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Im very interested to see how you handle the interior, it looks totally striped down inside.
nycsteve wrote:
Im very interested to see how you handle the interior, it looks totally striped down inside.
Im very interested to see how you handle the interior, it looks totally striped down inside.
Unfortunately the idea of photo-documenting this thing hadn't really occurred to me before I tore out the most of the interior. So, I don't have pics of what it will look like but it is going to be mostly like the original with a few minor modifications.
Also, someone reminded me today that Brillow pads and Scotchbrite pads are not the same thing. I use Scotchbrite pads when deanodizing and not brillowpads.
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1997 Veri Lite RL1200 on a '02, K3500, CC, DRW, 8.1L, Allison, 4.1 gears, Bridgestone 225/70R19.5 tires.
'12 C2500, EC, 6.6L Duramax
A couple of older 5th wheels housing homeless vets.
I saw today that the National Guard was sent into Cordova where there is 18 feet of snow!!!!!! I think that Cordova is Northeast of you several hundred miles. I
wonder how you and your family are holding up? I assume the Ford/Avion/snowplow is still working?
67avion wrote:
GarryK,
I saw today that the National Guard was sent into Cordova where there is 18 feet of snow!!!!!! I think that Cordova is Northeast of you several hundred miles. I
wonder how you and your family are holding up? I assume the Ford/Avion/snowplow is still working?
GarryK,
I saw today that the National Guard was sent into Cordova where there is 18 feet of snow!!!!!! I think that Cordova is Northeast of you several hundred miles. I
wonder how you and your family are holding up? I assume the Ford/Avion/snowplow is still working?
Thanks 67avion,
Friday Night and Saturday AM we had a blizzard. Then Saturday evening through Sunday night we had 25-40mph winds with gusts to 50mph. I spent most of Saturday, and part of sunday plowing. We were dealing with 12 to 18 inches. We are expecting another 3 inches tonight, but then it is supposed to go to rain.... Argh... So this morning I grabbed the broom and swept nearly a foor of snow off the roof of the Avion, then looked over at the 29ft Class C, that hasn't sold yet... Got up on top of the Class C and started sweeping carefully, not to hit any of the plastic pieces, and careful of the rubber roof. There was 12 to 18 inches of snow on top. If we had got rain, I may have lost the roof of the MH. We are not near as bad as Cordova, but for Kodiak, we have had one of the coldest and snowiest winters that many can recall. I am glad that the Avion is on the ground and not on the truck right now, as it was easier to plow without the camper.
Don;t know when I'll get to work on the Avion again, but now that the deer is gone from hanging in the Garage, I can turn the heat on, and start insulating the garage and getting some wiring and lighing going. At least I'll be out of the wind and cold and snow. Hopefully at some point I'll be able to build a cart/trailer to back the camper into the garage, but that may be awhile. My door is 10' wide by 10' tall, so my boat does fit in the garage. But I havn't measured the camper to see if it will clear with the way I have the steps hanging down in the rear... We'll see.
Thanks again for checking in on me. ;-)
Garry in Kodiak
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
1) How much standing room is there? I'm 6'1" and the C-11 I'm looking at has an air conditioner.
2) What's the conventional wisdom on the merits of the "side dinette" vs. "Gaucho" floorplan?
3) Many of the newer C-11s have a sort of vertical furnace, like the Panel Ray heater used in other vintage brands, only enclosed. Do the ones in C-11s work well? Do they require electricity to run? Are there parts available? Are they thought to be safe?
1971 Cayo C-11 truck camper, 2010 Airstream Classic, 1997 Chevrolet K2500, 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 8.1.
Jamm3r wrote:
1) How much standing room is there? I'm 6'1" and the C-11 I'm looking at has an air conditioner.
1) How much standing room is there? I'm 6'1" and the C-11 I'm looking at has an air conditioner.
I have a C-10, and I am 6'4". No air-conditioning, but no height problems. It is just tall enough for 6'4". Just watch that back door... It's a head banger...
Jamm3r wrote:
2) What's the conventional wisdom on the merits of the "side dinette" vs. "Gaucho" floorplan?
2) What's the conventional wisdom on the merits of the "side dinette" vs. "Gaucho" floorplan?
I have sidedinette, and like it, but could see that if we had a gaucho, there would be alot of time with the table removed, as that gives better seating.
Jamm3r wrote:
3) Many of the newer C-11s have a sort of vertical furnace, like the Panel Ray heater used in other vintage brands, only enclosed. Do the ones in C-11s work well? Do they require electricity to run? Are there parts available? Are they thought to be safe?
3) Many of the newer C-11s have a sort of vertical furnace, like the Panel Ray heater used in other vintage brands, only enclosed. Do the ones in C-11s work well? Do they require electricity to run? Are there parts available? Are they thought to be safe?
We only have a Catalytic (Wave-3) heater. But grew up in a 1968 Shasta TT that had the vertical heater.Did not need 12V or 110V to run, and would cook us out of the TT. Don't know the safety problem, but would add a CO detector like I did.
Good Luck, and Hopefully soon you will join the rest of us crazy's who call ourselves Avion Owners. ;-)
Garry in Kodiak, AK
Jamm3R wrote:
After much consideration and shopping I am now very close to buying a C-11 I have found that's in good shape.
After much consideration and shopping I am now very close to buying a C-11 I have found that's in good shape.
Welcome. Its an undertaking to handle the Avion as you can tell from this thread. However, I think you will find a universal acknowledgement that they are among the best TCs ever built. Just be careful about the hidden issues dealing with rot in the wings and floors. They can be fixed, but it means a relatively complete teardown of the coach. I can't speak to your other questions since I have a C-10, though the interior height appears to be completely adequate.