The Dog House *It's done!!!! 6/20/2015"

[Juneaudave]

Looks good!

[jss06]

Now that I have almost finished my frame. It's time to start thinking about the body.

I put a boring meeting to good use today. I think this is how I am going to do my walls. I work better in free hand than I do in CAD.

[aggie79]

John,

Your trailer looks outstanding. You are really on a roll.

Tom

[jss06]

Frame almost 100% complete. Spent the weekend putting on the frame extensions. At least now it does not look like its 40ft long behind the Jeep.

I used a large piece of scrap plywood and a clamp to give me a stable surface to fit and tack weld the frame extensions.



Everyone should have one of these in their shop



Eveything together. Looks a lot shorter now.



I left the box for the rear cross member open and added a piece on the passenger side just in front of the tire to give me a place to mount accessories in the future.



I still have to do the body mount tabs and the tongue braces. My plasma cutter is down waiting on a replacement part so I cant shape the tongue braces yet.

[PhotoGuy]

looking good. cant wait to see more

[jss06]

Decided to mount the jack inside the A-frame. If I want to move it later I just need to spend a couple of bucks for another piece to weld to the frame.



Time to start making sawdust.

Bought a rack for the Jeep to allow me to get lumber without borrowing a pickup. It's made by Olympic 4x4 and works great.



Getting ready to lay the keel. Most of the wiring will run through the floor instead of through the walls or ceiling. More to come later.

[steve smoot]

Wow, you are off and running. It looks great. Wish I could weld like that.

[jss06]

Spent some more time in the garage today. Have the main layout of the floor complete. I don't want to go any further until the frame is completed and painted.

Cut and fit the main floor panels.



I routed and overlapped the panels to make the floor act as a single piece.



The tongue box will be integrated into the body. So I used the same technique for joining the panels. I used a hand chisel to square off the corners of the routed area.



Fits like a glove



Shaping the floor of the tongue box.



And all together.



Still have to glue everything together. That will have to wait until the frame is completed and painted. I should have the replacement part for my plasma torch tomorrow so I can finish the frame construction this week.

[jss06]

Finally got the parts for my plasma torch so I can finish the frame and get it ready for rhino lining.

Started by fishmouthing the tongue support braces.



Cleaned up the cuts and closed the mouth.



Welded the mouth closed. This will provide a ramp to help pull the frame over obstacles.



Mounting the braces.



Now I can at last take it down to the shop and have it rhino lined. Then I can get back to work on the body.

[myoung]

Interesting touches. I'll look forward to more.

[jss06]

Picking up the frame this evening after work. Had it rhinolined to help protect it.

[aggie79]

Very cool John!

I had my frame built and even though they used "new" steel, it was a bear to finish/paint the frame. I think getting it coated is the way to go.

Tom

[jss06]

Couple of pics. This stuff even makes my welds look good.







Now I can start working on the body.

[Cliffmeister2000]

Take it back! They got fingerprints on your springs!

[aggie79]

John -

Your frame looks great. You've got a great platform to build upon.

Tom