My Restoration. 1972 Dodge Travco

[Thomas G.]

Originally Posted by vtjoanne

Great job! What is the square piece of material you are using to fill the hole in the rear of the travco next to the generator? I have several rectangular holes where i pulled grates out that need to be filled in this manner..thanks!

OP hasn't been here for awhile.

[Kenny D]

Originally Posted by vtjoanne

Great job! What is the square piece of material you are using to fill the hole in the rear of the travco next to the generator? I have several rectangular holes where i pulled grates out that need to be filled in this manner..thanks!

Sorry, I started my own forum dedicated to Travco owners but to answer your question(hopefully not too late) I used a thick mill piece of plastic. It was actually the plastic stapled under a sunline Travel trailer to protect the underside from the road debris. When I cut up the trailer for parts I saved the stuff as it was very flexible and also with a little wax on it worked perfect as a form. It peeled right off.
Just to update...ironically I never finished the unit. My elbows gave out from sanding it with th 8 inch Mudhog. It is actually being picked up Wed by someone who I hope will finish what I started. I have since bought another Travco . A 1975 270 which the body was in much better shape but I had to gut the entire inside. It needs outside paint but the gelcoat is not cracked. I think the paint over i saved it from the UV destruction.
Here is a picture of it when I was changing the a/c unit last spring.

[Kenny D]

Here are a few pics of the inside. I had to cu out the floors and weld new ones in . I made new wall panels by using 3/16 luan and vinyl wallpaper(that what the originals are made of) except that I coated both sides of the Luan with an oilbase primer in case it ever gets wet should help it not fall apart. I had to use 22 inch wide wallpaper as the 52 inch wide stuff was only available in 300' rools so there are a few extra seems but you can't see them. I picked a print that looked up to date but yet still matched the vintage interior.
Here was the floor.

[Kenny D]

Now the walls.

[Kenny D]

The cabinets..I used a Rustoleum refinishing system. It was cheap and has held up really well. I wanted to restain but the sanding and stripping would have been endless.

[Kenny D]

Ahhh..First trip last spring..

[Kenny D]

haha..this thing sat in a garage up in Ipswitch mass for 20 years. I didnt even play around with the rotten gas in the tank. Immediatly put it on life support with an ouboard motor tank. I drove it home 2 hrs like that stopping a few times to top off the tank. I also had a bad Ign module and the carb accel pump was shot but she made it home.