Sorry to tell you this, but as others have suggested, that Winnebago is a lost cause. No giving up!!!! It might take me 5yrs but I'll get there. I wish it was in good enough shape to use as is but I would have been afraid to do so for health reasons (mold/rot). I will be researching this winter which motors can be swapped out and fit a D19 (possible modifications necessary). We are also looking into truck chassis to replace the old one. We were lucky to even get it home with the shape the engine is in. Same with all the interior walls, just falling apart. When I took the trim pieces off the bottom exterior, all that was left of the wood was sawdust. There are holes in the metal and eaten away places along the edges. The floor is rotten and the walls are pulling away from the chassis. When I started pulling down the cabinets all the backs and bottoms were rotten and falling a part. The real truth is that this is going to be a complete overhaul. It didn't look that bad until I started tearing into it. I will post some pics of the interior before we started (below). I was hoping to salvage as much original interior/exterior as possible but even the hinges on the cabinet doors are rusted beyond reuse.

I hope I can save it but I'll be asking lots of questions about that on some of the feeds here. That includes the metal being eaten away around the edges. Unfortunately everything on the inside was just a cover up for the terrible condition underneath. Thank you both for your responses!!! I wish I could say the metal etc were in good condition. That might also be because I have absolutely zero knowledge of RVs or renovation etc.Īnyone know someone who has done a successful complete renovation on a vintage winnie? If so I'd love to pick their brain!!!! If I can get it to post I'll put a pic up? This is her prior to starting the project. Right now all my friends just think I'm crazy. It will be nice to talk with someone who has experience in doing something like this. I also hope to find some people that have done the same thing. So far, I've learned a lot from this forum and hope that I can contribute as I go along with this project. I am going to be completely deconstruction her and rebuilding!!! I've started the long process of screw removal and carful pry work. Every wood piece on it is completely rotten, and I mean rotten (sawdust). I bought a 1974 Winnebago D19 Brave about a month ago. Sooooo, this time I'm keeping it short and sweet:

I've tried to post a couple times and got an error with my photo and then had to re-type everything

1975 winnebago brave interior