MX Race Trailer build begins

[RRJR]

After several failed attempts at Sketchup, I decided to just build a scale model of what I'm planning.

It will be a lifting roof standie with a rear door entry.
The lifting roof when open will fold out into an awning.
The rear door will be a double door set-up with two 21" doors making an opening wide enough to easily load my son's race bike.
It will have fold outs on both sides that turn the couches into beds.
Air conditioner will be on a sliding tray in the front.
Dimensions will be 10'L x 6'W x 5'H with a height of 7' when open.
It will be 2" foam walls. Canvas and paint outer covering. I scored 100' of 2" J channel metal flashing for $50, so all edges that butt together or mount to the floor will be edged in metal.
I'm not sure of what I'm going to use for a trailer. It has to be no more than 15' long and 7' wide so it fits in my garage.
No bathroom. I have a outdoor shower set-up for cooling off after the races.
No kitchen. We'll just keep using the propane stove. Space inside for ice chests.
Most of our trips will just be over nighters. We will arrive at the tracks the day before the races for a little extra practice then leave soon after the race is finished. That way we make it home in time for work and school on Monday.
The main reason for the trailer is to have somewhere to cool off between races and to be able to just back it into the garage when we get home late on Sunday night. Right now I have to unload every thing out of the back of the truck when we get home.

Any opinions or suggestions welcome.

[RRJR]

I've been watching the freebie section on Craigslist for weeks and finally I scored some foam. I got over 400 sq ft of mostly
24" x 96" x 2". The guy also gave me 2 full sheets of 3/8" plywood and 3 sheets that are cut into 48" x 48" pieces and two windows.





This is a shot of how I'm planning on using the "J channel" flashing on the edges of the foam.







Gluing up the first panel



One of the lifting roof side panels with the metal flashing installed.




Due to my lack of build space I'm going to be building(or trying) this trailer in reverse. Kind of like I'm ripping a trailer apart.
Starting with the lifting roof and working my way backwards to the floor. Then when I get to that point I'll reverse the order and hopefully all the pieces will fit together.

[RRJR]

I've been doing a little work on my project.
So far I've got about $50 spent on supplies and 12 hours work.

Since all my foam and plywood were recycled from the freebie section of craigslist, I've spent a lot of time gluing the smaller
2 x 4 x 8 pieces of foam together to make the wall sections. I now have all the walls done and ready to cut out the profiles.

After completing the walls I moved on to the floor. It consists of 2" foam sandwiched between layers of 3/8ths plywood. U used Titebond 2 and screws to bond the floor together. Since the plywood was also from the freebie section of craigslist, I had several splices in the floor. Just to make myself feel better I covered all the splices with canvas that was glued down with TBll and the given 2 coats of paint over the top. I'm not sure if that is going to give it any extra strength but ut can't hurt.

Here's some pics.