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Working on our Coach [message #105454] Mon, 08 November 2010 16:29 Go to next message
Oldngray is currently offline  Oldngray   United States
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Wanted to go to the Pensacola Rally, however, more Dr appointments prevent that so I am working on the GMC.
The Sun really has taken its toll on the clearcoat so I decided to refinish using Dupont Ful-Thane Urethane. Waiting for the wind to subside. Using a Binks HVLP.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=36668&title=dscn1291&cat=5498
Trying to install the Innovate LC-1. Have the Gauge mounted, still have to solder all of the connections and install the Bunge.
I guess the next best thing to driving her, is making her look and run better.


Richard MacDonald Punta Gorda, Florida Sold our TZE April 2015
Re: Working on our Coach [message #105460 is a reply to message #105454] Mon, 08 November 2010 17:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rick Williams is currently offline  Rick Williams   United States
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It was a beautiful day here in the UP today. Sunny and about 55 degrees. So I took the coach out for the last run of the season. Filled the propane tank and the gas tanks at $2.91. Drove about 10 miles total, came home, changed the oil and winterized it. It was good to drive it again if even for such a short trip. It has been a few weeks. So now it is ready to roll out sometime this winter and head south. Richard is correct, the next best thing to driving is to make them look good and run well. They are good therapy for what ails you. See you down the road.

Rick


Rick Williams
Bliss, Michigan
1978 Eleganza II
Re: Working on our Coach [message #105462 is a reply to message #105460] Mon, 08 November 2010 18:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Smitty52 is currently offline  Smitty52   United States
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Where abouts are you in the UP? I spent 5+ years there at KI Sawyer. Was there when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. That was a nasty storm, we had to move all the planes out to Ohio. I have been back a few times but the base is not the same since the closure. I stayed at the municipal campground out on Presque Isle in Marquette. We are probably headed up that way next summer with the coach, do the Island, the falls and head over to Marquette.

Wayne and Lisa,
Bolton Landing, NY,
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Standing for those who stood for us.
Re: Working on our Coach [message #105465 is a reply to message #105462] Mon, 08 November 2010 18:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Smitty52 wrote on Mon, 08 November 2010 19:10

Where abouts are you in the UP? I spent 5+ years there at KI Sawyer. Was there when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. That was a nasty storm, we had to move all the planes out to Ohio. I have been back a few times but the base is not the same since the closure. I stayed at the municipal campground out on Presque Isle in Marquette. We are probably headed up that way next summer with the coach, do the Island, the falls and head over to Marquette.

Wayne,

You are probably planning to go through Canada. But, if you have to route over the Machinac Bridge, hang onto your shorts. The toll for a GMC is 13.50 - the same as a Grayhound bus.

Matt


Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
Re: Working on our Coach [message #105513 is a reply to message #105454] Tue, 09 November 2010 07:33 Go to previous message
Rick Williams is currently offline  Rick Williams   United States
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Wayne

I am in Gladstone. I mention this every spring. I have room for a couple of coaches in my driveway with electric hookup so anyone that is passing through is welcome. I have a pit in my garage if needed. The Mackinac bridge is $17.50 one way if you are towing. See you next year.

Rick


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