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| [GMCnet] Friend wants finished coach [message #97798] |
Mon, 30 August 2010 09:57  |
Gerald Work
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Hi Mike,
My friend has lots of experience restoring cars and buildings so is very good craftsman capable of taking on a ground up restoration if he wanted to. He doesn't want to do that at this point. He and his wife want to travel with us and be free to attend rallies and such so want a coach that is ready to go now with only minor issues yet to be resolved. It needs to be reliable, clean and tastefully done. Quality paint and interior would be definite plusses as would be properly rebuilt drive train components, wheels, etc. They have the financial resources to invest in a top quality coach when they find one they really like along with the smarts to be good buyers. They will be a good addition to our ranks.
Jerry
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:28:19 -0500
From: Mike Miller <m000035@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Friend looking for a finished coach
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Gerald Work wrote on Sun, 29 August 2010 08:29
> I have a friend in Spokane, WA who is looking for a really nice, finished coach. ...
I suspect you'll need to define what the buyer thinks is a "finished coach." Many here, on the net, do not think ANY coach is "finished." (A "really nice coach" might be a little gray also.) To be "finished" does it need to have a brand new motor, transmission and running gear? How about new paint and interior?
Basically:
What is important to him and how much is he willing to spend?
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Mike Miller
`73 26' X Painted D.
`78 23' Birchaven
Hillsboro, OR
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| Re: [GMCnet] Friend wants finished coach [message #97836 is a reply to message #97798] |
Mon, 30 August 2010 17:34  |
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mike miller
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Jerry,
Shouldn't be a problem finding a coach that fits the bill.
Does your friend have a preferred floorplan? (Or a floorplan that will NOT do...) When they travel will it only be a couple or more people? Could make a difference. It might be worth it for them to look at a few coaches first... even if only to evaluate the floor plan. Rallies are good for this. <http://www.gmc-cascaders.com/rally_schedule.htm>
Possible Coaches:
JimK has some listed on his site:
<http://www.appliedgmc.com/level.itml/icOid/682>
I looked at two or three that meet the criteria when I stopped by a month or so ago.
JimB also has some listed. I think a few are on his lot.
<http://gmccoop.com/for%20sale.htm>
<http://gmccoop.com/for_sale_2.htm>
This one looks to be as close to "finished" as a coach is likely to get. (With a $90,000 asking price it should be!) <http://gmccoop.com/blue-ocity.htm>
I haven't done my "full USA" Craig's list search lately. There are normally several "high end" coaches (at least by price and pictures) listed. I'll have to do it again sometime soon. I use search tempest. <http://www.searchtempest.com/>
He should only consider coaches that have been used in the last 12 months or less. "Rolling coaches" have fewer hidden defects.
| Gerald Work wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 07:57 |
Hi Mike,
My friend has lots of experience restoring cars and buildings so is very good craftsman capable of taking on a ground up restoration if he wanted to. He doesn't want to do that at this point. He and his wife want to travel with us and be free to attend rallies and such so want a coach that is ready to go now with only minor issues yet to be resolved. It needs to be reliable, clean and tastefully done. Quality paint and interior would be definite plusses as would be properly rebuilt drive train components, wheels, etc. They have the financial resources to invest in a top quality coach when they find one they really like along with the smarts to be good buyers. They will be a good addition to our ranks.
Jerry
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(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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| Re: [GMCnet] Friend wants finished coach [message #97868 is a reply to message #97851] |
Mon, 30 August 2010 20:40 |
Ken Henderson
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You know what I find interesting about that ad? As I scanned the list of
modifications, I was struck by the number of them that were probably the
direct result of being exposed to them on the GMCNet. If not directly, at
least indirectly because I know they were first introduced here. A lot of
the other changes were probably made because they were discussed here, but
the connection could have been made in other ways; not likely so those I've
listed below. This is not the first time I've notice this; most coaches
that have had much done to them include some of these "GMCNet Innovations";
this ad just struck me as having more than usual. 'Fess up, who are you
that's trying to sell out? :-)
macerator -- Possibly from somewhere else, but unlikely; few outside of the
GMC community, even today, use them on motorhomes
2 fantastic ceiling fans -- Certainly possibly stimulated elsewhere, but not
likely.
halogen headlights -- Strong possiblity of GMCNet influence.
electric choke -- Probably stimulated by the popularity here of blocked
crossovers
30 amp power cord -- Often mentioned here as easier to handle than 50A
electric vacuum pump -- Probably first mentioned here in about 2000 -- wish
I could remember by whom.
stove power vent -- Maybe Emery introduced or promoted this somewhere else,
but I'd be surprised.
Air bag shut-off & fill fittings -- Byron Maxwell, and others, has promoted
and sold them at GMCMI conventions and elsewhere, but the more frequent
mention of them has undoubtedly been here.
2 piece fan shroud -- Certainly my own first exposure to the idea, even
before the fiberglass versions, was here.
gas shocks on generator & propane doors -- My first memory is of Don Ogden's
posting back around 2001; a lot of us have done it since then and several
GMCMHPhotos has several albums on the subject -- including one of mine.
choke solenoid on generator -- I think Ted Stinnett was the first to use the
Surplus Center rotary solenoid for this purpose about 6-8 years ago;
announcement here, and photo site albums made it popular -- as long as the
supply held out.
Lumina wiper arms & blades -- First announced here by Chuck Camroux 5-6
years ago and probably never promoted anywhere else (except by GMC vendors
over the past 2-3 years after learning of it here).
Ken H.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Bill Gagnier <carnutbill@msn.com> wrote:
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> GMC for sale
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> http://rochester.craigslist.org/rvs/1928202878.html
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| Re: [GMCnet] Friend wants finished coach [message #97872 is a reply to message #97871] |
Mon, 30 August 2010 20:52 |
Ken Henderson
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RTFQ, huh? About all I did was extract the list. :-)
Now we KNOW there was a big GMCNet influence.
Shame on you, BIll, for abandoning us!
Ken H.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Dennis Sexton <dennisfsexton@aol.com>wrote:
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> Ken H
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> Since you asked who was selling their coach -- I will provide a few
> hints....
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> the ad was posted by carnutbill, Bill Gagnier
> the ad is signed Bill
> the coach for sale is in Rochester
> Bill Gagnier lives in Rochester
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> .....:)
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> Dennis
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> Ken Henderson wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 20:40
> > You know what I find interesting about that ad? As I scanned the list of
> > modifications, I was struck by the number of them that were probably the
> > direct result of being exposed to them on the GMCNet. If not directly,
> at
> > least indirectly because I know they were first introduced here. A lot
> of
> > the other changes were probably made because they were discussed here,
> but
> > the connection could have been made in other ways; not likely so those
> I've
> > listed below. This is not the first time I've notice this; most coaches
> > that have had much done to them include some of these "GMCNet
> Innovations";
> > this ad just struck me as having more than usual. 'Fess up, who are you
> > that's trying to sell out? :)
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> --
> Dennis S
> 73 Painted Desert 230
> Germantown, TN
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| Re: [GMCnet] Friend wants finished coach [message #97873 is a reply to message #97872] |
Mon, 30 August 2010 21:04 |
Dennis S
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Ken,
Bill has been advertising his coach in GMCMI and has mentioned it here a couple of times...
Dennis
| Ken Henderson wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 20:52 |
RTFQ, huh? About all I did was extract the list. 
Now we KNOW there was a big GMCNet influence.
Shame on you, BIll, for abandoning us!
Ken H.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Dennis Sexton <dennisfsexton@aol.com>wrote:
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> Ken H
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> Since you asked who was selling their coach -- I will provide a few
> hints....
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> the ad was posted by carnutbill, Bill Gagnier
> the ad is signed Bill
> the coach for sale is in Rochester
> Bill Gagnier lives in Rochester
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> .....
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> Dennis
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Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: [GMCnet] Friend wants finished coach [message #97888 is a reply to message #97868] |
Mon, 30 August 2010 22:18 |
Bill Massey
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I found this in my archive:
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:18:17 -0700
From: "Jim Davis" <sivad@harborside.com>
Subject: Re: GMC: Advice on tuning for high altitude please?
Richard.........You may find out that at your altitude, the somewhat
marginal brakes become more marginal because of lack of vacuum. If you or
any of the other troops want, I'll give you a listing of older GMC vehicles
that have the auxiliary vacuum pump on them. I purchased mine for a whole
ten dollars in the local junkyard. New, they're over $400. Not only will
they compensate for altitude, but they also keep you from going
Wheeeeeeeeeeee on a long downhill if your engine quits..... Jim Davis
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Found this one, too. And ya know, that vac pump is still working just fine
on Sweet Pea! :-)
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:19:37 -0600
From: Billy Massey <bmassey@web-access.net>
Subject: Re: GMC: aux vacumn pumps-hard to find ???
At 06:10 PM 2/24/99 -0800, hawk ii-Pete.Papas wrote:
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>Hi
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>Can someone set this poor poor boy back on the right path. I have been
>to 5 auto salvage yards in the last 2 days. Looked at perhaps 20 cars
>that should have had electric vacuum pumps-- but none were present and
>what's worse - they all looked like there was never a vacuum pump in
>the car.
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>If I understand correctly the candidates are things like
> Buick ....82-Skyhawk-J 82-85-Shylark-X
> Cadillac .82 Cimmaron
> Chevy ....84-86-celebrity-A 82-caprice-B 82-Cavalier
> 82-85-Citation-X
> Olds......86-Cierra-A 82-Firenza-J 82-84-Omega-X
> Pontiac...85-86-6000 82-J2000 82-84-Phoenix-X
- ------snip------------
Your lookin at the right cars alright Pete. Take out the battery and there
should be 3 little bolts in the bottom of the tray. They take a 10mm
wrench to loosen. They hold up the vac pump that is mounted underneath.
I found one on a '82 Cimmeron (that was bured under another car) the other
day and the brakes still had vacume on em! Things are more expensive in a
small town I guess. I paid $35 for it and all the plumbing, filter, and
switches.
Hope this helps
bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
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From: On Behalf Of Ken Henderson
electric vacuum pump -- Probably first mentioned here in about 2000 -- wish
I could remember by whom.
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