Recent content by Pooch72

I love it when people get out there and customize their $hit. This is *my* trailer build, which has been going on for a couple years now. I use it fairly often for dump runs and donation runs. It's an all-purpose trailer, even though my original intent was to make it "expedition". In case...

I built my trailer from scratch, just like you're planning on doing. It was a big job, and some fabrication and creative thinking came into play. I started with a 2wd 1966 Chevy fleetside rear half of a truck that was cut and the frame bent in to make the tongue. Since it was a good starting...

What an amazing build! I'm watching this very closely as I'm planning to start a similar build this summer. Full-custom, teardrop style, off road capable, and built around a queen sized mattress. It's going to be fairly wide, but i'm taking all the design cues from you! Very nice work...

When I built my trailer, I had to get a state patrol inspection for licensing purposes. One of the requirements was to have mud flaps if the axle centerline was below the frame of the trailer. Since I'm running 37" tall tires, it was most CERTAINLY in need of the flaps. And since it's a low...

Though this isn't an expedition setup, I run dual batteris in my Supra. The alternator runs into a battery isolator, and charges both batteries at once. However, the batteries are not linked together, and theoretically don't even know each other exists. One battery runs the engine and the...

I know i'm a little late to this thread, but I thought i would throw my 2 cents in the mix with my experiences. First of all, I would echo the BFGoodrich All Terrain Radials. I've been running them for several years on my truck, and have never been disappointed. gratuitous truck picture...

Oh man, that's just not nice! She was certainly ugly in the early stages, but even as a fleetside, it had a certain crappy charm to it. I like it a LOT better as a stepside though. Still working out a couple issues here and there, but I like where it is. Not too terrible for being super low...

Fixed my front window issue on Halloween night. Kids were out trick-or-treating, and I was feverishly working on my project on the driveway. So, I unbolted the window frame, and peeled it away from the canopy. two screws to disassemble the window frame and then the new plexiglass went in...

No more truck-bed trailers out there? Come on! This is my latest addition to my trailer. I'll have to get more pictures this week or weekend.

Persistence paid off. Found one in the local area with pretty close dimensions. About an inch short in the length, and too wide, but with my bed side rails as wide as they are, this will fit okay. Actual overhang is about 1" on each side, so it's not too bad at all. I managed to take one...

I have ditched the idea of making my own roof top tent (and such) on this trailer, and have come to the realization that a regular canopy would work SO much better. Here's my issue... First of all, this trailer is old. REAL old. Because of that, it's got odd dimensions. Outside dimensions...

Not much progress on the trailer lately, but I have done a couple things and have taken pictures. First of all, I already mentioned that I modified and installed the panhard bar to control the side-to-side swaying issue that I have with this trailer. After I did that, I noticed a HUGE...

Well, I finally got off my *** and fixed the sway issue. I took a 2" piece of solid rod, cut my panhard bar and then sleeved it to give the whole thing a two inch longer throw. Painted the assembly black, threw it all back together, then had a chance to test things out this weekend. Used the...

Honestly, I haven't done anything to it, as I'm not using the trailer very much lately. But this will give me an excuse to get off my duff and go get that fixed. Won't be difficult, and won't take long. I'll document what I do and let you all know the results. Thanks for the interest and...

I'm thinking minimal at best. Even if you Swiss-Cheese'd your frame, you might lose 40 pounds or so. But then, like you said, what about the structural integrity?