1951 Ben Hur trailer

This has been sitting for many years, and the left side was next to a garage that burned down. The wheel bearings lost all the grease, and had rusted/ seized. Has/ had many coats of paint, at least what didn't burn off. I'm going to clean it up a bit and paint it..




Came with this top as well. I kinda like it; might come in handy..

 

Hubs cleaned and painted, and new bearings and seals.



Found some used tires to put on it for now, on a set of Kelsey Hayes 15X8's.

 

Started stripping paint and rust last night, as well as remove the old tail lights and grinding off a couple added brackets. This trailer, despite it's looks, is very solid and very straight.




Under a couple layers of paint, you can see where it had "Ben Hur" on the tailgate, and something else below that...

 

I'm having a set of 2 1/2" lift blocks made for it, and U-bolts are ordered. Need to build a bracket for the tongue jack...More to come..

 

See those Jeep wheels on it?

 

Jack installed, to be removed when the trailer gets painted..

 

That top is steel. A bit heavy, but two guys can handle it. I've already thought about being able to sleep under it..

 

I need to pound the top out, and add some bracing so it won't oil can...

 

Just finished a 2 1/2" lift, thanks to Mcruff for machining me some blocks, and etrailer.com for the u-bolts.
Before.


After.

 

That's sweet Patrick!!!:drool::drool:

 

How in line? Not sure what you mean..
I lifted it 2 1/2", and I'm now using a hitch with 2 1/2" less drop than before...

 

Primed, painted, truck bed coating on the inside, and tail lights installed and wired..

 

looks great Patrick!
Jim

 

The tailgate is still basically un-touched.
I need to build a spare tire mount too...
Quite honestly, I have a whole lot of hours into this, and right at $500, including purchase price and permanent registration....