tte30m3
Adventurer
After 5 years of building my 76 FJ40, I am ready to start another project. I have come to the realization that the dog and wife (neither of which I had when I purchased the FJ40), plus all the camping gear, would not fit. It was either take the 4Runner or Tundra to camp, or build a trailer for the 40. Well, I decided to build a trailer!
Tow vehicle-
Cutting and measuring-
Undercarriage parts from Croft trailer supply, including 6x5.5 hubs!
Trying to get an idea of height-
Planning/layout-
Water tank placement-
Tacking everything together-
Rolling trailer! (kind of)-
I found a tongue box I thought I'd use, but after looking at it, I'll just make my own. There are a few things I don't like about it that I can fix with my own design.
Making fenders from scratch. They are the same angle/width/height of my 40's rear fender openings-
I made the trailer tongue removable so I could fit he trailer and 40 in one my garage parking spots! It fits with about 2" to spare!
Tow vehicle-
![tr4.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/tr4.jpg)
![desert1%20(1).jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/desert1%20(1).jpg)
![20151020_182326_Richtone(HDR).jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20151020_182326_Richtone(HDR).jpg)
Cutting and measuring-
![20170317_141103.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170317_141103.jpg)
Undercarriage parts from Croft trailer supply, including 6x5.5 hubs!
![20170220_145613.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170220_145613.jpg)
Trying to get an idea of height-
![20170220_162600.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170220_162600.jpg)
Planning/layout-
![20170317_144735.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170317_144735.jpg)
Water tank placement-
![20170321_175744.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170321_175744.jpg)
Tacking everything together-
![20170325_132932.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170325_132932.jpg)
Rolling trailer! (kind of)-
![20170325_155832.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170325_155832.jpg)
I found a tongue box I thought I'd use, but after looking at it, I'll just make my own. There are a few things I don't like about it that I can fix with my own design.
![20170325_155843.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170325_155843.jpg)
Making fenders from scratch. They are the same angle/width/height of my 40's rear fender openings-
![20170408_111820.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170408_111820.jpg)
![20170408_150715.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170408_150715.jpg)
![20170408_150725.jpg](http://www.slowdowntogofast.com/host/upload/20170408_150725.jpg)
I made the trailer tongue removable so I could fit he trailer and 40 in one my garage parking spots! It fits with about 2" to spare!
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