Should I even be thinking about this?

[Curt Sprenger]

Does the coach have air brakes?

I bought a 1974 FC31 in 2002. It has air brakes, not juice brakes, and has the 534 Ford Industrial gas engine. and other than that it was is in NEED OF REPAIR. The asking price was $7,500. I offered $3,000...and explained to the seller what it was going to take to make the coach usable. After an hour he decided to take my offer. I spent $17,000 on top of that to make it a road worthy and enjoyable machine. I spent a few dollars that some would not have spent but that is me. A newer 'Bird came along so I sold the '74. Today the 1974 is performing perfectly, enjoying CA beach trips, attending the SWBB rallies, etc. It's a conversation coach for sure.


If you would like more info. I'd be happy to share with you what I have.

Good luck on what ever you decide to do.

Curt Sprenger

1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"

Anaheim Hills, CA

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:20 PM, hippieforever3 <"debra@ticogps.com"> wrote:

Assuming the major mechanicals are sound, it's probably worth $5000+ as

parts. Offer them that.



Assume nothing else will work reliably. Figure on spending another

$5000 in parts and 200+ hours working on "stuff", and that's assuming

you're handy. Most RV-truck places charge around $100 an hour shop-time.



If you don't have the extra $5000 or the 200+ hours don't do it.



I'm working on making a 84FC35 that was billed as "ready to camp" fail-

safe and have put almost $700 in parts getting the gen-set working

right.



Just spent $300 on paint and sealer and 30+ hours on roof leaks.



Regards,

GPSGary

1984FC35SB