Ghost: M100 Trailer Build
- Thread starter WinterfellJK
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I got the trailer roll ready so I can go to my local metal shop and pickup the remainder of sheet metal and round tubing for the skin and fenders. I also pulled it around the neighborhood and tested the jackknife capability. I found the pins holding adjustable length chains were the first to touch the spare tire on the Jeep before the tongue hit the corner of the bumper. I raised the tire on the tire carrier and I’ll trim the tops off the pins to give me more than 90deg of tongue rotation on each side.
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I was able to tack the sheet metal panels to the frame this weekend, cut mounts for tail lights, roll tubes and begin mocking up fenders.
Does anyone have tips to keep tubes from turning into potato chips while rolling on the Harber Freight tube roller?
Does anyone have tips to keep tubes from turning into potato chips while rolling on the Harber Freight tube roller?
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Traveler II
Neat build! It looks like you are following the initial concept plan closely. It's always nice when a plan comes together. I look forward to following the rest of the build.
All of that grinding dust/residue on the floor reminds me of my own trailer build. I like your articulating hitch.
All of that grinding dust/residue on the floor reminds me of my own trailer build. I like your articulating hitch.
Thanks! The concept has been maintained so far. I think I saw in your build thread also that working with an existing trailer probably didn't save any time in the build, and it probably increased the effort to work with what was existing already. That and not knowing exactly what was required to complete all the designs I wanted as been a surprise to me how much more time it has taken to build. The floor is clean again today and ready for more dust as I grind the finished sheet metal welds.
