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Posted By: 67avion on 06/15/12 07:19pm

BlackFlag wrote:

I'll send him an email next week if I don't get a call back first. $500 beats the heck outa nothing.

I don't know if the coach is even worth $500. That is very, very rough. Pay special attention to the remarks about possible shifting of the structure as evidenced by the bulges on the skin.

Here's the thing, its very difficult to stay after a restoration. You really have to be in love with the project, have the means to see it through, and have an iron will. Even if you get a coach at a very low price, that doesn't mean that you won't get so frustrated that you walk away from the project. Take my advice for whatever its worth, but I think it is critical to start with a coach in reasonably good shape. And this one looks like it might be a heartbreaker.

Posted By: Avion C-11 on 06/15/12 07:21pm

Solid advice!

Happy Camping!

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Posted By: BlackFlagForge on 06/15/12 08:35pm

Please don't forget I'm a blacksmith creating with my hands is what I do, not many people get to go out and start a coal fire to swing a hammer all day anymore [emoticon]

After building a camper with hardwood floors kitchen & bathroom with cast iron claw foot tub and a nice size bedroom all out of a 96 international 40' school bus this little thing is a bite sized project, and this time I don't have to live in it as I rebuild, Bonus! But all advice is appreciated, I think though that this unit will be sold to a neighbor that will drag it into the woods before its sold to me for 500, that's just the feeling I get.

Posted By: garryk6 on 06/15/12 11:11pm

It reminds me of some of the early pics of my C-10. Although mine was completely a blank slate, and the PO had already gutted and replaced the floor. I ti now functional, but not finished. I will have to watch my weight, as I am over 2000lbs, and probably 2700lbs+ by the time I'm done... Heavier than I wanted, but now I know... I do know that with the way the PO built the new floor, and doubled most of the plywood on the inside, I guess I should have expected it...

If you do get it, I have two original water tank fill spouts and caps. Once set real nice and one set fair to poor condition. I updated mine to a marine filler, since I am no where near OEM.

If you get it, take some looks of the early pics of my C-10 to get some ideas. I would have really liked to have templates for my rear cabinets, as measuring those curves area a real pain...

Good Luck,

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: rfuerst911sc on 06/17/12 03:41pm

A question for my fellow Avion owners, do you walk on your roof ? My camper does not have a ladder or a roof rack so I'm curious if you can walk on the roof ? My question is more about maintenance than actually wanting to stand/view from it. If in the future I want to install a solar panel or two just curious if I can walk on the roof ? Also my camper has a center section of the roof maybe 5 foot wide by 9-10 foot long that has a black coating on it. It is not tar based it could be truck bed liner type but it's peeling in a few spots, I assume this is not factory ? I'm thinking of sanding the spots that are lifting and coating with a silver roof coating does that sound good ?

Posted By: ticki2 on 06/17/12 06:10pm

This pic should answer your question about walking on the roof [image]

The roof coating on the center panel is factory , although all the ones I've seen are grey not black . Mine appears to be aluminized roof coating similar to what was used on mobile homes of yesteryear .

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

Posted By: 67avion on 06/18/12 04:10pm

Ticki, that is a terrific brochure. I've never seen it before. Is there any way to scan it so that it reads out a bit larger?

Posted By: JoeChiOhki on 06/18/12 05:16pm

ticki2 wrote:

This pic should answer your question about walking on the roof [image]

Got a source of more brochure material and a good resource for company/camper history? I'd like to write up an entry in my blog about the Avions [emoticon]

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Posted By: ticki2 on 06/18/12 07:02pm

67 Avion , you should be able to enlarge on your comp. , save it and print it .

JoeChiOhki , PM sent

Posted By: 67avion on 06/19/12 10:30am

rfuerst911sc wrote:

my camper has a center section of the roof maybe 5 foot wide by 9-10 foot long that has a black coating on it. It is not tar based it could be truck bed liner type but it's peeling in a few spots, I assume this is not factory ? I'm thinking of sanding the spots that are lifting and coating with a silver roof coating does that sound good ?

I haven't gotten to the roof yet, but I am also wondering about that issue. I talked to a local fellow that recommended using Rhino Liner or Herculiner, or a similar product. The material comes in silver as well as white and other colors. If I knew exactly why that area is treated with the coating, I would feel a lot more comfortable. Anyone know - exactly?

It seems like we talked about this once before and reliable Ticki had some good answers. I apologize if I've "misremembered".

Also, Ticki, I tried the enlarge the screen shot on the brochure, but I was still unable to read the type. How many pages in that brochure?

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