| Convert to All Seats [message #295010] |
Wed, 03 February 2016 22:05  |
Luvn737s
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I am thinking my coach could be more useful in the short term as a people mover (church and scouts, specifically). Has anyone gone to a full passenger conversion? I think I'd leave the bathroom and fridge. Once its served its use, I could rehab it back to a traveling coach.
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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| Re: Convert to All Seats [message #295011 is a reply to message #295010] |
Wed, 03 February 2016 22:14  |
Dennis S
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Randy
Hertz People Movers -- see Applied GMC -- they have a set of
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Dennis
Luvn737s wrote on Wed, 03 February 2016 22:05I am thinking my coach could be more useful in the short term as a people mover (church and scouts, specifically). Has anyone gone to a full passenger conversion? I think I'd leave the bathroom and fridge. Once its served its use, I could rehab it back to a traveling coach.
Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: [GMCnet] Convert to All Seats [message #295023 is a reply to message #295012] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 08:37 |
tphipps
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Exactly what you described was available for sale several years ago in Jackson, MS. It has FlexSteel seats in leather completely down the drivers side of the GMC. A compact frig and sink was installed by the door. Dual A/C and Mr. Onan doing the cooling. I'm willing to bet it is still there.
It would be difficult to get it insured as a people mover, due to age. There was one of the Hertz airport GMC's for sale in South Texas, photos showed horrible condition and priced like gold.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
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| Re: Convert to All Seats [message #295025 is a reply to message #295010] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 08:50 |
jknezek
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Maybe 7 or 8 years ago Jim Bounds at the Coop did a small luxury version of this for someone in Texas who wanted to use it for a bird watching trip. Leather captains chairs, moved the bathroom to the back, fridge, it looked nice. It was a 23' and I've often thought if I could find it again for a reasonable price I'd consider it for my family's day to day people mover! Other than the parking problems, it would be a heck of a way to shift the kids around in style and comfort, especially at $1.50 a gallon gas.
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: [GMCnet] Convert to All Seats [message #295026 is a reply to message #295025] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 08:58 |
Mr ERFisher
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Pix ?
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, Jeremy wrote:
> Maybe 7 or 8 years ago Jim Bounds at the Coop did a small luxury version
> of this for someone in Texas who wanted to use it for a bird watching trip.
> Leather captains chairs, moved the bathroom to the back, fridge, it looked
> nice. It was a 23' and I've often thought if I could find it again for a
> reasonable price I'd consider it for my family's day to day people mover!
> Other than the parking problems, it would be a heck of a way to shift the
> kids around in style and comfort, especially at $1.50 a gallon gas.
> --
> Thanks,
> Jeremy Knezek
> 1976 Glenbrook
> Birmingham, AL
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| Re: Convert to All Seats [message #295029 is a reply to message #295010] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 09:19 |
lqqkatjon
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What floorplan do you have?
On my palm beach, stock, it hauls 12 passengers+ driver, and is not crowded. I have had 21 in there and that was crowded.
There are stuff hidden behind some of the cabnets/closet, that inwould think remodeling twice would not be worth it. Rick drummand remodded his front area that easily created a couple seating positions where the step is, and by adding a buddy seat, you could gain another.
I guess what i am saying it makes a great people mover as is. Get out and drive the coach, mine hauls 4 kids and 4 adults to the dairy queen all summer long.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] Convert to All Seats [message #295033 is a reply to message #295030] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 10:10 |
Mr ERFisher
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Tnx
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, Jeremy wrote:
> Mr ERFisher wrote on Thu, 04 February 2016 09:58
>> Pix ?
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> These are the only ones I can find on Jim B's page, and it doesn't show
> much. I was there just before it was completed, was very nice, but I don't
> have any pictures of it.
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> http://www.firefightmarine.com/gmccoop/restorations/gallery/gmc-motorcoach-projects/texas-t/
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> Thanks,
> Jeremy Knezek
> 1976 Glenbrook
> Birmingham, AL
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| Re: Convert to All Seats [message #295050 is a reply to message #295010] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 15:15 |
Bob de Kruyff
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Luvn737s wrote on Wed, 03 February 2016 21:05I am thinking my coach could be more useful in the short term as a people mover (church and scouts, specifically). Has anyone gone to a full passenger conversion? I think I'd leave the bathroom and fridge. Once its served its use, I could rehab it back to a traveling coach. Aren't most GMC upfitted coaches already full passenger models? (other than the twin bed models)
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: Convert to All Seats [message #295052 is a reply to message #295010] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 16:19 |
Luvn737s
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Mine has a fixed bed in the back so at best I have 8 seats. In "bus mode" I figure I could fit up to 15 but then you get into a gross weight issue.
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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| Re: Convert to All Seats [message #295066 is a reply to message #295052] |
Thu, 04 February 2016 19:06 |
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Matt Colie
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We have 10 seatbelts in a 23, but that includes the driver.
Now we would have to store the mattress that some older people find comfortable, but it could easily do a day run.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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