Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Where to begin?

 As promised, pictures were taken during our initial walkthrough. As we got into it, we discovered that previous owners had "upgraded" the Ultravan in their own special ways.

What does that mean? A LOT. The biggest problem we found were that the fiberglass roof hadn't been sealed before priming, meaning the entire length of the body has leaks. That was followed by discovering that there was no insulation that we could see anywhere!

This walkthrough drove home why a hard budget is needed, to plan for all the worst case scenarios which will likely crop up as we go.

Here's a quick view of the coach from the Ultra Van Motor Coach Club. Ours is 2 feet longer than standard, but this gives a good view

Our interior isn't as clean, of course, but here's a picture of each zone:


Welcome and come on in!

Just pop your shoes off here next to the door...

Do you want to sit back and watch the road go by?

Or take the wheel, yourself?

The bookcase and drop leaf table

Plenty of space to cook dinner with a whopping 8" deep sink, too!


Wash up before bed?

A restful night's sleep ahead...

This is going to be a top-down strip and rebuild. But for us to do that, we need to evaluate the budget and spend wisely.
















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