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Merczilla · 05-30-2011, 11:15 PM

We recently purchased a 1971 Newell here in Alaska. It had most recently been in Fairbanks and had mods done to hook up to "permanent" sources (water, electric, etc.). We're working on putting back to "normal" and cleaning it up. Has the Ford gas engine (forgot the number) and the Allison automatic. Will be re-doing the curtains and reupholstering the seats/couch this week. Yes, doing it ourselves.

Hubby is working on the electrical/lighting/air systems. They had heat tape or something wrapped around some lines underneath and it caught fire. They must have caught it quickly, but there is still some melted/burned up lines underneath. Someone also painted the gold aluminum with some grey paint...ugh. Don't know why they did that.

Have not found that durn safe, either. We hope to take a test run maybe next week to see how she does. We also need to replace the hitch and the spare tire mount is missing. Anyone have a photo of how that looks/operates for a '71? There's a dearth of photos on the Internet.

05-30-2011, 11:15 PM	#1
Merczilla New Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 1	'71 Newell in Alaska We recently purchased a 1971 Newell here in Alaska. It had most recently been in Fairbanks and had mods done to hook up to "permanent" sources (water, electric, etc.). We're working on putting back to "normal" and cleaning it up. Has the Ford gas engine (forgot the number) and the Allison automatic. Will be re-doing the curtains and reupholstering the seats/couch this week. Yes, doing it ourselves. Hubby is working on the electrical/lighting/air systems. They had heat tape or something wrapped around some lines underneath and it caught fire. They must have caught it quickly, but there is still some melted/burned up lines underneath. Someone also painted the gold aluminum with some grey paint...ugh. Don't know why they did that. Have not found that durn safe, either. We hope to take a test run maybe next week to see how she does. We also need to replace the hitch and the spare tire mount is missing. Anyone have a photo of how that looks/operates for a '71? There's a dearth of photos on the Internet.