Front to back pic. Notice the ceiling and overhead cabinets. |
Slightly different angle. That section of ceiling is the ONLY section that looks that way, the rest looks okay. |
Keep in mind, I didn't have the thought of keeping this motor home when I bought it, and for the price I paid, I'll easily triple my money if I scrap it out, which would pay for my labor to do such a thing.... SO.... I'm not into a money pit yet.
There's a different point of view when buying something for scrap, and that is simply the amount of effort it's going to take to separate the metals out, recover any high-dollar useful parts to sell separately, and the scale weight of each type of metal. That is what I based my offering price on.
The floor is solid. I noticed that in passing while I was walking through it before buying it. That particular walk-through was for nothing more than to see if all the pieces were there: water pumps, heaters (water and space), fridge, tanks that look intact, commode, intact tub, etc. All was there, so I made my offer. Next day, I got a phone call that it was accepted by the family (remember, this was an estate sale item) and I drove back over to make the deal and get the papers for it.
When I went, I took a battery and a can of ether, just to see what might happen. I have had the luck to throw in a battery, shoot a sniff of ether into the carburetor, and drive a "junk, not running" car or truck away. Not often, but it DOES happen. Did that with a pickup, a thirty some-odd year old F100, that I wound up driving for 2 years, then sold it back to the fellow I bought it from for 5x what I paid!
Okay, some more interior shots. Next post, I'll add some more, now that I've decided to document my rehab of this little critter.
Look at that dash! It came with a quilted dash cover on it, apparently thick enough to stop UV degradation of the dash. No cracks in it at all. |
Gas stunk like a roadkill skunk, so we drained the tank when we got it home, and I decided not to even try to roll the generator over until we got the tank drained and got clean gas into it. With the help of an impact wrench and a pry bar under the ear on the doghouse, the clip-nuts disintegrated and pulled through the floor holes, leaving 3/4 inch holes through the van floor. Not a big deal, new clips and copious quantities of never-seize will solve the problem of holding doghouse down. I'll get into what I found under the doghouse, after I go work on it and get more pics. Meanwhile, more interior shots:
Booth is all intact, solid, no wobble on table and all the cushions are there and still usable. Comfortable enough to sit at, as well. |