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Post by trailersailor on Mar 24, 2014 16:25:34 GMT -8
Sweet trailer. A LOT of work, but well worth it in the end! Can't wait to see what you do with it...
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Post by trailersailor on Mar 24, 2014 16:42:58 GMT -8
Wow- I just spotted the classified ad. What a great price! And he has more trailers.... Why can't I find those kind of deals here on the East Coast???
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Post by mobiltec on Mar 24, 2014 17:47:16 GMT -8
Wow- I just spotted the classified ad. What a great price! And he has more trailers.... Why can't I find those kind of deals here on the East Coast??? Because the weather on the east coast sucked 7 months out of the year and what trailers were made on the east coast soon deteriorated to nothing.
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Post by 71kcfdcapt on Mar 24, 2014 20:07:10 GMT -8
Wow- I just spotted the classified ad. What a great price! And he has more trailers.... Why can't I find those kind of deals here on the East Coast??? It was a good price but it needs a ton of work. I would have been hesitant to pay much more although the parts are well worth the money. The larger trailers just aren't as desirable to most people and usually sell for less. He has many trailers, more than are listed (20+) , most need lots of work. I have a couple other projects to finish before I start on this. We will clean it out and try to stop the water intrusion, at least keep it from ruining anything else until we are ready.
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Post by zippidydoda on Mar 26, 2014 22:23:12 GMT -8
What a beauty!
I love al of the Great advice from Bigbill!
There was a Vintage rally just outside Santa Barbara this last weekend. The old "Coach" type models mostly seemed to have the "head" 3/4 of the way back on the street side. They also were all metal (stainless steel?) Way Cool! Sorry I didn't any pictures to share… but like Mobiltec says I'm sure you can find photos somewhere on the internet!
This is going to be exciting to see your progress!
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Post by 71kcfdcapt on Mar 30, 2014 6:16:42 GMT -8
The Traveleze is home. I will get some more pics up later, raining now. Now we need to make a plan for the layout, modifications and additions we plan to make. The plan is to add holding tanks, fresh water tank, on demand hot water and a 12 volt system. Once we figure out where to put it all, tear it down time. We start pulling out cabinets and fixtures. Then windows, aluminum, walls and floor. Sounds easy, one problem is the exterior is almost all attached with twisty nails, lots of them. They are not easy to pull, at least the ones that are still tight. We will see how it goes.
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Post by ledaponte on Sept 26, 2016 10:25:02 GMT -8
Hi There
I just purchased one myself and will be going to pick it up in a couple of weeks. Did you happen to weight yours? I'm guessing it's about 4000lbs.
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Post by flowershoptrailer on Oct 24, 2017 18:49:05 GMT -8
We acquired a '55 same size but different model, a couple of months ago. Am very interested to compare notes and learn more about it. We've just started deconstructing ours and want to do some of the same things that you and others were talking about. Hope we can connect over time. Great looking trailer! I'll post some pics when I can figure out how.
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Post by 71kcfdcapt on Oct 25, 2017 5:23:19 GMT -8
Well I hate to admit it but we gave up on this trailer and tore it down saving all the good parts. We kept all the interior that was salvageable and all the skin. It was just too far gone. The other factor was we picked up a 1954 20' Travalese in much better shape and it has all the original appliances. We will use a couple of things from the big trailer to add a bathroom and fix the front skin on the 20 footer. I have not been on here in a while. We are currently fixing a 1949 Spartan Manor 25'. The travalese comes after that is done. The only advice I have right now is go slow on the twisty nails, they are the biggest problem with that trailer. Takes a lot of patience to get them out without wrecking the aluminum underneath. The other problem is how the ceiling is put together, the rafters are also the trim inside. They are difficult to remove without destroying them or something else. They are kind of an upside down "T" shape. I have all the ones I could save. I can post some pics in a couple days, at work for the next 48 hours. Happy to answer any questions I can. Good luck!!
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 25, 2017 16:45:09 GMT -8
The other problem is how the ceiling is put together, the rafters are also the trim inside. They are difficult to remove without destroying them or something else. They are kind of an upside down "T" shape. I have all the ones I could save. I can post some pics in a couple days, at work for the next 48 hours. Happy to answer any questions I can. Good luck!! Were you taking the ceiling rafters out from the inside or from the outside of the trailer?
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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 25, 2017 17:44:23 GMT -8
We acquired a '55 same size but different model, a couple of months ago. Am very interested to compare notes and learn more about it. We've just started deconstructing ours and want to do some of the same things that you and others were talking about. Hope we can connect over time. Great looking trailer! I'll post some pics when I can figure out how. Welcome to the vintage trailer forum FST. A lot of helpful peoples in here They sure kept Me steered right. Are You starting from the outside ? I can not see any pics of the previous posts so i dont know what Your trailer looks like. Here is a link to the posting pics tutorial. Click the link below. link
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Post by 71kcfdcapt on Oct 31, 2017 20:40:05 GMT -8
The other problem is how the ceiling is put together, the rafters are also the trim inside. They are difficult to remove without destroying them or something else. They are kind of an upside down "T" shape. I have all the ones I could save. I can post some pics in a couple days, at work for the next 48 hours. Happy to answer any questions I can. Good luck!! Were you taking the ceiling rafters out from the inside or from the outside of the trailer? To get them off you have to pull the skin, then the ceiling panels, then the rafters. The rafters are nailed in to the walls with large nails. There is also insulation and wiring in the way. Depends on if you have water damage and need to replace wall panels. So they come off from the outside, impossible to get them down from the inside.
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 1, 2017 8:08:03 GMT -8
Were you taking the ceiling rafters out from the inside or from the outside of the trailer? To get them off you have to pull the skin, then the ceiling panels, then the rafters. The rafters are nailed in to the walls with large nails. There is also insulation and wiring in the way. Depends on if you have water damage and need to replace wall panels. So they come off from the outside, impossible to get them down from the inside. OK I was just wondering. A lot of people attempt to remove the ceiling panels from the inside and they ruin the camper that way.
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