Restoring a car hauler!

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1 year trailer update video: • Everything I did wrong...
We completely restore an old car hauler / utility trailer and keep a tally of the costs. It took completely tearing it down to the frame in order to have a perfect finished product. Sandblasted, repainted, electric brakes on both 5,200 pound axles, new diamond plate fenders, 7,000 pound drop leg jack, 2 5/16" bulldog hitch, lockable tool storage box, new 6 lug 15" wheels and tires, all LED lighting, new wiring harness and connector, & reflective DOT tape. #trailer #restoration #rebuild #restore #repaint #rewire #fabrication
00:00 Overview & plan
2:30 parts gathering
3:25 Fabrication
6:42 overhauling the brake hubs
10:17 fender mounting
13:20 replacing the jack and hitch coupler
15:25 sand and paint
17:00 wiring electric brakes and LED lights
23:05 reflective DOT tape

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@ejenterprise5540 Жыл бұрын

I had to turn it off when I saw the spring brackets being stacked and welded to already buggered up welds with undercut into the frame. I couldn’t believe they actually showed that kinda work

@ansennickel6480 Жыл бұрын

It probably wasn’t best but I don’t think it’s that bad

@IFHSP2 Жыл бұрын

I’m still not understanding why he stacked it. Option would be cut the tabs off flat without cutting into the old welds if he didn’t want to take a chance with the frame. This just looks horrible.

@FatherOfMySon 10 ай бұрын

Fake it till you make it.

@sheilamclaughlin963 6 ай бұрын

Gotta learn, greaseable or not,those bearings needed packed, greaseable just means can push the hub caps off and the bearing is still dry

@joshuaskirvin Жыл бұрын

I'm an Industrial Electrician and maintenance tech. When I rewire trailers for people, I run 1/2" EMT under the trailer and pull the wire through it. That will protect the wiring better than pretty much anything else. I also install a backup light. That seems to always be a huge hit with people. LOL I put one on my dad's trailer and he thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. You wouldn't believe how often a backup light on a trailer would come in handy until you start using one. EDIT* When you run EMT, you can buy your wire in spools instead of in those packs. It's cheaper that way if you are frequently asked to repair trailer wiring for people.

@Oldtech51 5 ай бұрын

Spring hangers are just about the scariest thing I've ever seen. Spring hangers are very high stress parts.

@jcreel4055 2 ай бұрын

Definitely going to get somebody hurt

@v8tergt653 Жыл бұрын

You need to weld 2 chain points on each side of the frame and buy a grade 70 chain 3/8” size and when you connect the chains to the coupler of the truck x cross them so in an event where the coupler fails the trailer drops into the X acting as a cradle and that’ll prevent it from falling down and touching the road.

@g3garage Жыл бұрын

Timing on this video was perfect. I'm in the market for a new trailer and this info helps me tremendously.

@bearheadjl7485 Жыл бұрын

Beyond awesome, brother! Amazing job!

@georgevg3593 Жыл бұрын

Muchas Felicidades Joven Por Su Canal. Saludos Cordiales Desde Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. ..

@richlymann6451 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job sir…

@thadlm2698 Жыл бұрын

You did a great job restoring this trailer but that was a LOT of work👍🏿!

@eirjfkjdjd2759 Жыл бұрын

Add deck lights and reverse lights on the rear end of the fenders. Have the deck lights wired to a switch. Thank me later

@Kyle-ev4fk 11 ай бұрын

The removable fenders are a nice touch

@PRBB25 Жыл бұрын

Cool video, I really enjoyed watching it. I would definitely think about welding the safety chains independently. The setup you have now if one hook fails you’ll loose both.

@ansennickel6480 Жыл бұрын

Good restoration

@Dragnet2 Жыл бұрын

Good job buddy

@Zapperdude13 Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Im no trailer fabrication pro, but I was thinking instead of stacking beads on the tongue to fit the angle of the beams, you could throw a bottle jack inbetween the beams and try to pry them outward just a tad. Just because they probably were supposed to be at that angle to begin with and I think it would be safer than having a possible gap between the hitch plate backing and the frame beam.

@chrisbasilebuilds Жыл бұрын

I started watching your video and instantly recognized your around tulsa 😉 right on fellow oklahomie Cool video. I’m just about to go through my trailer as well

@alvinsaulsberry398 Жыл бұрын

Nice restore like the spokes model too 😆

@makavelimexicano 5 ай бұрын

You gained a new follower after seeing the tip of battery charger to test the lights and brakes. As a ceetified welder myself i too cringed when you stacked the leaf spring bracket but at the end of the day that is your call not ours. Trailer came out great but i will say them steel grates are mad heavy. I wonder how thick of metal supports were used on that trailer running across. Thanks for the great content 🤟

@jmrarmstrong Жыл бұрын

Nice Z, I have 2 NA's and both are 1990. One of them is blue with blue cloth interior, manual only has 27k miles and it looks like new. I took it to z1 motorsports for a ppi and they couldn't believe the condition of the car, every employee sent back to see it. Love this cars but I'm moving to bmw now.

@BS.-.- Жыл бұрын

I too found factory welded spring hangers welded out of spec on a trailer I own. The thing is I owned it for 13yrs before I found they welded all (but one) the hangers in the wrong location

@chucknSC Жыл бұрын

I found that leaving the ramps bare helps give better traction due to the rust.

@philsulzberger7018 Жыл бұрын

excellent resto...our registration (tag ??) requirements in Tasmania Australia are so different. ie must have illuminated rego plate, orange turn indicators, and very little reflector tape other than on the rear. I do like the tri light on the rear to indicate size of trailer. An great looking trailer, well done.

@GreaseMonkeyTV Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@That_black_mk6 Жыл бұрын

that bracket stacked idea is dangerous if that snaps that axle gonna drop and flip that trailer over and you gonna hurt someone or your self take it back off and do it properly thats just plain silly tbh the trailer was safer before you butchered it doing that if i seen this and stopped you id have that trailed impounded and crushed

@GusgusA1 10 ай бұрын

I would love to see how that mesh deck is secured. I am in the process of redoing a car hauler myself.

@GreaseMonkeyTV 10 ай бұрын

Welded to the crossbeams that the wood was secured to originally.

@GusgusA1 9 ай бұрын

@@GreaseMonkeyTV do you know if there were additional crossmembers added? Am thinking to look for alluminum catwalk myself.

@GreaseMonkeyTV 9 ай бұрын

None added@@GusgusA1

@xJackHunter Жыл бұрын

i laughed out loud when you said u were gonna buff out the scratches in the almost perfect fenders

@MarkK01 Жыл бұрын

You should always cross your trailer chains. That way if the hitch or coupler ever fails the chains act like a cradle to hold the trailer up.

@chuckbrown5035 Жыл бұрын

That’s an old wives tail. It doesn’t do any good. The trailer just moves forward and the tongue hits the ground anyway. The only way it works is if the chains are very short. But if they’re very short you lose all of your turning radius.

@nathanpatrick-gs8yq Жыл бұрын

Chains must be separate and welded to the frame on the tounge of the trailer

@lodwill5116 9 ай бұрын

All that work. Make removable fenders. . Since you raised them higher. With on top bracket weld. Lol. Then you could have went air bag n get it lower. More buyers. You done all that work.??? 😮 n I bend my c channel trailer. . I’m going to ibeam tilt if I’m going that far 😮

@brendamelbourne1 Жыл бұрын

where u get your heat shrink wire things ? i can never get them to work for me

@GreaseMonkeyTV Жыл бұрын

Amazon. Turn your heat gun all the way up and be patient

@BRTowe 4 ай бұрын

Many LED lights require the correct polarity to function.

@jeffro221 Жыл бұрын

At 6:02, your weld on the inside of that bracket missed the line for much of it. Three-quarters of the weld is mostly on the old bracket. You need to go back and make another pass right down the middle. Why would you grind down the weld on the other side, and lose strength on a critical weld, just to have a flat surface for paint on a bracket under a trailer? Bad idea. Stacking the brackets is another ill-advised idea. You could easily have ground the weld out and removed the old one, just be careful and use a thin wheel, and easily avoid the frame.

@GreaseMonkeyTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff

@jeffro221 Жыл бұрын

@@GreaseMonkeyTV I'm sorry if I came off snarky. I like everything about how you did the trailer and just wanted to tip you to a couple things that occurred to me....small potatoes. Thanks.

@jmrarmstrong Жыл бұрын

Very nice video, I cane to see the comments about the spring brackets. I would have done it differently, it looks unsafe, best thing to do is getting rid of the old ones and add the longer ones instead of stacking them. Great job man.

@davidparker9676 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe you used spray cans to paint it when you have an air compressor. A cheap harbor freight spray gun with any variety of rust paint could have been used with better coverage and way less cost. POR-15 or U-POL would work great to paint the rest of the trailer (or just paint the whole thing with a good heavy coat)

@jonbutzfiscina1307 9 ай бұрын

Big mistake putting a bulldog on when it already has the superior Atco on it.

@leemccready845 Жыл бұрын

The chains should be a little longer.

@TheDunder007 Жыл бұрын

Forgot battery back up and break away teather

@k.lamareyev4418 11 ай бұрын

Sorry bro the double stacked hangers and the unpack bearings made me cringe.

@MarkK01 6 ай бұрын

People always say they can build it later if need be. Why not do it now and that way it is done and no damage will happen to the trailer fenders. the saying they can build it later always bugs me because it will never get done.

@GusgusA1 9 ай бұрын

Is the catwalk strong enough to strap a vehicle to?

@GreaseMonkeyTV 9 ай бұрын

I wouldn't. but is handy for smaller lighter stuff.

@bucktis9 6 ай бұрын

RESTORE THAT THING LOOKS NEW TO ME

@semajd5995 Жыл бұрын

You should make the fenders removable

@GreaseMonkeyTV Жыл бұрын

They are....

@davidparker9676 Жыл бұрын

I like U-Haul's hinged left fender idea

@markburton8630 Жыл бұрын

Chains need to be crossed too

@webcrawler3332 Жыл бұрын

How many rattle cans did you end up,using?

@GreaseMonkeyTV Жыл бұрын

6 counting the floor

@davidparker9676 Жыл бұрын

@@GreaseMonkeyTV That is not much paint coverage. You can scuff what you did already and give it a proper paintjob with a spraygun and your compressor. You can also use a roller on the grates if you don't want to spray it. POR-15 would work great. Rustoleum sprayed in a gun if you want to go cheap,

@jisezer 3 ай бұрын

You took one of the highest stress points (spring hangers) and just said fuck it

@GreaseMonkeyTV 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to the Channel!

@jisezer 2 ай бұрын

@@GreaseMonkeyTV nah, this is the last video for me

@garykaufman1766 Жыл бұрын

It is quite obviouse your wheel bearings are not going to last very lone. You did not pack them at all .

@GreaseMonkeyTV Жыл бұрын

9:07 check it out

@garykaufman1766 Жыл бұрын

@@GreaseMonkeyTV Smearing some grease on the outside of a bearing is not packing it.

@tylerhowerton8518 Жыл бұрын

@@GreaseMonkeyTV you should def change your name if you think that was packing bearing it needs to a decent amount in the palm of one hand and literally rub the bearing in that palm until the grease comes through all while turning it to cover the whole thing that is how you pack a bearing my good man I came straight to comments when I saw this and I’m half my guy Gary knows his stuff and with a last name like Kaufman I mean cmon the man makes trailers 😂

@leevahal900 10 ай бұрын

I dunno man the cost of a new trailer is almost the same as a used one.Yea there are some more expensive names out there but i paid 3100 for a 7k 18 footer new on Craigslist.