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Initial plans so far are to replace the axles, hubs, and wheels to drop it all down. Cut off a bunch of excess metal to lighten it up. Replace the front dolley (that looks like the front landing gear of an F-16 fighter jet). Replace the 24V lights with 12V. Took the tailgate off the other...

Got this thing home a few weeks ago and it is in great shape! It is also really, really big! :) I will definitely be cutting this thing down and making it narrower. Will probably take the bed off, cut 14" out and weld it back together. That will match the width of my Gladiator.

We are going on Friday in the hopes of missing the crowd! LOL

We actually have a primitive site reserved at the Southern Missouri Off-Road Ranch. We are driving over tomorrow and leaving Sunday.

The company my brother-in-law works for had 3 M105A2 trailers sitting over in the weeds and decided to sell them. I couldn't resist picking one up for cheap. Now that I already have a trailer built to use, I can take my time on this one and put some thought into it. Looking forward to...

Getting ready to take the trailer on our first camping trip of the year out to the MOORE convention in Springfield, MO. That will give me 7 hours on the interstate to decide if it pulls good or not! LOL. Have made a few additions since my last post. Installed a 35 gallon water tank and...

This is from Tuff Stuff Overland and is the 51" rack. Tuff Stuff® Roof Top Tent Truck Bed Rack, Adjustable, Powder Coated 51" The person I got this from included 3 stainless steel center poles that allows this rack to fit smaller trucks like Tacomas or Gladiators. He also modified the...

"RV junkyard" sounds like a magical, fanstastical place! Wish I had one close by!

Just looked at the installation guide. It looks like the poles slide through a sleeve in the canvas top. I wouldn't have that to help keep the poles upright. I'll keep that in mind though if the flat bows don't do the trick. Thanks for the idea!

Looks great so far! What size is that water tank?

Gotcha. I need these to be easily removable or the doors on my front boxes won't open. I will keep conduit in mind though! Thanks again!

Looks like a great base to start with. Good luck with your build!

Being round like the tent poles I used, how did you keep them from spinning and flipping over?

Decided I could build my own roof bow system to go under the tarp to keep the rain from puddling. I had some old tent poles, cut them to length and inserted them into some holes I drilled in the RTT tent structure. I also had to fabricate some blocks to fasten to the ends of the bows...

Did a test fit with all my main stuff. I hinted around for a Blackstone griddle for Christmas. My wife picked up the 22" instead of the 17" (got a heck of a deal on the 22"). I was worried that it all wouldn't fit but it did. My table is an issue now that I have the tarp. Gonna have to...

Picked up a diesel heater last week and mounted it. Ran the exhaust through the trailer floor. My little buddy heater worked pretty well but this should eliminate any condensation or deadly toxic fume worries. :) Will be simple to duct the hot air right into our annex through the zippered...

Haven't done much with the trailer for a month or so. I got some things for it for Christmas and pulled it into the shop this past week. Picked up these sweet latches on Amazon. They have a locking mechanism and are adjustable. Way better than what I had. Mounted a fire extinguisher in...

Weekend trip to Delaney Creek Park in southern Indiana. Storm was rolling in!

Spare tire mounted. Had to order a 12" stick of 1/2"-20 threaded rod on Amazon. No one local carries 1/2" - 20 rod around here. 1/2" - 20 allowed me to use a matching lug nut to hold the wheel on. Also figured out the the propane tank fits perfectly in the triangle left in-between the...

My buddy and myself took our trailers to a local Christian camp in southern Indiana this past weekend. We camped Friday night and volunteered on some shelter house building projects all day Saturday. Temp got down into the 20s but we were prepared and had a great time!