The Four Corners Unit is pleased to announce its first annual Vintage Restoration Rally.
Our vision for this rally is to have a weekend of hands on demonstration of skills required in order to bring these fine trailers back to life. On Sat evening we will have a slide show that will show us how a 50 year old trailer was brought back to life – from floor replacement to rebuilding of cabinets to polish.
This rally does not require that you bring your trailer – we will hold the rally in Albuquerque NM which will make it easy to fly in should you desire and there are many hotels in the area. We will be making arrangements at a local hotel for those without trailers.
Those of you who can bring your trailers – bring your projects and/or your finished beauties. We will have all kinds of tools there to work on your trailer.
Our proposed topics are hoped to include
Buck riveting Floor replacement Polishing Cabinet making Solar panel installation Electrical Axle replacement Belly pan replacement
The success of this rally depends on those of you who have done this work to demonstrate to others, so not only do we need project trailers, we also need those who have done this type of work to join and help us with the demonstrations as well as showing off their work.
We are still in the planning stage of this rally so plans are attentive. The rally is currently scheduled for the last weekend in April (April 25th – 28th) at the Enchanted Trails RV Park (an old Route 66 trading post) in Albuquerque, NM. The fee for this rally has not been set as of yet, however, it will be based only on our cost of putting it on. The weather is nice this time of year and gives us a head start on the summer camping season.
So please share your interest and ideas in attending this rally, since this is the first of what we hope to be an annual event, you can be involved in helping us plan this great event.
Ken---Great Idea. It brings a new dimension to the mix of activities for the 4CU. I personally don't have any experiences to pass along, but it is a topic of interest to me.
The following news story about building a home in a week could be an idea for tearing apart someone's Airstream and rebuilding it over the weekend.
Sun Jan 20, 1:00 PM ET The television show 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' is in Albuquerque undertaking a large-scale project. See our ongoing video coverage at the individual links below.
Videos:
Home Show Needs Volunteers Show producers hope that citizens will come out to help the project.
'Extreme Makeover' Crews Work Through Bitter Cold Dominic Garcia reports on the overnight challenges construction crews faced with managing concrete in cold weather for the 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' project.
T.V. Show Crew Brings Down The House In this exclusive footage, Sky 7 pilot Neal Lawson watched the planning and demolition of the Martinez family house.
'Home Makeover' Project Biggest Ever Officials explain why the Albuquerque project is one of the most challenging projects the show has taken on.
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The rally is scheduled for the last weekend in April (25 to 28ish).
The FCU is trying to come up with some different ideas for rallies and this is one of them.
Extreme makeover - hmmmm that would be really cool - think we can do it? Anyone want to volunteer their trailer ?? Hee Hee....
Yes the plan is to make it very educational - but of course very fun. We already have someone signed up to do an electrical presentation, a solar presentation and Rosie (Aka Ellyn - my wife) will demonstrate buck riveting - this time without getting a hole drilled into her finger (I'll let her tell that story - I swear it wasn't my fault - - - - course not sure she would agree with that one.... )
And I know we have a floor section to repair on one trailer.
So again let us know your interest and plans
As with all of our now famous FCU events - it will be lots of fun.
Ken, no promises this far in advance but if I can get away I would like to bring a gutted 1960 Traveler for a frame off floor replacement. I can have the belly pan removed, any frame needs identified and repaired before we leave Riverside. If that is too ambitious I'll see if I can have the floor done in advance and try to do a belly pan and banana wrap instead. Will the rally site accommodate us dismantling our trailers for the time needed.
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The rally is scheduled for the last weekend in April (25 to 28ish).
The FCU is trying to come up with some different ideas for rallies and this is one of them.
Extreme makeover - hmmmm that would be really cool - think we can do it? Anyone want to volunteer their trailer ?? Hee Hee....
Yes the plan is to make it very educational - but of course very fun. We already have someone signed up to do an electrical presentation, a solar presentation and Rosie (Aka Ellyn - my wife) will demonstrate buck riveting - this time without getting a hole drilled into her finger (I'll let her tell that story - I swear it wasn't my fault - - - - course not sure she would agree with that one.... )
And I know we have a floor section to repair on one trailer.
So again let us know your interest and plans
As with all of our now famous FCU events - it will be lots of fun.
Ken J.
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Extreme makeover - hmmmm that would be really cool - think we can do it? Anyone want to volunteer their trailer ?? Hee Hee....
I'll certainly volunteer mine -- and the "demolition" phase has already been done, thanks to Mr Ray "Hot Shot Express" Reavis.
The frame has been redone, but other than that the trailer is as naked as you can get. Interior skins off, no electrics/plumbing/tanks, nada. We would love help with the bodywork (Aerowood has very kindly offered to source materials for us and fabricate a few things), running electric & plumbing lines and installing tanks (we've rehabbed a couple of houses but have zero experience with trailers), and getting the interior skins back up. We're willing to put in long hours and supply lots of food and beer!
Then it would at least be usable -- even if we were just sleeping on air matresses and using a cooler, at least we could get to a few more rallies this year!
(BTW, I sent in our application for the FCU via the main WBCCI website -- I hope that was the right way to do it.)
Corraleno,
Normally, applications are sent to the Unit. An exception would be if someone wanted to join the WBCCI as a Member At Large, MAL, with no unit affiliation.
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(BTW, I sent in our application for the FCU via the main WBCCI website -- I hope that was the right way to do it.)
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OK, I just went to the FCU website linked in your signature, and printed out the application form. Who do I make out the check to, and do I send it to the address on the form (Glendale, AZ)?
Thanks - we hope it turns out to be another great FCU rally.
Start signing up folks - there are two signed up via the forums and two signed up off the forums for a total of four - not bad for less than 24 hours of notice. I don't know what our limit is as of yet, but I would think about 15-20 trailers would make it a nice size rally.
Do you have to be a member of the WB??? or what ever it is called to attend? My GT is getting a lot of new skin right now and might be towable by that date.
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w, sounds real educational!
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