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offtopic @HenryJ- that sig quote about speed is actually from Deke the mechanic in the opening scene in "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry". I only know this because I happened to see that movie for the first time last night, being a Dodge Charger enthusiast. :)

Very nice work. I like the angled roof. Nice detail. This is going to sound stupid: I especially like the removable doors but I'm not sure why. I mean, they're cool but why do you want them to be removable? I wouldn't worry about theft, you have locks on them and aside from that why would...

Going overboard... Yesterday I took the rack and RTT off my old camper shell and lowered it onto the box frame, just to see how it would look. It definitely makes the whole thing bigger. I'm not sure what the tongue weight will be, but I figured if it was too much I'd just slide the...

the fridge! Hey guys...I was out of town for a little bit but now I'm back and back at it. Here's the frame of the box bolted to the deck...used acorn nuts and there are 28 studs on the periphery. Once it's bolted tight, you can rock the whole trailer from anywhere on the box. It's burly...

edelbrock has monotube gascharged shocks right now that were 60-70 each on sale for as little as 14 bucks. Plus they are doing a buy 3 get one free, so 44 for a set of four. I am using them on my independent airbagged setup. shock extended/collapsed specs: Click here for shocks on sale.

Frame Studs Today spent a number of hours working on the frame and deck. First, had to drill out the deck to accept the studs I needed to weld on to the frame. Here's the deck with 28 holes drilled. By the way, 28 x .190 thickness x 11/16" diameter = a hella lot of aluminum all over the...

wow...those look cool...not using it but i'll keep it in mind...

you know what sucks? running out of MIG shielding gas after 5 pm when you've still got a full head of steam. This was a long day in the shop...but i got a lot done... for starters, as promised here is a shot of the eezi awn and cargo rack stored overhead. I'm goign to use the rack and tent on...

The cage: I deviated somewhat from my plans...using 1x1 16 ga steel tube, I removed a couple of the uprights and crossbars that i had on my sketchup drawing. Basic cage: Added a hinged side door... Ambulance doors at the rear... Here's the opening for the fridge slideout...Need...

couple shots of the air quick disconnects: I'm using a sheet of aluminum for the deck. .190 thickness, 5052 alloy...Tough, doesn't corrode, lightweight, doesn't need finishing, and SHINY! Drilled holes are to access airbag bolts and to fill as-yet-to-be mounted fuel tanks. I'll be...

The back of the Tacoma...I'm gonna keep the shell to drop on the truck when it's surf safari time...I agree with you on the Jerry cans as additional storage...that'll come in handy i I do a south america trip...load up in venezuela at below-market prices. Also a good place to lock up the...

I've got a plan for doors at three of the four fender areas you mentioned (kitchen, fridge slideout, etc), so jerry cans won't work in those areas. Plus, I already bought all my aluminum and have two of the 3 tanks already constructed so I'm going to go ahead with my original plan. I think it'll...

another idea... So here's what I'm trying to do...For this rig, I want to be able to carry 15-20 gallons of water and an equivalent amount of gasoline. Two problems: weight and bulk. I've used jerry cans or other 5-gallon plastic cans before and those are all very well and good but they are...

point taken. this is 3/16 wall tube, and i'm running 100 psi not 250. Actually for my general purposes I could go as low as 10-20 psi. re: moisture...yes agreed you'll never get all the water out, but that's true for the frame regardless. and no, i'm not using it for gasoline storage! :)...

coupler and air system... For a coupler, I was looking at the locknroll and the maxcoupler...I even thought about fabbing my own using some oversize heim joints...But after pricing what quality heims of that size cost plus factoring in time vs. the quality of professional made, I decided on the...

wheel wells Next up were wheel covers. Since a lot of camping is about "thing management" as a good friend of mine says, you can't have enough flat surfaces on a camping trailer. Also, I wanted something flat-topped and sturdy to be able to be stood upon. I used .190 thickness aluminum diamond...

bumpstops and shocks of course, it wouldn't be a baja trip if something didn't go wrong, and in case of catastrophic airbag failure I decided to mount some solid block urethane bumpstops at two points on each trailing arms. Also, when the air is out of the bags for storing the trailer, the...

airbags An ebay seller had 2600lb capacity airbags on sale so I bought a couple. They have about 6 or 7 inches of travel from flat to full extension. They have a single bolt hole in the bottom plate and dual holes in the top plate. I welded in crossbraces on the trailing arms then cut a...

frame plus arms and wheels. To make fabrication a little easier, I managed to find 6x 5.5 hubs with electric brakes already setup for a square axle instead of round. 5200 lb capacity is what they're rated for, apparently nothing lighter duty is available in a square tube. Once all that was...

For the tongue, i was originally going to work with a standard triangle. But then I found a pretty decent tongue box on sale at harbor freight and decided to use it. I always say if you can't build it better or cheaper, you might as well buy it. But to attain the exact angle necessitated a...