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Formal introduction...

...this is ours now.  I have mentioned our search and find experience elsewhere.  We were FT owners about a decade ago, and went with a Monaco for a while.  We "lost" it in an accident about a month ago.  We decided we wanted a FT again.

We found this one in Brenham, Texas.  Owners purchased it through MOT about 1.5 years ago.  Nice paint, nice tile floor, some underside surface rust.  (Maybe some trips to Mustang Island?)

If you know this coach, I would love to hear from you.  Reply or PM fine.  I welcome any information, but I am seeking paint codes for touch up paint.  I have a couple of mystery switches too!

1998 U-320 36-foot.
Matt B
1998 u-320

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Welcome home! Beautiful coach. Regarding paint I'd check with FOT and/or Xtreme in Nacogdoches. I'm sure one of them did the headlight conversion and paint.
1993 U300 40ft GV SE
Build # 4344

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Welcome and great looking coach.  Glad you decided to "get back on the horse" in a Foretravel.

Also, really good looking "security" dog!  What breed?
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

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Welcome home! Beautiful coach. Regarding paint I'd check with FOT and/or Xtreme in Nacogdoches. I'm sure one of them did the headlight conversion and paint.

I requested a build sheet for it from FT, but I have not heard from them yet.  I should check again.  Good idea about Xtreme - would they have IDs by build number?
Matt B
1998 u-320

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Welcome and great looking coach.  Glad you decided to "get back on the horse" in a Foretravel.

Also, really good looking "security" dog!  What breed?
Thanks!

RE dog:  No idea.  She was a "mark-down" at a Rottweiler rescue adoption.  She was returned once because the new owner decided she might be a pit bull.  Best guess on her origins via appearance is a Chernenko.  DNA test shows she is mostly poodle.  About knee height and around 20 pounds, and incredibly fast runner.

She thought playing with a coyote in our yard was fun, but she hides under a table when the wind blows.
Matt B
1998 u-320

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...this is ours now.  I have mentioned our search and find experience elsewhere.  We were FT owners about a decade ago, and went with a Monaco for a while.  We "lost" it in an accident about a month ago.  We decided we wanted a FT again.

We found this one in Brenham, Texas.  Owners purchased it through MOT about 1.5 years ago.  Nice paint, nice tile floor, some underside surface rust.  (Maybe some trips to Mustang Island?)

If you know this coach, I would love to hear from you.  Reply or PM fine.  I welcome any information, but I am seeking paint codes for touch up paint.  I have a couple of mystery switches too!

1998 U-320 36-foot.

Paint can be zapped by a good auto paint store with their tool, and they can make touchup paint bottles.Will be much closer then using paint codes.

Welcome to the club, beautiful coach

Chris
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
Unemployed, panhandler, drag racer NHRA #6348

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Paint can be zapped by a good auto paint store with their tool, and they can make touchup paint bottles.Will be much closer then using paint codes.

Welcome to the club, beautiful coach

Chris

I was in need of touch-up paint for my wife's 1966 Ford pick-up.  I took two small pieces off and had the shop match them.  The dark color was a two stage, the light one a three stage.  Cost for smallest containers was over $500.

I needed a part not related to paint, so I went down the street to O'Reilly auto parts.  They had the colors in rattle cans!  Less than $15 for the two.

Good advice you gave, but I am looking for 95 percent there for a gazillion small stone chips.  No big blending spots.  One of those brush-in-bottle things might do it.

Matt B
Matt B
1998 u-320

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Cost for smallest containers was over $500.

I needed a part not related to paint, so I went down the street to O'Reilly auto parts.  They had the colors in rattle cans!  Less than $15 for the two.

Good advice you gave, but I am looking for 95 percent there for a gazillion small stone chips.  No big blending spots.  One of those brush-in-bottle things might do it.

Matt B

You need a different automotive paint shop.  I can't remember the price but I used to have spray bombs made up with matching paint for small items.  Think motorcycle.

1992 Foretravel Grand Villa
U225 SBID Build No. 4134
1986 Rockwood Driftwood
1968 S.I.A.T.A. Spring
1962 Studebaker Lark
1986 Honda VF700C
1983 Honda VF750C
Charlie, the Dog was broken out of jail 24 Oct 2023
N1RPN
AA1OH (H)e who must be obeyed.

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Ref # 4

Our German shepherd is as good looking as they make them, but he is afraid of a mouse.

Regards

Klaus

The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but whether or not you brought in the ship.
Raul Armesto

2003 U 320 4020 Unit 6145

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I wonder what the back story is on the prior owners only having that coach for 18 months.

And welcome to the Foretravel hive.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

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I wonder what the back story is on the prior owners only having that coach for 18 months.

And welcome to the Foretravel hive.

I think it was the common "aging out" story.  They both had back issues.  He had a recent back surgery, walked slowly with a cane, and had difficulty getting into the coach.
Matt B
1998 u-320

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Welcome back to the fold!  Very nice coach and congratulations to you on your purchase!
Joe & Dottie Allen
Sold!  December 2023.      2000 U320; build # 5645
Our coach " Maxine"
Motorcade #  15922;  Escapee 150950; FMCA F330833; Boondockers Welcome;  Harvest Hosts;  Thousand Trails
'98 U320 from 2000-'06
USAF '62-'66

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." ―Epicurus

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Very nice addition. Congrats
Scott

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Nice Coach, and great dog too 👍👍
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

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Regarding paint I'd check with FOT and/or Xtreme in Nacogdoches. I'm sure one of them did the headlight conversion and paint.

Paint design looks Xtreme; headlight conversion looks FOT (Phenix-like arrangement and lens color selection)
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

 

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I think it was the common "aging out" story.  They both had back issues.  He had a recent back surgery, walked slowly with a cane, and had difficulty getting into the coach.

That'll do it.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr