1973 Winnebago Brave Project

[Dave78Chief]

TJ,
Regarding your sewer hose issue:
At one time Thetford produced a 4" diameter sewer connector. Modern sewer connectors and hose kits are 3 inch. I suspect a Thetford Bumper Hose Adaptor P/N 02593 will allow you to connect your hose up to your sewer conector Save at RV Partscenter - RV Parts and Supply

Dave

[ashpd_136]

Sorry for the very delayed response....one of you guys turned me onto the Classic Winnebagos site and I've turned there for info.... I've still got the 73 Brave. Got into quite a bit with it last year and made one 300 mile round trip "road trip". I'll admit that was nerve racking just wondering what, if anything, might go wrong.
I have discovered that I may have went a little small with the 20' version for my family of five. My wife, two tweens and a fifteen moth old. Looks like the tweens are gonna be tentin it for a cpl years til we get something bigger...lol
I have enjoyed working on it as I am a Mopar fan and it having the 440 makes it that much more cool. Let's see I'll try to throw together a quick list of things i've done to it, although I'm sure I'll miss things...

1. Carb rebuild
2. Fuel tank issues (not yet resolved) lol
3. Brakes(front) rotors turned,new pads, rebuild calipers.(Rear)frozen would not budge, disassembled and cleaned adjusted, really in like new condition. Still needs new master cylinder and booster I think. Working descent but not 100%.
4. Tires replaced front rims with 19.5's. Replacing the rears this winter.
5. Repaired split water supply line to the toilet... requiring disassembly of the shower area... what a treat ! lol
6. Began re-painting the exterior as its faded pretty bad and I think it embarrasses the kids!

Sorry out of time , thats all for now I'm sure theres more....

136

[Gary - K7GLD]

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Originally Posted by ashpd_136 Sorry for the very delayed response....one of you guys turned me onto the Classic Winnebagos site and I've turned there for info.... I have discovered that I may have went a little small with the 20' version for my family of five. My wife, two tweens and a fifteen moth old. Looks like the tweens are gonna be tentin it for a cpl years til we get something bigger...lol 136

2 things:

Can you provide a pointer to that "Classic Winnebago" site - I'd like to check it out.

YUP - some folks sorta cheap out on RV size - and then regret it after a few outings - unfortunately, this sometime sours the whole idea of RVing in general, and that door closes before it really had a chance to open and blossom...

[QuietWater]

Okay, Here you go. Just be careful how you label things when you post on the forum. Be sure to read the forum rules. The site owner gets testy over topics being labeled properly and in the correct forum. Great site, however, and has lot's of information. Be sure and order their calendar. BTW, you don't have to own a Winnebago to participate in their site. They offer info for any vintage RV.

Classic Winnebagos & Vintage RVs!

[Gary - K7GLD]

Thanks for that pointer - I've seen reference to it before, but never had searched for it, or got a reply to my questions about it - I'll look it over more thoroughly later today.