After my last post in January celebrating the finding of the same year Dodge RV for the engine swap we have managed to get it home! A HUGE THANKS to Tim Manley, a contractor friend of mine that selflessly offered to use his Tocoma and car trailer to get the RV chassy in Sherburne, NY. Another BIG THANKS to Joe for waiting so long to have me come and buy the Coachman. At some point I bet Joe thought we weren't real with all the delays and postponements.
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| The Dodge Juuuuust fit on the trailer! |
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| The Ill-Gotten RV Booty! Even a Potty! |
Richard came along for the 6+ hour round trip. The purchase also included some of the old RV bits such as the Onan Propane-fueled Electric Generator (yeah! no more batteries and invertors dying 3 hours into the trip!), the RV potty (we may just install it where Hailey sits since she went enough times during our trip...) and the major score of the original door that matches the one Richard and I tried to fix but it never locked or fit right. The door also comes with a working latch/lock and keys.
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| Wow! Better Rear vision in this RV! Lots of air, too! |
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| Shot of original ONAN Gen set! Yes, no more 12v Batteries! |
The next step is to start disassembly with the front end (good grille and turn signals.) removal of the engine and transmission so I can palletize them after a tear down of the Dodge 360 V8 to make sure all the seals, bearings, oil and water pumps are working right and in good shape. Other smaller bits like the instrument cluster, headlight switches and other stuff the "Long Hauler" has had issues with will be harvested. Even the mirrors and doors will be put to good use. We even have a good set of tires on her along with spares.
Watch out soon for the Enginectomy!
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