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Re: Aluminum Trailers

To: <Bobbyhotrods@comcast.net>, "Landspeed" <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Aluminum Trailers
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:59:51 -0600
Bobby and list
That has been a problem with old dragsters that were turned into LSR cars. 
We found a lot of internal rust and o-to-thin main rails. They have been 
very careful to make sure we don't have these show up.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Bobbyhotrods@comcast.net>
To: "Landspeed" <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: Aluminum Trailers


> Off list Gary Wilkinson 'mailed me that like myself he was keen on steel 
> tubing trailers, but in his business he's seen plenty that have rusted 
> from the inside out! He advised me to drill holes where necessary and get 
> some 90 weight in there, which I'll do. Ironic is that one of the reasons 
> I made my own deal was such that the result would be completely cleanable 
> and paintable; I almost outsmarted myself.
> And aluminum's a beautiful thing, but if you want to make a trailer out of 
> it yourself at home you better have a pal at the supply house to ease the 
> cost, and a damn big welder at home.




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