Have been doing some more work! Slowly getting trailer skinned may be done with the skinning this weekend. I purchased my aluminum from a place in witchita kansas called the yard store they deal in discount aircraft materials and are really cheap. I payed $39.00 for a 4x12 foot sheet of 2024 t81 aluminum. I have also had to redisgn my lift system because after adding the extra material to the roof it was to heavy to lift easily. So I improvised with a torsion spring and cables from a garage door it worked out great and top can now be lifted again with two finger. The use of the garage spring also gave a pretty wide range of adjustment of lifting force. So enough said here are the pictures.
aluminum being trimmer and cut out for window and storage doors. The t81 aluminum is very hard
curb side with top up and galley door open can see electrical hook up access and outdoor gfi plug for
rear view with top up and galley door closed
rear view had a hard time bending aluminum due to the heat treating had to heat and anneal the metal first then carefully bend with large hammer and two boards. it did not turn out as i would have liked it but this aluminum is tough stuff.
aluminum used for skin 2024 t 81 used for aircraft skins and not supposted to be bent or cold worked
drum for torsion spring lift system. My garage door broke a couple of years ago and I had a extra spring left over which i reused and ordered a few parts off the internet like cables, drums, bearings and stop clamps to complete the job. ended up costing me about $55 for the new parts.
plastic cover I fabricated out of thermoplastic for drums and lift tab on top to attach cables. I think it made for a clean looking lift system. and looks kind of cool.
it's only temporary, unless it works.
can't wait to see more pictures
