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Total Rebuild of a 1979 Dodge Class C

oldtrucker63
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I would say some of you have seen the start of this build that my brother bgriffey had posted, Well I have now bought the RV from him and plan to post the pixs of the build I have found a lot of rot in this RV I have torn out everything on the inside and have the rear opened up and the skin off the lower driver side, I will be buying a camera for my wife for christmas and im sure she will take the pixs if I can learn HOW to post them on here, Please remember its winter here in Kentucky so it will be slow but we will keep the pixs coming, Like I said this will be a total build from floor to walls and roof and custom inside build so I would appreciate all the help I can get this will be my first build and I will be learning as I go so any info will help. THANKS......Tony Griffey.

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oldtrucker63 wrote:
All is working well.:B

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oldtrucker63
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We are still living in the old dodge RV, We have went from using a little heat through the cool spring nights to full time AC,..All is working well.:B
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oldtrucker63
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I will start a new thread in the camp fire with the house photos, Can't mix with the dodge rebuild. I will post a link when I start it, Thanks.
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Yeah, This is our 3rd flip in 3 years, Although I think we are keeping this last one here, Sad to hear about the lady and the Church, Some people just dont know how to be safe, It's all around us 24/7.
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Trucker, it seems as if you have lived in several houses during the rebuild of your motor home. What are you a flipper or do you just need to change scenery often..Just wondering Ha Ha Jb.
If so you better get the old Dodge trucking as it might be cheaper to change campsites as opposed to houses. Have a great holiday and a safe one too. jb
Our state recently legalized fireworks & we have a local lady in the hospital with major 2nd and 3rd degree burns.
This past sunday morning shortly before church some fireworks users set a beautiful old church on fire and it virtually burned to the ground. and it isn't even the fourth yet. Sad as they call it fun and safe!!!! DUHHHHHHHHHHHH jb
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oldtrucker63
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Charlene washing dishes and Tonya playing, Not a lot of room but we are having so much fun, Work photos of the house build coming soon. :W



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oldtrucker63
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Thinking about adding another Dodge to our lineup,....2001 Black Dodge P/U 4 wheel drive.....We are still living in the RV for now,...Loving it too.:B
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oldtrucker63
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We have had day's with 90 deg. temps and the RV is in the sunlight all day long and still it stays cold inside the RV, Remember when I built this thing I added Styrofoam in the walls and then the insulation followed by plastic and that keeps the heat out, On the hottest days the sun beams down onto the outside of the RV and from the inside you can lay your hand on the wall or roof and feel no heat what so ever, It's cold, The old style roof AC unit works great, I put a thermostat into the AC for 3 minuets and it dropped to 39 deg.

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Everything is going great, Living in our RV and Loving it, This makes 2 weeks now and all is working great, This old dodge sleeps better than a house bed.

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Replant wrote:
oldtrucker63 wrote:
I'm going to check out THIS site to see if I can post a lot of photos of the house rebuild, If so I will keep everything posted and will post a few photos here also.

OT, while you're there check out this rebuild. I just started reading it and am only on page 3 but it is interesting and funny too. My wife was born in Germany and her relatives can't believe the projects we take on without previous experience. :B
Thanks man, This is a cool site, That Spanish style house looks like it was not built right from the start, They have there hands full on this one.
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oldtrucker63 wrote:
I'm going to check out THIS site to see if I can post a lot of photos of the house rebuild, If so I will keep everything posted and will post a few photos here also.

OT, while you're there check out this rebuild. I just started reading it and am only on page 3 but it is interesting and funny too. My wife was born in Germany and her relatives can't believe the projects we take on without previous experience. :B

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EMD360 wrote:
I've just started on a house rebuild project too! I guess we go from mobile to sticks and bricks and back again. Looks like you are rescuing a house from ruin. The house we bought is in need of major work too, the slab was sinking and we will remove it, insulate and repour.
This house has two rooms we can live in while we are fixing the main portion of the house though so don't need to live in the RV. Trouble is it is two states away and I have to travel back and forth to get 'er done. Gas is too expensive to take the RV back and forth though. I figure it will take me about as long as your RV rebuild or longer!
This house has a couple of rooms that we could live in and do the build but the kitchen is first on the list so without a kitchen we decided to stay in the RV until we get the kitchen done, Anyway we are having so much fun here in the RV for now,....We are Loving it'.. This house foundation was on the ground all the way across the back which is the kitchen and dinning room so we will repair the foundation and finish the kitchen before we move into the house, Also we are removing all of the drywall because someone put up new drywall without any Insulation in the wall's, This will more than likely be a Total rebuild too,......But I Love it, This way I can build it just the way my Baby want's it.:W
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mikakuja wrote:
Congrats on the house trucker, looks like you definately found a project... good luck. Are you posting your house rebuild here or are you on another forum with this one? I would like to follow the build and see where you go with it.
I will post some photo's here if I'm allowed to, I will check the rules to find out because it's about the house and not a RV, Although we are now living in the RV until we get a lot of the inside of the house done then we will be moving into the house and finish up, I still have a lot of work to do to the RV, We need to finish the U shaped Dinette set and the rest of the outside so there is more to come on that, I'm going to check out THIS site to see if I can post a lot of photos of the house rebuild, If so I will keep everything posted and will post a few photos here also.
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EMD360
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I've just started on a house rebuild project too! I guess we go from mobile to sticks and bricks and back again. Looks like you are rescuing a house from ruin. The house we bought is in need of major work too, the slab was sinking and we will remove it, insulate and repour.
This house has two rooms we can live in while we are fixing the main portion of the house though so don't need to live in the RV. Trouble is it is two states away and I have to travel back and forth to get 'er done. Gas is too expensive to take the RV back and forth though. I figure it will take me about as long as your RV rebuild or longer!
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mikakuja wrote:
Congrats on the house trucker, looks like you definitely found a project... good luck. Are you posting your house rebuild here or are you on another forum with this one? I would like to follow the build and see where you go with it.

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OT here's a couple of sites in the DIY forum that you may find useful. This one is for showcasing your project and this is for getting advice.
Watch out for that Chinese drywall :E Some of it may still be around in supply houses, never can tell.