<VV> Ultravan #311 SAVED, but still needs to be moved

[Larry Forman]

Hi All,
Yes, it is true, I purchased it myself today.  It is still at Half Moon 
Bay, needing to be towed to Sacramento, so I will be looking for someone 
who wants fresh gas in their huge tow vehicle, or I ll rent a large truck 
in the next month or so to haul it to an RV storage yard in the Sacramento 
area.  Recommendations for storing it at an RV storage place gladly received.

I drove over there in my Greenbrier and they had found a homemade Ultravan 
front tow bar!   That makes life a whole lot better.  It was fabricated 
from steel box tubing and a steel box tube was welded to the front of the 
Ultra, at least it appears that way.  I DO know that the Ultra is made of 
aluminum skin.

I pumped up all four tires and lubed the front wheel bearings.  I then was 
able to easily pull it forward with my Greenbrier, so nothing was locked up 
with the rear wheels, since I had already checked the front wheels.  I 
looked briefly at the rear axle half shafts and did not know for SURE where 
to jack up each wheel (inboard of the brake backing plate on the V-shaped 
bottom round plates?)  I will want to disconnect the half shafts, just to 
be sure when towing it, since I assume that would be recommended for the 
150 mile highway trip.  It appeared like the driver's side has a short 
spline shaft that can be removed and then I would need to tie up the 
drooping half shaft possibly to that separate side exhaust pipe?  Not sure 
it I need to remove the entire passenger side half shaft or just disconnect 
it.  Recommendations or a procedure welcomed.

The coach has a relatively straight body and I did not find any water 
damage inside.  The interior has been converted somewhat to an office, with 
the kitchen appliances replaced with storage shelves.  The head is intact, 
but the door has been replaced with a curtain, yuck.  There is no dash 
instrumentation, only a steering wheel.  The coach has been stored for many 
years but within the last two, the owner walked away and left it.  It was 
acquired by a lein sale to the RV storage place owner, who posted it for 
sale to try to recoup some storage fees.

The engine appears to not be a 140, and is a two carb engine.  The air 
cleaners are missing.  I was not able to read the engine code this 
trip.  The engine turned over easily with a wrench on the harmonic 
balancer.  No batteries included.  The windshields have been cut and the 
driver's side is badly cracked, needing a cut replacement window.

I will NOT scrap it, but would like to have someone build a lightweight 
interior with many of the latest improvements I have seen at the Custer 
Rally last summer.  It will need a new sink, range/stove, and 
refrigerator.  It will need to have new driver's and passenger seats, 
table, and couch/front bed made.  The main bed foam and cover will need to 
be made for it.

Lots of work that will wait for me to get some work done on the Devin C first.

Thanks for the support and help so far.

Larry