Hot Rod...Burning down the house!!!

[Martiangod]

Well had to get on the stereo install,
matched it up with the breakfast bar.
Still not complete but the basic cab is built, trying to decide now whether to get another stereo with an Ipod dock or maybe an Ipod fm transmitter.
Then I need to put a master power switch in the cab for battery saving.
Also need to make up end plates, not sure on solid or ported ones...

[droid_ca]

Hey Chris what about another set of speakers on the end
Looking really good so far..
So when you moving this way to help me build mine

[PcHistorian]

I think that's a wise question to ask about porting them. And I think I would but maybe do the whole end with just speaker cloth material. And you have so much surface area on the front there, but what to do with it that doesn't vibrate. I was going to suggest putting in cabinets, paint on decals of deer and scenery... sonar/radar displays? Fish trophies (watch the vibrations) cd rack (vibration), how about muffled storage items in the side area, toilet paper, towels, clothes, blankets.

Maybe just put foam packed into the cabinet between the stereo and the speaker on each side. That would improve your sound separation by pushing the extra sound out the side of it's respective speaker, instead of leaving the whole thing hollow and having a canceling crossfeed of air pressures. (common cabinet for both speaker channels without separation.)

(boy, now you really do have a big boom box! :-)

[bdosborn]

You can design the port size using the link below If you can find the speakers Thiele-Small Parameters.

How to Size Speaker Enclosures

Bruce

[Martiangod]

Man this has turned into a labor of love and a chore

Finished the removable wall behind the toilet today, removable so I can get to the plumbing



And had an issue with my plywood in the middle of the floor that was buggin me, must have been a void in the ply that was causing a major depression in the floor, wouldn't have been such an issue if it was off to the side, but it was right in the middle, so I cut out the lino , and then PL'd engineered hard wood down, left lino inside the entry door and under the toilet, that makes the floor over an inch thick, should be strong enuff now.
Hardwood was a freebie though, neibore at the campground is a finish carpenter and was chopping it up to burn in the campfire, leftovers from a job he did, i caught him while there was enuff left to do my trailer, he'd already cut up 70 square feet of it before I stopped him....
Starting to question the use of plywood in any build.
Preasure treated ply used to be better than marine ply, now its just garbage not much better then second grade luan except thicker
Would have done differently from the git go, but original plan was to be an enclosed cargo trailer, not a camper...lol





Just have to do a aluminum angle along the edge of the fender, have a short left over piece there now for visual on finished look and finish the cab under the sink, then start the conversion to storage for what we're keeping for the moove out west in the fall, only taking electronics and clothing and our stainless kitchen stuff, and personal chit, everything else is being sold or donated.
Have to be able to live in the trailer for the trip out, 5 plus days, so we're not taking alot
Another couple weeks then moove to our park trailer for the summer and the house is gone, economy is taking it's toll
I see a fresh start on the horizon...
Sad at 52 years old to be looking for a fresh start, when a couple years ago I could do or buy anything I wanted to
1700 square feet to a 6 x 10 trailer, now how cool is that?

[PcHistorian]

wow, the floor looks fantastic.

[crumbruiser]

The floor looks good! I'm sorry to hear about your hardships. I hope a fresh start does you well.
Frank

[Martiangod]

I'm actually kinda looking forward to a fresh start, Move out west, watch my 5 grandkids grow up
And the build has been fun, because of the end goal.
And never work on trailers for a living again, maybe as a hobby for myself.
I pretty well hate comercially built trailers and working on them

[PcHistorian]

Lots of renewing in grandkids.
gonna be the same-old, same-old, toil and labor here for many years to come yet. Probably ten years before the eastern economy recovers. I don't think the western economy suffered at all. They rely on the east for very little these days. Find yerself a nice place, with a good forest view. And a freeway that runs nearby in about 50 years, and you'll be set.
:-)

Are you going to do it in the fall, after a season of stockpiling money?

[GuitarPhotog]

I don't think the western economy suffered at all.

Don't be sayin' that to the thousands of folks here in Silicon Valley who have lost their jobs and/or seen the value of their (and my) house drop 60% in the last 4 years!

The economy here in Silicon Valley isn't going to recover anytime soon because during the downturn many of the engineering and support jobs that were the backbone of the Valley economy have been sent overseas. The manufacturing jobs went overseas after the "dot com" crash of 1999-2001.

<Chas>

[PcHistorian]

arge, for sure. Detroit housing market is at 25% to buy or sell. My parent's couldn't get what they originally paid for the house in 1954, now. 60 years of housing inflation, shot. many people are just abandoning the houses because they owe too much on them. most of the factories are now "elsewhere" for cars. even the american made "big three" have gone a lot of elsewhere. sucks.

p.s. so what you are saying is that I'm lucky to have come to detroit from silicon valley in 1983?!? or just not as bad off as I thought I was comparatively, if I had stayed... (the grass always looks greener in hind sight?)
In that case, "good luck and God bless us, everyone!"

[PcHistorian]

are you going to poly that wood floor? I mean it looks so sweet and super now, but I'd want it to stay that way, forever.

[Martiangod]

1700 square feet to a 6 x 10 trailer, now how cool is that?

I don't say this lightly or as a bad joke, actually looking foreward too it, the ultimate downsizing, although temporary.
It will be good to shed myself of all worldly possesions for awhile.
Ever looked at your knick knack shelves and questioned all the chit on them, or the 500 DVD's I just sold to a friend,
This has been and is a very enlightening experience so far.
When you look at all the garbage you have accumulated over the years and how it weighs you down.
Could I hang on another 10 years...maybe, but why?
Some say you only get a few chances to change your life forever I guess this is one of my chances.

Is minimilism not what Tears and TTT's are all about?

As for the floor, it is prefinished so it has a poly coating on it so should last the life of the trailer

[john]

Sweet floor!

I've glued up similar stuff for use on desks and tables...

[bc toys]

yes the floor looks great you have done a great job on that trailer from the top to bottom it was fun watching you build.

sorry for your bad luck but glad you can spend time with your grandkids
I to have come into bad times moving may 25th tell times get better for me its bad when a elect. can't find job in las vegas for 3 yrs
we are going to go stay at in-laws for little while and help them out they are in bad health.

but the good thing is i will build my trailer while i'm there and do some camping also and dutch oven cooking.