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Posted By: garryk6 on 01/02/13 10:23pm

Well I tried to post them for you, but it didn't work for me either. The pics are pretty good, and while you have some work ahead of you, it looks like a fairly complete unit.
Good luck! And again, Welcome to the Avion Owners Club!

Garry In Kodiak, 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 01/03/13 04:51am

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

Posted By: ticki2 on 01/03/13 05:01am

Looks like the propane door and water heater door are missing . The propane door is curved and may be hard to duplicate if not available . Check the wood wings carefully for rot and the floor at the door . It's been neglected but not all dented up , from the limited pictures a worthy project . Good luck and welcome .

Posted By: Dodgeavion on 01/03/13 11:26am

I have the propane compartment door, but not the water heater door. Looks like the reason this camper sat was because of a water problem. The water heater is half removed and the water tank is gone. You can see where the water tank leaked all over the floor. The floor is badly warped and very spongy.

I plan to replace the floor and remove the cabinets to repair and refinish them. Camper wiring has been butchered and modified a number of times so I will rewire it. I have a dozen cut wires hanging around. The roof swamp cooler had an extension cord hanging down from it to bypass the built in wiring.

I have a couple of skins to hammer on and a couple more to outright replace.

I figure I bought a shell with a few extras.

Posted By: 69 Avion on 01/03/13 12:44pm

It looks like a decent shell to work with. I wonder what caused the black marks on top. The water heater door can be purchased from Airstream to go with the new water heater that you will need to buy.
It sounds like the hardest part is to make the floor solid. Since they are 3/8" plywood sandwiched around a styrofoam insides, that seems to be the most difficult. I don't see any major dents. I did notice that you didn't have anywhere near the amount of sun rot that I had. Your exterior lights are still intact.

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

Posted By: 1stgenfarmboy on 01/03/13 12:57pm

67Avion.....as a fellow Southern Illinois boy, i salute you in the outstanding job you have done on the TC. [emoticon]

1993 Dodge W350 Cummins with all the goodies
2014 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn 2wd 395hp
2017 Forest River Surveyor 243 RBS
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Posted By: Dodgeavion on 01/03/13 02:24pm

This is the camper as loaded on the trailer for its trip to Idaho.

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/6571/photo2rj.jpg

You can see the corner skin over the cabover is badly dented. This was caused by a large road sign blowing over against it.

There was also an access hatch cut in the vertical tub wall to gain access to the wheel well. I think I will just clean that hole up and leave it.

Posted By: Dodgeavion on 01/03/13 02:43pm

Sorry, the skin under the cab over.

Posted By: garryk6 on 01/03/13 05:15pm

Yours is a C-10, but do you have any idea of the year? What is the serial number on you small rear rectangular tag?

With your water fill not on the side, but up around on the front, you may have a later C-10. Is the inside aluminum painted? Or is is a type of Vinyl coating? Or can you tell?
If it is painted it is Pre-1967, and I was told by Mr. Cayo the son of the original family of Avions. He said 1967 they went to Vinyl coated interiors. Everything before that was painted. I have only seen the water fill on the front on 68 and later C-10's but Mr. Cayo says that the placement of the fill was a moving target across most years. The size of the door on the Propane Compartment can offer a clue as to the year as well.

Good Luck! And Good Find!!

Garry in Kodiak, AK

Posted By: 69 Avion on 01/03/13 06:39pm

Dodgeavion wrote:

That damaged right, front corner is a fairly small piece of aluminum. It shouldn't be too difficult to change. What caused all the black marks up top?

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