Monday, March 23, 2015



Starting March 28th 2015 will be the renewing of a beautiful 1973 Revcon. Remodeling will included but not limited to: Flooring, dash panel, veneering, drawers, ceiling, airbags, battery compartment, seats, beds, cabinet restoration, disk brakes, LED lighting, upholstery, PEX tubing, steering wheel replacement, polishing, pocket doors, fiberglass repair

Customer Request:
  • Interior combinations: Zebra wood laminate
  • Red and off white
  • Drivers console should have the feel and look of a hot rod
  • Combination of original and modern interior 

  1. Replace rear drum brakes with disk
  2. Install AC unit including ducting and switches for 454 Oldsmobile engine
  3. Rebuild battery compartment slide out
  4. Change outside fog lights with recessed round lights
  5. Upgrade steering wheel
  6. Replace all driver instrument gauges
  7. Install airbags with onboard control including air pump and air tank reserve
  8. Refinish original interior surfaces
  9. Replace flooring
  10. Upholster drivers seat, passenger seat and sofa
  11. Replace curtains
  12. Upgrade fans in ceiling  
  13. Move dash forward
  14. Inspect and replace damaged parts
  15. Paint outside (top half) buff bottom half
  16. Polish outside windows
  17. Refinish inside walls
  18. Polish outside trim
  19. Refinish front grill fiberglass
  20. Add shelf to front of motor home
  21. Install cable and add TV mount








Day one: Inspection

  1. LP and carbon detectors
  2. Plumbing
  3. Frame
  4. Wiring
  5. Furnace
  6. Water heater
  7. Water pump
  8. Generator
  9. Floor
  10. Shower
  11. facets
  12. Wiring
  13. Fuse panel
  14. Undercarriage
  15. Insulation
  16. Cabinet frame 
  17. Black and grey water tank
  18. Generator
  19. Gas tank   




To do list:


  1. Remove carpet -done
  2. Remove cabinet doors -done
  3. Reinforce battery box- new slide system needed
  4. Build drawers -done
  5. Build pocket doors
  6. Build all bathroom cabinets
  7. Build bedroom cabinets
  8. Build bedroom beds
  9. Build bedroom upper cabinets
  10. Build kitchen cabinets
  11. Build Refrigerator cabinet
  12. Build kitchen upper cabinet
  13. Remove and install flooring in front cab area

  14. Design and remodel bathroom
  15. Recover sofa
  16. New bathroom sink faucet
  17. New kitchen faucet
  18. Recover driver seat
  19. Build switch panel
  20. Build front shelf
  21. TV mount needed. -done
  22. Recover passenger seat
  23. Install LED lighting
  24. Intsall PEX tubing -done
  25. Replace steering wheel -done
  26. Replace driver gauges
  27. Replace curtains
  28. Replace cabinet doors
  29. Replace cabinet hardware
  30. Recover Dash
  31. Install air-conditioning -done
  32. Install front adjustable airbags (NA)
  33. Install LED lights
  34. Refinish steering wheel column -done
  35. Upholster Driver seat
  36. Upholster passenger seat
  37. Upholster sofa seat
  38. Upholster Rear beds
  39. Upholster room walls
  40. Upholster curtains
  41. Upholster Dash
  42. Polish front grill
  43. Polish exterior window trim
  44. Veneer kitchen countertop
  45. Veneer cabinet doors
  46. Veneer cabinet frames
  47. Veneer bathroom countertop 
  48. Purchase and replace rear tail lights
  49. Purchase and replace patio light
  50. Purchase and replace all window gaskets
  51. Purchase and replace water heater 
  52.  Purchase and replace refrigerator 
  53. Purchase and replace all running lights







Need to purchase:

  1. Kitchen facet
  2. Bathroom facet
  3. Nuvite 1lb F7 and 1lb S -done
  4. LED lighting
  5. Cabinet door materials
  6. Fabric for sofa
  7. Fabric for dash
  8. Fabric for drivers seat
  9. Fabric for passenger seat
  10. Fabric for curtains
  11. Flooring
  12. Laminate - 15 sheets zebra Purchase and replace all running lights
  13. Aluminum trim
  14. LED light switches
  15. PEX tubing blue
  16. PEX tubing red
  17. PEX connectors
  18. PEX clamps
  19. Wire 12v red
  20. Wire 12v black
  21. Wire- 12v connectors
  22. Drawer sliders
  23. Drawer building materials
  24. Drawer handles
  25. Ceiling fans
  26. Coax cable
  27. Coax face plate
  28. Coax splitter
  29. Purchase screws
  30. Zip ties
  31. High temp glue sticks
  32. 12v switches
  33. Wood for ceiling
  34. Wood for pocket doors
  35. trunk liner
  36. Fabric- Blackout material
  37. Aluminum cabinet trim
  38.  Vinyl fabric
  39. Bed area fabric
Technical work:

1. Airbags with on board system
2. Console gauges
3. Dash improvement
4. Disk  brakes
5. Head light upgrade
6. battery compartment rebuild
7. steering wheel replacement 
8. Automotive AC unit installation
9. Repairs to any damaged metal
  
Possible Purchases:
  1.  Water pump
  2. Grey water tank
  3. Black water tank
  4. Fresh water tank
  5. Carbon detector/LP detector
  6. Water Purifier
  7. Wiring
  8. Furnace
  9. Fuse panel 
  10. Power inverter
  11. Refridgerator
  12. Running lights
  13. Thermostate
  14. AC unit
  15. Kitchen sink
  16. Bathroom sink
  17. Radio


So that about covers everything. We are very excited to have the opportunity to restore this awesome motorhome. Cheers to your next 15,424 days Revcon!




9 comments:

  1. Just saw this, hope it's still in progress. I was employee #18 at Revcon, painted a bunch of these...and fell deeply in love with them. We own #71-0004 and have restored her to better than new. I want to change rears brakes to disc, so am looking forward to any tip from this blog!

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    1. I'm looking to restore a 73 Revcon that I bought and used in 1997. It's been sitting for 20 years.

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    2. I love these good ol' girls! Please keep us apprised of your progress! I'd like to meet up somewhere for a photo op when you get done. 'Rosebud' is always ready to go!

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  2. I have an 73 Revcon I'm thinking about restoring. It's been sitting for 20 years.

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  3. Just re viewed this post and was wondering how the resto is going. (That's a big list!)
    We're wanting to take a trip to eastern Canada this spring and would like to stop in to your place if you are anywhere near our route. Where are you folks located?

    Thom
    1971 Revcon 250
    #71-0004

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  4. Thom, any luck with the rear disc conversion?

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  5. Beautiful looking Revcon. I've never seen one in person. I've seen pics of Revcon. I'd buy one if I had someone to share the experience and responsibilities that come with owning and operating a motorhome.

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  6. I hope you find a good one some day. They just need someone not afraid of maintenance and repairs as needed.
    Cheers.

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  7. I love the pics of this Revcon. Are there any more that can be shown? IMHO, the more pics that can be shown the better. I like seeing the exterior from every angle possible, every interior shot, including the instrument cluster, etc. :)

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