mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on May 28, 2013 11:13:39 GMT -5
People go to a rally, get the bug, then go out and buy something and start to "gut" it. They get a little ways into it and realize it's a lot of work and decide to dump their bad start on someone else. This trailer is not safe to tow now and I emailed the guy and told him that. He probably could care less. It is a total rebuild now and he shouldn't be asking any more for it than scrap prices. I have no idea if he has the cabinets or not. I did ask. Let's see if he replies. inlandempire.craigslist.org/rvs/3832533250.html
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Post by schweetcruisers on May 28, 2013 15:55:39 GMT -5
I've seen it happen all too often here also. Last year, somebody was trying to selling one with just the stick frame, then was nice enough to offer to sell all the plywood he had bought for it, at an additional charge!
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Post by purplepeep on May 28, 2013 16:21:33 GMT -5
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Post by hoosierpoet on May 28, 2013 19:34:23 GMT -5
I think the wheel well is there - it has just migrated to the middle of the trailer! Isn't that it, toward the right side of the photo?
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Post by hellonwheels on May 29, 2013 11:53:48 GMT -5
Amazing, sad, and scary all at the same time.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 13:19:10 GMT -5
I am not sure the "scary" part would also be the "fun" part with one like this either. It sure seems like a long long stretch to try reconstructing something like this, without the original layout to be the template.
It does seem to go with the time of year too, that there are lots of cases like this, listed for sale now that Spring has arrived. Sits all winter, owner stews all winter...lists in Spring when their "recoup" price is not waaaaaay higher than the average prices of the spring crop.
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on May 29, 2013 19:06:59 GMT -5
Here is the answer I got from the seller...
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Post by hellonwheels on Jun 10, 2013 10:21:41 GMT -5
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Post by Hamlet on Jun 10, 2013 14:51:41 GMT -5
At least he's got the price almost right.
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Post by hellonwheels on Jun 10, 2013 16:21:45 GMT -5
Just for giggles; I emailed him to see if he had any photos of the interior parts: Lights, fride, stove, sink.
How would you transport the skin without it being, well, skin???
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Post by schweetcruisers on Jun 10, 2013 17:28:25 GMT -5
That will buff out! Just for giggles; I emailed him to see if he had any photos of the interior parts: Lights, fride, stove, sink. How would you transport the skin without it being, well, skin??? Rent a 17' Uhaul truck and hitch the frame to the back bumper!
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Post by bigbill on Jun 10, 2013 18:23:25 GMT -5
I think that is what happened he had to high of a speed buffer already, I have heard about burn through when buffing.
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