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Rough Birchaven [message #209673]

Mon, 03 June 2013 00:49

jimtze

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Found this sitting in a yard on the edge of an Indian reserve north of Victoria. John Shotwell do you have this one in the registry? TZE337V101441

I have photos but will have to figure out how that part works.

Jim Bratvold Victoria, BC 76 Eleganza ll

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Re: [GMCnet] Rough Birchaven [message #209681 is a reply to message #209673]

Mon, 03 June 2013 07:18

Kingsley Coach

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Nice work, Jim !

Mike in NS

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Jim Bratvold <jimtze@hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Found this sitting in a yard on the edge of an Indian reserve north of
> Victoria. John Shotwell do you have this one in the registry? TZE337V101441
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> I have photos but will have to figure out how that part works.
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> 76 Eleganza ll
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Re: [GMCnet] Rough Birchaven [message #209692 is a reply to message #209673]

Mon, 03 June 2013 08:08

Billy Massey

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It belonged to Tony Sirna of Victoria before 1996.

Photos are easy. Look here:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/help.html

bdub

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Found this sitting in a yard on the edge of an Indian reserve north of
Victoria. John Shotwell do you have this one in the registry? TZE337V101441

I have photos but will have to figure out how that part works.

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209733 is a reply to message #209673]

Mon, 03 June 2013 13:43

jimtze

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Here is the link to the photos. Thanks Bdub for the instructions.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42083-jim-bratvold.html

Jim Bratvold Victoria, BC 76 Eleganza ll

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209737 is a reply to message #209733]

Mon, 03 June 2013 14:49

Harry

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That thing has been there for more than 10 years that I know of.
I asked the owner if he wanted to sell it. Yeah, for $30,000 back then. It isn't worth $30.00.

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209738 is a reply to message #209733]

Mon, 03 June 2013 14:58

C Boyd

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jimtze wrote on Mon, 03 June 2013 14:43

Here is the link to the photos. Thanks Bdub for the instructions.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42083-jim-bratvold.html

C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209752 is a reply to message #209738]

Mon, 03 June 2013 18:43

Joe Weir

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from the title of the post, I thought someone on the list drove through past my house... Twisted Evil

76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center... Columbia, SC.

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Re: [GMCnet] Rough Birchaven [message #209764 is a reply to message #209738]

Mon, 03 June 2013 20:35

Kosier

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Chuck,

The caps in that picture are the 316 SS covers made by Contour Forming in
Newark, Ohio.
I still have a set hanging on the wall in the shop. Made for 16.5 wheels.

Gary Kosier
77PB
Newark, Oh

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Sir: that left front is a hubcap. A feller at the DuQuoin rally had a set
on a Birch. It appears to be an early 77 so probably a 455.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/duquoin/p36300-david-stewart.html

jimtze wrote on Mon, 03 June 2013 14:43
> Here is the link to the photos. Thanks Bdub for the instructions.
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42083-jim-bratvold.html

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209776 is a reply to message #209738]

Mon, 03 June 2013 23:20

jimtze

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Quote:

Sir: that left front is a hubcap. A feller at the DuQuoin rally had a set on a Birch. It appears to be an early 77 so probably a 455.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/duquoin/p36300-david-stewart.html

That coach of David Stewarts is a nice looking coach. Perhaps Texas is a little kinder than the Pacific Northwest. Somewhere I found information stating that 23 foot transmodes got the 403 beginning with TZE337V101287. This may not be hard and fast so it is possible that it has a 455. Would have to cut through the moss, mold and mildew to get a closer look.

Jim Bratvold Victoria, BC 76 Eleganza ll

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209839 is a reply to message #209776]

Tue, 04 June 2013 14:00

mike miller

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jimtze wrote on Mon, 03 June 2013 21:20

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Somewhere I found information stating that 23 foot transmodes got the 403 beginning with TZE337V101287. This may not be hard and fast so it is possible that it has a 455. Would have to cut through the moss, mold and mildew to get a closer look.

Suppose it doesn't help to tell you that my '77 Birch (TZE337V100575) has a 455.

The paint for that year is fairly tough. It is quite likely that it would the outsides would clean up fairly well. Maybe even better than my '77, as the stripes do not look in all that bad of shape. (Notice the difference between the front stripes and the rear stripes. Coachman did that in '77. Most likely they looked matched... in 1977!)

The question is: What does the insides look like?

While easy on paint and tires, the climate were it is located doesn't lend itself to keeping an interior... condensation is bad enough, but if there is ANY leak, forget about it!

Also the frame needs checked for rust. sitting over bare ground in a wet climate... Shocked

Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo' http://m000035.blogspot.com

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Re: Rough Birchaven [message #209853 is a reply to message #209839]

Tue, 04 June 2013 16:51

Don A

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<<the climate were it is located doesn't lend itself to keeping an interior... condensation is bad enough, but if there is ANY leak>>

true dat,
but it still has air in tires and hasn't sunk to the ground or have a tree growing thru the bumper. It may not have been in that exact spot real long. My cars that have to park under trees can look that groody in a couple of weeks, junk from pecan, oak and walnut trees. But with a little soap and water it washes right off.

Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
[IMG]http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6109/G2.jpg[/IMG]

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