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Ernie I am long over due for an update so thanks for prodding me. The short answer is that we are done. Thanks to helpful advice from my many Newell friends such as you and special thanks to Tom and Clarke for helping me with some last minute things before the rally. We love the coach. The floor is not Ernie quality since its my first and I did it all by myself, but my wife loves it and that's all that really matters (happily married for 25 years...I am no fool).

I will take some good pics in the next week or so and create a new album. Many at the rally saw it but I think the before and after would really tell the whole story. John Clark from Newell really made us feel good when he came by to look at it and said our coach was one of the nicest of that vintage he has seen and it made his heart warm.

For a recap here is what we did:
-Removed all of the flooring. Put tile in the bathroom and bamboo throughout the rest. Entry way is down with ROPPE treads and risers.
-Painted all the walls
-Recovered all valances
-New captains chairs. Replaced two chairs and kick table with a booth. Recovered jackknife couch in same material as new items.
-Replaced all plumbing fixtures with new brushed nickel pieces
-Rewired every interior light to LED including some with dimmers
-New stereos with wired speakers outside. New TV's with a new satellite.
-New blinds and drapes throughout (wow those are expensive to have made!)
-Replaced all felt window runners in all windows
-Fixed the doorbell!
-New working thermostats
-Installed new smoke alarms and a carbon dioxide alarm

Of course mechanically we are basically new as well with the rebuilt engine and a number if other things. My next bug task is to begin adjusting bay doors so they all close well. Clarke and Tom completed one and it took them several hours so I think that may translate into several days per door for me!

Been a long year but we love the coach.