thanks, it was pretty rotted , almost got scrapped a couple times
now im glad i pushed thru and finished it
its a very small percentage of people who can say they actually finished a motorhome/trailer rehab

[Cousin_Eddie93]

Excellent work. That's some serious rot you had in the cab over; looks similar to mine before I remodeled it. Unfortunately I lost my pics from that project but It came out real nice in the inside. I still have to go back and readdress some delam on on pass side exterior.

[svtkev]

got her weighed and as expected shes a big girl lol
3740 front
7840 rear
11580 total
seems like a good balance, this is loaded minus clothes and food and with a full tank of gas, water/waste tanks empty, 2 passengers me 240 my girl maybe 120
does that seem heavy for a 30 footer?
i thought i had seen in another thread ford upgraded the gvwr to 12300 which would put me under max
now i just need to get the air bags set to ride a little softer and drop pressures according to the weight load

[svtkev]

next up is to get it weighed and adjust tire pressures accordingly
taking it with the jeep to the Woodward dream cruise august 16th in Detroit, about 3.5 hour trip longest shes been on yet

[svtkev]

installed air-lift loadlifter 5000 kit, sets alot better now
also changed the oil in the rear axle
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you can see light under there now!!
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[svtkev]

and i tinted the windows with 5% limo for the house and 30% on the cab, not a professional job but looks pretty good i think

[svtkev]

got some steel and made a hitch heres a cpl pics of that

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mounted the hitch with grade 8 hardware , picked up a towbar and 8 inch rise ball mount
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went to Indiana beach over memorial weekend and took the jeep along as a test run
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this was the first time i drove it any kind of distance and the first time i towed the jeep , 165 miles total 8.26mpg average

[cowboy66]

You did a great job much better than new.

[svtkev]

thanks for the comments, i think i enjoy working on the camper more than camping im not sure how far it will go :S

[OldRadios]

That's a great job. I love that 26Q floor plan. Very similar to our 2006 except your bathroom is reversed. You get a lot of extra bedroom space and cargo room over a 25' for just an additional 1'8". Beautiful work.

[Rebecca-H]

Whoa -- I'm new to the forum so I wasn't here when you posted the original restoration photos. So let me catch up now and say WOW, nice work! It looks absolutely fantastic!

[svtkev]

getting it ready for the summer, did some mechanical maintenance that included
front right and left brake hoses
front shocks
front severe duty pads
repack wheel bearings
new grease seals

rear brake hose
new lines on rear axle
wheel cylinders
brake shoes
new brake hardware
rear shocks

new wheel simulators
6 BFG commercial t/a tires

spark plugs (who crams a 460 in a van chassis?)
plug wires
distributor cap
dist. rotor
pcv valve
air filter
fuel filter
oil change
new belts
all the tune-up stuff and the shocks were original so that was real fun, heres a couple pics

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[svtkev]

thanks everyone!! sad to say shes been inside storage since oct15th so having been able to only use it once officially, im missing it pretty bad, should be alot of fun next summer!!

[Bordercollie]

You have immense bragging rights, congratulations.I'll bet that you fixed everything along the way and you have a better than new rig because you know every nook and cranny, electrical and plumbing connection intimately.