fizrat Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hey all, Here's a belated thank you for everyone who gave me advice on getting this thing into working shape. It's a motorhome on a 620 chassis, with an L20B engine. I bought it back in November and spent the next month frantically fixing and tuning it so our family could drive it down to Los Angeles from BC. I'm pretty much a novice at car repair, so during that time I made lots of posts and got tons of great help from y'all. People kept asking me to put pictures, but I was just too damn busy to get it done. So now, after a successful road trip, I'll make up for it: The day we left a big snow storm (well, big by Pac NW standards) started... this is what it looked like just north of Seattle. I think they ended up with 6 inches or so in Vancouver. The worst part for us wasn't the snow, but the strong winds, which didn't stop until we got well into California. And this thing REALLY catches the wind. White knuckle driving the whole way. At 50 mph (didn't want to push it much past that). Picture of the cab from the back out on the dry lake bed guard dogs Took us 3 days to go from BC to LA, because we were usually going around 50 mph (less uphill). Just before leaving to go back up to BC, I went to change the oil and noticed coolant dripping from the engine. After a quick panic, I saw the water pump was leaking, so I had to go and replace that. And then found that I must've stripped the oil drain plug when changing the oil last. So I had to get help drilling that out and retapping a new plug hole. But once that was done, it made it back up to BC just fine. Quick summary of work done: Speedo cable replaced Brake calipers replaced Wheel cylinders replaced Lots of brake lines replaced Clutch slave cylinder replaced Ignition timing done Valves adjusted Battery replaced Water pump replaced Serpentine belts replaced And planned work: Carb replacement (and rebuild old one, mostly just for learning experience) Ignition lock replacement Rear shock replacement Rebuild old calipers - possible rear disc brake conversion in the future? Dually rear wheels Lots and lots of electrical work in dash Door locks Get propane for furnace, etc working Again, thanks for all the expert advice. It's really amazing how quickly people respond on here, and how much knowledge there is collectively on this forum. You rock! 2 Quote Link to comment
Silvester Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Sweet rig! Ive been trying to find one of those! Quote Link to comment
Kirden Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Wow, thats pretty cool. I need one of those to make that long trip to Canby :P Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 That's the second tan dash in as many days. Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nice! I always wanted one of these myself :P Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Is this the one that was out by the Victoria airport? Quote Link to comment
fizrat Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Grahem - Nope, but it'll be in that area soon enough. I'm in Surrey and moving to Saanich in the fall. Also: that's a lot of 620's you've got there! Quote Link to comment
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