hooked from scotland

[BigE6606]

hi folks was at a classic car show today and spotted a home build teardrop and i have fell in love with the idea of it all spent about an hour with the chap and he passed this site on
i am 34 yrs male joiner to trade into modifying japanese cars and love camping so my car is finished so time for a new project any advice or links to good litreture would be appreciated

[parnold]

BigE:

You've found the right place for all your needs. Read through a few (or tons) of the build threads for ideas. You'll find that while we all may do things a little differently, you'll be able to find methods that you are comfortable with.

Welcome!

[Alfred]

Hey BigE,

Welcome from the other side of the big pond, the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, USA!

There are a lot of good ideas here, many resources, and some good folks. We have other members in Scotland, too.

Welcome aboard, and keep us posted as to your progress, as you design and build your camper! Post pictures of the camper in progress, too!

AL.

[Classic Finn]

Hello and a hearty Welcome BigE6606.

Greetings from Finland. So now we have another who fell for the Teardrop Bait Remember there is no cure for this hobby after you get the fever. And doctors worldwide says no cure no cure.

Have fun here with the great folks. And remember once you start take a lot of photos. As the ol sayin goes, We Do Luv Da Pics

[Classic Finn]

hi folks was at a classic car show today and spotted a home build teardrop and i have fell in love with the idea of it all spent about an hour with the chap and he passed this site on
i am 34 yrs male joiner to trade into modifying jap cars and love camping so my car is finished so time for a new project any advice or links to good litreture would be appreciated

I most likely know who,s home built you saw and the fella you spoke with.

[tearhead]

Welcome! We visited beautiful Scotland last summer and want to go back! We live in the north central part of the US. There are other Scots in the forum; I'm sure you'll hear from them and other UK members.

[absolutsnwbrdr]

Greetings! I'm sure you'll find all the answers to your questions here...and then some! So what Jap cars are you into modifying?!


Subaru?

[BigE6606]

thanks folks for a lovely warm welcome glad to be part of your comunity now hope to start my build within the next few weeks
since yous like those old pics here is a pic of my last project to show how much effort i put into my projects

worked in america for 2 months erecting our freebuild stand in houston texas i realy like america just wish it wasnt so expensive to get there or i would be over more but you never know if i can save up i might make it to one of your meets

[2fry]

You did'nt hang about signing up....Seen anything you like....
As i said on Sunday,there are too many great ideas here to put into just the one teardrop.

If you ever need a hand,just shout.

Graeme(aka 2fry)

[BigE6606]

Hi Graeme
yeh thanks for linking me here have been looking around a lot trying to find some good ideas just wish i could build about 10 lol
could you point me i the direction of the teardrop standard size dimentions should i buy a book if so which one
is there a uk section on this site as if any meets i would like to go

[2fry]

You don't need a book or buy plans,they are all here in the design library.
There are no rules,no right or wrong,just what suits you.
If you want some sizes from mine,you are more than welcome.
The pod is at my folks house in Motherwell if you want a look i'll meet you there.

Graeme.

[jackdaw]

Hi Big E
Welcome to the forum from another Brit builder.
Have you checked out the Design library for a few ideas....The hall of fame is also packed with inspirational trailers.

We don't have a UK section on this board, but you could check out tearjerkers, as we have a growing membership in the UK chapter.
The Teardrop club of Great Britain was recently set up in order to raise awareness of teardrops on our side of the pond. We have a growing membership,s of lookers but could always do with more input.

You're going to love the journey this is going to take you on
I'm nearing completion of number three..... and already have number four , and five going in my head

As Heikki said ... highly addictive

Cheers, Dave

[BigE6606]

thanks graeme might take you up on that is there any scotland meets coming up on any sites
i have registered on tcgb jackdaw thanks for link will try and get down to meet ya some time or mabee you guys up here

[BigE6606]

thanks graeme might take you up on that is there any scotland meets coming up on any sites
i have registered on tcgb jackdaw thanks for link will try and get down to meet ya some time or mabee you guys up here

[es009d7705]

Hi Big E , Evan here from Airdrie welcome to the club[forum]. I was also a joiner before I was restored to sanity but it comes in handy when you love making stuff. I found this site by accident while looking for boat plans and stumbled onto Angibs site where there are plans of every description and was instantly hooked. You will find everything you need to know on this site and if you cant find it just ask. There are a few guys from from Glasgow who would be able to help you with sourcing materials locally. I found caravan wheels and windows etc in a scrapyard in Muirhead and know that they have a fairly decent caravan with good windows and they are very resonable for prices compared to ebay. Anyway bye for now Evan.