thatsagiven
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May 16th 2021 Update: Cargo trailer conversion is road ready. Here is a recent shot from our maiden voyage.
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I'm about two months into this already but picked up a 2004 5x8 Continental Cargo trailer. This is where I am aiming to post pictures of my progress for anyone who is interested to follow. I know there are lots of knowledgeable people on here and I could likely use some help.
Trailer is roughly 5 feet tall and has torsion axles. I got a pretty good deal on it but it is pretty rough around the edges. The goal is to have a basecamp we can setup for camping trips, a comfortable place to sleep, hang out in the rain. Full size queen (just about) and something the Cherokee can tow. It's roughly 800lbs empty and I am aiming to keep it under 2000lbs but we will see how it goes.
Ill try and get you all caught up, here is where we started:
Picked this up Jan 20th 2021
![1620761397723.png 1620761397723.png](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/562/562939-9ecfe7f31029516af496833c4716ea47.jpg)
Cleaned it up, not too bad.
![1620761418957.png 1620761418957.png](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/562/562945-b2f4e404b9edc2c0b005657058200c62.jpg)
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![DSC03515.jpg DSC03515.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/563/563932-203993c9f1c5db35f583e43cdbc59eaf.jpg)
![DSC03413 (2).jpg DSC03413 (2).jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/563/563933-6cb2da7ae995b3f4b7767f83ce52fdf9.jpg)
I'm about two months into this already but picked up a 2004 5x8 Continental Cargo trailer. This is where I am aiming to post pictures of my progress for anyone who is interested to follow. I know there are lots of knowledgeable people on here and I could likely use some help.
Trailer is roughly 5 feet tall and has torsion axles. I got a pretty good deal on it but it is pretty rough around the edges. The goal is to have a basecamp we can setup for camping trips, a comfortable place to sleep, hang out in the rain. Full size queen (just about) and something the Cherokee can tow. It's roughly 800lbs empty and I am aiming to keep it under 2000lbs but we will see how it goes.
Ill try and get you all caught up, here is where we started:
Picked this up Jan 20th 2021
![1620761397723.png 1620761397723.png](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/562/562939-9ecfe7f31029516af496833c4716ea47.jpg)
Cleaned it up, not too bad.
![1620761418957.png 1620761418957.png](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/562/562945-b2f4e404b9edc2c0b005657058200c62.jpg)
![1620761448916.png 1620761448916.png](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/562/562946-dd41f1503366a16d0f5750163e73c752.jpg)
![1620761475210.png 1620761475210.png](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/562/562947-16e7b20c1e1d6ac3beae5c9abbddb0fc.jpg)
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