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Posted By: Griff in Fairbanks on 05/19/05 07:48am

I love this thread!!! Keep it up and pretty soon we'll have the Fords, Chevys, DPs, etc. jealous.

Had to take a break from working on motorhome...opening night for latest (last) Star Wars movie...wife and I have made to opening night of all six. (Don't laugh, my kids don't know how close they came to being named Luke and Leia.)

1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A

Posted By: Mr.Mopar! on 05/19/05 07:59am

http://www.madras.net/~gcycle/78_clipper.htm

here is a link to a page I started for my American Clipper and when I find the time will post all of the work I have done to her on it.
May the {MOPAR} Force be with you!!

Rodney
Visit my website
1978 American Clipper 21 ft. 440 Dodge.

Posted By: unionguy1019 on 05/19/05 07:52pm

Hey Frizzle, posted the specs when I first joined but will repost for some of the newer members. 26' Coachman Sportsman model sleeps 8 (24 if u stack em properly) Powered by Dodge 440 with Doug Thorley headers feed through a 3 1/2" stainless steel exhaust. Sat in guys side yard for 5 years. His daughter used it as a play house. Day I went and looked at it we put 5 gal gas in tank, 1/4 cup down carb, threw an old interstate battery in her and she fired and run on the 6th roll of the engine. Very next day I was offered $1000 for the motor. Did about $1200 of mechanical work, much not really needed but grandpa always taught me a little prevention saves alot of aggrievation. Anyhow dont owe a nickle on it and already have gotten more enjoyment out of her than what has been spent. Bought chains for the back tires and drove through 9" of snow, 2 mile back dirt road, day after Thanksgiving to my favorite hunting spot and didnt return for 10 days. As you may guess, I didn't buy the girl to let it set tarped over the winter up here in Pa. Got down to 15 degrees and furnace had no prob keeping inside warm. Used less than 20# gas over this 10 days.

Yep I know its a Class A, but still powered by MOPAR

Here comes the "Chuck Wagon"

Posted By: HungarianDude on 05/22/05 05:02pm

Hello all.

My name is Andy Illes, proud owner of a 21' 1976 Dodge Sportsman based American Clipper Class C, and the Conkles turned me on to this site through their post about you in our AmericanClipper.com website, which you're all welcome to visit. Nearly all Clips (built from '75 to '81) ride on a Dodge Sportsman chassis, with a few Chevys after
Dodges got scarce. Most are 21', a few 24's, and are all-fiberglass and extremely well built, so most are still on the road and in use. The Dodges have either 360s (mine) or 440s - all with T-727s, while the Chevys are 400s. Like I see here with you guys, most of us do our own maintenance.

Glad I found this site, and hope to both gain and contribute info.

Posted By: munkalido on 05/22/05 09:53pm

This week I'll be finishing un-winterizing (summerizing??) my Beaver and will take a bunch of pictures of it and post them. I recently figured out photobucket and found it easy as can be to post pixs, so...

Has anyone put a storage container (yakima/thule, etc..) on top of their coach? I was thinking of doing it for those things I always carry but don't want inside (artificial turf, extra garden hose, axe, tiki torches, etc...) and was wondering how difficult it is... and the worries about going through the roof with screws and finding trusses and such..

happy memorial day!
munkalido
1976 Dodge sportsman 440, 23' Beaver Moneterey

Posted By: Mr.Mopar! on 05/22/05 10:26pm

Hi Andy glad to see you found this place...
lots going on here, enjoy.

munkalido
I don't personally have a storage unit mounted on the roof of my Clipper but have done quite a bit of repair to my roof and inner ceiling caused by leaking of the vents and where a TV antenna was mounted. The roof on the Clippers are fiberglass but I would guess if yours is tin you would want to take the same precautions to not create any leaks. The RV supply store has a coupe of different types of caulk for sealing vents and places were you want to make sure no water will get inside. Be sure to seal all mountings where your storage container mounts and mount it to solid supports on the roof and you should be good to go. Just the other day I was following a motorhome which had a Yakima on the roof.. I noticed it because it was mounted right behind the A/C unit and the thing hung out past the rear of the roof at least 18 inches?? this looked a little strange but it got the job done.
good luck and let us know how it goes.
Rodney

Posted By: dongizmo on 05/23/05 06:55pm

I picked up a 76 Travelcraft 23' last August, (it has the 360 engine) I am currently repairing the main fuel tank, it is a 36 gal plastic, the guy I bought it from told us he thought the change over valve was bad [emoticon]

, (he said the orig owner told him) what I found is a 6" crack in one corner of the tank, and another 3" one along the side. I am taking it in tomorrow to a plastic shop to see if they can weld the crack.
(I found out during my discussion with the welder he has a 75 MH)
Now to figure where all the hoses go that were disconnected.....
I hope to have the tank back by this weekend so I have a extra day to install it [emoticon]

Don

Posted By: Mr.Mopar! on 05/23/05 07:38pm

I would be looking for a new or good used tank if it were me Don. If there are that many cracks, their may be more to cause you greef down the road.
good luck

Posted By: dongizmo on 05/23/05 07:49pm

Mr.Mopar! wrote:

I would be looking for a new or good used tank if it were me Don. If there are that many cracks, their may be more to cause you greef down the road.
good luck

I'm considering that also, I am taking the tank in, if the welder says he can do it, and the price is right, the shop I am taking it to is a plastic fabrication shop, if they say scrap it I will. here is where I am taking it:http://stellarplastics.com/

I have searched on line for a replacement tank and have not found a suitable replacement.
(there are lots of 22 gal. steel tanks [emoticon]

)
Don

Posted By: xchawk on 05/25/05 06:50am

Hmmm still overheating slightly pulling hills and head winds. As soon as I slow down it cools right down to 170. Only thing left to check is the Fan clutch or replace the radiator. Does anyone know how to check the fan clutch or lock it up so I can make sure. And by the way while searching parts I've discovered that instead of the 360 I thought I had, in order to get the right parts I need to request parts for a 400.

Keith

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