It was still in use a month ago so had up to date safety inspection which was a plus...so I thought. It looked good in photos and the drive home was great! Then I started going over it very closely after parking it on my driveway. I was amazed to find the front left shock was not attached to the leaf spring! It was just hanging! I was a little upset with myself for not seeing that on my first inspection. Im normally pretty thorough when looking at vehicles. Probably the excitement of owning a bus? Anyway, I also found a break in a weld which looked like it had been there a while but very easy to get to so my stick welder will be needed. What worries me is how did the safety inspection people not see the shock hanging? Aren't they looking for things like that? I know I didn't see it but that's their job! Apart from these things, I'm very happy with it. The engine is strong, no blowby and fires up instantly. The transmission goes through the gears smoothly. All the tires are fairly new. The two 8D batteries look new. Alternator, steering box, a.c. compessor, fan clutch, starter and a few other things have been replaced. (hope I haven't jinxed myself!!!) I went to my local dmv and they want to inspect it! Of course they do... So now I'm converting it to suit what they want. Actually the guy at dmv didn't really know what was needed to make it a motorhome. He said make it habitable! So the basics are going in for the inspection then hopefully they approve. I know we all love the dmv....ha. Will let you know the outcome when it happens.
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