| rear bath royal possible couch instead of dinette?? [message #192598] |
Sun, 09 December 2012 08:54  |
tillie1001
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Hi everyone!
I am thinking of taking out my dinette and putting in a couch/duvet, in my 78 royal rear bath, but we have the issue of the propane tank that sits under one of the dinette benchs.....
Has anyone out there done this to their royal?
Thank You!
Mandie Raymond
Clarkston, MI
1978 GMC Royale with rear bath
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| Re: rear bath royal possible couch instead of dinette?? [message #192605 is a reply to message #192598] |
Sun, 09 December 2012 12:15  |
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mike miller
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| tillie1001 wrote on Sun, 09 December 2012 06:54 |
I am thinking of taking out my dinette and putting in a couch/duvet, in my 78 royal rear bath, but we have the issue of the propane tank that sits under one of the dinette benchs.....
Has anyone out there done this to their royal?
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I have seen pictures (somewhere) of a Royale where they took the propane tank and rotated it so it was along the wall. They added fittings to the tank allowing filling the tank thought the original opening. On top of this relocated talk/enclosure, they installed a J-couch. Looked really good. For some it would be a good modification.
You could also go with a smaller tank, or get rid of it completely... just would depend on how you use your coach.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#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] rear bath royal possible couch instead of dinette?? [message #192693 is a reply to message #192605] |
Sun, 09 December 2012 13:02 |
Nelson Wright
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Mike,
On my rear bath Royal I moved the propane tank forward so it is now
next to the step behind the front passenger seat. In this position it
opens up the restriction that was between the rear dinette seat and
the refrigerator. This would also work with a J-couch although it
means relocating the access door which I replaced with a new/better
looking custom one. I also completely rebuilt the dinette area to get
more storage space and still have a convertible dine/bed setup.
HTH,
Nelson Wright
Orlando FL
78 Royale rear bath
On Dec 9, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Mike Miller wrote:
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> tillie1001 wrote on Sun, 09 December 2012 06:54
>> I am thinking of taking out my dinette and putting in a couch/
>> duvet, in my 78 royal rear bath, but we have the issue of the
>> propane tank that sits under one of the dinette benchs.....
>>
>> Has anyone out there done this to their royal?
>
>
> I have seen pictures (somewhere) of a Royale where they took the
> propane tank and rotated it so it was along the wall. They added
> fittings to the tank allowing filling the tank thought the original
> opening. On top of this relocated talk/enclosure, they installed a
> J-couch. Looked really good. For some it would be a good
> modification.
>
> You could also go with a smaller tank, or get rid of it
> completely... just would depend on how you use your coach.
>
>
> --
> Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
> (#1)'73 26' exPainted D. -- (#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath --
> (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
> http://m000035.blogspot.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] rear bath royal possible couch instead of dinette?? [message #192698 is a reply to message #192605] |
Sun, 09 December 2012 15:28 |
Ken Henderson
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Mike,
For the original redesign of our X-Birch, I rotated the big LPG tank to
parallel the driver's side wall, with two captain's chairs mounted
besidethe enclosure. They could recline over the box with no problem.
But, when
SHE didn't like climbing over the kitchen-consuming extended bed to get to
the bathroom, I had to change that.
The LPG enclosure is barely visible behind the seats:
<http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/our-x-birchaven/p442.html>
The change was to install a 6 g. tank, also parallel to the wall, with the
fabricated sofa/bed resting on top of the smaller enclosure. Since we
don't have a gas furnace and seldom light the 2-burner stove, 6 g. of LPG
will last us a long time. How'd I choose 6 g? I found a brand new tank
for $100 instead of $250 in an Elkhart surplus store.
Ken H.
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Mike Miller wrote:
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> tillie1001 wrote on Sun, 09 December 2012 06:54
> > I am thinking of taking out my dinette and putting in a couch/duvet, in
> my 78 royal rear bath, but we have the issue of the propane tank that sits
> under one of the dinette benchs.....
> >
> > Has anyone out there done this to their royal?
>
>
> I have seen pictures (somewhere) of a Royale where they took the propane
> tank and rotated it so it was along the wall. They added fittings to the
> tank allowing filling the tank thought the original opening. On top of
> this relocated talk/enclosure, they installed a J-couch. Looked really
> good. For some it would be a good modification.
>
> You could also go with a smaller tank, or get rid of it completely... justwould depend on how you use your coach.
>
>
> --
> Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
> (#1)'73 26' exPainted D. -- (#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77
> 23' Birchaven Side Bath
> http://m000035.blogspot.com
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