Dave Creu

Profile Information:

You And RVing: Full Time RVer
City and State where you are located. Do not use zip code, you know what it means but it means nothing to the rest of us.: B'Ham, AL
Tell us a little About Yourself: Just a guy who enjoys building stuff :)

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Myrtle

My 1964 dodge motorhome (travco) is tall enough for myself at 6 feet and my husband at 6'3 with no crouching! :)

Myrtle - The 1964 Travco Motorhome - A blog dedicated to our 1964 Dodge Travco motorhome, named Myrtle. The blog chronicles the restoration process and offers resources and tips to other travco owners.

http://myrtleandme.blogspot.com/

Aug 21, 2011
Kurth Family

That is a clean dodge! Looks fantastic! What is the set up inside like? We are thinking about changing the floorplan. Its kinda crowded, probably because its a 19fter with 2 doors. Looks cool, but we loose alot of space.

Aug 23, 2011
Kurth Family

Looks good! What is the eternabond about? Is t better then rv roof sealant? We live in oregon, and haha, we all know about the beavs dry rot, so any tips are greatly appreciated. Do you need to apply annualy? Ps how do you strip old roof sealant off? I dont know if you have seen our roof but its so covered I want to remove it. I heard steel wool and paint thinner from craig and lisa. There project is awesome too! I love to see everyones projects, its so inspiring. So in your cabover did you have a shelf? We are thinking about skipping it in the rebuild for weight and headroom reasons.

Aug 25, 2011
Kurth Family

Not sure what engine is in the beav, to be honest we have only driven it once! Good thing too after all the rot she probably would have fallen apart on the road!

Aug 29, 2011
John

The Camper is a 1963 Layton, This will be my winter project this year and hopefully be camping in it this spring.

Sep 4, 2011
Carol greenhalgh

Thanks for the encouragement! I just took my disaster to Camping World to have it checked out. Boy, do they know nothing about vintage trailers. As soon as they realized the furnace and refrigerator didn't work, they gave up checking it out, saying it would cost money to repair. I told them I didn't want the furnace or refrigerator any, so get back to work please. I'm not quite a restore-like-new kinda gal. Want a new refrigerator, maybe the furnace could be used for an a/c, who knows. What I don't know yet is if it is even worth getting into.

Where is here? Is there anyone in Central Texas who can supervise this project if they don't want to do the work.

Thanks, Dave. Carol

Sep 23, 2011
Adam Tome'

I know what you mean about ceiling height. The thing that sold me about the camper I bought was how tall it is. My dad is about 6' 2" and even he can stand up in my camper.

Feb 7, 2013
P. Vallerie

Dave. Finally had some time to take a look at your roof raising project. Awesome! You'll get a little bit more drag with the additional height but I think it will be minimal. Waiting for my parts to dry in between coats of paint. The front end is almost completely rebuilt. Yea! Rebuilt the carb, going to put a nice coat of blue paint on the engine next weekend. How is your new intake manifold/carburator coming along? Have you tried it out? P.

Jan 13, 2014
Mike Conte

Hi Dave: I have posted about the 1974 Midas Mini 22 ft C what I plan to buy and repair. The rood was destroyed by a falling tree 8 years ago and the unit has been garaged ever since. I was the pride and joy of the owner who, sadly, passed away with the repair only partially finished.

A roll of aluminum (103" wide) comes with the RV so I will use it. Could I get your suggestions on....

1. The spacing of rafters and blocking between rafters. I am pretty sure he had 2" actual dimension lumber cut for this job.

2.Do I need plywood decking? If so, what thickness? 1/8, 1/4, 3/8? I do want to be confident walking on the roof and I assume the sheet aluminum is thinner of the two available (.032 as opposed .040, I think)

3. Can I screw down the sheet on the perimeter only or do have to put down screws (therefore holes) across the body of the sheet and if so what (Externabond) product should I seal them with, and, finally,

4. Can I use the Externabond Web along the edge on both sides instead of purchasing new metal molding/channel (or whatever the right term is)

I really appreciate you advice here along with that from a number of other members. I am anxious to get on with the job but want to get my plans firm before I start. Thanks a lot. (I am in upstate New York)

Sep 3, 2015