Possible Bird Restoration Project

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I have a Bird restoration project that my wife would like someone else to
take over. We are the second owners and have owned this 1976 31' side bath
Wanderlodge since 1983. It has 60- or 70,000 miles on a Cat-factory
remanufactured non-turbo 3208 engine and about 50,000 on a factory
remanufactured
Allison 4-speed automatic transmission. The chassis has about 300,000 on it --
yes, we drove it a lot until the last few years.

It needs paint and a lot of smaller items fixed. The interior is good and
original except for curtains and dinette recovering . Each rear twin bed has
a pair of matching upholstered bolsters for seating.

Good things include new 22.5 front tires on aluminum wheels, extra 22.5
aluminum wheels, front wheel bearing oilers, rebuilt 6.5kw generator that
starts,
new power transfer switch, newer roof A/C units, newer Alpine
CD/Stereo/Cassette/Speakers, powder coated silver front bumper, patio awnings
both sides,
roof storage pod, Bostrom air-ride front seats and good mechanical condition.
All lights, engine heat, fans, water heater, water system, waste system, TV
antennae, safe, stove and fridge worked when last used.

Not so good things include: condition of paint, rear bumper needs redone,
dash AC does not work, 20" older rear tires, some gauges don't work, no cruise
control or Jake brake, leaky step air cylinder, engine and generator
exhausts need work, no leveling system or central vac or burglar alarm or
backup
camera or TV, RH wiper does not work, one set of four 6-volt batteries serves
both house and engine, needs interior generator start switch, no inverter and
converters may not work. Furnaces were rebuilt and worked before but don't
work now. Windshields are chipped but I will get them replaced on my
insurance.

We are building a new house (crazy, huh, at this time) and my wife wants our
Bluebird gone, out of the yard before we put the old house up for sale. So
we would like to know, is this project Wanderlodge worth $5,000?

Thanks,
Chuck Ulinski
76FC31SB
Paris, KY
cell 859-749-7717 cingular



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