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One American girl. One English bloke. One pup-kit-cat. One rare 1965 Clark Cortez. Together, one soul of a seeker.

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Welding Roof Supports and Dreams Together

  • by L
  • Posted on May 29, 2023May 30, 2023

Our first hired help arrives to weld new roof supports, but it was more than that — It was our welder’s positivity, his lack of hesitation when he saw our motorhome, and his desire to help one possibly ridiculous couple weld their dreams together.

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We Break Our Promise: We Hire Professional Help

  • by L
  • Posted on May 22, 2023May 30, 2023

Big news in our antique RV restoration: This is the first time Andy and I reach out for professional help as our Clark Cortez motorhome falls under the scrutiny of a welder.

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Our First Exterior Job: Stripping Our RV’s Roof

  • by L
  • Posted on May 15, 2023May 22, 2023

Our latest RV work: Stripping the roof of our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome after finding severe rust on our antique. Hereโ€™s more on our RV bodywork renovation!

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Bettering Our Fueling: Dodgy Pump Removed, Another Replaced

  • by Andy
  • Posted on May 9, 2023May 17, 2023

In the on-going saga of getting our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome to run reliably, we remove a questionable electric fuel pump and replace our mechanical one.

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Our Underseal Hell and Major Accidents Continue (Part Two)

  • by L
  • Posted on March 24, 2023May 17, 2023

We return to our Cortez to remove the last of our underseal, but it is not without a second serious angle grinder injury and the near-loss of our sanity.

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Underseal Hell: Yes, We are Gluttons for Punishment (Part One)

  • by L
  • Posted on March 17, 2023March 25, 2023

We had gone to hell and back in our underseal-removal job, but the result was silver gleaming around us as our Cortez’s bare metal body shined as a trophy of sorts for our relentless labor of love.

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Flooring Debacle (Part One)

  • by L
  • Posted on February 20, 2023May 22, 2023

We found 52 screws to remove from our wood floor, but all wouldn’t twist even the smallest amount. This means calling in power tools to take off our floorboards.

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Removing Our RV’s Ancient Cork Floor

  • by L
  • Posted on February 6, 2023May 15, 2023

The morning and afternoon passed as Andy and I remained hunched over our supposedly-easy job of removing our cork flooring. The result though? We uncovered a stunning wood floor.

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Stripped to Bare Metal: Removing the Plumbing, Gas, and Heating Components

  • by Andy
  • Posted on January 30, 2023May 9, 2023

After removing the insulation from our RV, we tackle taking out the plumbing, gas, and heating components. Now our Clark Cortez is down to its bare metal bones.

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Our RV Build Starts Here with Insulation Removal

  • by L
  • Posted on January 23, 2023April 15, 2023

If we had any doubts up until now about gutting our RV and removing the insulation — Let’s just say the sopping wet insulation we removed and significant rust we found solidified the need for exactly what we did. See before and after pictures here …

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Transmission Mission: Service on the Cortez’s Most Fragile Part

  • by Andy
  • Posted on January 16, 2023February 23, 2023

A Clark Cortez motorhome’s Achilles heel is its transmission, which means L and I try to make sure it is in as good of a condition as possible. Find out why the transmission is so fragile here …

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Tackling Our RV’s Squeaks and Rattles with New Anti-Roll Bar Bushings

  • by Andy
  • Posted on January 9, 2023April 15, 2023

L and I have been working on eliminating — or at least reducing — the many squeaks, bumps, rattles, and creaks from our Clark Cortez motorhome. Here, we replace our anti-roll bar (or sway bar) bushings.

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An Intimate Day Greasing Our RV’s Suspension Bearings and Bushings

  • by L
  • Posted on January 2, 2023February 7, 2023

Did you know vehicles have nipples? This is what I learned as Andy and I work to restore the mechanics of our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome. Here, we use our Cortez’s grease nipples to lubricate the suspension bearings and bushings in an effort to reduce its many squeaks and squeals.

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Our RV Caught on Fire! What Not to do During RV Renovations

  • by L
  • Posted on December 11, 2022January 24, 2023

Sure, there may have been times when Andy and I wanted to watch our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome burn. This though? This was not one of those imagined times and yet our RV almost did go up in flames.

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Major Water Damage is the Start to Scope Creep

  • by L
  • Posted on November 22, 2022January 16, 2023

Water was pouring into our RV, which meant instead of moving forward on our mechanical overhaul, we now needed to investigate our many leaks.

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We are taking a break from working on the Cortez today to go hiking with our son, Lysander. Ly is remarkable and learned tricks, button communication, and walks on a leash ๐Ÿ’™ Yโ€™all, look at our super sexy engine now! ๐Ÿ“ธ Our paint work continues as I clean and primer before Andy paints the power steering pump, pulleys, dip stick, and fan. This means we are bringing out the silvers, blacks, and original Chrysler blue to make our Chrysler/Dodge V8 engine shine.

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