Have been building a large teardrop trailer over the past 5 months but have not taken many picture of the process. So I went out and took some pictures this weekend to post. In the end we want it to be able to sleep four, stand up inside, A/C , and have a indoor toilet and shower. I used a old 16 foot travel trailer ($125) from the 1970 fora donor frame. I cut it down two feet to make it 14 feet long and trimmed the sides down so the wheel would be out side of the body like a teardrop. The axle is a very heavy duty fayette/ dayton with the old large wheel bolt pattern and electric brakes. The frame came with all the pipe and holders for propane tanks (bonus). I used 5/8" plywood on 2"x2" framing for the floor then insulated it. The frame is made of 1 1/4" steel tubing 10 gauge. This made the trailer a little heavier than I like but it is very strong. I have tried to use all used parts to build it and have been very luck finding parts in travel trailers that have been damaged by wind and hail. Some times it is good to live in Oklahoma. The following are some pictures of how it sits today.
Trailer in tow mode
Trailer with top up for camping
Galley area with old norcold 12v/ 120 v fridge and three burner stove with oven.
View look from back to front shower and toliet area. which drains into a 29 gallon gray water tank. Toilet is going to be a porta potty that will sit in shower pan. The shower pan is a utility sink I cut down.
Water tank pump and city water hook up
Electrical fuse box and gfi outlets
First piece of aluminum going up many more to come.
Hope to post more picture as thing get finished up and I have time to do it.
Joe