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THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:

--- Quote from: RacinJacin on May 27, 2019, 06:55:34 PM ---... I need to ...add some of it running in my Tow Vehicle!


jacin

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That's right - he's got a '46 pickup w/ 392 hemi. And let's not forget that bitchen "air bagged" open trailer.
Nostalgic

RacinJacin:
Here's my dragster and truck ('47 Ford -392, Iron T-flite, 9-in rear)
Old video but shows the trailer pretty good.

denverflatheader:
Very creative, fun to watch and the air bag idea provides plenty of oil pan clearance loading/off loading.  Took some brainwork to design the pivot point work with the tandems.  If we were having an open trailer contest, you’d be in 1st Place.  Hemi truck, hemi fed, surely by now, FTF has influenced you to acquire a Ford inline.

RacinJacin:
  Denverflatheader, The trailer was a fun challenge to design. My original plan was to just find a kick butt design and just copy it. After searching  the net to find the slickest open FED trailer we were disappointed in what we found. Just not many guys building these. So my buddy Stan (RIP) and I grabbed some crayons and napkins, and sketched out a couple concepts. From there I did a layout on Cad to figure the pivots, CG, and bag forces. It worked out way better than I had ever imagined. Stan was a construction equipmet mechanic and insisted that i use certain components - he and I both spoke OVERKILL.   On his insistence I installed a semi trailer cord - and as ridiculous as it might sound - it has been flawless! Also on his insistence I used TruckLite junction boxes - again they have been flawless. Stan knew his xxxx!  I miss him everyday. I digress. It was alot of work, I didn't save a penny (over buying one), but it is EXACTLY how I wanted it - that's what you are really paying for.
  As for the truck - it was built by my friends Dad (Carl Lemonen - RIP) in the mid 60's. Thru a twist of fate I ended up with it. I've kept it exaactly the same except for some upgrades to make it tow better. Modern Driveshaft, 9" rear, disc brakes, power steering - still has the original I-beam and of course the 392 that Carl installed. I first saw this truck when I was a little kid - it looked "funny" even then (it being so old) so I asked my friend Gary about it. He told me it was his Dad's "Hot Rod and it had a Hemi " - I didn't know what ANY of that meant back then - not sure my buddy did either, but  hey in our defense - we were maybe10 years old!
  WRT Greg, he is definitely a BAD influence - in the BEST way possible!!!

I've Rambled on too much.


Jacin Barnes

Supercat:
Jacin very nice trailer.  We are building a similar one just as a single drop axle trailer though. That injector is very nice also.
You can always tell when a person has pride in what they do.
Keep up the background info it adds personality to what we do ;)

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