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Randy Hecht
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Registered: March 2019
Location: Roswell, GA
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Alright, look forward to the story of bringing this coach back to a usable one.
Chaplain Randy Hecht
Roswell, GA
Chaplains are ready to Listen when you're ready to talk.
1974 Canyon Lakes GMC the Unicorn Express
80mm Front Disc and a work in progress
Electric Brake Vacuum System
> On Sep 13, 2020, at 14:06, Jared via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Well.... after a 6 year hiatus after being forced to sell my 1977 Eleganza II (lost my parking spot), I have finally found another coach that needs my
> TLC.
>
> Last Thursday a 1973 Canyon Lands 230 popped up on Seattle Craigslist for the amazing price of "free".
>
> Looking at the pictures provided of the coach, it was complete but had been sitting for a while.
>
> Unfortunately I was about 6 hours late to the party and knew that the phone number provided in the listing had probably been blowing up.
>
> I called and left a message with my intentions of giving $1000 for the coach if I was allowed to see it first and agreed to take it.
>
> I then realized that the voicemail intro for the number I called was a cell phone, so I sent a text announcing the same intention.
>
> I received a text reply right away stating that the coach was her sisters and she had received somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 phone calls. She
> said she would pass my offer on to her sister and 15 minutes later..... I got a call from the other sister (owner).
>
> We talked on the phone for 20 minutes or so, talked about my previous coach and that unfortunately I had to sell it for MUCH less than it was worth.
> She appreciated that I wanted to restore it to a functional coach and she moved my name to the top of the list.
>
> Got up at 5am on Saturday and made the 197 mile drive in 3 1/2 hours. Took an assortment of tools, fresh fuel, batteries, ether, etc......
>
> Had it running on ether right away, and after swapping out the spark plugs and setting up a gas can to pull fuel from, had it running in a few hours.
> Wouldn't hardly idle, and bogged when the throttle was opened so the carb came home with me for rebuild.
>
> I'm heading down next weekend with everything I need to replace all the hydraulics for the brakes, the rebuilt carburetor, and half the tools from my
> shop.
>
> Won't be driving it home next weekend, but it should run and stop at the least. The tires were installed in 1995, the coach was parked and never
> registered again in 1997.
>
> I will be installing a Plastic 30 gallon fuel tank from a boat in the cabin for the drive home (I can't pump the old fuel out where it's parked), and
> will run the wheels to the tire store to have new tires fitted before I hit the road. It was a fully functional coach before the owners husband fell
> ill and later passed, so I don't see any big mechanical issues popping up. The transmission fluid and engine oil were clean, and the antifreeze was
> green as a shamrock. I will perform a more complete catch up on maintenance after I get it home, just need to get it to make it the 200 miles home.
>
> I would really like to post some photos.... but it won't let me.
>
> Of course there will be more information to come.
>
> Jared
>
>
> --
> Jared & Tina Lazaron + 7yr old Daughter.
>
> 77 Eleganza II "Recherché" Winterfeldt 455, Holley ProJection, Doug Thorley Headers, 3in exhaust, Switch Pitch, Alcoas, ONAN 6.5 Emerald series, CMC
> Restoration
>
> GO SEAHAWKS!!
>
> Arlington, WA 98223
>
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