A Frame TTT ideas

[donreby]

Has anyone built or at least worked up plans for an A-frame type TTT similar to the Aliner? My wife likes these to have stand up headroom and low drag when towing.

I like the Rolite style, but four fold-outs look to be a bit much. I was hoping Andrew would put together some plans, but he must be too busy.

I wonder how the spring arrangement would be handled for either type. Has anyone thought about this.

Thanks for a great forum.

Don

[angib]

I was hoping Andrew would put together some plans, but he must be too busy.

Me too (hoping, that is)! The A-liner is a very attractive idea - it's hard to see how you could get standing headroom with less panels. I do worry that, while it can be designed, it might be the sort of thing that would require a prototype to get all the measurements, clearances and tolerances just right. Which is an expensive solution for a one-off.

I wonder how the spring arrangement would be handled for either type. Has anyone thought about this.

This is a photo inside the smallest A-liner (the one that opens mostly at the back end):



That's a crop at the original resolution, so I don't have a better shot. I'm guessing the black blob at the hinge line is the coil of a coil spring, the other end of which pokes down into the body side.

Please post anything else you find as this info will be of use to someone, someday.

Andrew

[donreby]

Here are two web sites for Aliner owners:

http://www.alinerclub.org/main_frame.html the Aliner Forum has some interesting info but I don't know of any construction discussions

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ali ... ta-frames/

http://www.popuptimes.com/ this site is for all pop-ups.

There might be some construction talk with more digging and research. I'm really curious about the spring issue.

[angib]

Don,

Good post - there are several photos showing that it is a spring:





Andrew