Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **TotallyVW** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:18 pm

Coming from a Volkswagen enthusiast's background where pieces and parts are aplenty for the little cars, are there Swap Meets for the little trailers? Just acquired my first teardrop that is a blank slate and I am ready to dive in and have some fun.

Thanks

by **bledsoe3** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:26 am

Mark, Welcome to the forum. I've seen that one on craigslist. There is a teardrop gathering the first week of May and the organizer suggested some sort of swap meet there. Check it out http://www.teardrops.net/14thDG.html
There are quite a few N.W. gatherings as well. http://tnttt.com/viewto ... 062#181062
You should also check the for sale section at the bottom of the index page. Let me know if you want to see another one too.

by **asianflava** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:48 am

I like those wide whitewalls! The rims too.

Welcome to the maddness. :thumbsup:

by **Et Cetera** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:04 pm

Welcome, from another Oregonian in the group!

by **DRYVEM** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:11 pm

Welcome from yet another Oregonian.

Barbara

by **Mary K** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:37 pm

Sorry, I was laughing at my Avatar, not you :no:

Welcome the the Playground. We stop playing kickball when we see a moderator or admin sign on... :lol:

Like your Tear. You are going to have allot of fun fixing her up! :thumbsup:

Mk

by **TotallyVW** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:48 pm

Thanks everyone. By the looks of your personal photo albums I have a lot to live up to. There sure are some very beautiful TD's around and I have my work cut out for me. I have found a lot of useful posts and will interfect when I can. See ya in the woods!

by **robert johnson** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:50 pm

Mark, what kind of stuff you looking for? There is an RV salvage yard north of you in Rochester Wa. http://www.singletonsrv.com/ I found windows there, also there are plenty of teardrop suppliers on line http://www.teardropparts.com/
good luck, Bob
PS: no one is laughing!!

by **Gaston** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:44 pm

welcome to the funny farm

There are many resources in the Portland area. if there is anything you are looking for just post it here and a bunch of us will tell you where to go.
some might even help you find the needed part. :thumbsup:

We have all been there

by **TotallyVW** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:37 am

I did email the outfit up in Rochester (thanks to another post I saw here) and they said that they had lots of stuff. I am mostly looking for an old crank open window, perhaps with multiple panes and an old retro style vent. Not sure about the galley yet, but maybe some old light switches and handles. I did order some door handles and galley latch from a site, Little Bear something. I am gonna need some trim and weatherstripping I imagine. I plan to fashion a set of rear fenders from a Bug for the trailer as well (since my tow vehicle is a Bug). This is gonna be a fun summer!

by **bledsoe3** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:42 am

Mark, What part of Portland are you from. Randy from this site is coming to my place Friday night to see my tear. If you want to look, PM me.

by **Gage** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:21 am

bledsoe3 wrote:Mark, What part of Portland are you from. Randy from this site is coming to my place Friday night to see my tear. If you want to look, PM me.

I think I'll wait until Shasta to see your tear.

Mark, do you have an idea of what size windows you want? I just might have something. If I do, I could take them up to Shasta and give them to a Portland resident so as to get them close to you.

My last VW

by **triker45** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:32 pm

Welcome Mark from another Oregonian and V-Dubber. I hope you enjoy the trip. If you get down south(Grants Pass area) give a shout. By the way my VWs have one less wheel than yours. Triker Jerry

by **TotallyVW** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:03 pm

Gage wrote:Mark, do you have an idea of what size windows you want? I just might have something. If I do, I could take them up to Shasta and give them to a Portland resident so as to get them close to you.[/i][/b]

My trailer is quite small, so something in the range of 12x18. If you have any pictures I would like to see them. The commoradarie surrounding Teardrops is very impressive. I am not even sure a VW owner that has never met me or heard of me would be willing to work a complicated deal such as this one. All I can say is "Wow".

by **Gage** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:12 am

TotallyVW wrote: <snip>
My trailer is quite small, so something in the range of 12x18. If you have any pictures I would like to see them. The commoradarie surrounding Teardrops is very impressive. I am not even sure a VW owner that has never met me or heard of me would be willing to work a complicated deal such as this one. All I can say is "Wow".

Yep, understand small (your small). I've got to make a delivery tomorrow at 1:00. When I get back, I'll take a look at what I have and get back to you tomorrow night. I'll also take pictures. I just may have something. The ones I have came off the Scotsman when I trashed it to build the current Scotsman Tear HB.

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