lilgription
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Thx hamthis. I overlooked it somehow. Great work btw. You're doing basically the same thing I'm gonna be starting. But mine will be removable and lighter weight framing so I can still double duty the trailer
M1101 trailer build UEV 440 kinda
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Here are some updates.
My wife really wanted me to redo the side gate for the house so here it is before and after.
When I have a welder sitting in the garage and not doing anything the wife thinks I have all kinds of free time and says why not redo the gate.
In reality it only took about 6 hours to weld on some flat steel.
Here are some updates.
My wife really wanted me to redo the side gate for the house so here it is before and after.
When I have a welder sitting in the garage and not doing anything the wife thinks I have all kinds of free time and says why not redo the gate.
In reality it only took about 6 hours to weld on some flat steel.
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Back to the Trailer.
I decided to make the hinges for all the doors except the back door. I cut them out on a friends cnc plasma cutter. I then folded them into hinges and then powdercoated them in my garage. I had a bunch of 5/16 stainless bolt that I have laying around so I used those with acorn nuts for the pins. I used red locktight to secure the nuts so they are not going to come loose anytime soon.
Here they are installed on the doors for the kitchen and pantry.
Back to the Trailer.
I decided to make the hinges for all the doors except the back door. I cut them out on a friends cnc plasma cutter. I then folded them into hinges and then powdercoated them in my garage. I had a bunch of 5/16 stainless bolt that I have laying around so I used those with acorn nuts for the pins. I used red locktight to secure the nuts so they are not going to come loose anytime soon.
Here they are installed on the doors for the kitchen and pantry.
Back door
Here is the back door.
I had a piano hinge laying around so I used that for the hinge.
I picked up a RV style lock ($25.00) for the door for two reasons. It is really easy to install and I would like to get a $150 digital keypad RV lock in the future so I wanted to make sure I made to opening the same to make the install in the future super easy. I'm trying to stay under budget.
Here is the back door.
I had a piano hinge laying around so I used that for the hinge.
I picked up a RV style lock ($25.00) for the door for two reasons. It is really easy to install and I would like to get a $150 digital keypad RV lock in the future so I wanted to make sure I made to opening the same to make the install in the future super easy. I'm trying to stay under budget.
blazinchuck
Bronco Enthusiast
damn, beautiful job
prerunner1982
Adventurer
Enjoying the build, keep up the good work.
GI_Jeepin"
wander looking to get lost
I used ro pull those trailers behind my Hummwv. Never knew they had such potential. Awesome job so far. Subscribed.
Here come the pictures of prgress
Thank you all for your support through this process. I have been working a lot on the trailer and did not have much time to post an update.
Here is what I have been up to.
Here is the frameout in the drive way
Passanger bed side
Front bed support
My truck pulling the little trailer.
I know it looks funny with a long huge truck with a tiny trailer but that is what I have to tow it around with. For now!
Thank you all for your support through this process. I have been working a lot on the trailer and did not have much time to post an update.
Here is what I have been up to.
Here is the frameout in the drive way
Passanger bed side
Front bed support
My truck pulling the little trailer.
I know it looks funny with a long huge truck with a tiny trailer but that is what I have to tow it around with. For now!
I used this to bond the seams that I did not seam weld all the way.
It worked out really great once it finally dried. It took about 3 days to dry.
I painted the steel and the trailer with this material
http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/detail.jsp?A=sku-25972%3Aproduct-6777
Its called Steel Spec Fast Dry Alkyd paint. I put on about 3 coats and it went on really smoothly. I use my Fuji HVLP.
It worked out really great once it finally dried. It took about 3 days to dry.
I painted the steel and the trailer with this material
http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/detail.jsp?A=sku-25972%3Aproduct-6777
Its called Steel Spec Fast Dry Alkyd paint. I put on about 3 coats and it went on really smoothly. I use my Fuji HVLP.
I decided to use a panel adhesive for the 26 gauge steel to be glued to the frame. This went horribly wrong.
This is the glue I used. http://3mcollision.com/3m-panel-bonding-adhesive-08115.html
I think I should have used the glue to direct metal and sanded off the panels where the glue was to go. I would say about half of the glue did not make good adhesion. I used rivets to hold it in place till the glue dried.
Here is the panels installed on the trailer.
Now it onto the insulation!!! I chose Styrofoam from Lowes mainly because it was easy and it comes in 1" The high desnisty foam would have been my first choice but in my region where I live it is special order and I did not want to wait for it.
Now I get to start on the interior electical, sorry no picture available
and I also started on the interior wood shelves and storage compartments.
I decided I did not have a ton of time so flew my mother-in-law out from Denver and she helped to knock out the fabric.
I bought the fabric from sailright. I went with their heavy vinyl canvas called shelter-rite Grey. Same stuff that rutdigger used. The fabric was not the easiest to work with but in the end I think it will stand up for years to come. I did use the same techinques that rutdigger used. (sorry no pictures) lots of good youtube videos from sailrite on how to lay out the fabric.
Shelter-Rite-18oz-Grey-61
Now I get to start on the interior electical, sorry no picture available
and I also started on the interior wood shelves and storage compartments.
I decided I did not have a ton of time so flew my mother-in-law out from Denver and she helped to knock out the fabric.
I bought the fabric from sailright. I went with their heavy vinyl canvas called shelter-rite Grey. Same stuff that rutdigger used. The fabric was not the easiest to work with but in the end I think it will stand up for years to come. I did use the same techinques that rutdigger used. (sorry no pictures) lots of good youtube videos from sailrite on how to lay out the fabric.
Shelter-Rite-18oz-Grey-61
