Well 2 1/2 months and $1500 later, I'm almost done... "Teardroptimus Prime" still needs new wheels/tires/fenders and wood trim around the whole lower perimeter to hide any last traces of Harbor Freight-ness. I also need to finish the whole interior with Tongue Oil Varnish, and build my drawers for the galley (the big drawer opening will have a slide out stove, I just need to find the right one)...
The frame was fully welded for extra stiffness and durability, with box steel added to tongue (seems to be the major weak spot on these bolt together trailers). I didn't use any plans, just improvising the whole time, which was good and bad, but I sure learned a lot!
This td is made of mostly recycled and re-used materials. The only things I bought new were the 1800# capacity HF trailer (discounted to $220), the 3/4" Okoume Marine grade ply for the floor, the Tigerlite (35lbs for a full 3/4" sheet) sides, the aluminum for the roof, the vent, and the bed (5" high density foam). All of the other wood was scrap from other woodworking projects (I'm a carpenter by trade, so there's rarely a shortage of scrap material), and just about everything else was scavenged from a local RV supply warehouse whose (almost) entire stock has been removed from wrecked or retired motorhomes/coaches/campers/etc. If you live close to the Eugene area, you MUST pm me for their address and number, they have absolutely ridiculous deals on just about anything you'd need!!! I had a very small budget and short timeline for this build, and I couldn't have done it without these guys...
Check my Album for Pictures of the build, and if you don't get the name "Teardroptimus Prime," you must have never played with transformers as a kid (or had kids who played with them). Look here for reference- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Prime
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