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C Dawg Yo

Next shop project -- portable, adjustable mini tire bridges to get campers over ditches.

Doug - An Army Of One- Construction Battalion.

Building bridges for your camping future.

[John T. Hodgen]

Hey Doug,
Its been awhile since I got an update for some reason. I went back 5-6 pages to catch up, BEAUTIFUL!!! Love the outdoor table and napkin holder too, nice touches.
Til later by the fire--John T. & Linda

[bledsoe3]

C Dawg Yo

Next shop project -- portable, adjustable mini tire bridges to get campers over ditches.

Doug - An Army Of One- Construction Battalion.

Building bridges for your camping future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnMloXnGC7U

[doug hodder]

Last weekend...got all the final trim installed, and wired the running lights. Somehow...all my tags on the lights went by the wayside when I pulled some wires and since I was extra cheap...didn't get different colors, used what I had, mostly black...I had a wad of wires and no clue which was which. After a slight issue...blew the fuses on the truck with an incorrect ground, I managed to get it all together.

Monday morning I went by West Coast Customs and spoke with my front nose bra guy. He's done boats and trailers for me in the past and always has some fun stuff sitting around in his shop. Since white will show so much road grime...I'm going with a teal body with a white vinyl inset chevron graphic sewn into it. That way I have the same graphic only in reverse and it's all padded. I pick it up July 6.

Figured out the deal on the hub caps. I spoke with Mike at Hub Cap Mikes. Mentioned my situation, and he said that late 50's early 60's AMC's and Mopars had a wheel with a 9.75 measurement on the hub cap nubs, right in between what's available. No....they don't make any repops for them so my next plan is to maybe get some different wheels from my nephew, blast and paint them and get the caps. I'm all out of paint however. That may be the way I go as he has some NOS dog dish police interceptor caps that would look great. In the meantime...I ordered the trim rings and a set of chrome lug nuts from Mikes. I painted out the center hub silver so that's going to be the look for the time being.

The quilter starts it tomorrow. I got with her on some ideas...the trailer name, some canned hams, bears, trees, my logo and the wedge graphic. She always does a great job and I'm sure I'll be happy with it.

It will see daylight this weekend, may adjust the axle...early next week...off to DMV...next Thursday...camping with Mike A, Steve E and Rich and Penny. Doug

[caseydog]

Hey Doug, why not go with a Clear Bra or Clear Shield for the front of the camper?

I have it on my car -- and my last couple of cars. You can't see it, and it is incredibly tough. My last car was in a wreck that did $12,000 in damage. The hood, front bumper and both front fenders had to be replaced, but the clear shield did not have a single cut or tear. My current car is six years old, and the clear shield is still perfect -- not a single chip in my car where the clear shield is.

It isn't cheap, but it is absolutely worth every penny, IMO.

CD

[doug hodder]

Well, the aluminum skin being only .025 with a break making some lifted areas....will really show rock dings/dents in it. It needs a padded cover. Doug

[doug hodder]

Here it is.....all done. Special thanks to Steve E, Mike A, Penny and Rich for all their help in completing this project. Thanks go out to all of you that were patient and followed along on the build thread. Your encouragement and kind words were a big help. I know it seemed to drag on forever, but I decided from the start that I'd try to post something on Sundays that showed my progress. Don't think I'd do that again.

Barely squeeked out of the garage with the regular tires, only down to 5PSI. I put on the utility trailer tires to get it back in and can drive it in with the truck. Lo-Liners were sold originally with 2 sets of wheels, 1 for road travel and a smaller set to get it in the garage.

Next stop. DMV...then camping! Thanks again everyone! Doug

[nevadatear]

Looking beautiful! don't forget to post a pic of the quilt when it is finished!

[Cliffmeister2000]

If somebody asked me, "What trailer would you want if you could have any trailer you know about?" I would show them this one, with no hesitation!

[Juneaudave]

Congratulations!!! It really looks great!!

[grizz]

Beautifull, in a word.

Well done.

[Wolffarmer]

Well Done Doug. Thanks for sharing the process.



Randy

[jhb]

I don't know, Doug, I read 9/16", to qualify as "barely squeeked" doesn't it have to be 7/16 or less?... Yea, I'd go with the small wheels for the trip back in. Either that or grind a couple of 2" deep wheel troughs in the floor...
Heading out to Oregon in the morning for three weeks of solid camping before IRG, we'll see you there!

John

[Kevin A]

[TLC]

Nice job Doug.....another Hodder original in the books. Thanks for sharing your build with us.
Tom