1957 Cardinal restoration FOR SALE

[Gage]

You've done a great job there Mike. Looks real good. Now that your finished for the most part, would you like to come down and help me finish mine?

[mvperini]

Gage wrote
You've done a great job there Mike. Looks real good. Now that your finished for the most part, would you like to come down and help me finish mine?

Gage would love to come down and help out , send me the money for plane tickets . Still have a lot of work ahead of me will keep me busy for a while, still have to make the custom bed frame and storage compartments, all that sanding and staining new countertops , new curtains ,backsplash, put a new panel on the door , redo the screen door, put new screens in all the windows, couple things to keep me busy for a few days

Regards Mike

[Gage]

Boy you and I are like working side by side. I had to rebuild my door because the window I put in it was wider than the one that was there in the first place. Then had to build a screen door because all I had was the hinge brackets for it but no s.d. At least I didn't have to rebuild the front. Just the rear and some flooring behind the wheel wells. About your bed. Are you going with a standard mattress or a custom size? I'm going to build a permanent bed and I think I'm going to have to have the mattress made special. Oh, and I have had some good help with the outside. It was a good price, didn't have to buy any plane tickets.

[mvperini]

Gage i will be going with a custom made bed, found a place on-line going to build the frame to get the correct size i need then order it.

Mike

[mvperini]

starting to work on the inside of the trailer decided to rebuild the dinette. seating area nothing realy wrong with it just does not look as good as all the new wood.


also removed all the drawers and cabinet doors for refinishing also removed the fridge so i could give it a good cleaning and found a vistor that looks like he was there for years
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found him stuck between the wall and fridge had to scrape him off the wall

[mvperini]

Trying to come up with the right material for our counter top and blacksplash. wanted to go with cracked ice but then found out what they wanted for one sheet went to the neighborhood flooring store to look at our options, when i told him i was restoring a vintage trailer he said he might have somthing in the back. found a piece of Marmoleum color [Bleecker street]


the piece was 56 inches by 8 foot would 30 dollars be ok

i have also removed the dinette set and have almost finished sanding and filling all the holes will be finishing the wood work inside the trailer this week and installing the new dinette set also will be having the seats redone in dark brown leather



Almost forgot when we were at the flooring store the guy told us about a small recycle place for houses will be going to this place every weekend
found the perfect light for the front cabinet 6 bucks


The outside is almost done installed most of the aluminum trim back on the trailer


Regards Mike

[2bits]

That is one sweet job you are doing, thanks for posting all the good photos too!

[mvperini]

That is one sweet job you are doing, thanks for posting all the good photos too!
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Thomas

Thomas when are you going to start working on that trailer of yours.
Mike

[2bits]

Thomas when are you going to start working on that trailer of yours.
Mike

Hey Mike,

I need to get my driveway pavement widened first so I have somewhere to put it! My neighbor and I want the same thing which would join our driveways since we both need extra space so we are going to split the cost. I finally got a promotion so a little extra $$$ is coming in so it is on the list, but I also just bought a new project car so I want to get it running too, but luckily it doesn't need much and I just picked up and engine and tranny for it a couple days ago for it, so things are progressing forward quickly on it, but it will be a couple months, once the temps cool down I will be rockin.

Not to hijack your thread I posted this in another thread under New Tow Vehicle, but this is the car I snagged for $400 (I was looking specifically for this model), but the next project after that is definitely the standy~

[doug hodder]

30$ for Marmoleum...even if it is a piece of drop.....you stole that! Nice job on it Mike. Doug

[teardrop_focus]

mvperini

...went to the neighborhood flooring store to look at our options, when i told him i was restoring a vintage trailer he said he might have somthing in the back. found a piece of Marmoleum...

Score!

Almost forgot when we were at the flooring store the guy told us about a small recycle place for houses [will be going to this place every weekend]

found the perfect light for the front cabinet 6 bucks

Bitchin!

[mvperini]

30$ for Marmoleum...even if it is a piece of drop.....you stole that! Nice job on it Mike. Doug

Doug, looks like i have enough to cover the dinette table the counter and the back splash for 30 dollars
he also has a lot more stuff will be going back when i start on the 1951 Boles Areo trailer this winter

Mike

[mvperini]

Not to hijack your thread I posted this in another thread under New Tow Vehicle, but this is the car I snagged for $400 (I was looking specifically for this model), but the next project after that is definitely the standy~


love the car my ex boss had a couple of them my car that i would like to have again is a 1964 buick riveria dual 4s

Mike

[mvperini]

Score!

Bitchin!

teardrop-focus thats the way i feel about the whole process of restoring this trailer hope to be camping in 3 weeks

Mike

[2bits]

Thanks, yeah this was that kind of deal where I want to have it again and I will have it again and now I have it again!~