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06-16-2018, 06:42 PM
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Rivet Master  
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2008
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Big Sis, Little Sis
What do you guys think?
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06-16-2018, 06:45 PM
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Yeah, siblings!!!
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06-16-2018, 06:56 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Nice.....!
Who's visitin who?
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1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels, brake drums, windows & holding tanks left to sell)
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06-16-2018, 07:01 PM
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Reads a lot
2017 30' Classic
Titusville
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2016
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That’s really great to see. Thank you for sharing the photos. I hope you both have a great visit. Really cool.
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She Believed She Could so She Did.
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06-16-2018, 07:33 PM
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Dazed and Confused
Currently Looking...
1983 31' Airstream310
Hillsburgh
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,094
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Nice pair, but unless that 345 has been converted to diesel, I'd stick with the 280.
Cheers
Sidekick Tony
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06-16-2018, 07:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,532
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No visit guys, they be movin in.
No Tony not a conversion, it be factory original.
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Cheers, Dan
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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."
~ Margaret Thatcher ~
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06-17-2018, 10:20 AM
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Rivet Master
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,532
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A few more details. This coach showed up at a local auction about 80 miles from home. We went down the night before and camped so we wouldn't have to get up in the middle of the night to get situated and registered to bid. These auctions can be a bit of a zoo. Anyway after standing around in the hot sun all morning, bidding, paying for it, getting all the paper work, getting out of the zoo lot and getting both coaches home we were both kind of spent.
The coach is a 1987 34.5. It was sold as an empty shell to a company in Illinois and at this time I have no idea what they did with it. The second owner took it to a Airstream dealer near Seattle and had an interior installed. It can be recognized as typical Airstream layout and fittings with some subtle differences.
The only reason I was remotely interested is it came from the factory with an Allison transmission mounted behind a 5.9 Cummins 12 valve turbo diesel. The last thing in the world I need is another Airstream moho but I just couldn't let the Cummins/Allison get away.
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Cheers, Dan
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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."
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06-17-2018, 10:30 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
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I just heard Tony has hopped in his car with his camera and tape measure and is heading west as fast as he can..... 
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1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels, brake drums, windows & holding tanks left to sell)
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06-17-2018, 10:48 AM
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Rivet Master
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,532
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I was concerned about Tony. I thought too much drool dripping on his keyboard might short something out.
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Cheers, Dan
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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."
~ Margaret Thatcher ~
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06-17-2018, 11:27 AM
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Rivet Master
1982 31' Airstream 310
champaign
, Illinois
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 3,327
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartstream
A few more details. This coach showed up at a local auction about 80 miles from home. We went down the night before and camped so we wouldn't have to get up in the middle of the night to get situated and registered to bid. These auctions can be a bit of a zoo. Anyway after standing around in the hot sun all morning, bidding, paying for it, getting all the paper work, getting out of the zoo lot and getting both coaches home we were both kind of spent.
The coach is a 1987 34.5. It was sold as an empty shell to a company in Illinois and at this time I have no idea what they did with it. The second owner took it to a Airstream dealer near Seattle and had an interior installed. It can be recognized as typical Airstream layout and fittings with some subtle differences.
The only reason I was remotely interested is it came from the factory with an Allison transmission mounted behind a 5.9 Cummins 12 valve turbo diesel. The last thing in the world I need is another Airstream moho but I just couldn't let the Cummins/Allison get away.
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WOW! Really cool and very interesting story. Another factory CUMMINS in Classic under 36'. Rare bird!
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06-17-2018, 11:28 AM
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Rivet Master
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,532
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The ride home was uneventful fortunately. The batteries were dead so I had to get a jump start to get going. The auction had it running for the preview in the morning and it ran great, no smoke and sounded healthy. The boost and oil pressure gauges didn't work but he had mounted an oil pressure gauge below the dash that did work, showed a solid 58-60 psi all the way home. On the road the temp and fuel gauge bounced continuously and the tach died about 10 miles from home.
The dash vents only blew hot air. I used to snicker at all the vacuum control problems you guys have because my 280 is all mechanical, karma sucks. The slider windows are all stuck from lack of use so it was a sweatbox driving home. Surprisingly the cruise control worked and it went up and down several 5%-6% grades and I never had to touch the brake or throttle.
I stopped and bought some fuel because I couldn't trust the gauge and I couldn't shut it down in case I couldn't get it started. The tires are 4 years older than dirt, can't find the DOT date on most of them, but they made it home.
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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."
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06-17-2018, 12:31 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,532
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mayco
WOW! Really cool and very interesting story. Another factory CUMMINS in Classic under 36'. Rare bird!
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That is not the only rare thing.
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Cheers, Dan
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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."
~ Margaret Thatcher ~
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06-17-2018, 12:36 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 31' Airstream 310
champaign
, Illinois
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 3,327
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Whoa!
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06-17-2018, 01:12 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 28' Airstream 280
Port Angeles
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,532
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Whoa is right and that puppy leaked and the rear floor is toast. There is a small soft spot in front of the passenger seat. The rest of the floor looks to be in pretty good shape.
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Cheers, Dan
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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."
~ Margaret Thatcher ~
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