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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #90 on: April 05, 2007 - 09:57:09 PM »

"Musclecar love seat". Thats so cool Bearcuda. I love it. Thanks. :bigsmile:

 

Uh oh, he's off to chop up another one. The best would be a 59 Cadillac love seat IMO.
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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #91 on: May 03, 2007 - 05:26:11 PM »
A little more progress...

With pics...  :picture:

Added the jack today! NO MORE CRATE!

Dave  :wave:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #92 on: May 03, 2007 - 05:38:35 PM »
Looking great..........When's the paint??
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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #93 on: May 03, 2007 - 05:53:44 PM »
Looking great..........When's the paint??

Thanks.   :wave: The paint is comming soon... I hope...  :faint:

Still got to smooth out the body a little more. The plan is to make it to Carlisle finished or not.

Dave  :wave:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #94 on: May 03, 2007 - 11:04:10 PM »
Looking great and I can't wait to see the paint on it.


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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #95 on: May 07, 2007 - 08:17:24 PM »
Thanks.   :wave: The paint is comming soon... I hope...  :faint:

Still got to smooth out the body a little more. The plan is to make it to Carlisle finished or not.

Dave  :wave:

Will the bumper sticker be staying?  :ylsuper:
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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #96 on: May 09, 2007 - 04:27:43 PM »
Will the bumper sticker be staying?  :ylsuper:

Welding Service bumper sticker is covering rust, it will be staying for now.  :misbehaving:

Welding Service is my friends shop, where it was made.  :ylsuper:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #97 on: May 09, 2007 - 04:58:20 PM »
   :smilielol:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #98 on: May 09, 2007 - 06:13:42 PM »
purple1 - so is this the refreshment trailer for the cuda-challenger meet at Carlisle?   :lol:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #99 on: May 10, 2007 - 02:27:55 PM »
purple1 - so is this the refreshment trailer for the cuda-challenger meet at Carlisle?   :lol:

It could be.....  :cheers: but I'm not going to fill it up.....  :faint:

Dave  :wave:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #100 on: May 31, 2007 - 05:48:50 PM »
Sorry, but the trailer will not get paint before Carlisle, good news is I will bring it.  :woohoo:

One last option may become a needed requirement though. Trailer brakes. I have looked at many options here too. Hydraulic surge brakes (trailer is too light), electric brakes (wont work, unless I use a trailer axle) and  electric over hydraulic.

It looks more like if I need to put brakes on this thing, it's going to cost. The electric over hydraulic is the way do go. Get a controler for in the car for electric brakes and a electric/hydraulic actuator. Then reinstall shoes and hardware in the drums on trailer and install lines. I left the hard lines on the axle and the flex line and wheel cylinders are still there.  :feedback:

A new wire harness will be needed also, it's got a 4 wire setup now.

Anyone out there into trailers?  :1zhelp:

Dave  :wave:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #101 on: May 31, 2007 - 06:12:05 PM »
If you have front discs there is no way you should need brakes on it.  How heavy can it be?   :dunno:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #102 on: May 31, 2007 - 06:33:51 PM »
The car has factory power disk up front. Still these little cars stop in front of me and just scares the cr... out of me sometimes. We guessed it is only about 700 - 800 pounds unloaded.

Dave  :wave:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #103 on: June 21, 2007 - 02:52:06 PM »
PAINT!!! Well not yet, but I am going this weekend to see if it can get done in time for Carlisle. Hope I can get it all worked out in time.  :dunno:

Dave :wave:

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Re: Challenger Trailer - progress
« Reply #104 on: June 21, 2007 - 03:04:41 PM »
  :jumping:  :jumping:  :jumping:

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