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tboss wrote:LOL.....Yelp Yur right thur R But I aint doing dat dare.....
now you gonna fall off dat thang and break something and we will never see the finish of da old dodge,, careful dude dares a lot gullys in dem dar hills to run into and day aint got no bottom..
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โSep-25-2011 11:53 AM
K9Sailors wrote:Welcome to the rebuild K9sailor we are glad you enjoyed it, I too just love this kind of stuff, You should check into Skimask rebuild he has a great build going also with good videos on you-tube, My videos are also on you-tube under oldtrucker63 to me not really good videos but a lot of people say they are fun to watch, I'm getting ready to buy a Honda Rubicon 500 so I will not be spending much on the RV right now although there is a lot of stuff to do right now, I have lots of parts on hand that need to be installed, After we get our Rubicon 500 then I will buy the rest of the parts for the RV and finish it, It should not be long To the finish line on this old dodge,...Enjoy
Nearly three hours to skim all 290 pages of this thread... great stuff!! Got rid of the PU about four years ago, but have been regularly checking in on the forum. Don't know why I've been skipping over the C's, but it's a pleasure to read about this, or any restoration. Thumbs up to oldtrucker for keeping focused & committed to such an intensive and drawn out project. Am looking forward to "the rest of the story"!!
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โSep-22-2011 09:49 PM
Inventive1 wrote:Yes by the time it is all finished it will be about $6100 And that is counting A set of Firestone Air bags/Stainless steel wheel covers and a few other goodies, When I'm finished I will be posting the total cost because I have been keeping all receipts, I still have a few things to buy like the Water heater/Black tank/Air bags/wheel covers/and more.
Thanks for the estimate on the time frame. I don't have a garage tall enough for an RV either. All the work will have to be done outside! Yes, a garage offers MUCH BETTER working condiditions!!! I completely understand your situation of working on it when you can fit it in your schedule and feel up to it.
Way back in the first post you estimated a restoration like this would cost $5,000-12,000. Does that still seem like a reasonable budget?
โSep-22-2011 10:31 AM
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โSep-22-2011 09:12 AM
Inventive1 wrote:Well I have been working on this old dodge for 1 1/2 years but it was done outside in the winter rain snow and the summer heat, I just worked on it when I wanted to so it has been slow, If I had a Garage to work in and the parts on hand I could do all of the work I have done so far in about three weeks, Working outside with all of the parts on hand it can be done in about 3 to 4 weeks, If you plan on doing a rebuild, Plan it out before you start tearing the RV apart, Get as much/many of the parts that will be needed beforehand, It is not really all that hard to do and it sure is a lot of fun, It's just hard having to watch the weather Rain/snow Fact is I'm looking for my next Project RV/Pull behind / Class C / class A ... I just love doing this kind of stuff, Although this is my first RV rebuild I have done many many old 60's and 70's cars in my younger days, This has been a real Enjoyment and I'm sure if you like things like this you will love tearing into one of these old RV's.:B....If I would have had a Garage to put this RV in and work on it inside it would have been finished long ago and it would be a lot better looking around the edges than it is now, Where I worked in the snow/rain last year trying to hurry and get the roof back on caused the edges to be like they are, Although when I'm finish with it they will look great it is just more work than it should have been, A Garage would be nice, I will be building one soon.
Oldtrucker, I've enjoyed following your restoration. Just wondering if you have any estimate on how much time you will have in it when it's done?
The reason for the question: I'm considering a similar project, but don't want to get into something that can't be finished in a reasonable time frame.
โSep-22-2011 09:01 AM
falconbrother wrote:I have new black Automotive carpet for the front, After laying down some fiber Matt to help hold down the heat/Sound the carpet will go down over the fiberglass Matt, I will be putting the carpet in and get all of the Interior put back together real soon.
Trucker,
What are you're plans for the carpet up front?