1980 Four Wheel Camper Keystone Renovation Report

[1980Keystone]

[SIZE=11pt]I joined this site a little while ago but haven’t had much time to participate yet. But I have finally prepared a report of my 1980 Keystone renovation and I’d like to share it with the folks here. Although I did not join this forum until my renovation was nearly finished, I picked up some great tips that I’ve already used. I created a simple site to show my renovation process and I hope it is helpful to FWC owners. I hope it is okay to link to my site from here, because it is quite a long report, with many photos. [/SIZE]

https://sites.google.com/view/fourwheelcamper/home

[SIZE=11pt]But I’ll provide the briefest possible summary here in case the link is not suitable.[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=11pt]What I did: Renovated a 1980 Keystone FWC camper[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]When purchased: Early 2018[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Purchase price: $1500[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Renovation started: 2019[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Finished: 2020[/SIZE]

[SIZE=11pt]What was done:[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=11pt]Exterior repainted[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Interior tear out[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]New paneling and wood interior[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]New electrical system[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Installation of newer appliances[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Rebuild galley kitchen area[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]New plumbing for sink and outside spigot[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=11pt]Other odds & ends[/SIZE]

[SIZE=11pt]I did not have a manual to follow in doing this, so your thoughts are valuable. Thanks. I've attached some pictures as well.[/SIZE]

 

[ski3pin]

I love to see these old campers loved and getting a new lease on life! Thanks for sharing and we hope your Keystone gives you years of great adventures!

 

[Taku]

great work and a great write up. thanks for all the photos and you will get a lot of great times out of that camper.

 

[BBZ]

nice job.. thx for saving it!!

 

[PokyBro]

Thanks for sharing, always amazing what can be done to an old camper. Looks ready to go for years to come. Congratulations !

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Well done, 1980KS! Thanks for sharing! It looks great.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks for sharing your rebuild.
Welcome to the cult and have a great time with the "new" rig.
Frank

 

[1980Keystone]

Thanks for all your encouraging comments so soon. Now that the work on the project is winding down, I look forward to having more time to spend on the forum. If anyone sees something that should be corrected, please comment on it here. I want this to encourage people and show them that it can be done by non-professionals with patience and persistence. But I want to provide correct methods, as much as they are described.