Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **TerryKent** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:19 pm

Hi,
I've been looking in on this site for a while now and finally decided to register. I want to than all of you for your wealth of knowledge and your willingness to share. I am in the process of building a Tear with the help of Steve Fredericks manual and all of your posts. Here are some pictures of my progress.

by **Mike_La** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:03 am

Hi Terry,

Welcome to T&TTT.

That's a beautiful In-lay. It's going to make a nice TD looking profile. I can see this one will be "Fine".
:thumbsup:

Keep us up to date with your build.

Mike...

by **bve** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:10 pm

Welcome Terry, very nice looking start, I like the triple teardrops in your inlay.

I'm in Edmonton and look forward to seeing more of your build.

Burke

by **TerryKent** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:27 am

Thanks guys. Here are a couple of more pictures of my progress. I just got the side panels cut out today as well as was working on the sunken floor. I am fabricating it out of an old steel toolbox that was being thrown out at work.

I am hoping to get the ledge cut in the frames and get them glued to the sides this week. Next weekend hopefully get the bulkheads done and then the real construction starts.

by **madjack** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:29 am

...nicely done...gotta love them "too cool" sides...this is one to indeed watch...should be fun :thumbsup:

..............

by **John T. Hodgen** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:01 am

Hey Terry,
Beautiful sides----seems a shame to have to cut Doors thru them :cry:

Maybe you should ship them to me and start over

Or do a reverse profile to save that beautiful inlay, by the way, what kind of wood is that inlay??? Really tho--NICE JOB--your moving right along--can't wait to see MORE!!! :thumbsup:

Til later by the fire--John T.

by **TerryKent** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:05 am

Thanks Madjack ,John

Unfortunately the shipping costs from northern Alberta would be just too much, only for that I would send them right to you John. :lol:

As for the inlay wood it is Bumbinga. I was thinking of something exotic like Tiger wood, but , the cost was enormous. The Bumbinga was expensive, but, not too bad. Can't wait to get back at it. :twisted:

by **TerryKent** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:34 pm

I got the frames trimmed for the headliner and the first side glued up.

Things are rolling along pretty good.

by **John T. Hodgen** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:40 pm

Hey Terry,
Looks like you have the MININUM number of clamps needed! :lol:

I guess that I should buy more, I feel so inadequit(?) :shock:

For the Next build!!! :thinking:

Til later by the fire--John T. & Linda

by **mikeschn** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:09 pm

Awsome inlays... this is the one to watch right now!

Mike...

by **Alfred** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:22 pm

John T. Hodgen wrote:Hey Terry,
Looks like you have the MININUM number of clamps needed! I guess that I should buy more, I feel so inadequit(?) For the Next build!!!
Til later by the fire--John T. & Linda

In the field of psychology, the clinical term for this symptom presentation is "Clamp Envy".

Oh, and yes, those are some nice looking TD wall inlays!

AL. :thumbsup:

by **TerryKent** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:45 pm

Clamps are like friends, you can never have too many.
Well, I got some more work done.
Here is the side propped up on the trailer.

Here is my dog, Jula, checking out the progress.

The inside skins cut.

And here is the most amazing thing of all. Here is the guy from the DOT stamping the frame with a new VIN. After reading all the problems that people were having getting this done, I was quite worried so I contacted them last week, thinking that it would take forever to get a response. Lo and behold he called me Friday night and came out to my house on Saturday and put the plat on for me. He didn't care what the trailer was being used for, just that the parts weren't stolen. He had a look around my garage extremely interested in the whole process, and now he is thinking about building a camper to fit in the box of his truck.

by **John T. Hodgen** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:09 am

hey Terry,
Great luck on the vin plate, plus you made a convert in the process. :thumbsup:

YOU DID GIVE HIM THE FORUM"S ADRRESS__RIGHT??? Another future addict-we better watch out we'll all be arrested as PUSHERS :lol:

And the build is coming right along--I seen that other side almost ready

Lookin' good :thumbsup:

Til later by the fire--John T. & Linda

by **TerryKent** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:39 pm

Thanks John; I did let him know about the site, hopefully he will be on here soon. I've had some more progress. Here are the pictures.

The Dropped floor fabricated from an old tool box and welded in place.

The bulkheads constructed.
And here are some shots of the sides up with the bulkheads in place.

I hope to get the head liner in and get it wired and insulated this weekend.

by **bve** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:08 am

Wow great progress, at the rate you are going you could be camp ready for September long weekend.

What are your outer dimensions? This pic looks like it is 6' wide:

Did you get a name sorted out yet?

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