Carlos,
What have you done to my trailer! Just kidding.
You are quite the artist. If Orange County Choppers can get a tv show, you deserve a major motion picture.
Congrats!
Jaime
Carlos,
What have you done to my trailer! Just kidding.
You are quite the artist. If Orange County Choppers can get a tv show, you deserve a major motion picture.
Congrats!
Jaime
Hey! is that MY 65 on YOUR profile?
Thanks, I'm hoping Gabriel Garcia Bernal will play me in the film. Opposite would either be Kate Winslet or Catherine Keener. Michel Gondry can direct. Let's get moving on this.
I ordered a Dexter torflex #9 2000lb axle, 10 degree down angle, electric brakes, 75 inches hub to hub, 58 inches bracket to bracket, brackets mounted in reverse. This might not mean anything to you unless you have replaced an axle or two...
I took the top off again, now that it is all together, then I made an axle mounting plate from 3/16" plate steel, welded, drilled, and mounted the axle, ordered "smoothie" tires from summit racing (about 50$ each) and a couple tires locally, carlisle trailer.
It's a lot easier to do this work without the top on.
I put 14" wheels on instead of the 15" that were on the larger trailer. The original wheel wells had been cut at some point so I fabricated new ones with some extra aluminum. They are made from three pieces, the sides are cut to make tabs, they are folded over the top, then rivetted in place. There will be a bead of sealand in the corners, then spray-on undercoating.
I put the floor back on and used elevator bolts to secure it. A trick for doing elevator bolts by yourself is to use a screwdriver to pry down on the bolt while you are tightening below the trailer. Without this trick the bolt will sometimes spin.
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I couldn't get the spray foam guy on the day I needed, so I used polyisocyanurate board, 3 inches, it should be close to r 20 according to the markings on the board. I sealed everything in with aluminum tape. the corners are a little tough to insulate since the belly slopes there, I just put in what I could. There is generally some sort of cabinet or bench in these spots anyway, trapped air beneath.
I am using 3003 h14 .025 for the belly pan, it's soft and lightweight and is very easy to install. I also have the luxury of an overhead crane so I can flip the frame over to work right-side up. Last time I used .032 and was on my back... It's much easier the second time. I didn't really have patterns since the old frame was a different size, but it's pretty easy to cut the aluminum close to shape, then install it with clecos and cut it down the rest of the way.
I used the overhead crane to lower the shell, then used once I had the right spot, marked the lower edge for trimming, raised it up again to cut the edge. I also had to cut an internal rib to fit the new spot for the wheel well. Then I lowered it down and rivetted.
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