This is basically what I would want to build myself a vanlife / mobile house. Good chassis with auto leveling, large space to work with, and a empty slate to built it as my own.
This possibly could have been a nice project for a person/shop with RV restoration/conversion resources/connections. The extensive fire damage warrants a full teardown/inspection from top/down/front/back (too many unknowns). Good call to pass this one along.
@@sanfranciscobay they’re in a special position, though. If they make good content, they get more views and more revenue. Their Timelapse repair videos are some of their best, and I imagine one on an RV would do really well
@@Apeman_king_of_apes It's been Fire Damaged and may be Uninsurable as a Vehicle. What company would want to insure an RV that may have body panels flying off at freeway speeds and kill a Motorcyclist or Convertible Car? It would have to be rewired, replumbed, New heating cooling and ventilation...Its best use now is sell it as is and let the next buyer decide.
Hey Mike, YT visited a dedicated RV junk yard that had a load of these, as you could probably buy interior pieces for this. as for those slide out sections, are they a standard generic size, that could removed from a different brand RV maybe? maybe a junkyard could sell you one with the electric motors and mechanical pieces.
Ivan stayed late at the shop Wed. nite working on the COBRAS wiring harness I told him I would call Painless Wiring to see what they had . SCRUBS say NIKO BROS OTAY .
Since you guys are willing to work with burnt Rvs you might want to invest in a "sand blaster" that uses dry ice. I saw it used on This Old House on an attic to clean up the wood structure, I was amazed on what great job it did with very little damage to the wood. The dry ice evaporates so it is not like having grit that you have clean up. I think it would make it easier to sell with the charred wood gone. I would guess you would need to use a lower setting on the interior of the rv. I enjoy watching you guys, I live in the Charleston area. I am guessing the cars you buy and fix up all have salvage titles. Where are you guys grow up I am trying to figure out your accents, I am from up north so everyody down here sounds different from where I am from but you sound like you both did not grow up in the same area. Good Luck.
We would love to see you fully rebuild her but I get it time is money and bare minimum your sitting on 15/20 gs and that's a pretty good profit for this unit! Merry Christmas fella's
I once bought a trailer caravan which had suffered a fridge fire. A pal suggested I paint the interior with white emulsion paint. Looked much better and ready for refurb. Had it reupholstered and bought all the bits. Then I won a car in a raffle so sold it for what it owed me.
If you can sell the parts from it, then you also still have parts left that you can use for a other build. Just pull that massive engine out, and drive over it with something that would be so fun lol.(when you got the good parts out)
Thanks guys for sharing the latest with the RV. You have to think it over if it is worth investing to restore it, or is it better to sell it as is? The numbers are not deceiving.👍
1:45 not surprising the mattress was still clean, I've seen hundreds of house fires where the interior was blackened and gutted like your motor home, but any bedrooms or bathrooms with closed doors were protected from heat and smoke damage, walking in, you'd never know the rest of the house was a charred ruin. Closing doors behind you can help save personal items in case of a fire
Rebuilding the interior is one thing no problem but complete rewire of the r.v. is another some of these have 2 miles of wires to rewire. Insane! Parts for sure.
I just want to let you know that here in Alabama, there are RV parts/junkyard hoping you guys might have that in your state. In TH-cam, there are people transforming ex-U-Hauls into personal RVs. Check it out, you never know you might get your RV restored in a budget matter.
Michael, 'the mattresses is still white ' well mostly Michael and that is crazy. I wouldn't want to sleep on it though. 😁 I think it is the right decision to sell it as it is, a blank canvas for someone to do whatever they want with it. It is far too much work to rebuild and could be expensive for the parts. Have a great weekend Brothers and thanks for sharing the video.👍👍
I am all for the Cobra Build!!! I want to see that little baby running down the road! Seriously the RV you guys left in Wherever? I would just gut that one to fix this one!
If you're actually considering rebuilding this RV then you're lucky it's Winnebago. Winnebago makes 80% of their own parts, Including the furniture. And if they don't have your part in stock they have the pattern to remake it, right down to the color. You can always cut the middle out and make it a cool toy hauler 🤣
Amazed how well built the Winnebago is. Here in UK rv’s are constructed for lightness and fall to bits in a breeze. Gas in USA is half what we pay. Used to be a third.
Nice job to gutter out a lot of work for sure. Time to sell and move to the next project, the chassis, motor and generator are worth good money to recover your investment and get some profit, up to you Niko brothers. Good video. Take care thanks 😊
Question, looking at the inside there seemed to be a lot of heat from the fire. You being the professional you are, what do you think it did to the fiberglass shell.
Hi fellas, there must be coach builder/ carpenters out there that do that sort of internal work and the parts are readily available why not get a price and if you can still make a good profit that'll be the way to go ( and of course give other trades a pay day) but if all else fails then part it out, its win win for you guys, Keep up the good work love the show Russ from Endland
And you guys are all right man I enjoy watching you guys you're young you're eager and you you're not masters of what you do but you know you try and you get things done right but you should mention the yards the Copa yards that you go to where are they down Georgia Louisiana New Jersey I'm in this tons of them around how do you get that list and how do you get what's on it if you don't have a computer and do you sell the buses and motorhomes and Dodge trucks that you do and how much did you sell them for you should put a video on like a black motorhome you know and the gray one and the little motorhomes that you've done you're pretty damn smart you and your brother work good I mean it's amazing how you cut the cut the front off and took the dash out and a new Honda harness wire harnesses and then you bought another one of you cut it up and use it for parts it's probably cheaper than than buying second Market pass well I just thought I'd tell you I live up in Boston and I'll tell you I like to get a a damaged double axle motor home or single axle motor home from Copa I don't care if it's burning water damage you know if if the back was on fire like the one you bought the back was on fire the engine was all right so just harness burnt and you got to rebuild the back well you can buy the back section that comes in one piece you just put it on or you go to a junkyard and I'll be junk yard and get another one and cut it off you guys have the technology though I like watching you you're going to wear yourself out by the time you're 50 though where's Dad Dad don't help you no more you fire them and where do you get all this money from dad to buy all this stuff do you get it from Dad or you get it from Banks or where do you get it all right take care I thought you would make you laugh a little bit
Time spent elsewhere, better spent. Amusing the "good" things about the motor home. The gap in the roof and side, hey "a fixer upper"...the fire and smoke damage, hey "no problem". Electrical issues, coolant leak, etc, etc.....hey...lol! If nothing else, the sales pitch had me smiling. :)
Sorry guys I would have left it in the junkyard , you are probably not going to sell it anytime soon I hope you can make a few bucks but I would not hold my breath, even with out a fire it's only worth about 35k
You guys should fix the roof and the hole in the side as well as "totally clean" and gut the interior and then sell it for fifty or sixty thousand dollars. 🤔 if you don't have the time then it's time for the "help wanted" sign!
Great jobs on auction finds. I know you all specialize in flood cars. I have 3 projects cars. I am trying to sale. 2 2008 mini cooper clubman and 1 2008 malibu ltz. I live in Covington Georgia if interested.
Sell it off to some DIY dreamer- trying to duplicate all the special cabinetry and the complex wiring and plumbing for all that stuff is a many years project for someone with no other projects to work on.
Keep it, make it a more long-term project. Tear off the entire back section and build it into a car haulier with living quarters upfront for your long trips, I would think you should have enough room to haul a fairly large vehicle and have a decent amount of space upfront.
$153,000, selling at 35% off that sticker, out the door price $95,000. The FreightLiner chassis is the only value in your deal. Take the box off and sell the chassis. You really took on a disaster project, it would be a major undertaking and it would still smell and never even be close to what it was coming out of the factory. Take a trip up to the Winnebago Factory in Forest City, Iowa. Do the factory tour and see what goes into these vehicles. They are assembled in numerous stages along the assembly line that can't be duplicated in your garage. I hate to sound so negative, but facts are facts. I wish you the best.
@@NikoBrothers found it on copart but so many fees. Membership to copart is one Then if you do win more fees to copart then a broker is needed he to get it home. There's must be a better way to bad it can be bought direct.
To bad would have loved to seen the refit, but its not a hobby its a business, def my fav youtube channel.
Go and get the other keys for your other campers and see if they'll open the doors sometimes them keys are the same
This is basically what I would want to build myself a vanlife / mobile house. Good chassis with auto leveling, large space to work with, and a empty slate to built it as my own.
Hey guys fyi a lot of those compartments use the same key as other motor homes, it is a CH 751 key, just something you could try. All the best.
This possibly could have been a nice project for a person/shop with RV restoration/conversion resources/connections. The extensive fire damage warrants a full teardown/inspection from top/down/front/back (too many unknowns). Good call to pass this one along.
Glad I found your channel. It just amazes me watching you guys.
Be a good buy for a nomad. They can make it how they want nicer than a school bus.
Wise move to sell as is. Time and money better spend on other projects, merry Christmas
How much?
I really want to see you guys fully rebuild one of these, with a full new interior and everything
You don't throw money into a disaster project. Let the new owner do that.
@@sanfranciscobay some of these newer ones would bring such a big profit it’d be worth it, and that isn’t factoring in YT revenue
@@Apeman_king_of_apes As a general rule, it's a bad idea to invest more money into a project like this. Allow the next buyer to do that.
@@sanfranciscobay they’re in a special position, though. If they make good content, they get more views and more revenue. Their Timelapse repair videos are some of their best, and I imagine one on an RV would do really well
@@Apeman_king_of_apes It's been Fire Damaged and may be Uninsurable as a Vehicle. What company would want to insure an RV that may have body panels flying off at freeway speeds and kill a Motorcyclist or Convertible Car? It would have to be rewired, replumbed, New heating cooling and ventilation...Its best use now is sell it as is and let the next buyer decide.
Hey Mike, YT visited a dedicated RV junk yard that had a load of these, as you could probably buy interior pieces for this.
as for those slide out sections, are they a standard generic size, that could removed from a different brand RV maybe? maybe a junkyard could sell you one with the electric motors and mechanical pieces.
Ivan stayed late at the shop Wed. nite working on the COBRAS wiring harness I told him I would call Painless Wiring to see what they had . SCRUBS say NIKO BROS OTAY .
Since you guys are willing to work with burnt Rvs you might want to invest in a "sand blaster" that uses dry ice. I saw it used on This Old House on an attic to clean up the wood structure, I was amazed on what great job it did with very little damage to the wood. The dry ice evaporates so it is not like having grit that you have clean up. I think it would make it easier to sell with the charred wood gone. I would guess you would need to use a lower setting on the interior of the rv. I enjoy watching you guys, I live in the Charleston area. I am guessing the cars you buy and fix up all have salvage titles.
Where are you guys grow up I am trying to figure out your accents, I am from up north so everyody down here sounds different from where I am from but you sound like you both did not grow up in the same area. Good Luck.
Yep could have saved a few things by using that. Cabinets, bedframe etc etc
@@geoffdowney9295 this is the second rv I’ve seen them destroy because they don’t know what they’re doing.
you guys have golden fingers go ahead put it back on the road. good luck
We would love to see you fully rebuild her but I get it time is money and bare minimum your sitting on 15/20 gs and that's a pretty good profit for this unit! Merry Christmas fella's
I once bought a trailer caravan which had suffered a fridge fire. A pal suggested I paint the interior with white emulsion paint. Looked much better and ready for refurb. Had it reupholstered and bought all the bits. Then I won a car in a raffle so sold it for what it owed me.
If you can sell the parts from it, then you also still have parts left that you can use for a other build. Just pull that massive engine out, and drive over it with something that would be so fun lol.(when you got the good parts out)
Thanks guys for sharing the latest with the RV. You have to think it over if it is worth investing to restore it, or is it better to sell it as is? The numbers are not deceiving.👍
I build tiny houses, could make this RV look amazing.
1:45 not surprising the mattress was still clean, I've seen hundreds of house fires where the interior was blackened and gutted like your motor home, but any bedrooms or bathrooms with closed doors were protected from heat and smoke damage, walking in, you'd never know the rest of the house was a charred ruin. Closing doors behind you can help save personal items in case of a fire
Labour of love and hammer.
I think he really enjoys this.
I agree For Sale fixer upper good choice
Hey Niko Brothers : The only wise thing to do with this unit is to part it out , and I know that is exactly what you are going to do with it !!
Rebuilding the interior is one thing no problem but complete rewire of the r.v. is another some of these have 2 miles of wires to rewire. Insane! Parts for sure.
I just want to let you know that here in Alabama, there are RV parts/junkyard hoping you guys might have that in your state. In TH-cam, there are people transforming ex-U-Hauls into personal RVs. Check it out, you never know you might get your RV restored in a budget matter.
Selling it gutted is really the best option
Michael, 'the mattresses is still white ' well mostly Michael and that is crazy. I wouldn't want to sleep on it though. 😁 I think it is the right decision to sell it as it is, a blank canvas for someone to do whatever they want with it. It is far too much work to rebuild and could be expensive for the parts. Have a great weekend Brothers and thanks for sharing the video.👍👍
I am all for the Cobra Build!!! I want to see that little baby running down the road! Seriously the RV you guys left in Wherever? I would just gut that one to fix this one!
great truck...........keep with the rebuild!!
What is the number on the key plug on the tv door? I may be able to help you get a key.
If you're actually considering rebuilding this RV then you're lucky it's Winnebago.
Winnebago makes 80% of their own parts, Including the furniture. And if they don't have your part in stock they have the pattern to remake it, right down to the color. You can always cut the middle out and make it a cool toy hauler 🤣
Amazed how well built the Winnebago is. Here in UK rv’s are constructed for lightness and fall to bits in a breeze. Gas in USA is half what we pay. Used to be a third.
I actually think it's really neat. You'll be starting with a clean slate and can finish the interior as you wish. How cool is that?
Leave it as is and sell it as a Dirt Bike Hauler, Contractor/Mechanic Mobil Shop, Burning Man Art Car. Use the side cut out as a Loading Door/Ramp.
Nice job to gutter out a lot of work for sure. Time to sell and move to the next project, the chassis, motor and generator are worth good money to recover your investment and get some profit, up to you Niko brothers. Good video. Take care thanks 😊
Part it out! To rebuild it would be to costly. Should be able to make a nice profit selling it!
Nicole brothers very well done so 👏👍my congrats to you guys
Question, looking at the inside there seemed to be a lot of heat from the fire. You being the professional you are, what do you think it did to the fiberglass shell.
It won't be long before the entire shell delaminates from all the heat and water damage.
Hi fellas, there must be coach builder/ carpenters out there that do that sort of internal work and the parts are readily available why not get a price and if you can still make a good profit that'll be the way to go ( and of course give other trades a pay day) but if all else fails then part it out, its win win for you guys,
Keep up the good work love the show
Russ from Endland
Hi I am nitin from Mumbai India I watch all your vedios great work
Can you put any of the travel trailer on the road if they have been totaled ?
Would love to see you make an interior for it
Make it into a rolling BAR! With natural sky light and moon light ✨ 😀
That would be an amazing food truck with stainless panels inside.
It would make a nice toy hauler
You gotta rebuild it.... great 👍content...
When doing the walk around get a few battery powered led lights.
F550 v10 chassis?
i was told that a key from another RV that opens the side doors just might fit or unlock that door
Nice job. Why are so many RV’s burned out? Are they a fire hazard?
What’s happening about the disabled car re build?? 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
And you guys are all right man I enjoy watching you guys you're young you're eager and you you're not masters of what you do but you know you try and you get things done right but you should mention the yards the Copa yards that you go to where are they down Georgia Louisiana New Jersey I'm in this tons of them around how do you get that list and how do you get what's on it if you don't have a computer and do you sell the buses and motorhomes and Dodge trucks that you do and how much did you sell them for you should put a video on like a black motorhome you know and the gray one and the little motorhomes that you've done you're pretty damn smart you and your brother work good I mean it's amazing how you cut the cut the front off and took the dash out and a new Honda harness wire harnesses and then you bought another one of you cut it up and use it for parts it's probably cheaper than than buying second Market pass well I just thought I'd tell you I live up in Boston and I'll tell you I like to get a a damaged double axle motor home or single axle motor home from Copa I don't care if it's burning water damage you know if if the back was on fire like the one you bought the back was on fire the engine was all right so just harness burnt and you got to rebuild the back well you can buy the back section that comes in one piece you just put it on or you go to a junkyard and I'll be junk yard and get another one and cut it off you guys have the technology though I like watching you you're going to wear yourself out by the time you're 50 though where's Dad Dad don't help you no more you fire them and where do you get all this money from dad to buy all this stuff do you get it from Dad or you get it from Banks or where do you get it all right take care I thought you would make you laugh a little bit
Good buy but what is it that a lot of rvs catch fire
Really let’s see u guys fully rebuild it
Time spent elsewhere, better spent. Amusing the "good" things about the motor home. The gap in the roof and side, hey "a fixer upper"...the fire and smoke damage, hey "no problem". Electrical issues, coolant leak, etc, etc.....hey...lol! If nothing else, the sales pitch had me smiling. :)
You still have the Cobra, and you still have the Vegas with the bad motor! Sorry, we have good memories.
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Magic erasers on seats and dashboard
From the pics I saw, it looked like the fire started with the propane Furnace?? Is that what you saw??
The fridge was in the fire area also, I think they cut the wall out trying to get to the back of the fridge
Will you ever be able to get rid of the smell?? Cheers
I am watching this video 2 years later. Did you guys ever get rid of the coach?
Should have kept the bed frame intact. Its part of the slide out and now needs a new frame...
Thank you👍
Did you sell it?
Why do refrigerators cause so many fires?
Let us know what you end up getting for it!
Well, roof alone are pain in the arse to fix. Look good enough to be part out.
Sell it as is should be wise choice.
Waiting for that Cobra build! 😎
So far so good 👍
Toy hauler conversion PLEASE
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Sorry guys I would have left it in the junkyard , you are probably not going to sell it anytime soon I hope you can make a few bucks but I would not hold my breath, even with out a fire it's only worth about 35k
Well needs rewiring work inside Ceiling need to come all down check the cross joints and etc you can make it your own but might as well get a new one
You guys should fix the roof and the hole in the side as well as "totally clean" and gut the interior and then sell it for fifty or sixty thousand dollars. 🤔 if you don't have the time then it's time for the "help wanted" sign!
What did have to pay for this RV ?? Was it at a auction??
How much are you selling it for? Do you have another site for listings?
Great jobs on auction finds. I know you all specialize in flood cars. I have 3 projects cars. I am trying to sale. 2 2008 mini cooper clubman and 1 2008 malibu ltz. I live in Covington Georgia if interested.
Don't forget to wash the hole
Was there any way out of that bedroom except the normal entry door? Imagine if the owners had been in there when the fire broke out.
Sleeping Areas usually have escape windows.
What's the Price?
Worth more now as parts... especially since it can be driven.
How much are you selling it for as is?
Sell it off to some DIY dreamer- trying to duplicate all the special cabinetry and the complex wiring and plumbing for all that stuff is a many years project for someone with no other projects to work on.
You should sale it as it is or rebuild it
Fire sale cool glipit
Keep it, make it a more long-term project.
Tear off the entire back section and build it into a car haulier with living quarters upfront for your long trips, I would think you should have enough room to haul a fairly large vehicle and have a decent amount of space upfront.
Cut and close it off behind the driver seat diamond plate the rest a new car hauler
Just like a real home....there will always be a lingering smell of burnt wood.Using kills sealer helps but there will always be that smell
Would like to see it fully rebuilt
perfect for a hunt camp
Seriously? Why not a garden hose on roof to siphon it out? Now you ruined a $20-30 tarp
It would make a VERY nice car transporter :-)
Scan the vin not vin number.
sell it for parts/salvage...
Cut the body behind cab behind cab sell to farmer for hauling hay etc water tank etc
Post it on ebay as a flat rate price $19,999, not an auction and send us the link.
$? As is?
www.copart.com/lot/68921251/salvage-2017-ford-f53-sc-spartanburg
How much does copart charge to sell a vehicle?
Whatever happened to this RV?
We sold it
WHOA,......WHAT HAPPENED TO THE THOR BUILD....FINISIH THE THOR BOSS????????
We sold that one
I wouldn’t do another thing to this rig. I would sell it as is with it running and driving.
Make a crew cab sleeper recovery truck, if ya cant sell it,, tow all your long hauls home
$153,000, selling at 35% off that sticker, out the door price $95,000. The FreightLiner chassis is the only value in your deal. Take the box off and sell the chassis. You really took on a disaster project, it would be a major undertaking and it would still smell and never even be close to what it was coming out of the factory.
Take a trip up to the Winnebago Factory in Forest City, Iowa. Do the factory tour and see what goes into these vehicles. They are assembled in numerous stages along the assembly line that can't be duplicated in your garage.
I hate to sound so negative, but facts are facts. I wish you the best.
It’s a ford F 53 chassis.
I thought it was a Freightliner chassis?@@braddixon2469
Dang it I really wanted to see this one get saved...
If it is for sale HOW MUCH????
It will be posted on Copart.com
@@NikoBrothers I'll be looking for it
@@NikoBrothers found it on copart but so many fees. Membership to copart is one Then if you do win more fees to copart then a broker is needed he to get it home. There's must be a better way to bad it can be bought direct.