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[Denis]

Hello,

Thanks for having me.

 

I just bought a one-owner CO Alaskan built at Alaskan Campers North Central, Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1977. The weight, mfg date, address and serial number are all written in ball point on a standard tag, probably carried inside. Oddly, the mfg date (completed) written on the tag is my birthday. Happy Birthday to me!

 

Been looking for one for a while but these are really uncommon out here (I'm in North Carolina). This one is in Minnesota and has been unused and stored in sheds or concrete floored barns for the past 20 years. Considering the badly deteriorated non/CO a friend looked at for me in South Carolina, this one is MUCH nicer and for $100 more a much better deal, even including the 2400 mile round trip to get it. I wish it wasn't in Minnesota this time of year but there you are.

 

As seems to have been the common practice, it was picked up at the factory and bolted to the truck bed, and the previous owner had it on a Ford, a Dodge and a Jeep J-10. I'll be putting it on a '91 Dodge W250 Cummins Diesel 4x4.

 

I'm unwilling to drill more holes in the Dodge since I've been working getting rid of holes, so I think I'm going to made a cradle of 2x4s, while will bolt to the stake bed pockets (they have holes anyway) and bolting the Alaskan to the cradle. That ought to work.

 

The Alaskan itself looks pretty good in all the photos the owner sent, although there is some old rot below the left side window.

 

Anyway, I've been reading through these Alaskan pages and found them pretty informative.

 

Thanks,

Denis

 

[wcj]

Good luck. I have done three rebuilds, it can be fun. My second rebuild was a 77 model. Rotten wood under the side windows is common, the windows sweat or leak and creates the issue with enough years. Happy to pass along the mistakes I have made and what was learned from them.

[Denis]

Thanks. Getting the truck ready for the drive. As a fall back I've found a shipper willing to ship it to me provided it can be safely loaded/unloaded with a forklift.

Also, I saw that JoeKan had one shipping from Ohio to him in Kansas and I'm trying to find out who he used.

 

The owner sent me floor measurements and I measured out the bed of my '91 Dodge. I super imposed them and there appear to be no issues at all as far as fitting goes.

[JoeKan]

Denis,

PM Sent,

Joe 

[Denis]

Denis,

PM Sent,

Joe 

Thanks so much!