| I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328847] |
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SteveW
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Greetings from Southern California -
I finally got around to the project of cleaning up 45 years of oil and grease from the generator compartment - along with some long-ago deteriorated insulation. I plan to line the box with some contemporary heat blocking and sound absorbing material.
And... I finally removed the false raised floor in the rear area. I can use the new increased height to get taller things under the bed... And it was fun to tell my helper about the origin of the raised floor.
But I sure was surprised to find a few strands of orange and brown shag carpeting stuck under two staples UNDER the raised floor. Could I have a model that was finished and then refinished with the raised floor ?? TZE033V100270.
Curious...
Steve W
1973 23'
Southen California
Steve W
1973 : 23'
Southern California
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| Re: [GMCnet] I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328849 is a reply to message #328848] |
Sun, 04 February 2018 23:16  |
jimk
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Steve,
See if you can go to our sight and go down to the Registry and see if they
can help you.
On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 8:52 PM, Vern Crawford
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> Steve,
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> Now you have my curiosity up about the raised floor too??
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> Vern
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> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 9:55 PM, Steve Weinstock
> wrote:
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>> Greetings from Southern California -
>>
>> I finally got around to the project of cleaning up 45 years of oil and
>> grease from the generator compartment - along with some long-ago
>> deteriorated
>> insulation. I plan to line the box with some contemporary heat blocking
>> and sound absorbing material.
>>
>> And... I finally removed the false raised floor in the rear area. I can
>> use the new increased height to get taller things under the bed... And
> it
>> was fun to tell my helper about the origin of the raised floor.
>>
>> But I sure was surprised to find a few strands of orange and brown shag
>> carpeting stuck under two staples UNDER the raised floor. Could I have a
>> model that was finished and then refinished with the raised floor ??
>> TZE033V100270.
>>
>> Curious...
>>
>> Steve W
>> 1973 23'
>> Southen California
>>
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| Re: I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328850 is a reply to message #328847] |
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SteveW
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Vern -
As I've heard the story - the wife of one of the executives associated with the GMC Motorhome was unhappy when her feet couldn't reach the floor while sitting in the rear gaucho beds (two opposing sofas that slide together into a bed). The simplest solution was to raise the floor - and someone made it so.
True ?? Quite likely. There's really no reason for it - it's completely empty underneath. At least mine was.
Jim -
Thanks... I'm pretty sure that I'm already registered. I was just pleasantly surprised to find evidence of that vintage shag carpeting.
Steve W
1973 23'
Southern California
Steve W
1973 : 23'
Southern California
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| Re: I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328854 is a reply to message #328847] |
Mon, 05 February 2018 09:41 |
bryant374
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Steve w & others,
My take; there WERE real reasons for the raised floor in the rear. The interiors in the 1973 & 74s were done by Gemini, a time in the 70s when quality control was usually a misnomer. The rugs were usually installed before any modules and furniture was installed (we often find rug remnants under modules after the rug has been replaced). That allows any of the floor plans to be installed without concern for fitting the rugs to a particular floor plan.
There were a number of reasons for the raised floor, sufficient heights for the generator, the water tank, seating height standards and the inclined floor at the very rear of the MH floor.
I removed my raised floor years ago as I didn't like the weight of all that lumber in the rear ;^(
While one of GMCs goals was to appeal to women (per House & Gardens input) I don't think this was one of them.
Bill
Bill Bryant
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1914 Ford (owned 70 years)
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| Re: [GMCnet] I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328856 is a reply to message #328855] |
Mon, 05 February 2018 16:06 |
James Hupy
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I have a May 1978 26' Royale by Coachman, and it has the rear platform, as
well as the dinette floor. There is gawd-awful burnt orange shag carpet
under both. As well as the kitchen module. In pictures that I have seen, it
shows workers installing modules through the open rear of the coach, and
carpet from front to rear and side to side in the entire coach. I assume
that earlier coaches were similar. When I first got our coach, I stripped
out all the carpet in the cockpit area down to the floor, and it was a
miserable job removing all those staples. Hundreds of 'em.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Feb 5, 2018 1:54 PM, "Espen Heitmann" wrote:
> But there was not a factory raised floor in -73 was it, I thought that was
> later with the flex steel ? Btw no rised floor in the 3 1973s I had
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> 1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460
> Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green,
> And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt
> trøbbel
> in Norway
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| Re: [GMCnet] I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328857 is a reply to message #328856] |
Mon, 05 February 2018 16:39 |
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Bill
Good to hear you on here even if it is only once in a while. You knowledge
is essential to our group .
Drop by more often and take care !
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On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 6:06 PM, James Hupy wrote:
> I have a May 1978 26' Royale by Coachman, and it has the rear platform, as
> well as the dinette floor. There is gawd-awful burnt orange shag carpet
> under both. As well as the kitchen module. In pictures that I have seen, it
> shows workers installing modules through the open rear of the coach, and
> carpet from front to rear and side to side in the entire coach. I assume
> that earlier coaches were similar. When I first got our coach, I stripped
> out all the carpet in the cockpit area down to the floor, and it was a
> miserable job removing all those staples. Hundreds of 'em.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
> On Feb 5, 2018 1:54 PM, "Espen Heitmann" wrote:
>
>> But there was not a factory raised floor in -73 was it, I thought that
> was
>> later with the flex steel ? Btw no rised floor in the 3 1973s I had
>> --
>> 1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460
>> Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green,
>> And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt
>> trøbbel
>> in Norway
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23' [message #328861 is a reply to message #328851] |
Mon, 05 February 2018 21:50 |
Jeanette
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Our raised floor was empty space. It's nice now to have a flat floor. Makes ceiling higher in bedroom which is good.
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> On Feb 5, 2018, at 12:16 AM, James Hupy wrote:
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> The story I got was that the floor was raised to allow access to the bunk
> beds. Yes, they installed it right over the shag carpet.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
> On Feb 4, 2018 10:12 PM, "Steve Weinstock" wrote:
>
> Vern -
>
> As I've heard the story - the wife of one of the executives associated with
> the GMC Motorhome was unhappy when her feet couldn't reach the floor while
> sitting in the rear gaucho beds (two opposing sofas that slide together
> into a bed). The simplest solution was to raise the floor - and someone
> made
> it so.
>
> True ?? Quite likely. There's really no reason for it - it's completely
> empty underneath. At least mine was.
>
> Steve W
> 1973 23'
> Southern California
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