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RV Buddies Launches “Project RV”

Restoring, repairing or upgrading an RV is something most of the 8.2 million RV-owning households have either done, wanted to do, or dreamed about doing over the course of their RV ownership. RV Buddies wanted to show them how we’d do it - in a way that maintains the integrity of a coach’s original design but updates it to supply the owner with the modern amenities that he or she wants. We decided the best way to go about it was to find ourselves a major fixer-upper and give it a stem-to-stern restoration. This project would also give us a good opportunity to highlight a variety of aftermarket products and services that are offered to the RV consumer by some excellent companies and to test... [Read more]

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X-Treme Propane Capacity

In the process of designing for the GMC remodel, we have to research every single bolt, nut, pump, TV, switch and, well - you get the idea. Fortunatley, many things have changed over time. With so many demands generators have gotten smaller - so power isn't as much of a problem as it used to be. In studying speed and performance, we also found that... [Read more]

GMC Project RV To Begin

A few days ago, Southern California GMC coach genius Miguel Mendez of MGMGMC.com dropped by to make a few repairs to the RV Buddies coach, a 1976 26' Royale. There will be a lot of news coming up on Project RV - but to get things rolling, Miguel had to resolve a starting problem (electrical/battery) and suspension issue (bypass the compressor and install... [Read more]

GMC Suspension Culprit Revealed

As we finalize our plans to get the GMC project underway, there are always a few setbacks - Like being able to drive or move it! Such is the case with a recent melt-down of the diodes under the suspension switches. After some conversations with Jim Bounds, his analytical and diagnostic skills appear to have our coach close to being back on the road. Jim... [Read more]