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new-to-rving · 12-11-2007, 04:59 PM

hello to all i'm currently repair/rebuilding a 33ft coachmen class a. i work as a auto technician at a chevy dealer which also does motorhomes and some medium duty trucks. about this time last year a lady had this vehcile towed to work and asked us to inspect and give her an estimate on repairs. well this thing was sitting for about 5 years and was in sad shape, it looked worst than the christmas vacation movies rv, she said she wasn't going to fix it so i said i would pay the bill if she signed it over, well she did and here i am. my wife think i'm nuts.

new-to-rving · 12-11-2007, 04:59 PM

hello to all i'm currently repair/rebuilding a 33ft coachmen class a. i work as a auto technician at a chevy dealer which also does motorhomes and some medium duty trucks. about this time last year a lady had this vehcile towed to work and asked us to inspect and give her an estimate on repairs. well this thing was sitting for about 5 years and was in sad shape, it looked worst than the christmas vacation movies rv, she said she wasn't going to fix it so i said i would pay the bill if she signed it over, well she did and here i am. my wife think i'm nuts.

MonacoMama · 12-11-2007, 05:37 PM

new-to-rving...
Congratulations...what a great way to pick up an RV!!!

There are some perks when you work at a dealership...and this is one of them!!

Good luck to you with all your renovations and work you have to do...if you haven't got them done yet...and I can tell you that you will enjoy it sooo much once you are ready to take an actual vacation in it!
You have come across the friendliest and most helpful RV forum on the web...so feel free to ask any question regarding your rig..remember the only dumb question - is the one not asked..
Come back and poost often... and Good Luck to you!

jfb · 12-11-2007, 05:37 PM

Year and Chassis??

MonacoMama · 12-11-2007, 06:28 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Year and Chassis?? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
It is a 1985 Coachman 33' President model...I am not sure of chassis...but since he is a "Workhorse tech at a GM dealership... I will guess it has a GM engine...but then... I only know the year and model, for sure

RV Wizard · 12-12-2007, 12:38 AM

new-to-rving, welcome to iRV2.com. We are glad to have you join us and we look forward to reading of your rebuilding of this coach. Congratulations on your new lifestyle and if you have any questions we can help with feel free to just ask. We hope you will be an active participant on the forum; I know you will have a lot of fun here. GOod luck.

Edmund A Skibinski · 12-12-2007, 02:44 AM

new-to-rving, Welcome to the IRV2 website, hope your project turns out well, give the forum an update, possibly with some pictures. Ed.S

bmanSC · 12-12-2007, 02:58 AM

welcome to iRV2.com you will find this site informative and helpful.my wife thought i was nut's when i brought home "our" coachman class c. asked her what she wanted to do to the inside? let her get comfy inside load it the way she wanted it. we did this project alittle at atime. while we used it. look at the time you can spend togeter and have fun.

AL · 12-12-2007, 03:37 AM

Hi All,

Hey new-to-rving, first off welcome to what I think is the best RV site out there

!! Best of luck with the RV project you have taken on, and I am sure if you have some questions about the rebuild, you will find the answers here! Also since I see you are in CT, I hope you have or will check out the NorEasters group here on iRV2, and when your rig is ready for a trip maybe it will be to one of our Rallies!

Kablewizard · 12-12-2007, 07:45 AM

Well Howdy and Welcome to iRV2.

Great to have you with us. Yea they all think we are nuts, but my wife Cheri loves to go out camping. You need to pamper them a bit make a meal and do the dishes half the time so she can rest too and then its a shared thing.

Take your time fixing it up and make it yours.

Merry Christmas and have fun.

new-to-rving · 12-13-2007, 03:31 PM

the unit is 33 ft long 15,500 gvw, on a chevy p chassis it has a 454 cu.in. big block and a turbo 400 trans, 19.5 wheels, 10 lug rear, 5lug front and independent front suspension, about 20,000 miles on it, play around and got all the appliances and the generator working. cleaned it up and had my kids camp out in it a few times over the summer in the back yard with the neighbor's kids. the picture is labor day, had a party and made it a partymobile.

Lil'Darlin1972 · 12-13-2007, 04:06 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">hello to all i'm currently repair/rebuilding a 33ft coachmen class a. i work as a auto technician at a chevy dealer which also does motorhomes and some medium duty trucks. about this time last year a lady had this vehcile towed to work and asked us to inspect and give her an estimate on repairs. well this thing was sitting for about 5 years and was in sad shape, it looked worst than the christmas vacation movies rv, she said she wasn't going to fix it so i said i would pay the bill if she signed it over, well she did and here i am. my wife think i'm nuts. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

<span class="ev_code_PURPLE">Welcome to the board.</span>