by Xanthoman » Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:28 am
Well, depending on how invasive you want to modify...I know what sort I would make out of this trailer. Especially on such a small car. I would take off the entire upper assembly and just use the axles and tongue. (May have to cut some welds, not sure how those are attached...and move the axle back). I would then build a lightweight torsion box frame out of 1/8" plywood or floor laminate about three inches deep and make it about 7' long and keep the 44" width. Use closed cell spray urethane foam (like FoamItGreen kit) and spray the torsion box with two inches worth. Then build an upper shape similarly with 1/8"exterior panels and 1" foam on inside. Make it about 44" high to match width, and round the front corner like a teardrop. At the back I would (because it's pretty short) do a long guide rail system of casters on angle to pipes (or wood rails) and make a giant slide in box that fills nearly the whole cavity and slides out and sits on stilts. This box drawer would have then kitchen setup and you just put a pop up tent over the whole back end. The void space is now bed accessible. To keep it lightweight but strong do everything with 1/2" foam with fiberglass mesh for skins as sandwich structures for the entire drawer kitchen storage item. You can then coat this with rosin paper/emlerglue/polyurethane papier-mâché to make it look nice. (See lightweight van cabinets by Mystery 13 van guy on YouTube...or something like that; it's awesome). (For a good caster rail system check out Hector Acevedo's tablesaw on woodgears.ca in the reader project area). Rather intense, but it would make for a very lightweight trailer build and keep it highly functional should you want to go the bed route. Good luck!