| Re: [GMCnet] '73 GMC Available [message #332598 is a reply to message #332597] |
Sat, 26 May 2018 12:37  |
Mike Kelley
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Carl S.:
Thanks for your report on the Tucson 26'er. We all appreciate your valuable info!
Mike/The Corvair a holic
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> On May 26, 2018, at 10:33 AM, Carl Stouffer wrote:
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> Okay, I went and looked at this coach yesterday afternoon. It is a 1973 26' Glacier. It has been sitting in the guy's driveway for probably 5 - 8
> years and hasn't run, due to bad gas, in at least 5 years. Overall, it is a complete coach with good bones. It has Alcoa wheels on it and 226/75
> tires (obviously aged out - Goodyears), the front end of the body has been repainted, and most of the service work was done at Buskirk's in Michigan.
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> The interior is all there, and mostly original. The headliner is miraculously in good condition, but the drawer and door fronts on the cabinets have
> come delaminated. It has a custom made mattress in the back ( converted into a full time bed).
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> The owner is not sure what he wants to do with it, besides getting it out of the space next to his house. His son in law, who lives about 8 miles
> across town, has an RV garage, and he is thinking about trying to get it there so he can "tinker" with it, with the goal of getting it running and
> using it again for local type trips. The other option he mentioned would be to sell it to someone who is interested in a project.
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> I suggested he run it off of a gas can after going through the carburetor. He also needs to flush and bleed the brakes as they are currently
> inoperative. Maybe one of Jim Hupy's brake bleeders would be handy. Once he gets it to the point where it can be moved, it would probably be prudent
> to tow it across town to the son in law's place.
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> Brian said he would stay in touch and let me know what his next step is. If anyone has any additional suggestions, feel free to call him
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> 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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