Possible Bird Restoration Project

[Gardner Yeaw]

Chuck,
Can you post pictures? Or put the coach in the 'for sale' section
of the forum. I am not interested, but there may be others who need
to see it to get the 'restoration' juices flowing.

Gardner
78FC33
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, cau35@... wrote:
>
> 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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