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05-20-2018, 12:24 PM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: costa rica / river ranch fl.
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Build a DP from a bare frame yourself
any one hear done it ? i have
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5.9 275hp dp
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05-20-2018, 12:44 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lone Star State
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Tell us more about your project.
A complete build would be exciting, but the time required would be prohibitive for us.
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05-20-2018, 01:04 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: costa rica / river ranch fl.
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dp build
ok my frame came from a salvage monaco dp
first pic towing to house on lowboy
pic 2 at home
pic 3 striping to bare frame rails
pic 4 cuting off bays
more to come
at first i wanted to build a bus conversion
and bought a 57 model as i like vintage cars but after starting it i found frame and sidewall ribs broken so stoped that
and bought monaco
more to come
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99 coachman catalina mbs-334
5.9 275hp dp
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05-20-2018, 02:47 PM
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Location: Arkansas
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My question would be,,,, in the pics the only damage is on the rear... Why rebuild the whole rv ??? Now I understand "projects" , have built many hotrods,,, just wondered more of the story...
Monkey
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05-20-2018, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club
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Do you live in a castle? Pic 2 has a castle look to it.
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05-20-2018, 03:04 PM
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Senior Member
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This looks interesting. Please show and tell more.
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05-20-2018, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
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yes i do live in a castle
and will post more
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05-20-2018, 03:08 PM
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Quite the project. I did have a friend I raced with who was 7' tall and didn't like anything he found so he stripped a Kenworth he had in his fleet of trucks and made a Toterhome for tall people out of it.
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05-20-2018, 03:09 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
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Very interesting. Keep pics coming as you progress and don't forget ones of the final product.
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05-20-2018, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: costa rica / river ranch fl.
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dp build
more
pic 1 monaco unpainted frame roting away in walls my new wall framing
pic 2 57 bus had alum roof and front and rear caps so build a frame to move to my new walls pic is half way left old wall as a stop if we pushed to hard
pic 3 new walls new bays and frames for windows
pic 4 part pic of castle me and wife rebuild it as it had just sat for 30-40 years
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05-20-2018, 03:33 PM
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Member
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Big Project, following with interest.
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05-20-2018, 03:35 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club
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Cool castle.
Watching your build
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05-20-2018, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: costa rica / river ranch fl.
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dp build
not a lot of pics at this part of build
next was to install a floor as was walking on planks
used 3/4 marine plywood ripped it in 4
strips then tounge and groved them all
and glued and screwed them all so that all joints were stagered and joints were on frame cross members when done
i had a one piece strong floor all holes were filled and whole floor sanded next skinned outside walls using sikaflex
bonding
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05-20-2018, 07:05 PM
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Wouldn't last a day at Thor--didn't make 5 units....
What a project, just waiting to see the finished project.
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