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Sat, 22 June 2013 22:52  |
Joe Weir
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For sale online. Don't want to bother the seller, as I am not interested in buying.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7176/medium/Birdsall_Bumper_2.JPG
Neat bumpers - wonder where they came from?
They look like they might be from a mid-90's suburban, but they are not quite the same.
Anyone know this coach?
Edited to fix dead links.
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: Interesting Bumper swap [message #211910 is a reply to message #211908] |
Sat, 22 June 2013 23:18  |
Joe Weir
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No,
looks more like these:
http://www.carid.com/images/replace/bumpers/gm1002377v.jpg
86 suburban bumper - but it is not the same.
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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| [GMCnet] Interesting Bumper swap email friendly [message #211929 is a reply to message #211927] |
Sun, 23 June 2013 06:34 |
Joe Weir
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Sorry, here is the original message, optimized for email:
There is a coach for sale online, with an interesting bumper swap. Don't want to bother the seller, as I am not interested in buying the coach, just what bumpers he used.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7176/medium/Birdsall_Bumper_2.JPG
Neat bumpers - wonder where they came from?
They look like they might be from a mid-90's suburban, but they are not quite the same. Here is an 86 suburban bumper for comparison:
http://www.carid.com/images/replace/bumpers/gm1002377v.jpg
The one in the photos has longer ends and more material on top. Hell they may even be custom, but they look familiar.
Anyone know this coach?
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] Interesting Bumper swap email friendly [message #212005 is a reply to message #211929] |
Sun, 23 June 2013 19:17 |
Wayne Newland
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Frank Jenkins???
Wayne Newland F9300 75 Palm Beach Sebastian, Fl
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Subject: [GMCnet] Interesting Bumper swap email friendly
Sorry, here is the original message, optimized for email:
There is a coach for sale with Bethune Sales online, located in Huntington
beach, Ca., with an interesting bumper swap. Don't want to bother the
seller, as I am not interested in buying the coach, just what bumpers he
used.
http://www.bethunesales.com/listings/angcao2.jpg
Neat bumpers - wonder where they came from?
They look like they might be from a mid-90's suburban, but they are not
quite the same. Here is an 86 suburban bumper for comparison:
http://www.carid.com/images/replace/bumpers/gm1002377v.jpg
The one in the photos has longer ends and more material on top. Hell they
may even be custom, but they look familiar.
Anyone know this coach?
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76 Birchaven
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interesting Bumper swap email friendly [message #212124 is a reply to message #212005] |
Mon, 24 June 2013 21:00 |
Joe Weir
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Mystery Solved. Alex Sirum Motorhomes carries them:
https://web.archive.org/web/20100123173822/http://www.gmcmh.com/New_Folder3/Birdsall%20bumpers.htm
Edit: Updated 3/2020. Sirum may still carry them, but the link is dead. Link above is from the wayback Archive.
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] Interesting Bumper swap email friendly [message #212133 is a reply to message #212131] |
Mon, 24 June 2013 21:31 |
Joe Weir
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Don't know about the construction.
Don't know why my google foo could not find them when I first posted, yet today it was in the first page when I put in "GMC Motorhome bumper" - go figure.
The do look nice, though.
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] Interesting Bumper swap email friendly [message #352627 is a reply to message #212131] |
Sat, 07 March 2020 17:31 |
Joe Weir
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Update on the custom bumpers
Managed to find a used set of these and scooped them up.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7176/pryor_Birdsall_2.jpg
From what I can tell, seems they were made by a boatmaker in Florida. Very nicely done. Sturdy Fiberglass construction. Front appears to have aluminum inserts molded in that attach to the vertical bumper bolts on the bumper shocks. The rear bolt directly to the rear frame and have storage boxes built in. They are sturdy, but the rear requires that you delete the bumper shocks. Not that the Fiberglass has any real impact strength, but...
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7176/pryor_Birdsall_4.jpg
Talked to Jim Bounds at Cooperative Motor Works, he says he still has a set of new ones, and says the original maker will make more if there is demand. Don't know if Sirum still has the same access - worth a call.
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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