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WD0AFQ
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Jim Garmin just called me. He wanted to let everyone know that he purchased Steve Ferguson's coach. Jim is one happy camper. They just arrived home, in Ky, from Steve and Nancy's. Coach drove like a new one. No fuel vapor locking problems or anything. Jim says Steve built a brand new coach and he is happy to own it now. Jim and Marly's coach burned back in the Spring and they have been looking to buy the best coach they could find. Jim says they were successful. Teri and I are really happy that something good came from their bad experience. Fleeing a burning coach is not something I want to try. Anyway, now Steve's showpiece will get good use. Jim does not let his GMC sit, they use it.
Life is sweet when you own the correct GMC
Dan
3 In Stainless Exhaust Headers
One Ton All Discs/Reaction Arm
355 FD/Quad Bag/Alum Radiator Manny Tran/New eng.
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| Re: New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94228 is a reply to message #94217] |
Sun, 01 August 2010 19:56  |
jnggmc
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Location: Kentucky
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This is my first attempt at communicating on the net. I want to personally thank Steve Ferguson for parting with his beautiful coach. After the tragic loss of our GMC to a fire we just didn't know what we were going to do. We miss our GMC family and have been encouraged to replace our coach. We were told to contact Steve. We were looking for a road ready, reliable coach. Steve's coach is all of that and more...much more. Not only is it mechanically perfect, it is a beautiful coach.
We picked it up on Thursday and drove to Smiths Grove, KY with no problems at all. It drives like a dream. The Onan ran all day like a charm. We were glad he found and fixed the problem before we picked it up, as the trip home would have been very hot without the roof air conditioner.
The trip went well considering the heat and road temperatures. At one fuel stop, the gas boiled out the fill tube when I opened the cap. Fresh gas lowered the temperature so we didn't get a vapor lock.
I appreciate all of the contributions of the GMC netters as I read it daily. I will try to contribute more in the future but I am technically challenged when it comes to participating in group discussions.
Thanks to Steve for getting us on the road again.
Jim, on the road again, Garman.
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| Re: New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94245 is a reply to message #94228] |
Sun, 01 August 2010 21:59 |
Carl S.
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Congratulations Jim!
Whatever you paid Steve for that coach, you got a smokin' deal. I have had a chance to look that one over pretty thoroughly at rallies and at Steve's home, and it is a beauty. I'm sure you will be very happy with it for a long, long time. Plus, you have extensive photo documentation of the improvements Steve has made on the photo site.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94269 is a reply to message #94228] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 06:35 |
Dennis S
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Jim,
Congratulations on a beautiful coach! Lots of us have watched the history of your new coach in the photo albums and admired the attention to detail and workmanship.
Welcome to the net.
Dennis Sexton
73 PD 230
Germantown, TN
USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Garman <jnggmc@aol.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Sun, Aug 1, 2010 7:56 pm
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer
This is my first attempt at communicating on the net. I want to personally
hank Steve Ferguson for parting with his beautiful coach. After the tragic
oss of our GMC to a fire we just didn't know what we were going to do. We miss
ur GMC family and have been encouraged to replace our coach. We were told to
ontact Steve. We were looking for a road ready, reliable coach. Steve's coach
s all of that and more...much more. Not only is it mechanically perfect, it is
beautiful coach.
We picked it up on Thursday and drove to Smiths Grove, KY with no problems at
ll. It drives like a dream. The Onan ran all day like a charm. We were glad
e found and fixed the problem before we picked it up, as the trip home would
ave been very hot without the roof air conditioner.
The trip went well considering the heat and road temperatures. At one fuel
top, the gas boiled out the fill tube when I opened the cap. Fresh gas lowered
he temperature so we didn't get a vapor lock.
I appreciate all of the contributions of the GMC netters as I read it daily. I
ill try to contribute more in the future but I am technically challenged when
t comes to participating in group discussions.
Thanks to Steve for getting us on the road again.
-
im, on the road again, Garman.
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| Re: New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94281 is a reply to message #94228] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 07:32 |
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Matt Colie
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| jnggmc wrote on Sun, 01 August 2010 20:56 |
This is my first attempt at communicating on the net. I want to personally thank Steve Ferguson for parting with his beautiful coach. After the tragic loss of our GMC to a fire we just didn't know what we were going to do. We miss our GMC family and have been encouraged to replace our coach. We were told to contact Steve. We were looking for a road ready, reliable coach. Steve's coach is all of that and more...much more. Not only is it mechanically perfect, it is a beautiful coach.
We picked it up on Thursday and drove to Smiths Grove, KY with no problems at all. It drives like a dream. The Onan ran all day like a charm. We were glad he found and fixed the problem before we picked it up, as the trip home would have been very hot without the roof air conditioner.
The trip went well considering the heat and road temperatures. At one fuel stop, the gas boiled out the fill tube when I opened the cap. Fresh gas lowered the temperature so we didn't get a vapor lock.
I appreciate all of the contributions of the GMC netters as I read it daily. I will try to contribute more in the future but I am technically challenged when it comes to participating in group discussions.
Thanks to Steve for getting us on the road again.
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Jim,
You obviously know how to post, so you to join in here you have three choices if you are working the forum:
1 - Choose Reply at the bottom of a message and only what you write will be posted (this looks like what you did).
2 - Choose Quote at the bottom of the message and your reply will be posted with the message you were reading.
3 - To post a message not related to others currently in the form, choose a button labeled New Topic.
If you are reading as e-mail, the same functions are available, but the locations and labels of the buttons may be different - but they are there.
As to joining a discussion, if you have any experience in an area that is being discussed, - Join in per above - anything you have to offer might be assistance to someone out here in cyberland.
If by the same token, you have a experience that might be (even remotely) of interest to others, write it up and post it.
Or, you may have a question, (think you are the first one to come up with this problem in the last 37 years?)
Ask it here. The wealth of available knowledge and experience is truly awesome.
And, as I try to not miss this. It is a paraphrase of a waterman's greeting/blessing of a new boat.
May the Good Lord Bless this coach and all that set forth within her.
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 Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94295 is a reply to message #94280] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 09:09 |
midlf
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| Steven Ferguson wrote on Mon, 02 August 2010 07:28 |
Thank all of you for the nice words.
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So now are you going to proceed with the 23' project? If so I hope you will be keeping us informed, and with pictures.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94344 is a reply to message #94217] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 15:31 |
Chr$
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Lucky Dawg!!!!
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94348 is a reply to message #94345] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 16:58 |
Chr$
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I need to park my COACH there for a few days!!!!
| WD0AFQ wrote on Mon, 02 August 2010 13:50 |
| Chr$ wrote on Mon, 02 August 2010 15:31 |
Lucky Dawg!!!!
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Yep, you are exactly right, Chris. I have been in fancier coaches but never one as well built as Steve's. Jim said it was like walking into a brand new coach, and he is right. Also, when Jim called, he could not believe how it drove. He did not realize that his old coach was hard to drive until he bought this coach. All of Steve's vehicles are this way. He buys an El Camino that looks perfect to me. Then he tears out the frontend and rebuilds the entire thing. Next time I show up, it is gone and a new 55 Chevy sits in it's place. I need to park my 65 Mustang at Steve's place for a few days.
Dan
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-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94398 is a reply to message #94348] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 22:32 |
Steven Ferguson
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Awwwww Gwarsh guys. I hope my hat fits tomorrow.
Leave that Mustang here Dan and it'll have a Chevy motor in it in no time.
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Chris Choffat <cchoffataz@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I need to park my COACH there for a few days!!!!
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> WD0AFQ wrote on Mon, 02 August 2010 13:50
>> Chr$ wrote on Mon, 02 August 2010 15:31
>> > Lucky Dawg!!!!
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>> Yep, you are exactly right, Chris. I have been in fancier coaches but never one as well built as Steve's. Jim said it was like walking into a brand new coach, and he is right. Also, when Jim called, he could not believe how it drove. He did not realize that his old coach was hard to drive until he bought this coach. All of Steve's vehicles are this way. He buys an El Camino that looks perfect to me. Then he tears out the frontend and rebuilds the entire thing. Next time I show up, it is gone and a new 55 Chevy sits in it's place. I need to park my 65 Mustang at Steve's place for a few days.
>> Dan
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> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455, Power Drive, 3:21 FD, Quadra bag. The Engineer's Motorhome
> Scottsdale, AZ
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> Photosite: Chrisc "It has Begun"
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Steve Ferguson
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Sierra Vista, AZ
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www.bdub.net/ferguson/
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Coach and a Very Happy GMCer [message #94407 is a reply to message #94398] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 23:27 |
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WD0AFQ
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Steve, I don't doubt that one bit. And, it would look like it came from the factory with it.
Dan
3 In Stainless Exhaust Headers
One Ton All Discs/Reaction Arm
355 FD/Quad Bag/Alum Radiator Manny Tran/New eng.
Holley EFI/10 Tire Air Monitoring System
Solarized Coach/Upgraded Windows
Satelite TV/On Demand Hot Water/3Way Refer
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