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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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Statistics show that the amount of registered RV homes on the road is growing steadily every year, and much of this is due to the baby boomer generation retiring and wanting to travel the country in comfort and style. Having an RV remodel can make your RV brand new. Some things you may want to consider is having all new beds and appliances put in. Since RV appliances are smaller than your normal home kitchen appliances they are much cheaper, and a complete RV remodel will probably cost you anywhere from $5,000 to $12,000, depending on how many changes are being done. The latter price could even be a little more if you are having your RV completely gutted and redesigned. It will still save you a lot of money over purchasing a new RV home. Another thing to consider during your RV remodel is if you plan on just remodeling the inside or if you want to have the exterior redone as well, and if this is the case the project will cost more money but will still be cheaper than buying a new RV. Most of these vacationing and traveling vehicles have a type of siding on them, and the more modern ones are sometimes made of more durable fibreglasses and plastics, these materials are very nice since you do not ever have to worry about rusting.

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oldtrucker63
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chinook440 wrote:
You sure have been getting hit pretty good with the bad weather this winter OT.
I was thinking of taking a trip down to georgia and northern florida this winter but instead just stayed home and did some work on my RV.

I know your always asking for pictures of projects so here,s some of my little dinette project i,m finishing up right now.

dinette

The cushions in the pictures as well as some of the mess are just temporary..... still working on it.
Hey Thanks for the photos Your right I love to look at work like this, You have done a great job on that table send all the photos you can, I'm going to be starting on my table area real soon so all them photos help me alot thanks, I will be building my table booth a little smaller than it was, The seats could seat 3 people kinda tight but you know how they are buils, Anyway I will be building it a bit smaller kinda like a seating for two on each side just to have a little more open space through that hall like area.
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chinook440 - You're quite a woodworker! you make it look just like steel.... I believe you could use that table as a roll cage. All kidding aside - you did a bang up job on your conversion. I LIKE IT!..................eddielee

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Checkout chinook440's pic's of his dinette work. Great work! Maybe you could sub out some work to him Old Trucker. :B

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You sure have been getting hit pretty good with the bad weather this winter OT.
I was thinking of taking a trip down to georgia and northern florida this winter but instead just stayed home and did some work on my RV.

I know your always asking for pictures of projects so here,s some of my little dinette project i,m finishing up right now.

dinette

The cushions in the pictures as well as some of the mess are just temporary..... still working on it.

oldtrucker63
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She looks so lonely just sitting out there all alone.
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oldtrucker63
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WOW There is some real Sun shinning here today, I have cleaned some of the trash out of the old girl today and brushed on some water proofing stuff on most of the inter wood structure, I can't wait to get back on a roll with her and Get-R-Done.......:B
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As everyone has seen on the News we are having some winter weather around here, I'm trying to wait it out and should have a lot of time to get the old girl finished up just before time to go out on that first spring fishing trip.
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4Eddielee wrote:
OldTrucker - have you been taking advantage of the bad weather to check for leaks? How's the 'old girl' holding out and are you satisified, so far, with the work that you've put into her?


Yes so far No Leakes There was one that I found running to the inside of the metal skin But come to find out it was where I had not yet sealed the ends of the metal at the right rear, other than that No leakes, Although I still have to seal or reseal all of the windows and when I do I'm going to go all the way around them with Eternabond tape, Just so they will never leak, After that everything should be great. There is a few things that I would have done different as I look back on it, The two big things would be to Make the RV about 6ft longer and instead of liquid rubber I would use the material EPDM.
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rehoppe wrote:
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What motor & tranny you have?
440cid with the 727 tranny.
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4Eddielee
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OldTrucker - have you been taking advantage of the bad weather to check for leaks? How's the 'old girl' holding out and are you satisified, so far, with the work that you've put into her?

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Trkr
What motor & tranny you have?
Hoppe
2011 Dodge 1500 C'boy Caddy
2000 Jayco C 28' Ford chassis w V-10 E450
Doghouse 36' or so Trophy Classic TT

oldtrucker63
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I have not been doing anything to the old dodge, Maybe can start back in a few weeks.
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trongfd2000 wrote:
Hi...My name is Gene. I just bought a 1976 Dodge Brougham Coach class c. I've been trying to find an owners manual but having no luck. I figured that if I joined an RV forum site that someone would know where I can buy one. If you know where I can get one, or one of your friends knows, ( I'm sure you know more RV people than I do )I would be forever greatfull. Please email me if you find something out for me. I scored...The 76 Coach is in really good condition and everything even works. I love it.
This is the best that I know of, You might find some else that knows about theses and if they are worth the money.
click here
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BG
I like to control the flow!
Hoppe
2011 Dodge 1500 C'boy Caddy
2000 Jayco C 28' Ford chassis w V-10 E450
Doghouse 36' or so Trophy Classic TT

oldtrucker63
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bgriffey wrote:
Happy New Year Bro! Hey, you guys are talking about sealing this thing up, like air tight. But, is it like a house? Does it need to have some air flow space to keep from sweating when it's cold outside, warm inside, hot outside and cool inside? Like between the walls and siding, and the roof and ceiling? Sweat is moister and moister causes rot. Just a thought.
No its not like a house bro the siding will still have air flow just not to the inside walls A roof vent or just opening the door to go in and out will take care of that.
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