Comments on: 1982 Jamboree Fleetwood RV Restoration – Before Restoration Process

By: marianne hermann

marianne hermann — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:33:19 +0000

hey the fuse panel in mine is under the back bench seat. just by the sink….

By: NicknGraysmom

NicknGraysmom — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:50:37 +0000

Ok don't really know what that was all about…. Anyhow , I like hearing all the reno ideas . We just bought an 82 Jamee Same as yours almost but no bunks in the back. The poor sap before us dealt with all the leak issues so that was good . I re painted the interior and got Gel peel and stick tiles from Home depot for a back splash in the kitchen! Looks amazing! Re did all of the curtains as well as new beds and upholstry. Looks brand new inside! … Almost… well to us it does:) When we took the hood fan off of the wall to re paint it we somehow shorted the fuse. Does anyone know where the fuses are? Besides the ones in the top of the engine compartment? i could use the help… Cheers Leah

By: kieron roche

kieron roche — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:29:18 +0000

Hi i have 1982 chevy g30 travel cruiser purchased in the states in 1982 and shiped it to the uk some of your tips will realy come in handy.

By: mack

mack — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:02:45 +0000

karl,hope u figured out your bunk over problem.just bought 81 jam with same problem. need guidance.First one i have ever owned.my wood is rotting to.if you or anyone can help me on this i would Greatly appreciate it. Mike Reinard has done a great job with his and i would like to do the same,with th help of others that have or are going through this.Plz contact me at macpen@msn.com.Would love to talk to someone with more experience on this matter than i have THX Enter text right here!

By: Mack

Mack — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:49:28 +0000

Mike would like 2 talk 2 u just bought 81 jamboree,same problem as u had.First i have ever had. Need guidance.Plz contact me@macpen@msn.com.I will call u or u can call me .thx mikeEnter text right here!

By: Jim Anthony

Jim Anthony — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:39:23 +0000

Please email me on your project and where to buy outside skin Jim Anthony
3913 Biltmore Dr Columbus, Ga email jaguar5@knology.net 706 681 9830

By: emptypockets09

emptypockets09 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:27:59 +0000

enjoyed your blog, I am in the process of rebuilding a 28 ft 5vr with front livin room.
It is a 1989 that had a bad roof for over 20 yrs. and I did not know about till last fall.
Replaced all framing on both sides 10ft. each and the front 8ft. All that kept it together
was the aluminum and rotton staples. They built them cheap. Good Luck!!

By: Joed

Joed — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:08:20 +0000

Purchased a 1984 jamboree last year. Found some leaks in the roof. One from an improperly installed tv antenna, one from an improperly installed CB antenna and one from a vent above the rear sleeping area. Water has rotted out some of the framing around the vent and minor wood damage / rusted metal in the front sleeping area. I have decided to take on the project of repairing the roof with a new layer of EPDM (ethylene propylene diene Monomer). I will start demolition of the old aluminum roof soon (suggestions would be appreciated). After the roof the I will remodel most of the interior. I wanted to share my experience with others, mainly with pictures of progress. Project will start soon. Already purchased 11' x 25' 45 mil epdm $360. wiredtec@comcast.net

By: Karlschneider

Karlschneider — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:23:04 +0000

Yeah, I kinda lost track of which posts were first but I did reply to another one. I feel like a moron for not taking pictures while I was doing that stuff, I just didn't think to do it. I can take a few of what it looks like now though, if I can remember to I will. I wasn't satisfied with the 'levelness' of the platform after I got it all bolted down so I cut another piece of 3/4 plywood about 80" by 24" and beveled one side so when I shove the 'slider' forward it lifts up that piece that sits on top of it then, for traveling, then when I want to restore the sleeping configuration I pull the original slider to the rear and push that other board towards the front of the RV so it falls off the sliding piece and makes the whole thing more flat and 'level'. It's a kluge but it works fine.

By: KarlSchneider

KarlSchneider — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:13:57 +0000

HI! I just found the link to your reply…I did it cheap and dirty, it's not a work of art but it's plenty stout.

I bought a Fein multimaster tool to carve out as much of the old wood as possible without and didn't remove any of the outside metal. Being not very careful, I did manage to cut a few 'slots' in the bottom vinyl or plastic or whatever that stuff is but I fixed those with some good silicon caulk, they're not visible now. I trimmed a 3/4" plyboard sheet to just fit the area where I cut out all the old rotten wood and hung it from the steel frame with 'L' brackets and self-drilling screws.

The hardest part was getting that piece of wood in through the door and up above the overhead bunk floor! Obviously it was designed to be put together from the inside out, not the other way around, haha…a former owner had attempted a kind of 'quick fix' with a piece of flimsy aluminum on the underneath to hold the pieces of the bottom material together…I yanked all that stuff off and used a piece of industrial door threshold material and screwed it to join the pieces into a 90
inch long 2×4 that I had previously attached to the 3/4" plywood.

(I had removed the side 'guides' already so it was just a matter of reinstalling them back down to the new plywood with some new screws) Did not bother with insulating it, we don't camp in the dead of winter and I'm sure the mattress will be plenty good to accomplish that since there's no place for air to come in, I sealed it all with that same white silicone and it doesn't even show. Oh I found some of the vinyl 'channel' trim that covers screws all over the RV (outside) on ebay and replaced it all, made a BIG difference in its appearance! Then to tidy up the overhead bunk I cut some pieces of industrial type carpeting to cover up the 'ugly' exposed areas and used self tapping screws with cup washers to attach them to the metal frame, it isn't original but it's not really bad looking at all and like I said, plenty stout.

So that was the 'big' project that had to be dealt with…course there were about 100 other little minor things that needed to be done, a little plumbing and electrical fixup, weatherstripping,
missing bolts in the fold-out couch, just crap that goes wrong if it's not getting regular attention, you know about those. One of which was unclogging the a/c condensate drain up on the roof so it doesn't drip cold water down onto sleeping people!!