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Post by elewayne on Jan 7, 2020 15:13:18 GMT -8
I'd do it in a minute. but I have experience and a full shop in my yard. On the third page here, near the bottom is a post called 1949 Silver Lodger. It has pictures of what I did to rebuild a similar trailer. It got stolen and found again and I'm getting ready to re start work. I think I'll re do the roof again without the trolley top.Its been leaking anyway. yours looks like a frame off rebuild to me, but very cool if done right. Expect to spend at least $10,000 for a complete rebuild with whole interior and appliances. but looks like you have some cool stuff already. Good luck with it. Its worth saving for sure.
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Post by elewayne on Aug 25, 2019 4:53:16 GMT -8
thanks Larry, the corner trim is exactly what I'm looking for.
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Post by elewayne on Aug 24, 2019 9:41:20 GMT -8
What is the aluminum trim going around the outside corners of a canned ham trailer called?
Where can I order some quickly? I'm in Houston. do the big trailer/RV places sell this stuff?
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Post by elewayne on Jul 30, 2019 14:06:42 GMT -8
I had mine registered in Colorado but over the four years I’ve lost the title and I guess there was a mistake on the police report, the vin on the report does not come up for my name in Colorado. So I’ll have to get a new title as a home built trailer here in Texas. The Thieves took off all my badging and the Colorado vin tag and license plate. I managed to find the recipe for the venal place in Longmont who made my new Silver Lodger decals. So I reordered them. I was wondering how I knew mine was a 49 it’s the rear bed windows mine are the same as all the others not curved like the 48. I wish mine was a 48 because that’s my birth year.
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Post by elewayne on Jul 30, 2019 11:24:10 GMT -8
I saw your site and photos last night. I look forward to seeing more. These are such rear trailers. I don’t think they made that many. The guy who had it and called me went to quite a bit of effort to do so. And I appreciate that. He said he traded an old john boat for it, but didn’t elaborate much. I got the impression it might have changed hands a couple of times. He was hoping to get the boat back. I have him a couple hundred just for calling me. I didn’t ask much though. What does it matter at this point? I’m really surprised to even see it again after 4 years and still just as I left it. Chris, my son is an architect and we will do this project together. It has to sleep 5 as they have 3 little kids. He will sacrifice most of the kitchen and cook outside to free space for sleeping. Kim still wants a toilet and shower. Chris took my old plans last night and did a redraw placing the seating booth in the rear and a pull out gaucho in front with a pull down bunk overhead. We’ll see how this works. With the work I’ve done on this one and the restore on the Silver Streak I’m probably qualified to build one from scratch now. I did make some mistakes on the reskin of this one I’ll have to correct first. It’s lesking.
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Post by elewayne on Jul 29, 2019 22:36:36 GMT -8
I’ve been on here on and off for some years, 6 I guess. I started out working on the 1949 Silver Lodger. I picked it up in Colorado in spring 2012 and completely rebuilt the shell using the original skins. Whole new framework. We moved back to Houston dec 2012. I stored the trailer for the next two years while I remodeled our house. May of 2015 I brought it home to restart work. It came with no door and I was starting there. Then I would do a new interior. A couple days later it was stolen. I bought a 23 ft Silver Streak and completely rebuilt the interior. The Lodger has been missing now for 4 years. Last week a guy called me and says he has the trailer. He found my web site with all my build pictures and realized it was mine. So I brought it home again Sunday, wow amazing. It wasn’t even messed up. Looks the same as the day it left my yard, My son Chris and I will finish it up for him. I have pictures on my web site www.silverlodger.com
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Post by elewayne on Jul 2, 2018 11:07:00 GMT -8
Great Trailers. spartan, Air Stream, Argosy, Silver Streak, Streamline, Avion,Boles Aero, to name the most common. there are several morel less well know. these are all classified as air craft trailers. They are made of pretty much all aluminum.They are framed in aluminum in a similar manner to WWII aircraft. This is good because the frames do not rot. Generally they are better sealed and more leak resistant because of building technique. Silver Streak uses an aluminum outer shell and an aluminum inner shell The biggest problem with them is that water that does leak into the shells runs down to the floor and wets the plywood on it's way out into the belly pan.this causes the floor to rot out around the edges. You usually don't see this on inspection because of all the cabinets hide the damage. But that aside, still really well built trailers. A 56 is a very old trailer and unless it has had work done, well, before now it will need extensive repairs. almost certainly. but if you've got the wear with all it could be a great trailer. I have a 67 23 ft myself. WWW.silverlodger.com for the rebuild story on mine. a 56 will be built a lot differently than mine.
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Post by elewayne on Mar 10, 2018 14:41:12 GMT -8
If you are not scared to death by your own story. you might enjoy the story about my 49 Silver Lodger Go to www.Silverlodger.com. Push the word at the top menu for The silver lodger. My new silver streak will open first. IT's worth a look too but, The start of the lodger story is a bit more entertaining though. Hang in there, good luck. Wayne
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Post by elewayne on Dec 24, 2017 14:18:24 GMT -8
i have updated pics of the interior of the Streak if anyone is interested. on my site. WWW.silverlodger.com
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Post by elewayne on Nov 29, 2017 22:32:50 GMT -8
OK then, cool.
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Post by elewayne on Nov 29, 2017 7:21:57 GMT -8
On the post from Mobiltec, IT would be a major "kit" to build a decent canned ham. sort of like those house kits sears used to do, Way back.
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Post by elewayne on Nov 29, 2017 7:18:00 GMT -8
I could probably draw plans for one. I've been thinking about it for a while. I'm pretty good in auto cad. It's still a large project just to do the planning and drawing. I haven't thought what I might have to charge. I'm retired and don't have to make a living at it though. I was thinking about drawing up a unit like the 26 ft Yellowstone, with two doors. One in front,one in the rear bedroom, but then I got to really liking the aircraft style trailers. So much better built and more leak resistant. Hoping by spring, to have the Streak finished.
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Post by elewayne on Nov 28, 2017 22:33:34 GMT -8
Nc camper, I suppose you are talking about the Silver Streak. Specks say it weighed about 3800 lbs from the factory. The way I'm doing the cabinets will add some weight but a modern truck will pull it easily still. 4500 lbs maybe, finished. I've had it out a couple times so far, I'm finishing the kitchen now and then the booth. It's a very well built trailer. A new 23ft Airstream weighs in at about 6,000 lbs, for reference. I'll put more pictures of the interior soon. I lost my picture filing software in a computer crash. and I need to get a new one loaded.
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Post by elewayne on Nov 28, 2017 8:19:22 GMT -8
I have no idea who you are , so you may have all the wear with all to complete such a project.I could, but I've been in the building trades for about 40 years, and have a well equipped shop in my back yard, 1200 sq ft of space, and way too many machines. I've rebuilt two trailers up from the ground, so to speak, and will say that it is a big commitment. both in funds and time. I'm working on a total gut and rebuild of a 67 silver Streak right now. Shell was in pretty good shape when I started. Just about finished with the interior and should finish within 3 years. I'm retired and working on it pretty much full time, at least as hard as I work any more. I do work almost every day though.I thought it would take about a year, LOL. Cost is about $16,000 "projected". There is just so much learning and planning time involved I hadn't counted on. There are three completely separate electrical systems on a trailer, for instance. A lot of planning on the other systems like plumbing and gas too. A lot to know if you want to avoid big costly mistakes. That being said you should check out the Flyte Camp site and look at all the pictures and stuff about their new canned ham they are manufacturing now, for something like $70,000. They are doing a really nice job though. I have a lot of pictures and commentary on my site that might interest you too. WWW.Silverlodger.com. It covers the 1949 Silverlodger trailer, that got stolen, and my 1967 23ft Silver Streak I'm doing currently. I'm in Houston, by the way, if you want to talk sometime. Wayne Evans
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Post by elewayne on Aug 19, 2017 9:37:04 GMT -8
I have a question, anybody have any experience with using a pre-cat lacquer for the interior wood finish? I have used it for years, sprayed of course, on furniture pieces I build for a living. I'd like to use pre-cat lac on the trailer wood because of the short dry time and it will stay clear without yellowing. I'm doing the interior wood in white oak with rift cut white oak front panels, like doors and drawer fronts. I'm just not sure how well it would preform in a trailer environment, while the trailer is being stored . I hate spraying oil base finishes because of the slow dry time and it gets all over everything in the shop, and it's much more of a pain to clean up. anybody on here actually know anything about this product. thanks wayne
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