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Removing Our RV’s Ancient Cork Floor

  • by L
  • Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 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, 2023February 5, 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, 2023January 30, 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, 2023January 30, 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, 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, 2023January 2, 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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Y’all, look at our super sexy engine now! 📸 Y’all, look at our super sexy engine now! 📸

What you don’t see is how much the black, silver, and blue colors lifted our spirits — Andy says differently, but there is often little gratification working on classic vehicles. What instead happens is you return to work on the same stuck part or the same broken piece, knowing all too well that day will not render success… but you have to go anyway. “Maybe tomorrow,” you encourage yourself… but that one job always leads to another… and another until you’re often rundown and too tired to celebrate once success does happen. 

Don’t get me wrong — The high level of excitement cannot be compared when you get an engine that didn’t start finally running or those brakes that failed working… but there is also something magical and powerful in simply a new coat of paint. Maybe it’s the instant gratification (which is rare), maybe it’s the glossy colors, or maybe it’s the bigger picture — We’re getting closer to finishing off our mechanical overhaul, so behind these pictures, there was (finally) a large amount of celebrating!
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Our paint work continues as I clean and primer bef 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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With a good portion of our engine bay painted, we’re moving forward with those paint cans to take apart our engine. From the engine itself, valve covers, manifold, fan, power steering, pulleys, dip stick, and more, we’re giving the primers and paints a good shake… we cannot wait to show you how this all turned out!
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