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| New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344733] |
Mon, 01 July 2019 15:42  |
6cuda6
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Hello folks, new to the forum and very excited to possibly be joining the crowd. Currently off on an adventure with the wife to view, possibly purchase and make the 600 miles trip home if things work out.....lol.
Rich Mondor,
Brockville, ON
77 Hughes 2600
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| Re: New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344736 is a reply to message #344733] |
Mon, 01 July 2019 16:05  |
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Matt Colie
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6cuda6,
You found your way here and that is very good.
Before you do anything rash (like look at a coach) download print a copy of the GMC Assist list (named for Roger Black - the creator). Find it at:
<http://www.bdub.net/Black_List/>
Please notice that there are lots of dots in Canada. Carry it printed because that can always be read.
You can change the Alias if you choose, and if/when you acquire a coach, please fill in the sigfile we know who we are helping.
Even if you don't buy this one, you can keep looking and asking questions.
You have supplied very little information, but if you are in Ontario, and close to any crossing, you may want to try to get to the international convention that will be in Mansfield OH in Early October. Even if you don't yet own a coach. There are often some at the big rallies with signs on them. These are the ones you really want to look at.
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
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| Re: [GMCnet] New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344748 is a reply to message #344734] |
Mon, 01 July 2019 20:08 |
jimk
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Before driving it home, be sure to have insurance coverage.
On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 1:53 PM Christo Darsch via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Best of luck to you! Keep us posted on your progress.
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> 1977 Eleganza II, "The Komet"
> 3.50 Power Drive, Disc Brakes, Alcoas
> Weymouth, MA
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| Re: [GMCnet] New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344786 is a reply to message #344785] |
Tue, 02 July 2019 15:13 |
Mike Kelley
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Mike in N S:
How do we get to kijiji to see your coach for sale? And do you have a full blown write up on it?
Looking for a good one for a friend!
Mike/The Corvair a holic
76 Eleganza II 26’ - road ready
76 Glenbrook 28’ stretch - road ready
78 Glenbrook 26’ Clasco - project coach
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> On Jul 2, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Kingsley Coach via Gmclist wrote:
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> Rich
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> You're in Nova Scotia? How did you slip into the province without me
> hearing about it..lol
> FYI mine is for sale on Kijiji.
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> Make a sig file and spend more time on here :)
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> Mike in NS
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> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 10:46 AM Al Hamilton via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
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>> Rich,
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>> What Bruce said !! I am about 30 kms away. Let me know if we can help.
>> We have rallies/gatherings every month. You are welcome to come. The closest
>> one is in Tweed, Ontario in August.
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>> 76 Eleganza II,
>> Heart of the 1000 Islands, Ontario
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> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
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> Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
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| Re: [GMCnet] New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344797 is a reply to message #344786] |
Tue, 02 July 2019 19:42 |
Tom Katzenberger
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Good Luck,
My wife Oki and I had a very similar adventure. The out come was Great!!! We sold our Airstream and never looked back. Drove it from Iowa back to Maryland without a hitch. Just completed Skyline drive and drove back on state road 11 so we could see every small town along the way. The Gmc's are outstanding for exploring both rural and urban environments.
I am getting the GMC ready for the next adventure (finger lakes and the grand canyon of the east, letchworth state park) and having a blast restoring and maintaining it. I'm Learning something new every day.
I wish for you and your wife to have all the same joy.
Take care,
Tom
Tom & Oki Katzenberger,
Kingsville, Maryland,
1977 23' Birchaven, 455 C.I.D., Micro Level, Howell EBL-EFI Spark Control, Macerator, York Air Compressor, 6 Wheel Disc, Quadra Bag, Onan W/Bovee Ignition
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| Re: [GMCnet] New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344808 is a reply to message #344797] |
Wed, 03 July 2019 07:06 |
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Matt Colie
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Tom,
Welcome to the group, family, cult, asylum....
I missed when you first arrived late last month so you did not get the regular greeting and special information I try to pass to all that arrive in our great and wonderful community.
A thing you should do as soon as you can is fill in a site sigfile. Do this by going to <Control Panel/Account Settings> and look for <Preferences>. If there is Plus there, click it. Then scroll down to the signature box. Fill that in with your name (we like to know who we are helping), a short about the coach including major mods (there are variations that can matter a lot) and a geographic reference because this is a supportive group and you probably already has a friend in striking range. That sigfile can show in all your posts. When done, be sure to scroll down and click <Update> or it will all be lost.
You will quickly discover that you coach is more than just a new big toy. I connects you to this community and that is a very valuable thing. This is community is a rare thing. Be very aware that we all (yours truly included) have a not-so-hidden agenda. That agenda is to see that you get to experience both what the coach can do for you and how pleasant this type of travel can be. We already know this and want you to experience it. The only other community I know of that is this supportive is that of the watermen that are my world. For this reason, I like to greet each new arrival much as a new member would be greeted there. So,
May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.
Welcome Tom and Oki
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
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| Re: [GMCnet] New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344818 is a reply to message #344808] |
Wed, 03 July 2019 10:00 |
Deb
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Location: Logan Lake, BC
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Rich & Tom & Rick - welcome to the family. The GMC is a lovely coach and I wouldn't consider anything else. I've had mine for 2 seasons now and this is the best place to be. The folks are great and the help & support you'll get here is unbelievable. Rich, if you can, definitely meet up with someone in the area that can come with you to see that coach (Mike & Rick  ). They may even know of the coach and have some first hand information for you. When I was hunting, there were members that actually offered (and went) to view a couple of coaches for me, to see if it was worth my travelling all that distance to see it. I purchased my coach almost completely on the recommendation of a few people who knew the owner, knew the coach and it's history and had nothing but good things to say about both. I have not regretted it a minute. Their experience is priceless when you're looking at one of these old coaches. And after you bring her home as well; I am a regular contributor of questions. Not quite enough experience with her yet to be much help to anyone else, but no one seems to mind. (or if they do they haven't told me yet  )
Joining your local chapter (or 2 if they are both within reasonable distance for you) is a great way to go in addition to this forum.
And Rick! My first trip (last summer) was from BC to Ontario, Ohio and back. Met some great GMCers along the way. Some people I knew thought that might be pushing the envelope a wee bit. Ladysmith to NS?! In 7 days! That's confidence! Fun wasn't it?!
Enjoy!
Deb
Deb McWade
Logan Lake, BC, CAN
GMC Alumnus
It's Bigger on the Inside!
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| Re: [GMCnet] New to the forum and off on an adventure to look at a 77. [message #344849 is a reply to message #344818] |
Wed, 03 July 2019 20:00 |
6cuda6
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Well gotta say we pulled it off....1500km later the Hughes 2600 is home. Little hick up with the house battery over charging and the motor one not being charged at all. Good thing im a mechanic by trade and brought tools as we swapped the batteries back and forth once they started to boil.
So 2 things to sort out so far....over charging/no charging and a leaking air compressor but not the valves to the bags or the bags.
Other minor stuff but ill go threw all the electrical etc....
Overall was a hoot!! 55 to 65mph or 100 to 110kph all the way home except for the odd hill were we raced the trucks up at no less than 60kpm....lol.
Rich Mondor,
Brockville, ON
77 Hughes 2600
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