Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **mrdiameter™** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:39 pm

'you cant have a boat without a name, its bad luck to have a boat without a name'

In my case however, a tear'.

i will call her '4x4tearjeepin' and this is where i will document my SLOOOOW build.

Preliminary specs:

5x8 weekender clone-ish on a
4x8 HF trailer
axle swapped out from 4 lug to 5x4.5 to match my jeep
electric brakes???

quick n dirty solidworks renderings:

more stuff when i get home from work

by **mrdiameter™** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:41 pm

Pics of the tow vehicles:
2000 Jeep Wrangler and 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

by **mrdiameter™** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:03 pm

Ill add this for the time being:
a little name plate for the lil camper to start things off right!

by **Creamcracker** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:56 pm

mrdiameter™ wrote:Ill add this for the time being:
a little name plate for the lil camper to start things off right!

Okay let us in on the secret...how did you get this name made?
Philip

by **mrdiameter™** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:22 pm

Creamcracker wrote:
mrdiameter™ wrote:Ill add this for the time being:
a little name plate for the lil camper to start things off right!
[img]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/tawonm/DSC_5988Large.jpg[/im g]

Okay let us in on the secret...how did you get this name made?
Philip

heres a link to a youtube vid that explains how i made it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwQ5HA8sE-k

by **Creamcracker** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:30 pm

mrdiameter™ wrote:
Creamcracker wrote:
mrdiameter™ wrote:Ill add this for the time being:
a little name plate for the lil camper to start things off right!
[img]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/tawonm/DSC_5988Large.jpg[/im g]

Okay let us in on the secret...how did you get this name made?
Philip

heres a link to a youtube vid that explains how i made it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwQ5HA8sE-k

Pretty neat...I'm assuming that you must have access to that....it looks an expensive process.
Philip

by **tawonm** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:34 pm

Many years later, i finally get around to working on the project again:

by **tawonm** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:36 pm

Since the start of the build, i have:
-Moved the axle back some.
-Built the decking, ready to be insulated and finished in a day or two
-Got a new job (read: higher paying) that i can use to fund my build

Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

4x4tearjeepin build

4x4tearjeepin build

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