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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #262807 is a reply to message #262805] |
Thu, 25 September 2014 17:07   |
lotsofspareparts
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Location: Arlington, WA
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I saw all of the "Before" pics, are there any "After" pics? Unfinished project?
BTW the picture labeled "Inverter" is actually a 2 channel 12v Alpine brand car stereo amplifier.
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #262862 is a reply to message #262853] |
Fri, 26 September 2014 19:11 |
lotsofspareparts
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Sorry you want to let it go, but why? It certainly is a project but projects can be fun and gets you away from the "Honey do List" (worked for me anyways).
Looking at the pictures "one by one" it turns out to be a bunch of individual projects.
I build boats, I work Open Hull for Cutwater Boats. Anyone who looks into a completed open hull will say WOW. How does that get done in 3 days. I have a certain mentality about my job, my job is 100+ projects, I just do them one at a time.
Keep your coach Bob, think of it as a project, break everything down that needs to be done to individual projects.
That is what I did with my coach. Sat for 12 years, bought it May 12th, First road trip was in August. Have just about 3k miles on it now.
Make it Run Reliably, Move reliably, and STOP reliably. Anything else can be worked on over the winter.
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #262922 is a reply to message #262862] |
Sun, 28 September 2014 00:41 |
Bob Raef
Messages: 165
Registered: July 2009
Location: Lubbock, TX
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Jared
Thank you for the words of encouragement. Unfortunately my age and health are not what they use to be. I am now 74 and I need to turn this coach to some one else. Hopefully some one on the net will be interested and make me an offer I can not refuse. It is driveable. I had it running yesterday.
Bob Raef, KF5TYA
(575) 973-2273
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #262925 is a reply to message #262805] |
Sun, 28 September 2014 08:08 |
Joe Weir
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Location: Columbia, SC
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I'm guessing this one originally had a second house/gen starter battery under the bathroom closet.
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #262927 is a reply to message #262805] |
Sun, 28 September 2014 08:32 |
jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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Any chance it's 'driveable' 1500 miles? It is a temptation to take a gutted coach which is mechanically sound and fit it to our needs which are two of us plus dogs and cats. Which was the idea with the parts PB I had, but the mechanicals were too far gone, and the interior was too good.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #262928 is a reply to message #262927] |
Sun, 28 September 2014 09:04 |
Joe Weir
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A twin bed rear bath birch would make a nice floorplan for two.
Re-working the kitchen cabinet to reclaim the wasted space behind the driver, and perhaps making room for an undercounter fridge would finish this nicely.
The entertainment center could use a bit of freshening too... 
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #263765 is a reply to message #262927] |
Wed, 08 October 2014 10:16 |
Bob Raef
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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Johnny
It is drivable. In 2011 I drove it 300 miles on the day it was rescued. Then several months later I drove it 600 miles from San Antonio to Ruidoso. Since then I have moved it around to different spaces here in our RV park. It does need tires.
Bob Raef, KF5TYA
(575) 973-2273
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| Re: For Sale 1976 Birchaven in New Mexico [message #266242 is a reply to message #263767] |
Mon, 17 November 2014 09:21 |
Bob Raef
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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I sure hope some one shows an interest in taking my project coach off of my hands. I truly am hoping some one on the list will make me an offer too good for me to refuse. Come on guys before I sell it to the scrap dealer. The engine runs, the tranny shifts, the wheels roll and it moves under its own power. I drove it just last week. It really will make some one a nice coach when they finish it to suit their needs.
Bob Raef, KF5TYA
(575) 973-2273
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