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01-08-2009, 04:01 PM
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Rivet Master 
1979 23' Safari
1954 29' Liner
Orange
, California
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,857
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Hopefully you can salvage the stabilizers, they are not cheap.
Bill
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Just my personal opinion
1973 Dodge W200 PowerWagon, 1977 Lincoln Continental, 2014 Dodge Durango
1979 23' Safari, and 1954 29' Double Door Liner Orange, CA
https://billbethsblog.blogspot.com/
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01-08-2009, 04:19 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1973 31' Sovereign
Aransas Pass
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 53
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I might be able to save one of them by swaping some parts around. Three of them have bent main beams and I'm not even going to try to straighten those out.
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01-08-2009, 04:46 PM
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Rivet Master 
1975 Argosy 26
1963 24' Tradewind
Seattle
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,341
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Glad it worked out, although a bit anti-climatic! So, when do you get to take the beast home and start work?
Just wondering about your forums name... do you have some nice vintage Mopar car? I drive a 1 ton B350 van with the 5.9L engine... some beast!
Marc
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01-08-2009, 06:03 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1973 31' Sovereign
Aransas Pass
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 53
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Got one good stabilizer built from three of the bent ones. Works like new too!
Quote:
Originally Posted by 3Ms75Argosy
Glad it worked out, although a bit anti-climatic! So, when do you get to take the beast home and start work?
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Were're going to be clearing the POs stuff out of it tis weekend. After that I'm just waiting on the new tires and wheels to arrive before I can tow it home.
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Originally Posted by 3Ms75Argosy
Just wondering about your forums name... do you have some nice vintage Mopar car?
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Something like that...
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01-08-2009, 07:55 PM
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Rivet Master 
1968 28' Ambassador
Cedaredge
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,542
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Hey, I have a 440 in my old 75 dodge truck. Looking for something like that to put it in as well... all though that 3 ton truck will pull just about anything...
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May you have at least one sunny day, and a soft chair to sit in..
2008 5.7 L V8 Sequoia
AIR # 31243
WBCCI # 6987
FOUR CORNERS UNIT
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01-08-2009, 08:28 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1973 31' Sovereign
Aransas Pass
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 53
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That's not a 440 anymore.  It's been bored and stroked out to a 511 with about 675hp and 700ft/lbs.
The car is a 72 Dodge Challenger that I'd been slowly turning into a custom Pro-Touring car.
Due to my recent back surgery I've restructured my priorities and am going to be selling the car and engine. I'm going to be putting those funds back into starting my own buisness. I'm trying to get it all set up before I retire from the Navy in September. This 73 Soveriegn is going to be my workshop so I'm going to be working on it at a fairly quick pace (as my health will allow).
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01-08-2009, 09:21 PM
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Rivet Master 
1960 22' Safari
in the wilderness
, The great Mojave Desert
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,077
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Next time be a sportsman and go with Detcord. Works like a charm.
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I'd rather be boon docking in the desert.
WBCCI 3344 FCU
AIR# 13896
CA 4
Yes, we have courtesy parking for you. About an hour North of Los Angeles.
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01-08-2009, 10:35 PM
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Rivet Master 
1975 Argosy 26
1963 24' Tradewind
Seattle
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,341
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Ohhh... that Challenger is so cool!! Sigh... I fell in love with a '69 Charger back in high school.. I thought the sound of that thing was the bomb!
If only I had bought one before their prices went out of sight! You should get a pretty penny for your car... that should fund you for awhile...
Thanks for sharing!
Marc
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01-21-2009, 05:42 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
Currently Looking...
Hart
, Michigan
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CrawfordGene
That would be something to see! Maybe you could get those guys who do that program about moving big things like the Cape Hatteras lighthouse to film it.
Gene
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I found this quote rather fun for me because our moving company was one of three involved in the move of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. And they sure did a lot of filming...
Adam
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02-05-2009, 05:38 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1973 31' Sovereign
Aransas Pass
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 53
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I thought I'd just give a short update to this post. Well, it's off and running, relatively speaking of course. I was able to get it out from under the house and tow it home this past Sunday. All this week I've been gutting it in preperation to replace the floor (shell on). It's just an aluminum tent at this point.
You can follow along here if you want to see what happens to it next. ---> http://www.airforums.com/forums/f187...-go-47936.html
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02-05-2009, 09:25 AM
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Moderator dude

1966 26' Overlander
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 7,585
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Hope you aren't replacing all of the floor. Because the shell sits on the floor's edge. That is what holds up the shell.
Otherwise it a shell game!
Put thoses results in the floor repair forum.
>>>>>>>>>Action
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1966 Lincoln 4 door Convertible 462 4V 1971 Ford LTD Convertible 429 4V Phoenix ~ Yeah it's hot however it's a dry heat!
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02-05-2009, 09:38 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1973 31' Sovereign
Aransas Pass
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 53
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I know this one was built with the UC type extruded channel. I was planning on piecing the floor together in large sections, using plywood ledges screwed and glued to the floor joints from below.
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