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I picked up a nasty old trailer from a friend of mine down in Desert Hot Springs. The axle had multiple cracks and it was bolted straight to the frame. I have been wanting a trailer for a long time since i have a TJ with a shit load of kids and we love to camp.
SO the I took out the old axles and couldn't help but laugh..... I was shocked that i made it home with that thing!
Anyway here are the pics, so far I have spent $37 on 20 ft of 2 x 2 angle iron. $ 60 in 60 ft 1 inch square tubing and $4 bucks in hinges. Oh and $10 bucks on some welding wire.
Took some leaf springs from a old school toyota
I salvaged the original spindles by drilling out the plugs and removing it from the axle.
I had some 2 inch tubing on the side of my house for 3 years so there was my new axle.
I pretty much made everything from scratch except u bolts. perches are out of 2 inch tubing i used a plasma cutter to cut the notches in it. We had some 1/4 inch plate around the shop so i also took the plasma to it and made my backing plates to hold my leaf springs in.
Once I got it rolling i towed it to mu house where i started the framing.
I took it outside and grinded all the rust and old paint of the frame and cleaned up the new metal. Got impatient and wanted to paint so used some spray on bed liner.
That was sunday..... Monday I picked up the square tubing for the tailgate.
Yesterday I got some more tubing and started on the top.
Well my welder took a shit tonight so im heading to the stores tomorrow to see if i can get it fixed or replace it. I plan on running 33 inch tires and getting a roof tent. Ill keep the pics coming I plan on getting it done fairly quickly. So if anyone has a beat up trailer on the side of the house rotting away pm me "Ill come pick it up"!!!!
SO the I took out the old axles and couldn't help but laugh..... I was shocked that i made it home with that thing!
Anyway here are the pics, so far I have spent $37 on 20 ft of 2 x 2 angle iron. $ 60 in 60 ft 1 inch square tubing and $4 bucks in hinges. Oh and $10 bucks on some welding wire.
Took some leaf springs from a old school toyota
I salvaged the original spindles by drilling out the plugs and removing it from the axle.
I had some 2 inch tubing on the side of my house for 3 years so there was my new axle.
I pretty much made everything from scratch except u bolts. perches are out of 2 inch tubing i used a plasma cutter to cut the notches in it. We had some 1/4 inch plate around the shop so i also took the plasma to it and made my backing plates to hold my leaf springs in.
Once I got it rolling i towed it to mu house where i started the framing.
I took it outside and grinded all the rust and old paint of the frame and cleaned up the new metal. Got impatient and wanted to paint so used some spray on bed liner.
That was sunday..... Monday I picked up the square tubing for the tailgate.
Yesterday I got some more tubing and started on the top.
Well my welder took a shit tonight so im heading to the stores tomorrow to see if i can get it fixed or replace it. I plan on running 33 inch tires and getting a roof tent. Ill keep the pics coming I plan on getting it done fairly quickly. So if anyone has a beat up trailer on the side of the house rotting away pm me "Ill come pick it up"!!!!
8 in the Jeep so its a little high which is great now that im towing something. The previous renters in the house i am in use to work for a trailer company in Indiana and he left about 15 20 ft sheet of smooth trailer siding so I lucked out and that stuff is very light with 1/4 wood behind it. Im going to try and get the roof cut out of thin sheet metal to keep it nice and sealed.
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