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Posted By: 69 Avion on 09/01/13 11:11am

It was close to the ocean. It may have corrosion. Look at the picture of the back of it.

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1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper

Posted By: 67avion on 09/01/13 11:11am

Tony, here are some photos of my set up with a 67. Here you can see the Fastguns attached to the coach as well as the belly bar. There is some springiness so that the coach can shift without damaging the wings. And the Fastguns are oriented forward so that no sliding is possible to the rear.

Here is an undertruck view of the belly bar. You can see that it attaches to the frame. It has sliding tubes so that it can be tucked out of way when the camper is not on the truck. The orange was added by me in PS so that you could see the bar clearly.

Posted By: 67avion on 09/01/13 11:21am

69Avion wrote:

It was close to the ocean. It may have corrosion. Look at the picture of the back of it.

You've got a good point. Garden Grove is only 8-10 miles from the Pacific Ocean. So there may, indeed, be some issues with the aluminum. On the other hand its one of the better environments for campers except, of course, for desert like you have in Phoenix.

It seems to me that it is very much like the camper that you restored that had been in the family for almost 50 years. Very, very few of those sorts of campers are around. And they are the best candidates for restoration.

Posted By: garryk6 on 09/01/13 11:23am

67avion wrote:

Garry, you are absolutely right- that is a stunning Avion and someone who knows what they are doing should grab it at all costs. I have written to the moderators on this Forum to ask if I can start a string about this auction since our thread is so long people may miss knowing about the camper.

This thing looks like it could be one of the best to ever come along. One owner???? Stored dry???? Unbelievable!!!!

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I want to know how long the cabover is. It looks much longer than yours or mine!

If I was back in WA state, I would be very very tempted to Bid on that one!

Garry

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2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper

Posted By: 69 Avion on 09/01/13 12:31pm

67avion, those are nice mounts you have for your truck. That appears to be 2" square tubing and the way you have it attached to the truck frame makes it very strong.

Posted By: Avion C-11 on 09/01/13 01:36pm

Been plugging away slowly on the camper but its starting to take shape.

Beyond the water fittings, water heater and finish polishing all the outside work is complete. On the inside, the electrical, structural and insulation are finished. I will get the water heater and fittings finished up in the next week or so. After that it's all about putting the walls back in. I have decided to replace the inner walls with anodized aluminum like was originally on the outside of the camper. So, it will be polished outside and anodized and wood on the inside.

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First we had to remove all the old foam that we put in early on in the process. Found out that open cell foam is a big mold and water trap. New insulation will be foam it green closed cell insulation foam. Wire wheel on a drill is a good way to remove old foam. Makes a hell of a mess though.

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Finished up patching all the things that are getting patches.

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After I am finished with the foam installation I will trim all the foam so it does not protrude out into the walls. That will also make it more pretty. Being hidden in the walls forever though I am not to worried about pretty insulation foam.

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After much testing of the fan vent it is time to finally put that sucker back in!

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The fan vent cover is a sloppy piece that uses a lot of sealant to make it water tight. I did some grinding and bending to make it fit better. You can also see one of the bullet hole patches in this pic too that was done since last post.

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The drip rail over the back door was a major sticking point for me. It was pretty beat to hell and hours of tweaking and beating on it with a hammer only made it slightly more presentable. Solution, throw it in the shed for 12 months. It didn't look as bad as I remembered. So, we polished it up and riveted it back in place with copious amounts of sealer. The area under this drip rail is a big collecting point for water and it was originally filled with putty.

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This last patch was another sticking point with me. That area had a lot of little dings in it. You can tell this camper must have lived next to a tree that had a branch that rubbed right in that area. The two bigger holes were no-brainers to fix but the little dings were not so bad. Not so bad, that is until the rest of the camper started to look good. I bit the bullet and put a huge patch over the little dings. Polished out it will be another cool patch.
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Happy Camping!

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Posted By: 67avion on 09/01/13 02:56pm

Garryk6 wrote:

I want to know how long the cabover is. It looks much longer than yours or mine!

If I was back in WA state, I would be very very tempted to Bid on that one!

I went back and looked at it again - though I had a life and death struggle with Ebay autofill that insisted on turning "Avion" into "Avon". I couldn't get away from perfumes.

At any rate, the OP claims that it is 20' long. I can't measure my coach right now because its raining... bless the Lord...but I think that it is longer than my C-10. I'll bet that Ticki knows. Or maybe 69 Avion.

That's also the first complete TV antenna set up that I have seen.

Glad to see the C-11 cranking up again. I think that is going to be one of the most stunning restorations of an Avion TC ever done. Best of Luck!

Posted By: 69 Avion on 09/01/13 05:13pm

Chris, I'm glad to see you making progress. I can't wait to see it with the anodized aluminum on the inside. I think that it is going to look awesome.

Posted By: Photog101 on 09/02/13 03:14am

I got a chuckle out of the original price of $7805.00. From the notes that included the truck. I wonder if he still has the original truck? That would be a great restoration project.

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Posted By: Avion C-11 on 09/02/13 06:14am

Looks to me like a normal C10 on a very small truck. I think the truck is making the cab over look bigger.

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