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Thanks Ken! Going to get all the aluminum cut and fit, then do some flanging and bead rolling hopefully in some sort of neat looking pattern. Panels will be all painted, just a bit of carpet in the footwells.

Thats looking good Dave,,gunna be one horny ol 57,,
What are you running in your truck??We have a number of guys running LPG down here,,some on an Australian system from Melbourne[I think]..called Gas research..A darn good set up..Pre requisites for my new engine,,hardened valve seats,10:1 CR,ported heads,good intake,and a cam thats got to lean towards the torque side.. ...

A 460 on gas for now...Needs to be gone through and would be a good time to change up a few things and do the conversion.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

A 460 on gas for now...Needs to be gone through and would be a good time to change up a few things and do the conversion.

Ok,bet thats a hungry gutted monster when its working.....Yeah,mate,,good candidate for some ported heads n a bit of tweaking for some octane...Wouldnt want to run that beast down here on petrol.....
Do you have a lot of guys up there running propane??and how about availability??Most gas stations have it??

Not many running it yet, but it is available at most any Cenex or other such agriculture related station. Propane is still used a lot in rural areas for home heating, etc. and most places selling it have a fill station for cars.

I would suspect that more will be considering propane as gas keeps going up...and up...and up.....

Dave wouldn't another Featherlite be easier for you to get---they are made in Iowa, not Michigan or Indiana

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Dave wouldn't another Featherlite be easier for you to get---they are made in Iowa, not Michigan or Indiana

Yeah, but a heck of a lot more expensive, and most everything I want in a trailer puts it in the special order and wait forever status.....and a lot more expensive...

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yeah, but a heck of a lot more expensive, and most everything I want in a trailer puts it in the special order and wait forever status.....and a lot more expensive...

Nostalgia racing is a open trailer with a tarp and hopefully some tied together bungee cords!!!.Yeah I know,I'm being a egg head.

I don't remember the name of the dealer in Ind,but we did buy a swap meet small trailer from him.He is right next door to the factory.I do remember him saying he is the lowest price in the whole country so don't even ask for a deal.Just tell him what size and what color.A customer in front of us tried that was show to the door.

Cmon Dave hammer that sheet metal and lets see this on you tube video .

Originally Posted by 1gary

Nostalgia racing is a open trailer with a tarp and hopefully some tied together bungee cords!!!.

Been there, done that...If I could afford what I really wanted it'd be a 44' trailer with living quarters. I certainly did like racing in the late 60's and early 70's, but I hated the way we had to get there!!!! More breakdowns and wrecks to and from the races then we ever had when we got there!!!!! If it was back to towing a single axle trailer with an old station wagon.....think I'd stay home!!!!!

Whether going to the drags or a Hot Rod deal, I like my toter's and enclosed trailer's!!!!

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Dave wouldn't another Featherlite be easier for you to get---they are made in Iowa, not Michigan or Indiana

Thanks Jerry! Gave the subject a bit more thought, the Featherlite I just sold was by far the 2nd nicest trailer I've ever owned, best being a 44' Chapparal I had when we were doing the dragster thing. Better quit being stupid and get them on the phone tomorrow morning, right???

Appreciate the wake up call---sometimes us old Norwegians sleep through some things!

I'm really having fun with this build!!! Maybe a bit of Deja Vu all over again??? I had a '56 Ford when I was 15-16, it too had the straight axle, etc. Then I got off into Super Stock racing with a friend of Dad's and became little more then a "hired gun" on race day--though I did have a "job" at his dealership. Never got to do much with the car we raced, just be the hey boy on work nights, wash it, load things, then bang the gears on Sundays. Thought I was a big shot, sold the little gasser style Ford. When I came across this '57 had to start wondering (again) what would have happend if I'd just stayed on my own car....... Guess I'll find out now!!!!

Ah come on Dave, just weld a pair of tow tabs on it and call it good

Pulling a car on an open trailer these days, especially if it's an overnighter is a sure way to loose a car. ( unfortunately these days even an enclosed is no guarantee). Back in the days of open trailers there was still a certain sense of right & wrong.

Originally Posted by Mike P

Ah come on Dave, just weld a pair or tow tabs on it and call it good

Boy do I remember that.Took a guy in the car by himself to help steer it around corners.We used to have to draw straws to see each one of us it was going to be.