Project "Frankentrailer"
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The CJ tailgate should go on the back of the trailer instead of the front; I feel like you are going to wish it was back there after a while!
Or is there a plan in place for this why the CJ tailgate is on the front?
Or is there a plan in place for this why the CJ tailgate is on the front?
To be honest, the CJ tailgate was an easy solution for a bulkhead in the front. As you'll see in the upcoming posts, I have plans for something in the front.
Hey, it's starting to look like a trailer now!
I scored a pair of rear TJ flares. A little trimming and they fit pretty good. Also scored an aluminum sign board that just happened to fit perfectly for the floor. Riveted it down.
We're on the final stretch jeeples. Wiring up tail lights.
Keeping with the Frankentrailer theme, Lowranger gave me a license plate frame from a Sami, I think?
Keeping with the Frankentrailer theme, Lowranger gave me a license plate frame from a Sami, I think?
The tongue was a little too long for my tastes, so I shortened it up just a bit.
Inside cleaned up and primed. I used some simple gate latches for the front CJ gate. I'll use some spray in truck bed liner to finish off the inside of the tub.
For the front, I added a basket for extra storage. Glad I did cause I needed the added tongue weight to keep it from wagging.
Meant to find this pic for the start of this thread. The reason I decided a trailer would be a good idea. Enter the Clampetts.
Got the trailer tagged, legal and put it to work. Notice the tonneau cover? This was the coolest part of the build for me. Lowranger gave me this tonneau cover from an Explorer Sport Trac. This thing fit the trailer like it was designed for it! It was amazing! I added some tailgate bar brackets to the TJ gate. Used a soft top tailgate bar, and some button snaps along the sides and front. Like a glove!
A wife and two big dogs, yeah, hence the need for a trailer, lol!
That is so cool
(I'm totally fanboying out over this trailer)
(I'm totally fanboying out over this trailer)
Before I added the front basket, we took the trailer on a shakedown run camp trip to one of our lakes in the Mendocino National Forest(Letts Lake). This is how I found out I needed some extra tongue weight. It would waggy pretty bad at freeway speeds loaded down. Other than that, the shakedown went well.
The tonneau cover really came in handy keeping the dust out of our gear.
The pups had a blast!
The tonneau cover really came in handy keeping the dust out of our gear.
The pups had a blast!
We're not done yet jeeples! It's in primer right now, so plans to strip it down and paint it proper are in the works. Needs a bit more body work. future plans of a roof top tent may be in the works.
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