5 year update. Took delivery of my 2003 Yukon XL 15 year s ago today. It just turned 220,000 Km (thats 135,000 miles)and runs like new. Still has original exhaust and engine and trans are working well. At this stage I hope to get to 30 years ownership and double the mileage.

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This photo was taken this morning.

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Most notable trip in the past year was a 4 and 1/2 day hot lap from Vancouver to Phoenix on the May long weekend, 2017 to pick up a load of sheet metal. 3000 miles in 4.5 days. Day 2 was 900 miles from LeGrande Oregon to Kingman AZ, average speed 73 MPH.came back with a uhaul full of parts.
Bugs to prove it
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Of the 220,000 KM, 67,000 have been towing a trailer.

Here are some photos of my 24 ft Wells Cargo, purchased in 2005. I took it out of storage recently and notice more stains from the screws holding the panels in place.

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Decided to replace them with stainless steel. Bought 400 from local fastener supplier only to make two trips back as total neared 800 screws.

I used 2 Rigid Impact Drills, one to remove and another to install after cleanup was done.

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End result, a nice clean trailer, no more rust stains.

Now that I am retired, a whole bunch of to do items come up that have been on my list for some time. Freshening up the inside of my 2003 Wells Cargo trailer was one of them.
Paint Walls.
Paint Floor
Add cabinets
Add floor tread.

The Old worn look

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Fresh coat of Marine White, Semi gloss.

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After application of Floor paint.

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Building a base and riser/filler to bring cabinets to 36 inches.

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Cabinets in with 18 X96 stainless steel top.

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16 inch wide diamond plate for tire path.

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Next up is some LED lighting and signage. Maybe an order to Pitpal.

Nice :biggthumpup:

Wow great result... Dave and I have identical plans for our Wells Auto Wagon. It’s a 1998 we bought with about 1500 miles on it a handful of years ago. Bought it from a retired NCRS guy who showed his solid axel Vette for a few years and then just parked the trailer. We did wheels and tires, brakes, seals, backing plates, bearings and added a healthy winch, deep cycle battery that gets charged from a switch off the new wiring harness (with hidden kill for safety), and tied it up to the electric tongue. We capped off phase 1 with locking cabinets and new LED lights inside and out, a new brake away battery and welded mounting bars for the safety chains.

The next step is hit the cosmetics which we can’t seem to find any time for... goal is to paint the floor, add diamond plate on the floor, and if we can muster the energy, replace the rivets on the exterior. How long did it take? Looking for any insights and tech tips!

Great work!

Dan

Dan,
The exterior screws took a few days(may 2008). The most recent work was spread out over two weeks. I had the cabinets for 3 years, got them from a guy who rents in our shop. They were a perfect application for the trailer, small and with a lock bar to keep the drawers closed.
Going to source LED lighting from an RV dealer.
Already had the winch from day one and added the electric tongue jack 5 years ago.
Post photos of your progress.