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Topic: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos

Posted By: garryk6 on 03/12/13 01:02am

Well, not directly related to the Avion, but for the truck that carries it!
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Got the new superhitch mounted. It is a 36" extension hole to hole. This will move my ball mount to just behind the steps of the Avion.

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I set an old "hitch-haul" I had from our old motorhome, and the tray will fit perfectly between the bumper and the set of steps that hang from the back of the Avion. This should be a perfect place to carry fire wood, or generator fuel or even our little barbecue!

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Garry in AK

Garry K
Wife + 4 kids
Retired Military Family.... Alway's on the move....
2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper

Posted By: ticki2 on 03/12/13 08:37am

Avion C-11 wrote:

67avion wrote:

I rebuilt the oven vent as well, but I was careful to make it as close to OEM as possible. Not because of restoration standards, but because the vent will not swing open properly if the CFM of the fan is inadequate. I wonder about the weight of the piano hinge. Did you have a way of testing the vent?

The piano hinge is very light aluminum and the whole thing runs silky smooth. A slight breeze will blow it open. I think it'll work ok. I will test it with the oven fan though just to be sure. Thanks for the good idea..

C

I did the same as 67 Avion for the same reasons . The piano hinge may be fine but is definitely worth testing attached to the hood to be sure.

'68 Avion C-11
'02 GMC DRW D/A flatbed

Posted By: Jamm3r on 03/16/13 07:21am

The shower pan cracked in my C-11 which has led to a bathroom restoration project. I've written about it over at Airforums. Here are some photos:

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1971 Cayo C-11 truck camper, 2010 Airstream Classic, 1997 Chevrolet K2500, 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 8.1.

Posted By: 67avion on 03/16/13 08:28am

Jamm3r wrote:

The shower pan cracked in my C-11 which has led to a bathroom restoration project. I've written about it over at Airforums. Here are some photos:

Thanks for posting on this site. We welcome any information about Avions. However, I think it is best that you include your description with the photographs when you post. This thread is a sticky and will be around a long time for others to learn.

Thanks.

DG

Posted By: 69 Avion on 03/16/13 08:37am

My pan had a vertical crack and the piece under the toilet was cracked. I had the fiberglass guy fix both of them after I put a brace on the piece under the toilet to hold it in place while he repaired it. I also had him fiberglass in the wood and foam piece that was under the shower pan. He then painted those two pieces and the sink. Now the shower pan is real sturdy.

Yours is looking real good.

Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel
1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper

Posted By: 69 Avion on 03/16/13 06:29pm

Also, if anyone knows where I can get an extra jack crank for one of these, or if someone is changing out jacks, please let me know. I would really like to have an extra jack crank.
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Posted By: BlackFlagForge on 03/16/13 06:35pm

Cranks! I have two wish I could find a third! so I didnt need to swap but now I feel lazy thinking of you running around with 1!

Posted By: gfemling on 03/16/13 09:23pm

I finally rebuilt my La Jaqa jacks that came with my Avion C-11.
They turned out real nice but they weren't that bad considering that they were setting outside for close to 45 years. They just took some cleaning and sanding, then some paint to make them look new.

The rebuild looks really good and I need to do mine also but ran into a slight problem. wondering if anyone else has solution-- The LaJac uses a small, thin thrust bearing between the stand shaft housing and the bottom of the pinion gear (that the handle's gear mates against). Two of the three in my set are failed and I can't find a replacement. I have resorted to stacking some flat bearing washers, greased liberally to serve as lubrication for now but requires frequant re-lub. Any better ideas? I can find thrust bearings eith 1"id but not the small enough od and/or not correct thickness to have two pinion gears mate correctly. The od is critical to allow clearance of side on crank's pinion gear.

Posted By: 69 Avion on 03/16/13 09:55pm

Fortunately all of mine were able to be cleaned up. I ran some Breakfree in them and worked them for a while until the 45 years of gunk came out and then I cleaned the outside and painted them. I really think that you need that bearing in order to reduce friction. I would have suggested calling Cayo, but they claim that these jacks never came on our campers. My next guess is to take a bearing down to one of the large bearing companies and see if they can match it. I'll bet that they are still available, you just need a make and number. I didn't see any numbers on mine. I looked for numbers just in case I needed new ones. Let us know what you find out.

Posted By: Jamm3r on 03/17/13 10:59am

I'm thinking ahead to the addition of the greywater tank, which I'll probably install sometime this week.

I'm using an Ameri-Kart HT157 tank, 16 gallons. It's 45.5" x 15.5", which includes a 1.5" flange that goes all the way around, and is 8" deep at the outlet. Because I'm venting through the side I figure there will always be a bubble and I'll lose at least 1 gallon of capacity. So the full tank won't weigh more than 120 pounds.

What have others done for support? I'm thinking of using Molly bolts every 6" through the flange, with fender washers. That would mean 24 bolts, so on the average each bolt will support 5 pounds. The load won't quite be uniform but even at 10 pounds it should be well within what the bolts will hold. The ultimate strength for 1/4" Mollys is usually given as 200 pounds in 1/2" drywall.

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