Thread: 57 Chevy Cruizer

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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.

I still have the tow bar I used back in the 70s siting out in the shed. Some fond and not so fond memories (hauling the 58 Chevy home behind my V8 Vega after buying it in Tucson comes to mind).

Originally Posted by Mike P

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

Not a chance!!!! I'm a confirmed 1st class trailer snob!!! The bigger the better and it's gotta be enclosed!!!

Pro, good point on the theft thing!!! Another neat + on the big enclosed trailer is that there's always a place to put a fold down bunk or two....Imagine some poor felony theft dude stealing my whole rig, then get where he's going, open the door to check out his score and finding one PO'd Norwegian waiting for him on the other side of the door!!!!!!!!

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!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Imagine some poor felony theft dude stealing my whole rig, then get where he's going, open the door to check out his score and finding one PO'd Norwegian waiting for him on the other side of the door!!!!!!!!

And holding a 12ga shotgun or a 44mag, waiting for the door to open.....

Originally Posted by rspears

And holding a 12ga shotgun or a 44mag, waiting for the door to open.....

Don't need no gun!!!! My 34" Louisville Slugger will do just fine. I don't want to kill anyone for stealing "stuff", I much prefer just making him wish he was dead! A gun is far to quick and instant a punishment for what these car and trailer thieves deserve.....

PS--and the first swing as he steps in the door is the kneecaps.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Don't need no gun!!!! My 34" Louisville Slugger will do just fine. I don't want to kill anyone for stealing "stuff", I much prefer just making him wish he was dead! A gun is far to quick and instant a punishment for what these car and trailer thieves deserve.....

PS--and the first swing as he steps in the door is the kneecaps.

And then he sues you for crippling him, and preventing him from making the six figure annual salary he would have made for the next thirty years... I prefer to end his misery, and his negative drain on society in general, but that's just me...

Originally Posted by rspears

And then he sues you for crippling him, and preventing him from making the six figure annual salary he would have made for the next thirty years... I prefer to end his misery, and his negative drain on society in general, but that's just me...

Bring on the lawsuit. Got an attorney that eats trash like him for lunch!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Bring on the lawsuit. Got an attorney that eats trash like him for lunch!!!!

Unfortunately that's now how things have played in the last ten years or so. The "victim" becomes the guy who was trying to take things belonging to someone else, but he got injured in the process, and now it's the responsibility of the property owner to support him/her for the rest of their life. Sad times......

Well Dave,buy a stacker and start building that second car........

Originally Posted by 1gary

Well Dave,buy a stacker and start building that second car........

Sure! Soon as I find a race partner (that I can tolerate) who has a really big checkbook. Tried the 2 car race thing before, not for me!

As for the stackers, no thanks! Much prefer a long trailer with a work station put together just in front of the side door. Stackers IMO are good for circle burners who need to carry a spare car, and not for us old drag racers who consider the "important" items on a trailer to be:

1. Where's the head???

2. How big is the awning???

3. Is the generator really quiet so it doesn't disrupt naptime???

4. How cold will the A/C get???

Funny how priorties change as age progresses.....

Just remember that if you have a bunk, pottie and microwave---It qualifies as your home and you can shoot an intruder!!!!

Dave, I had a Chapparel years ago and it was a nice trailer----however my 44ft 3 axle featherlite is 10 times what the Chap was----triple torsion flex axles-no bouncing from double springs on both sides of the axle---spring assisted rear door--lt weight--constuction is that extruded shapes of beams top and bottom with axle substucter of steel--anyway , if you've had both, you know what I mean

Yuppers, I know well.... We towed the Chapparel with a Peterbilt, maybe that's still the way to go, dunno.....

Sent an inquiry to Featherlite and Haulmark today, going to follow them up with a phone call or 3!!!! My plan with the Pace was to save a bunch of money.....but hard to get the quality of the Featherlight out of the head, as you well know!!!!!!

What do you tow the 44' Featherlite with???? I've got both the diesel toter and my old cube van I could peddle.....with the price of used (semi) trucks low as it is, that might also be a consideration......??

Anyway, more good progress (but forgot the camera in the house) on the '57 today!!!! got started putting the wheel wells together and grinding/smoothing the welds that are on top of the floor supports where the aluminum will be! Plans for tomorrow are to finish up smoothing the supports, finish up the wheel wells, then get some epoxy primer on all the new steel. The body and frame will be off to the sandblaster first of the week to get the rest of the gunk removed, then back home for assembly to begin!!!!

Dave

Got a 1999 F350 crew cab, single rear tire, 7.3 diesel with 400,000 or more miles---

And as you probably already know it is a fifth wheel trailer, got the longer extended ramps for ease of loading, generator and winch