Goatdog's 5x8 is 95% done?

[Taco Jeff]

My bad. But better safe than sorry right?
FYI, I also love your 4runner. I have a 2003 4runner 4X4 V8 with 212,000 miles on it.
Maybe the best car I have ever owned. Rides great, fantastic brakes, great power and much better fuel mileage than my 2010 Tacoma!

Enjoy!
Jeff

[Goatdog]

My bad. But better safe than sorry right?
FYI, I also love your 4runner. I have a 2003 4runner 4X4 V8 with 212,000 miles on it.
Maybe the best car I have ever owned. Rides great, fantastic brakes, great power and much better fuel mileage than my 2010 Tacoma!

Enjoy!
Jeff

Love Toyotas! I have a Sequoia, my 4Runner, an Avalon, and two Tacomas. If Toyota still made RV chassis' my motorhome would be a Toyota too...but it's a Ford (fingers crossed). If Toyota made a motorcycle, I'd have one of those too.

[Xtremespeed]

If Toyota made a motorcycle, I'd have one of those too.

Actually they do, kinda. Lol! Yamaha developed some of Toyotas overhead cam cylinder heads. I worked for Toyota for 10 years and this was discussed quite a lot when attending training classes. Several guys I worked with at Toyota including myself rode motorcycles and spent some time tinkering and customizing them in the shop when business was slow. When doing some powder coating on a friends Yamaha FZ6 one afternoon, we noticed that the cylinder head had the name Toyota cast on it. Yamaha has been known as the Toyota motorcycle in our circle ever since. Just thought I'd share that tidbit.

The trailer looks great and I love your dog. Beautiful. I also have a German Sheppard, but mine is mostly black.

[Albie]

Trailer looks great, do you have any pics with the bike loaded? Just curious what type of mounting system you're using.

Big fan of Toyotas also. Had 2 4Runners and on my second Tundra.

[Goatdog]

Xtreme, I never knew that about the motorcycle parts. Really cool. I envision a Toyota motorcycle as being like the Honda's...smooth, reliable, not super visceral but still a lot of fun.

Albie, the mounting system isn't installed. I want the front chock to be the kind that pops off when not needed, leaving the floor clear.

http://www.rampconnection.com/Black-Bik ... 0106B.html

Another member here has one and I plan to find that one. I also plan on 4 - 6 tiedown points that I will mount after i load the bike and see exactly where they need to go. My bikes are 500 miles away from the CT at my home in TN, so no pics until I pair them up. With the rear door closed I can fit up to a 94" long bike without having to angle it sideways, a little more if I do. My bikes are in the mid-80's for length (Sportster and a Bonneville) but I want to put a Sport Tourer like an ST1300 or even a Triumph Tiger dual sport if I decide to get something like that.

Thanks for looking. I dive back into this next weekend, but am spending this weekend with my family.

[Goatdog]

I have been working hard towards finishing this project before I miss the camping season. I did take her on shakedown trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains and was very happy. I've done a lot since and think I'm almost done, just in time for a weekend at Frisco NP in the OBX this coming weekend. I learned a lot from the memebers here on TNTTT and I am grateful. Including the just under $2500 cost of the trailer, I have just over $5000 in it. I do have a 2010 30' Class C that I use for the family, but this thing is the perfect size for me when my weekends are free and I'm not in TN with the family. I read how many wish they'd gonbe a little bigger but so far I am happy with a 5x8 that is just high enough for me to stand in.



Side door with mirror. I keep catching my image and think someone is walking up on me



The portable A/C keeps it plenty cool. Shore power or my Champion 2000 Inverter/Generator



The voltmeter, iPod speaker, microwave, and one of the 6 12V outlets scattered throughout the CT. I have at least 18 110V outlets, GFCI and surge-protected, of course.

[Goatdog]

All lights are LED. I went with both white and blue. The 22" HDTV and Blu-Ray DVD go on the bracket to the right by the window.



125ah battery and 7 amp solar controller. I can charge from shore, generator, while towing, and solar





This is a 20w panel that I can run on the roof or on the tongue. I ordered a 50w so I can move this one to charge the dual battery setup in my tow vehicle and run my Edgestar fridge longer between charges.

[Goatdog]

The smartcharger, blue sea fuse block, some of the plumbing and wiring...still tidying up here.



7 gallon tank, regulator (no propane is hooked up in the CT until at the campsite), sink bottom. Everything works well and I am surprised given my experience level.



I added three peephole viewers. Front (which I forgot to take a pic of), port, and rear (shown). Starboard has a window. I just like knowing what is around me.



Port peephole.

[Goatdog]

Jack antenna. I really like how it pulls in the stations.



Bed folds out to a full







Folded up into a couch/single bed.

[Goatdog]

The blue LED lights are a hit with my friends.



White lights



The toilet and removable wheel chock for my FJR1300.



The amber porch light (LED also).



The fold-down table/desk I made yesterday. The brackets for this and the bed are ingenious inventions.

[markp1988]

please tell more about the brackets thanks

[bonnie]

Where'd you get the brackets? Love the look and the openness of your build.

[Goatdog]

The bed brackets;

http://www.dyersonline.com/kc-folding-t ... acket.html

The table brackets;

http://www.dyersonline.com/kc-folding-s ... ckets.html

Thanks for looking!

[Mercurythunder]

Goatdog, you've done a really nice job on the whole build. Can you show the fold down of the couch to bed? Great job again!

[Goatdog]

Goatdog, you've done a really nice job on the whole build. Can you show the fold down of the couch to bed? Great job again!

If you mean the step-by-step of folding the bed out, I can, but i just loaded all my camping gear for the weekend after taking those pics I posted...so maybe Sunday when I get back if i remember. It was a puzzle to do, but I eventually figured out something I was pleased with. Thanks for looking!