| [GMCnet] COOP Duramax Engine Installation [message #145889] |
Fri, 07 October 2011 23:13  |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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John,
The Duramax engine installations by Jim Bounds down at the Coop were front wheel drive. The engine drove the front wheels through an
Allison transmission and transfer case.
IIRC the 23' was built on a full Workhorse chassis and the 26' the Workhorse chassis was married to the GMC frame to retain the rear
suspension.
Regards,
Rob M.
From: john arbuckle
Cool key fobs, I was wondering with the duramax engine install was the
RV kept front wheel drive and if yes how was that accomplished. Or was
it converted to a rear wheel drive? Sorry to veer off subject just saw
it in the pictures and had thought about that recently and wondered if
it was possible? Obviously it is possible. Just wondering and I also
think the key fobs would be a great idea. Thank you
John
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
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| Re: [GMCnet] COOP Duramax Engine Installation [message #145965 is a reply to message #145949] |
Sun, 09 October 2011 08:03  |
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USAussie
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G'day,
Got got a couple of messages from JimB re this subject.
Regards,
Rob M.
Rob, can you please forward my post to the net, my phone does not do well on the net. Thanks and thanks for the support
Jim Bounds
Rob, thanks for trying to field questions on the "Dramax" projects. It was an exercise in just how far you,would have to go to really build a correctly build a current technology, state of the art gmc documented that could be maintained by a current factory repair center. Not build one off custom parts but we ended up with custom vehicle that while it could be worked on so so difficult and custom to build is more expensive than most would be willing to invest.
We truly can build them after doing it twice (a 23' and 26') so no one can say it was a fluke. Total cost on the 23' topped out adding my investment in prototyping of @ $300,000 with the 26' coach built for a movie star to his designers spec.(who designed Johnny Deeps tagged) over $400,000 and we are as yet not done!
These machines are so far over the top they are airborne and while everyone scoff and says how jutting, I can roll back in my chair and say yea but we did it! No brag but thermal fact that it was done and there are 2 on this planet to prove it can be done. Rob is right in that I do not want to build one again, I cannot take on the prototyping and the trial & error expense to do it again. The owner would have to take on it all for another one so I think I'm pretty safe.
The 23' coach was delivered and is now near Denver where it got 16 mph with the wrong diff geT ( was set up as a shuttle bus ). Can't wait till the gear is changed which btw is big bucks!
These machines are awesome but totally in cost effective but hey, they live! The biggest reason for having something like them is because you want one,,, but wait, Ian't that why you have a gmc anyway? These just have a few more 0's on the price tag!
If you want to loose your mind and maybe a chunk of your wallet like me,,,, come on down an.d leave the phrase "how much" at home! See, I will, have and will continue to jump out on that thin limb, come on in, the waters fine!
Jim Bounds
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