Luke000
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Re: 1956 Duratech S-13R "Project: Pop Can"
Re: 1956 Duratech S-13R "Project: Pop Can"
Well it has been a while since my last update, but the work has not stopped. Over the last month or so I have been restoring the trailer. I tore it down and we took the pieces to get sandblasted, we got it back and I started paining it with a spray gun in my driveway. The weather was somewhat cold, and we had to hold off paining a few days between coats for the temp to get above 50. The paint turned out very well except for a few spots that I will touch up in the spring (temp looks like it will not get above 50 until then) We replaced all the hardware with stainless nuts and bolts, replaced all the rollers, made new carpeted bunks, rebuilt and painted the hubs, bearing buddies, new lug bolts, a new Fulton jack, A new winch and winch mast because the old one was rusted almost in half. The Lights are submersible LED's and the wiring is routed inside the trailer as much as possible. The only thing that did not go as planned is we were unable to find replacement shock absorbers for the two that were frozen up. I am unsure of what this trailer actually is but I %90 sure that this trailer was home made from a kit back in the day, either that or it is a horribly butchered Tee Nee. It has a lot of bugger welds and a few good ones, it also has been "updated" a few times in its past life with a new tongue, a jack, different fenders, and the previous light mounts that I replaced on page 1.
And now for some pictures....I seemed to have lost a lot of the before pictures and after we got it back from sand blasting :facepalm:
Before:
On its way to get sand blasted:
And the after pictures!!
Re: 1956 Duratech S-13R "Project: Pop Can"
Well it has been a while since my last update, but the work has not stopped. Over the last month or so I have been restoring the trailer. I tore it down and we took the pieces to get sandblasted, we got it back and I started paining it with a spray gun in my driveway. The weather was somewhat cold, and we had to hold off paining a few days between coats for the temp to get above 50. The paint turned out very well except for a few spots that I will touch up in the spring (temp looks like it will not get above 50 until then) We replaced all the hardware with stainless nuts and bolts, replaced all the rollers, made new carpeted bunks, rebuilt and painted the hubs, bearing buddies, new lug bolts, a new Fulton jack, A new winch and winch mast because the old one was rusted almost in half. The Lights are submersible LED's and the wiring is routed inside the trailer as much as possible. The only thing that did not go as planned is we were unable to find replacement shock absorbers for the two that were frozen up. I am unsure of what this trailer actually is but I %90 sure that this trailer was home made from a kit back in the day, either that or it is a horribly butchered Tee Nee. It has a lot of bugger welds and a few good ones, it also has been "updated" a few times in its past life with a new tongue, a jack, different fenders, and the previous light mounts that I replaced on page 1.
And now for some pictures....I seemed to have lost a lot of the before pictures and after we got it back from sand blasting :facepalm:
Before:
On its way to get sand blasted:
And the after pictures!!
