So, I pulled the trigger and bought an m416 trailer. I bought it from a gentleman that bought it directly from the military in 1996. He said he used it for a couple of years, then parked it in the back of the garage. He gave me all the documentation on the trailer and it looks to be pretty original. The numbers on the trailer match the numbers on all the documentation. Pretty cool.
The one spot it has damage is the corner. All the spots are pretty much surface rust. It came from the barstow military base, so it has always been in a dry climate, luckily. So the rust is very superficial.
My question for the M416 guru guys here is, would I be messing up by restoring it? I want to strip it down paint it. Rhino line the bed. Possible cut in a tailgate. Before I do this should I consider trading it for one that has already been chopped up?
The one spot it has damage is the corner. All the spots are pretty much surface rust. It came from the barstow military base, so it has always been in a dry climate, luckily. So the rust is very superficial.
My question for the M416 guru guys here is, would I be messing up by restoring it? I want to strip it down paint it. Rhino line the bed. Possible cut in a tailgate. Before I do this should I consider trading it for one that has already been chopped up?