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12/12 |
I'm fully aware that drooling over an SOB on this site is punishable by 30 days in the electric chair, but a 1978 GMC Birchaven with 4000 ORIGINAL miles (142 mi/yr!) is worth a look....... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-GMC-BIRCHAVEN-23-VI...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem | ||
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The Old Man and No Barth |
Looks exactly like the one I had, but mine had a rear bath, not rear bedroom. Same colors, too, but my upholstery pattern was more conservative. It was a well-built unit, but I didn't like the handling. It was a tail-wagger, & dicey on interstate truck ruts. You had to maintain a twitchy balance along the edge of the rut, or it would throw you side-to-side. There's an active GMC technical forum, & historically a lot of discussion about tail-wagging. My theory is that some of it results from the single rear wheels, & some from flexibility in the leading/trailing arms of the rear suspension. I had another rig with single tires on the rear that was worse yet until I installed a panhard rod (track Bar) to eliminate lateral movement of the rear axle. | |||
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3/12 |
Low miles on them but the tires are 28 years old......first stop, the tire shop. | |||
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