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Another important lesson Andy and I learned when i

Another important lesson Andy and I learned when it has come to restoring our antique RV is that it’s okay to want help… and accept help.

A goal we had was restoring our Clark Cortez ourselves, but we came to realize when it came to welding — Both the money and time to purchase welding materials and learn to perfect welds would be better spent and used elsewhere so we brought in our hero once more…

Welder-man Paul became a fast friend when we called him to weld our rusted out roof… and he returned to weld our roof ribs and battery box area. He has a mobile welding service (RVA Mobile Welding) so he made the trek to the farm to save the day again when it came to welding a new bung in our fuel tank. With our hero’s work done that meant we could finally install our tank then fill it with that amber goodness to get her to run again… and can I just say — There’s little sound better than that “gulg, gulg, gulg” and seeing zero fuel leaks!
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True, our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome’s fuel tan

True, our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome’s fuel tank tested us for several weeks, but this picture is proof that hard work does pay off because we were left with this painted beauty in the end… or well, near the end. Next step: We needed our welder-friend back! More on that soon…
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One lesson Andy and I have learned when it comes t

One lesson Andy and I have learned when it comes to restoring an antique vehicle is the amount of time we think one job will take — triple it. A grand example is our fuel tank…

It couldn’t have been simpler: Restore the fuel tank and so we etch-primed and painted on the inside and outside, along with sealed the inside. As fate would have it though, we were one fitting away — one lone fitting away! — from securing the tank… and then the brass fitting sheered.

After pulling the tank out again, we’d soon find the bit refused to come out. We beat on it. We cussed at it. We pried it. We whispered sweet words of love. We walked away. And we came back. Again and again and again and still the fitting remained.

Long story short, we ended up using a hole saw to cut the sucker out and then we tapped these new shiny, perfect threads back in.

Want more? Even after all that we were no where near done. But that’s a story for next time…

For now though, here is a look back at one of our triumphs so that while “restoring the fuel tank” may not seem a huge achievement to many — you understand. When it comes to working on this finicky steel beast, restoring a fuel tank is cause for a monumental celebration!

So are we in the clear now? Well no — of course not but I guess this is what Andy and I signed up for all along, and I admit, I do love a good story…
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