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Re: [GMCnet] New Owners, 1978 Transmode near Pittsburgh [message #324833 is a reply to message #324812] Wed, 11 October 2017 16:37 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Dave Stragand is currently offline  Dave Stragand   United States
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Thanks, Matt, and to everyone for such a warm welcome!

We have a lot to do to be sure, but it will be fun to tackle if time
permits. Right now it's a family project, but if the rest of the family
loses interest it will be a much harder road.

On the wooden pieces -- yup! -- we plan to use them as templates more
than anything else. I can make decent benches, etc., if needed -- but
crafting a fitted fiberglass bathroom out of thin air is a tall order
for me.

Matt -- we certainly think alike! I was taught early on by my
old-car-mentor friend, that there are two ways to do things -- "right"
or "again". If you don't do it right, you will always end up doing it
again. We take our time, try to do only quality work, and avoid cutting
corners. It always pays off in the long run.

I blogged the restoration of one of our cars -- the hardest and most
complete restoration -- and have two posts than can apply to pretty much
any vehicle restoration, and folks here might find useful or interesting
as well.

The first is at http://www.projectvixen.com/zen.htm , and it's a simple
rewrite of a chapter of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance',
replacing 'motorcycle' with 'DeLorean'. If you replace 'DeLorean' with
'GMC Motorhome', it still reads just the same. The original author just
totally nailed the descriptions of repair and maintenance setbacks we
all run into, and how to get around them. It's an amazing read.

The other post which folks might find helpful is a wrap-up of the whole
restoration process, and what I learned along the way
http://www.projectvixen.com/week244.htm . It applies to any vehicle
restoration, so I hope y'all find it enjoyable.

More questions to come from me, I'm sure, but I'll end by again thanking
everyone again for such a nice welcome!

-Dave

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