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Tue, 21 April 2009 08:13  |
Ray Erspamer
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Good Morning
Has anyone come up with a good place to store the spare tire other than on the rear of the coach or in the roof pod?
I'd like to build a new larger storage box for the rear (I currently have a Frank Jenkins storage box), but I can't find a good place to stick the spare. I thought about a new side storage door and sliding it in under the sofa, but the aluminum structural ribs won't allow it to fit.
Any ideas ??
Thanks.
Ray
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41037 is a reply to message #41021] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 09:46  |
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| Ray Erspamer wrote on Tue, 21 April 2009 06:13 |
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Has anyone come up with a good place to store the spare tire other than on the rear of the coach or in the roof pod?
I'd like to build a new larger storage box for the rear (I currently have a Frank Jenkins storage box), but I can't find a good place to stick the spare. I thought about a new side storage door and sliding it in under the sofa, but the aluminum structural ribs won't allow it to fit. ...
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You might have to work it into your plans of a larger storage box but this is the closest idea I can come up with: http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=28863 (OBTW this is NOT one of mine. Wish it was...)
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41050 is a reply to message #41037] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 11:29 |
Rick Denney
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Mike Miller writes...
> You might have to work it into your plans of a larger storage box
> but this is the closest idea I can come up with:
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=28863 (OBTW
> this is NOT one of mine. Wish it was...)
The picture is of Tom Phipps's coach. As the caption states, he's not
a fan of how much inside storage it eats.
The tire is 30" in diameter, and it just won't fit in any of the
places people think it might.
But mounted as from the factory, it really inhibits any rear storage
design. If it was incorporated into storage that went high enough to
enclose it, it could be put to one side, and the space left would
accommodate thinks with a lot more flexibility.
Or, you could really pimp your ride with something like this:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=5248
The storage compartment on the right wasn't bad to have, but in the
end this is still better:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=14044
(Jim Bounds and Jim Galbavy are the recognizable models. Was that four
years ago?!)
Rick "you'd think that would be enough time to get a paint job" Denney
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Northern Virginia
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41052 is a reply to message #41021] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 11:26 |
David L Greenberg
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On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:13:03 -0700 (PDT) Ray Erspamer
<78gmc-royale@att.net> writes:
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> Good Morning
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> Has anyone come up with a good place to store the spare tire other
> than on the rear of the coach or in the roof pod?
>
> I'd like to build a new larger storage box for the rear (I currently
> have a Frank Jenkins storage box), but I can't find a good place to
> stick the spare. I thought about a new side storage door and
> sliding it in under the sofa, but the aluminum structural ribs won't
> allow it to fit.
>
> Any ideas ??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ray
>
On Ron Tase's 31' coach he placed his spare horizontally under the bed
with a slide out just above the rear bumper. there must be a photo
somewhere but I don't have any pics of tthe back of his old stretch.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41062 is a reply to message #41037] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 12:16 |
Ray Erspamer
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That's a pretty slick idea.
I did figure out that if I dropped down the size of the spare to a 215/75R16 that I would fit under my sofa and between the structural ribs of the side wall. Considering a spare is for an emergency situation only, that might be an alternative.
Thoughts ???
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale Center Kitchen
The Malosco Cruiser (TZE368V101144)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
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----- Original Message ----
From: Mike Miller <m000035@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:46:20 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage
Ray Erspamer wrote on Tue, 21 April 2009 06:13
> ...
> Has anyone come up with a good place to store the spare tire other than on the rear of the coach or in the roof pod?
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> I'd like to build a new larger storage box for the rear (I currently have a Frank Jenkins storage box), but I can't find a good place to stick the spare. I thought about a new side storage door and sliding it in under the sofa, but the aluminum structural ribs won't allow it to fit. ...
You might have to work it into your plans of a larger storage box but this is the closest idea I can come up with: http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=28863 (OBTW this is NOT one of mine. Wish it was...)
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Mike Miller
`73 26' X Painted D.
`78 23' Birchaven
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41063 is a reply to message #41050] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 12:19 |
Ray Erspamer
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I remember seeing those pictures Rick.....I think I'll pass on pimping my ride.
If I recall you removed that whole back end didn't you.......looks like a big project.
Ray
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale Center Kitchen
The Malosco Cruiser (TZE368V101144)
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Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
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From: Rick Denney <rick@rickdenney.com>
To: Mike Miller <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:29:44 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage
Mike Miller writes...
> You might have to work it into your plans of a larger storage box
> but this is the closest idea I can come up with:
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=28863 (OBTW
> this is NOT one of mine. Wish it was...)
The picture is of Tom Phipps's coach. As the caption states, he's not
a fan of how much inside storage it eats.
The tire is 30" in diameter, and it just won't fit in any of the
places people think it might.
But mounted as from the factory, it really inhibits any rear storage
design. If it was incorporated into storage that went high enough to
enclose it, it could be put to one side, and the space left would
accommodate thinks with a lot more flexibility.
Or, you could really pimp your ride with something like this:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=5248
The storage compartment on the right wasn't bad to have, but in the
end this is still better:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=14044
(Jim Bounds and Jim Galbavy are the recognizable models. Was that four
years ago?!)
Rick "you'd think that would be enough time to get a paint job" Denney
'73 230 Ex-Glacier "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41068 is a reply to message #41059] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 13:01 |
Rick Denney
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Ken Henderson writes...
> Did I REALLY advise you to live with that?
Yes, you did. And I'm really glad you didn't make me remind you of it.
Story time: When my father-in-law (the PO who needed a winter project
and created the Adobe Posterior) was attempting to finish the surface
of what he'd done, he consulted one of my wife's cousins who is a
mechanic. Upon gazing at the Adobe Posterior, her cousin said, "Well,
if you think it's good enough, then it's good enough."
A couple of years after we bought the coach, that same cousin came to
me and quietly asked, "Rick, you DID do SOMETHING about the back end
on that thing, didn't you?"
Ken, of course, thought a little Bondo and smoothing would solve the
problem.
Rick "you can take the boy out of Gawja, but..." Denney
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41074 is a reply to message #41068] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 13:45 |
Ray Erspamer
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I don't think a tanker truck of bondo would have made that work Rick.......ya made the right move.
Are you telling us NOT to take advice from Ken from time to time....??
Ray
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale Center Kitchen
The Malosco Cruiser (TZE368V101144)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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From: Rick Denney <rick@rickdenney.com>
To: Ken Henderson <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:01:53 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage
Ken Henderson writes...
> Did I REALLY advise you to live with that?
Yes, you did. And I'm really glad you didn't make me remind you of it.
Story time: When my father-in-law (the PO who needed a winter project
and created the Adobe Posterior) was attempting to finish the surface
of what he'd done, he consulted one of my wife's cousins who is a
mechanic. Upon gazing at the Adobe Posterior, her cousin said, "Well,
if you think it's good enough, then it's good enough."
A couple of years after we bought the coach, that same cousin came to
me and quietly asked, "Rick, you DID do SOMETHING about the back end
on that thing, didn't you?"
Ken, of course, thought a little Bondo and smoothing would solve the
problem.
Rick "you can take the boy out of Gawja, but..." Denney
'73 230 Ex-Glacier "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41087 is a reply to message #41074] |
Tue, 21 April 2009 14:22 |
Rick Denney
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Ray Erspamer writes...
> I don't think a tanker truck of bondo would have made that work
> Rick.......ya made the right move.
I had made a deal with Bill Wessels for the new back end within two
weeks of owning the coach. It took me another eight months to get to
it, and at the present rate it may take another 8 years to get it
painted, but I just couldn't abide the look of it as it was. At least
now it's the right shape and we have recovered the lost interior
space, even if we are now multi-colored. I also bet we shaved 500
pounds off the back end in addition to the 250 pounds that came off
when replacing the Onan with a Generac--following the lead of
you-know-who.
> Are you telling us NOT to take advice from Ken from time to time....??
You have to use your own judgment here. Good luck. Not following his
advice entails certain risks, too.
Rick "observing Ken's current primrose path--a new dashboard--but this
time not tempted--yet" Denney
'73 230 Ex-Glacier "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41691 is a reply to message #41021] |
Wed, 29 April 2009 14:12 |
Chr$
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Anyone know if it will fit between the last two frame rails under the rear of the coach? I was thinking of using a cable hoist unit from a pickup truck and mounting it there. Of course, the waste drain pipe needs to be moved, but a those of you with macerators may have the room? My black tank is currently in my back yard, so I have no pipe there!
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41699 is a reply to message #41691] |
Wed, 29 April 2009 15:01 |
Ray Erspamer
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Wonder how a smaller spare would work....like a GMC equivalent to one of those small spares like the cars now use.
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale Center Kitchen
The Malosco Cruiser (TZE368V101144)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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From: Chris Choffat <cchoffataz@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage
Anyone know if it will fit between the last two frame rails under the rear of the coach? I was thinking of using a cable hoist unit from a pickup truck and mounting it there. Of course, the waste drain pipe needs to be moved, but a those of you with macerators may have the room? My black tank is currently in my back yard, so I have no pipe there!
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77 Kingsley 455 Under painstakingly long Rennovation
Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41713 is a reply to message #41699] |
Wed, 29 April 2009 16:35 |
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Someone was nice enough to post the photos of my under the bed spare tire storage. This was done by Bill Harvey (GMC Western States) about 1991, when he had the entire interior re-done.
I have removed the spare, and placed it back where it belongs. I intend to re-do the interior and reclaim the space. It takes up too much valuable room.
Do you think that you could find a 215/75R16 that would carry the GMC load?
Tom Phipps,
Honest, I'm leaving for Bean Station tomorrow.
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41719 is a reply to message #41021] |
Wed, 29 April 2009 17:48 |
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:12:52 -0500 Chris Choffat <cchoffataz@yahoo.com>
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> Anyone know if it will fit between the last two frame rails under
> the rear of the coach? I was thinking of using a cable hoist unit
> from a pickup truck and mounting it there. Of course, the waste
> drain pipe needs to be moved, but a those of you with macerators may
> have the room? My black tank is currently in my back yard, so I have
> no pipe there!
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> -Chr$
> 77 Kingsley 455 Under painstakingly long Rennovation
> Scottsdale, AZ
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Measure the space allowed then measure the wheel and tire. I felt it
would have scuffed the tire badly going over speed bumps and secondary
roads. Seems like an ideal place if you can get by with a properly rated
but skinny tire.
David Lee Greenberg
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spare Tire Storage [message #41726 is a reply to message #41719] |
Wed, 29 April 2009 18:18 |
Chr$
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Nahh. I used to drive a lowrider Mini truck and my spare never dragged on anything. Seriously though, perhaps the room is there.
I also have an extended rear bumper from when the PO tossed the Onan and installed an el-cheapo genny on the rear. I have plans to install a "trunk" to hold things and house the mini split condensing unit if I ever get around to choosing the one I like.
This could be big enough for a spare.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
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