Anyone have any info on a McGinness Trailer?

From this one, It looks like you should do the bottom sill plate first and work your way up the side walls first one side at a time. Can you do side walls and interior panels in sections at a time, or would you need to do entire side wall at once?

FRONT                                                                                                               BACK

Correct?
After your side walls in the rear section have new frame sticks in them you can do the back wall. Then move to the front sense it looks pretty good up there.

All just IMHO!
I'm sure with a few more pics, a few more members here will have more of a technical end of ideas for the work projects order.
Unless your doing a frame off try sections at a time working from bottom to top on sides, then back or front worst first.

Clear as a foggy night with out a light...right?

I see no reason why I can't do the side panel in 2 pieces. It looks like it was done in 2 parts at the factory.
I see why you said to do the side first, then I can roll the front or rear inside panel up.
You are correct in saying the front is the more solid than the rear.


Do you have any pics of how the underside is put together, in regards to the 2x6 from the frame to the wall uprights.

Just trying to picture this in my head before I jump in.

I sent him here so I've done my job so far LOL... I really like working on a 40s trailer. Haven't worked on too many but the few I have worked on were really fun. Different ya know? This one looks like a fairly simple job. A lot of work but not too confusing.

By the way I know where we might be able to find a window replacement for that one that is all messed up so give me some measurements and close up pics of all the parts inside and out and I will take a look for you.

The cool factor on this one is through the roof!

I wonder what it weighs? It looks like a tank. Don't know how it would tow but once it is in the camp grounds I think it would be a Star.

That six cyl in the F150 is a 300 cu in inline six I think if so it has a lot of torque also the rear end ratio might be a lot more powerful than your van with an automatic only time will tell, but you will most likely not have any problem towing it unless you are towing in the mountains. As far as lifting the front that just shows how it is balanced front to back not what it weighs. A rule of thumb for weight is take the weight you were lifting on the tongue and multiply it by ten and you will have the approximate weight. If you have a bathroom scale you can weigh the tongue then do multiplication to get a some what good guess. Lay a chunk of wood on scale on protect it from bending.