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I have decided that begging for donations really sucks, although I will leave the donate links in the initial posts as they are just in case you are so inclined.

I do have some decent skills in web design and SEO website strategies and would welcome work versus the donation. I would feel better about it and you would get something worthwhile for your monies spent.

I have posted a private post today that has a link to my latest resume. Simply register on the site and login then you will be able to read the short post and download it.

In the resume you will find out a lot about my experience in computers and some interesting facts as they currently are.

Down below here I am going to show some of the graphics I have created, some fairly recently and some a while ago but all were done by me…in some cases there are other images created by others within the images. For instance, the header graphic here on earthquakie.com contains the Pink panther image which was created by? I dunno, but the text with the shadow is my design/layout.

I will continue to add to the images as time goes forward and my portfolio grows so that you can see the things I can do.

[album: http://images/mine/]

At any rate, whatever you do, please leave a comment if you like my graphics or not. I don’t even mind getting comments like your stuff sucks, but at least tell me why…LOL

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Well, it is still too wet out to crawl underneath so I am going to talk to you about my 1973 24? Champion Motorhome and what I would like to do with it.

First off, the dual exhaust is toasted, so that must be fixed, otherwise I cannot get it inspected for plates, etc. Because I want to convert the engine to hydrogen I need to plan ahead by getting stainless steel for it, as that will not rust from the water that is resultant from the combustion of the hydrogen. If you have seen Jay Leno’s Garage where he shows himself drinking the water from the tailpipe of the new BMW 7 series hydrogen powered car, then you will understand why I need to go this route.

The next thing that is a must for the inspection is the rear brakes. The previous owner left it sitting on the grass for 3 years, so the brake drums are seized. At this stage I do not know what all needs to be replaced, but I am fairly certain that everything inside, possibly even the wheel cylinders will need replacing. None of this I will know for sure until I jack it up and pull off the two wheels on one side. I did find out from the info at Champion Fleet Owners as to where to get the proper parts from. I will post their link later on.

To do the hydrogen conversion, the best way is by getting a conversion kit that allows you to run the engine on LPG [or Propane if you are not familiar with that acronym]. It essentially makes the intake system closed so that gas can be injected into the carburetor which then does as normal. The rest is dependant on whether I want to run HHO [Browns Gas], Hydrogen or LPG.

This brings me to the lack of the Onan generator which provides electricity. If I take this route, they already have a model made to handle propane, which means it would also run whichever gas I wanted to run. But I would much prefer to find someone who has made Howard Johnson’s Permanent Magnet Motor that I could stuff into the same spot to handle all my electricity needs.

I think I will stop at this, but will fill you in on more things that need to be done and why I want to switch the toilet to the Incinolet toilet instead of staying with what is currently in here.

I am not very good at begging for donations and I am sure you get lots of it. So, I will say that with 17+ years in Internet Technology behind me and my own leased server online, I can build you a website and host it, or can redesign/design your website along with some graphics, and proper SEO strategies employed. This way we are both happier because we both did and got something for the money. You can see the above digital image I created….it took me about 5 minutes to create, so I do know a little bit. Just email me at webmaster at earthquakie dot com and let me know what you were thinking of.

If however you are not adverse to donating, here is the link:

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Well, I was doing research on my 1973 24′ Champion Motorhome and was not having great luck. I needed to do this because the thing came with absolutely no manuals what so ever.

Lo and behold I find ChampionFleetOwners.com while googling.

Not only is their site free, but they have manuals and such for more than just the champion line of motorhomes.

Through them and Dave, the webmaster, I have found out the following information about my 1973 24′ Champion motorhome:

It is a dodge chassis, model # RM350

Quote from Dave: The rm350 had a 318-3 standard and was offered with the new 440-3 as a option. The chassis had a max gross weight of 12,000 lbs had a wheelbase of 137, or 159 in. 8 stud wheels, disk brakes, had 17.5 X 5.25 in rims all around with 8-17.5 D rated tires on the front and 8-17.5 C rated tires on the rear.

Also, the body style is: Forward Control & Motor Home Chassis Meaning a Class A.

Mine definitely has the 440-3 cid engine….cool.

And the chassis was manufactured at the warren truck #1 plant.

So, what this means is now I have a good place to start for figuring out everything needed for this to make it mechanically sound.

I know the front disc brakes looked good at a distance, but it has been raining cats and dogs….no, not like Florida where I got to see frogs raining from the sky….not a few, but literally thousands of them. I simply mean that it is simply too wet to crawl underneath right this moment.

When I do, I will take my dvc with me and do some amateur photography to show you what all I find under there…..I am sure it will be scary. I know when I was running this after first buying it, I could tell that both exhaust systems are bad, so those need to be replaced. Not sure if the backfire was because of that or if the distributor is in the wrong position, but that will have to wait until a new exhaust is fitted.

I would like to get all stainless steel exhaust for this since the plan is to eventually run it on hydrogen.

If you have at least glanced over my previous posts, you will find that I have been struggling financially and I need assistance in getting this ready and road worthy for the fall. Any amount donated would be greatly appreciated and your website(s)/name will be published on the motorhome, if you so desire.

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