Burl,
From the body paint and interior I'm thinking it was renovated by Sheridan's near Toronto. I believe I saw it at a GMC Heritage Cruisers rally some years back.

Welcome Burl,

Having lost my coach coming down a mountain and experiencing a complete brake failure, I would like to share my strong opinion on totally going through the brakes as a number one priority. If you do not know the age of the components, replace them. Hopefully you got a maintenance log with the coach.

I lost my coach, but because of our love for this GMC community, my wife, Oki and I were adamant that we only wanted another GMC.

I hope to meet you and your wife someday at a rally.

Take care, God bless and welcome aboard,
Tom and Oki Katzenberger

Hi Burl
I see lots that aren't stock on that coach. Very nicely done too.
But the main thing I noticed is that your GMC is not listed in the GMC
Motorhome Registry.

Please
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Please fill out and submit the online form at
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* Note about the Build Date of your GMC: From the decal on the inside of
the glove box door - look for a number on the top line just left of center,
similar to "032174". The example indicates the build date as March 21st,
1974. *

Thank you
Billy Massey
The GMC Motorhome Registry

Do you have a plate on the left side exterior of the door? Mine says Oct. 1976, but its an early 1977 model.

The "GMC Motorhome Preservation Society" was a Sheridan thing where you would get a "discount" on their parts pricing. My coach was also redone at Sheridans but they went out of business before my time as a GMCer

There are build sheets in GM uplifted coaches, in various places. On Other
upfitters like Coachman, the coaches leave GM as a transmode, and
frequently sat for some time before the upfitter got to them. So, actual
build dates vary quite a bit.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

Blur,
OEM bags are available out there in the wild but your going to pay about 350 to 400US a piece for them new when you find some. Used are cheaper but they are still old.

I was in the same position as you and managed to find a good spare and some basically new take off OEM bags as i just couldnt afford a quad bag setup (the US to CDN exchanges just kills it).....if i didnt luck out my plan was to go Sully or similar as it was the best compromise between parts/cost.

The broken wheel stud is going to be a pain to replace unless its in the rear....i havent looked closely enough to see if one can sneak it in/out without disturbing the front hub/bearing.

Stupid question perhaps but has that coach been safetied yet?

So Spring is starting to come around to Ontario and I can soon get working on the new addition to the family.
First thing, it has one newish airbag and one that looks original and scary. What to do?
Get a whole new Sully system or similar?
Try to find another OE airbag?
Second thing, it needs CV boot covers replaced and has one broken front wheel stud.
Third, brakes need to be bled and adjusted, they were a little scary getting it home.
I think the rear roof seam needs to be resealed, but that should also wait for warmer weather.

You are not even close. The rotor/hub/knuckle assembly needs to come off
the coach, and the wheel bearings need to be removed with the appropriate
special tools to prevent damage to the bearings. Then, the rotor can be
removed from the hub, the lug stud replaced. Look very carefully at the
remaining studs. If they are stretched (by the same person who broke the
one, more than likely) then the last thing you want is to put this complex
back together and have another stud fail. That kind of thing often makes
grown men weep and curse. Sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings, but that's
the way stuff goes.