It is my Dad's 2004 AllegroBay 34XB. He bought it new. So I semi-inherited it. It was not supposed to be a project, they took very good care of it. BUT as we all know, it became one. The biggest problem is that it had several broken exhaust manifold bolts. I tried the old trick of welding a nut to the end of the bolt. That just turned off. I finally took it to a shop. They were able to get all but 2 out on one side, and 1 out on the other. Needless to say, the heads came off. $7000 later, I had Banks headers installed. They also had to replace all the lifters, as the lifters would not compress when assembling the heads. That cost also included a new AC pump. Then some of the more obvious expenses were tires. The shocks were well worn, so I put Koni FSD's on. I also installed trac bars front and rear. ( I told my Dad for years to install trac bars, they make a huge difference). The rear brake shoes were cracked, so new pads and 1 new rotor. Beyond that, it has mostly typical repairs, like a furnace switch that stuck, water heater switch that was bad. Oh, and one other big job, but not costly was the front windshield would not stay in place. I drove it down to the factory - 2 days driving from Chicago. They fixed the windshield for free. The hole was cut wrong, so it wanted to pop out. A bunch of cutting to the fiberglass and it seems to be fine now. I also paid them to replace a dual pane window that fogged up. While camping has much more space, I just can't get used to how fragile things are. Its a cheap trailer camper with an engine. Everything is made of weak materials. You just have to be very careful not to break things. In many ways, it is built like a movie set - just to look good, but no structural function. One other issue I have is that there is no way to fix the lack of insulation in the floor. If it gets below about 23 degrees, all the water lines freeze. Its designed and built by people in the South, who just have no concept of how to stay warm. Their mind just does not comprehend the details necessary to make insulation work. More than anything, I miss how the Revcon drives. The day I delivered it to the new owner, I broke the 100 mph barrier. I took a photo of the speedo with my cellphone. The crazy part was, later I was looking at the photos and realized, I had BOTH hands on the camera - you could see the reflection in the plexiglass. So that meant I was driving with 1 knee at 100 mph! The second thing is the brakes. When I did that, some guy in a pickup truck decided to pull in front of me. I had to drop from 100 to about 75 mph, in the distance of about 10 car lengths. The motorhome had no trouble dropping off that speed. No brake fade. In many ways, it reminded me of my Mini Cooper. Yes, a stock Revcon doesn't do that, but I converted to disc brakes in the rear several years ago. The difference in stopping power is huge.
_________________ Dave
The Flying Fortress '83 Revcon Prince 31' FWD 502 w/Howell/GM 16197427 ECM/Edelbrock MPFI,Thorley's & Magnaflows, 4L85E 4 speed, KoniFSD, Yes it is SOLD
FMCA F298817
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