I freaked out my wife and kids (adults) by dragging this turd home the other day.
I bought it sight unseen, mainly because it was supposed to have a running 440 and had a Gear Vendors O.D. on a 727 in it. I want to run the GV in my Coronet if it will work, so I enlisted the help of a good guy who works at the local steel mill and is a full-time scrapper with a really big trailer. When we got there the old guy who was selling it explained that he had to do some custom work to get it to run, some of which was wiring up a short cut ignition and fuel pump system which included an open fuel tank in the RV. Decided to let my scrapper friend load it. First attempt was the opposite of being high centered...
Kind of hard to see but the back wheels are off the ground. Second, high speed attempt was even worse, with about 6 inches of air under the tires. The old guy saved us with a forklift and we got it home with no problems. Had to cut the rear bumper off to get it off the trailer and I still needed to use the Kubota's bucket to get the weight off the rear for a bit. My wife was pretty good natured about the eyesore, considering that I may have told her I was buying some parts, which apparently isn't the same as saying you are buying a motorhome.
Once home I started tearing into the pig. Like many of you I have occasional back issues and because of that I decided it is much easier to cut things away to gain access as opposed to reaching in and around things. While cutting away the front I found rat's nests and feces everywhere as well as a rat mummy.
The GV is there, and appears to have all it's wiring/controls. Still researching these things and am hopeful that it will work in my project.
Since the O.D. was what I was after for the purchase price, everything else is an added bonus in my weird way of thinking. Like the Perko switch, which I will most likely use on a pontoon boat project I have been messing with. One of the treasures I agreed to give back to the seller is this interesting distributor that he made to get the RV to run...
a better look...
Looking at his work, I am amazed that the thing really functioned. Heard it and saw it in action.
Well, my back resting break is over, so I am going out to grab the cherry picker and to see what else this thing has on it that I can't live without.
I bought it sight unseen, mainly because it was supposed to have a running 440 and had a Gear Vendors O.D. on a 727 in it. I want to run the GV in my Coronet if it will work, so I enlisted the help of a good guy who works at the local steel mill and is a full-time scrapper with a really big trailer. When we got there the old guy who was selling it explained that he had to do some custom work to get it to run, some of which was wiring up a short cut ignition and fuel pump system which included an open fuel tank in the RV. Decided to let my scrapper friend load it. First attempt was the opposite of being high centered...
Kind of hard to see but the back wheels are off the ground. Second, high speed attempt was even worse, with about 6 inches of air under the tires. The old guy saved us with a forklift and we got it home with no problems. Had to cut the rear bumper off to get it off the trailer and I still needed to use the Kubota's bucket to get the weight off the rear for a bit. My wife was pretty good natured about the eyesore, considering that I may have told her I was buying some parts, which apparently isn't the same as saying you are buying a motorhome.
Once home I started tearing into the pig. Like many of you I have occasional back issues and because of that I decided it is much easier to cut things away to gain access as opposed to reaching in and around things. While cutting away the front I found rat's nests and feces everywhere as well as a rat mummy.
The GV is there, and appears to have all it's wiring/controls. Still researching these things and am hopeful that it will work in my project.
Since the O.D. was what I was after for the purchase price, everything else is an added bonus in my weird way of thinking. Like the Perko switch, which I will most likely use on a pontoon boat project I have been messing with. One of the treasures I agreed to give back to the seller is this interesting distributor that he made to get the RV to run...
a better look...
Looking at his work, I am amazed that the thing really functioned. Heard it and saw it in action.
Well, my back resting break is over, so I am going out to grab the cherry picker and to see what else this thing has on it that I can't live without.
