New from SW Minnesota looking for trailer help

[charchri4]

OK long story short.

I spent all of 2013 parting out a perfectly good Camaro SS,


and putting the drive train in a little Miata.


I've spent most of 2014 so far building a fender flares and other body work on it


so that in a few months it will look more llke this than a Miata and for sure not cute.


I also have a son


who is deployed just outside Yemen right now


and high on our bucket list is to take the above V8 Miata on an extended road trip.


Add to the mix I have a 5x8 shorty (4'3" tall inside) utilty trailer


that needs to hold a couple bunks, a camp kitchen and gear for a month on the road. And that is why I am here!

I know I need brakes on the trailer with such a short wheel base car and I already have a portable camp kitchen I built. Key to the build is weight because the Miata only weighs 2400 lbs so I would like to keep the trailer under 1200 lbs if I can. With 450 hp towing is not the problem, it's keeping things straight on a downhill grade I am worried about. Other than that I am a blank slate open to ideas and suggestions. I'll be looking through your projects for ideas and posting my progress on the trailer build as I go.

Thanks for reading my first post!

[PKCSPT]

Thank you to your son for serving and your family for being there for him.

Can't wait to see how the build goes..

[TPMcGinty]

Welcome! Looks like you have many projects on your hands. It will be interesting to see how you put a trailer hitch on that car. Good luck with your trailer mods and have fun doing it! We are having a gathering at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park near Onamia Minnesota this weekend. You are more than welcome to camp with us if you would like. A gathering is a great place to meet people and see some trailers.