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Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284523] Mon, 10 August 2015 18:04 Go to next message
Scott Nutter is currently offline  Scott Nutter   United States
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Would anyone here know of anyone selling a 1978 Royale center kitchen in great condition? Original or restored condition would be fine. Thanks.

Scott Nutter 1978 Royale Center Kitchen, Patterson 455, switch pitch tranny, 3.21 final drive, Quad bags, Dave Lenzi super duty mid axle disc brakes, tankless water heater, everything Lenzi. Alex Ferrera installed MSD Atomic EFI Houston, Texas

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284534 is a reply to message #284523] Mon, 10 August 2015 21:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I like your style (since I came to the same conclusion, though I decided a late '77 would have been OK). Haven't regretted it a bit.

You might take a look at this - bidding stopped well short of the buy it now price (which seemed awfully high though): http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-GMC-Royale-Royale-/251938840856?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3aa8b9a118&item=251938840856&nma=true&si=9%252BU BoukbqPNui4AVqxFohJADHx4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

This one in California doesn't sound too promising, but maybe worth an email... http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/rvs/5164676974.html

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284535 is a reply to message #284523] Mon, 10 August 2015 21:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Scutter wrote on Mon, 10 August 2015 18:04
Would anyone here know of anyone selling a 1978 Royale center kitchen in great condition? Original or restored condition would be fine. Thanks.


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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284538 is a reply to message #284523] Mon, 10 August 2015 23:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Scutter wrote on Mon, 10 August 2015 18:04
Would anyone here know of anyone selling a 1978 Royale center kitchen in great condition? Original or restored condition would be fine. Thanks.
Are these center kitchens?

http://wichita.craigslist.org/rvs/5078802163.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/rvs/5077317442.html

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284550 is a reply to message #284538] Tue, 11 August 2015 08:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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A Hamilto wrote on Tue, 11 August 2015 00:44
Scutter wrote on Mon, 10 August 2015 18:04
Would anyone here know of anyone selling a 1978 Royale center kitchen in great condition? Original or restored condition would be fine. Thanks.
Are these center kitchens?

http://wichita.craigslist.org/rvs/5078802163.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/rvs/5077317442.html


Neither are center kitchen. I believe a center kitchen would have the kitchen to the rear or left of the entry door. These have the kitchen in the front.

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284561 is a reply to message #284523] Tue, 11 August 2015 09:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The easy way to spot a center kitchen coach is to look for the "extra window" just behind the door (putting it in the kitchen).

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Mark Hickey Mesa, AZ 1978 Royale Center Kitchen

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284606 is a reply to message #284523] Tue, 11 August 2015 19:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The Coachman center kitchen was only produced with the 1978 model. I have one and I find it is even better than I expected. The kitchen window provides more viewing of the curbside when driving and when you are parked, it is convenient to see what is going on the patio area when one is doing food prep. I'm confident you'll find it was worth the effort to find a Center Kitchen.

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284651 is a reply to message #284606] Wed, 12 August 2015 08:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is the kitchen worktop shorter than say a Royale or kingsley? And did they only come with dry bath?

Pete



John Biwersi wrote on Tue, 11 August 2015 20:14
The Coachman center kitchen was only produced with the 1978 model. I have one and I find it is even better than I expected. The kitchen window provides more viewing of the curbside when driving and when you are parked, it is convenient to see what is going on the patio area when one is doing food prep. I'm confident you'll find it was worth the effort to find a Center Kitchen.



Cary, NC 1978 Center Kitchen Royale.

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284680 is a reply to message #284561] Wed, 12 August 2015 11:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What is below the water fill door? Mine has an electrical outlet with individual caps for each outlet not recessed behind a door.

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284686 is a reply to message #284680] Wed, 12 August 2015 12:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Smitty52 wrote on Wed, 12 August 2015 09:06
What is below the water fill door? Mine has an electrical outlet with individual caps for each outlet not recessed behind a door.

That's the connection for city water (the fill for the tank is the door above). At least that's my recollection - I never, ever hook up to city water for fear of what happens if I spring a leak.

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284699 is a reply to message #284686] Wed, 12 August 2015 14:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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My city water hook up is just below the shore power receptacle. Where your second door is I have a double 110 outlet

Water hookup

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/Superglider/GMC%20Motorhome/P1010013.jpg

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284715 is a reply to message #284699] Wed, 12 August 2015 17:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Smitty52 wrote on Wed, 12 August 2015 12:00
My city water hook up is just below the shore power receptacle. Where your second door is I have a double 110 outlet

I never know what the PO changed, and what the coach looked like when it left the factory, because SO much got changed. I don't have any outlets on the left side of the coach - only the one double outlet (under the small door that's open ahead of the door on my photo a few posts above). The PO installed an Onan Emerald Plus 6500 generator, and set it up so its output went to a 50A female connector in a box in the front of the generator compartment (where the shore power connector plugs in if you want to run off the generator). Personally I like that arrangement a lot, since it means I really only need a two way autoswitch for my inverter, instead of a (much more complicated) three-way autoswitch. I can't think of a single time when it really mattered that I had to disconnect the generator to hook up shore power, for example.

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Re: Any leads on a 78 Royale center kitchen [message #284828 is a reply to message #284715] Thu, 13 August 2015 21:19 Go to previous message
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Thanks for the input,,thread is closed. I think might of found it.

Scott Nutter 1978 Royale Center Kitchen, Patterson 455, switch pitch tranny, 3.21 final drive, Quad bags, Dave Lenzi super duty mid axle disc brakes, tankless water heater, everything Lenzi. Alex Ferrera installed MSD Atomic EFI Houston, Texas

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