Checking your skill level. I've bought 4 GMC's. First one we paid good mone=
y for. 78 Royale. 13 years, 54,000 miles, and 38 states. No problem till w=
e didn't get the frig fire recall. 2 was a 78 Royale barn fined 5 years ag=
o. Complete. Needed mostly drivetrain work. Got it in good order. Sold it =
to a close friend. He's had zero issues as to mechanicals. Very nice GMC. H=
e's at around $26,000 in it now. 3 was another 78 Royale. This one got supe=
r personal. Took EVERYTHING apart. Then I built a GMC from scratch between=
Nov of 15 to Apl of 16. $41,000 in parts. With no labor cost. Just me. Got=
about 14,000 miles on it now. It's PERFECT for our needs. 4 is a 73 Canyo=
nland to build, and sell. Just about done to sell at the GMCMI rally this S=
ept in Amana Iowa. I got it with a gutted interior. But It came with every=
thing that was taken out included. It now has all new cushions/seats, frig=
, cooktop, counter top, flooring, roof A/C, headliner, paneling, recessed L=
ED lighting in ceiling, and a hole lot more. Working on mechanicals now. It=
's developing into a very nice GMC for $21,000. For me. I've got the tool=
s/knowledge/shop to do this. But I would never buy a gutted GMC without th=
e interior components. I know someone that bought one gutted. But he owns a=
cabinet building company. And it's coming out PERFECT. Just an FYI. Good l=
uck. Bob Dunahugh Cedar Rapids Iowa.
y for. 78 Royale. 13 years, 54,000 miles, and 38 states. No problem till w=
e didn't get the frig fire recall. 2 was a 78 Royale barn fined 5 years ag=
o. Complete. Needed mostly drivetrain work. Got it in good order. Sold it =
to a close friend. He's had zero issues as to mechanicals. Very nice GMC. H=
e's at around $26,000 in it now. 3 was another 78 Royale. This one got supe=
r personal. Took EVERYTHING apart. Then I built a GMC from scratch between=
Nov of 15 to Apl of 16. $41,000 in parts. With no labor cost. Just me. Got=
about 14,000 miles on it now. It's PERFECT for our needs. 4 is a 73 Canyo=
nland to build, and sell. Just about done to sell at the GMCMI rally this S=
ept in Amana Iowa. I got it with a gutted interior. But It came with every=
thing that was taken out included. It now has all new cushions/seats, frig=
, cooktop, counter top, flooring, roof A/C, headliner, paneling, recessed L=
ED lighting in ceiling, and a hole lot more. Working on mechanicals now. It=
's developing into a very nice GMC for $21,000. For me. I've got the tool=
s/knowledge/shop to do this. But I would never buy a gutted GMC without th=
e interior components. I know someone that bought one gutted. But he owns a=
cabinet building company. And it's coming out PERFECT. Just an FYI. Good l=
uck. Bob Dunahugh Cedar Rapids Iowa.
