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October 9, 2012 by Chris Leave a Comment

Ch.Ch.Changes

We successfully drove from Denver to Albuquerque and can finally say that there is real progress being made.

Here are some of the visible changes during the Great Dale Transformation:

 Old Engine

 New Engine

 Old windshield, wipers, and fluid

New windshield, wipers, and fluid

Old

New Gas filler cover, 3″ Exhaust with chrome tips, side marker lights, water inlet, Cargo Pod, and deadbolt lock
No Suspension Work was really required

 No Ladder with new spare tire, hitch, tail lights, licence plate light,and rear glass

Old Entry View

New Entry View

Old Bridge View

New Bridge view with custom console and speaker boxes

Old Above the Bridge View

New memory foam bed and curtains

Bed and Bridge

New Bed and Bridge

Old View of the living space

New View of the Living Space with new curtains and working lights

Old Ice Box

New AC/DC Fridge

Old Ice Box Interior

New Fridge Interior

Old Ceiling Fan

New Ceiling Fan

Old Gas Lamp

Old Gas Lamp with Glass

New Cushions and Curtains Handmade by Lina

 

Filed Under: 1965 Dodge Coronet

September 14, 2012 by Chris Leave a Comment

First Trip

Well it has been quite the journey and I’ll post more details after the small claim court case is settled. I chose the wrong mechanic and had to find a Mopar specialist to fix the mistakes. We’re almost ready for prime time after:

  • Replacing the Rear axles
  • Replacing the rear brake pads
  • Replacing the rear differential (Twice)
  • Reconditioning the drive shaft
  • Rebuilding the transmission (Twice)
  • Replacing the complete fuel system from tank to carb
  • Replacing the radiator (3 times) and tweaking the fan system many, many times
  • Rebuilding the heads
  • Replacing the intake manifold
  • Replacing the carburetor
  • Replacing the air filter
  • Replacing the exhaust
  • Replacing all of the gauges and adding some new ones
  • Replacing the transmission cooler
  • Adding a deeper transmission pan
  • Replacing the front brakes with disc brakes
  • Replacing all front suspension bushings
  • Adding a massive sway bar on the front
  • Replacing the front windshields and rear window
  • Replacing the windshield wipers
  • New ignition system from distributor to plugs
  • New gas filler cover
  • Added Cruise control

We made it Canon City with no problems and here are some pics on a relatively level plot with no liquor store in the background.

Filed Under: 1965 Dodge Coronet

May 31, 2012 by Lina Leave a Comment

Fidelis “Dale” Wasinger Creator of the Great Dale House Car Bio

Hi Everyone,

Here’s a story I found on DenverPost.com about Dale Wasinger. Most of the story is about the Dale Method of gambling, but still a great read and gives you some insight to Dale’s inventiveness and personality.

“Fidelis (Dale) Wasinger, a lively 88 year old gentleman of Denver, Colorado is a self-made millionaire, a successful businessman, inventor, designer and an inveterate gambler. Dale came to Denver from St. Peter, Kansas in 1937 and worked and owned much of the land that is now part of Parker Road, Iliff, Dayton and that area of Denver and has quite a few stories of the Olde Denver during that era. Dale says, I can remember when only two cars and three farm trucks came down Parker Road a day . Dale started one of the first automobile repair shops in Denver and invented and personally hand built one of the first machines that cut steel and cars in half for salvage as well as inventing and personally building farm machinery. Dale personally invented and built the first 52 RV vehicles from automobile parts that he cut with his own machines. These RVs are now considered a collectors item and can be found on the web site : http://www.housecar.com .

Dale also founded the Cunningham Fire Department and hand built the first Cunningham Fire Station which can still be seen on Parker Road. He also served as their Fire Chief and can entertain you for hours with stories of fighting the wheat and corn field fires, all with local volunteers.

Dale made his millions in property and real estate over the years…. a great feat for a man with a grade school education and the inability to read, even today. Talk about stamina, Dale s health and mental capabilities are still as sharp today as any good businessman and entrepreneur in the U.S. and, he will gladly take anyone on in a game of horseshoes, of course with a substantial bet.

That brings us to gambling, one of the world s favorite pastimes. Every day, in virtually every corner of the planet, people place millions of dollars on the line while they hope lady luck will smile on them. Gambling is fun…. If you win more than you lose. Being the inveterate gambler that he is, that s exactly what Dale Wasinger set out to do… to let the odds be with you, especially in making the casino house odds work more in your favor.

Dale loves to win and over the years has applied his remarkable mathematical ingenuity to casino games. Dale was concerned that his fellow players at blackjack, craps and roulette were consistent losers and over a period of time, walking out of the casinos with less money than they started. He began to seriously question the logic and wisdom of currently recommended playing strategies that appear in books, videos and tapes, even if they are endorsed by well known gamblers or the hollywood crowd. After all, the casinos are in a business and their business is to make money. They have to keep those fountains flowing outside. So, for the average gambler, you do not really have much of a chance to win consistently. Or do you ? , asks Dale.

Over the years, Dale applied his ingenuity and logic to his gambling techniques until he was able to shift the winning advantage in favor of the average gambler for blackjack, craps and roulette. (this is not a game plan for poker). Dale s established and honed unique strategy of progressive betting probabilities and a simple but disciplined method for managing your money right at the betting tables lets him win more consistently, most of the time, that is when he sticks to his own method. It s still gambling , reminds Dale. Being the gambler he is, Dale sometimes, well, a lot… gets excited by the gambling mindset and tends to take risks he tells you not to . However, to make up for those losses, Dale eventually settles down and goes back to the DALE METHOD to regain his money… and more. That also excites him.

Although the DALE METHOD can be adapted to the strategies of the professional gambler, Dale has geared the dale method to the average everyday person who likes to run to the casinos on weekends or those who hop on a tour bus with a group of friends for a day trip to gamble … all without being intimidated or having to learn, remember and use all the complicated rules of the games. Dale says, If I leave a legacy when I decide to move on to that big casino in the sky, I want it to be that I showed the average Joe that they can go to a casino, play all night, and still come home with more money than they started with, most every time .

Dale insists, It s fun to win, especially when you do not violate any of the rules of the casinos who can, at their whim, ask you to leave . Dale says that one of the highlights of his life has been, at 88 years old, having a role in the Video / CD-DVD production of let the odds be with you featuring the dale method where he wore a tuxedo for the first time in his life in his cameo appearance at the craps table. Dale says, I actually felt like James Bond . Dale, sitting there talking with you one on one, looking like a loving grandfather, says with all honesty and sincerity, The Dale Method is one sure way to let the odds be with you . I made it for you . Find it at www.thedalemethod.com and look for James Bond .”

Filed Under: House Car History

March 22, 2012 by Chris Leave a Comment

Great Dale’s First Checkup

We left Great Dale with an RV place to check out the frame and make sure she was structurally safe.  We couldn’t find any structural issues but the gas tank was pretty scary and might be the first project after a tune-up.  Nothing like a ratchet strap to make you feel safe and give you that Ford Pinto vibe.

Otherwise it seems that if there is a place to leak, she’s leaking, but no real surprising issues.

The tire guy was shocked how old the tires were and they had some fun with the rusted/stripped lug nuts. It turns out that the front driver’s side tires are reverse thread which threw them for a loop and we spent an extra couple of hours waiting for it all to be sorted out.

As we were driving back to the RV mechanic, something happened to the passenger-side front tire. I heard some clunking and completely lost the brakes.  When I walked around the hood to see what the problem was, I was stunned to see that the wheel seemed to have fallen off the drum but the lugs looked tight.

We got the tire guys over and it turned out the stud fell into the drum and knocked the brake seals off.  Luckily there was a mechanic half a block away and they helped us take the drum off and review the damage. We put her back together and limped over to the mechanic’s bay where she’ll get a complete flush of all fluids.

Turns out that reading that older car brakes are dangerous because you lose ALL of the brakes if the fluid leaks out of one brake is completely different than experiencing it.  The brakes were already scheduled for an upgrade but I may go Discs all the way around instead of just the front.

Good times!

Filed Under: 1965 Dodge Coronet

February 26, 2012 by Chris Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Great Dale House Car Website

We went to the 2013 Trailer Trash Bash The Starlite Classic Campground and are getting closer tot he final setup for camping.

Here’s some pictures.

 

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Our Trailer Trash entry
Our Trailer Trash entry
New Awning and dog cage
New Awning and dog cage

 

 

Filed Under: Odds and Ends

February 26, 2012 by Chris Leave a Comment

Lina and Chris Buy a Great Dale House Car

After the big accident of 2011, we were trying to decide whether to go RVing again.  I thought that Lina would never want to go again but she said she missed it.  We looked at some class C’s but decided the price wasn’t worth it.  Then we saw this little baby on craigslist and couldn’t resist taking a look…then had to have it.

Other posts copied from other websites will have better descriptions but, in a nutshell, a guy in Colorado hurt his back and couldn’t use the RV’s of the time and decided to build his own.  He and his wife started a factory where they could buy a car from a wrecker with a totaled rear end, cut it off, and then add a RV to the back. They made approx 53 of them including Thunderbird and Caddy versions. We bought ours from Denny who has three of them and figures that there are maybe 13 left.

Ours is based on a 1965 Dodge Coronet and it made it from Castle Rock to Arvada with minimal effort.  We’ll be working on the mechanical components and adding a fridge so that I can use it for burning man. Next year we’ll trick out the interior with a 50/60’s airstream theme. Then we’ll worry about the exterior.

 

Filed Under: 1965 Dodge Coronet

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